Hi, just wondering how much my son who is 16 will get as an apprenticeship? he is being employed by a local company who will send him to college, they say he will get just over �100 a week, is this a good deal? am sure it is but i just want it clarified. Many thanks again
I don't know what the apprenticeship is in, but my view is that being paid while you are being trained for a career and sent to college when you are 16 is a bonus. I don't know either how this compares with the minimum wage, or whether that is even relevant in this case?
The minimum wage for 16 yr olds is �3.30 so if somone was working a 40 hour week they would get �132.
Unfortunately 16-17 year old apprentices are exempt from this but it does give you an indication. He is only �32 down on what he would get if he weren't an apprentice and he is getting College training at the same time.