The "Pay ALL your debt off by Xmas 2012" challenge

sam09_2

Hi Jakes-Mum, please could you pm me with the swagbucks details too? Thanks!

trying_hard

I have been offered extra hours at week bringing me up to 35 hours a week, but they only want to pay me £10,600. I have turned it down but wanted to know what you thought. Would you work 35 hours week for £10,600 ? ( I do 22 hours a week at the moment and over 40 years of age) Thanks

Paid off £566 off debt today (CCCS payment)

jakes-mum

trying_hard wrote: »

I have been offered extra hours at week bringing me up to 35 hours a week, but they only want to pay me £10,600. I have turned it down but wanted to know what you thought. Would you work 35 hours week for £10,600 ? ( I do 22 hours a week at the moment and over 40 years of age) Thanks

Paid off £566 off debt today (CCCS payment)

if my calculations are correct (and I make no guarantees that they are :rotfl:) thats £5.82 an hour, depends on the job but if its manual labour, shop work yes I would. If it was a skilled job then no.

kerri_dfw

trying_hard wrote: »

I have been offered extra hours at week bringing me up to 35 hours a week, but they only want to pay me £10,600. I have turned it down but wanted to know what you thought. Would you work 35 hours week for £10,600 ? ( I do 22 hours a week at the moment and over 40 years of age) Thanks

Paid off £566 off debt today (CCCS payment)

That's £5.82 an hour before tax if my calculations are correct, what is the current minimum wage? (worked out 10,600 / 52 / 35)
You don't say how much you are on at the moment, so it's hard to guage whether it's harsh or not.

trying_hard

I work as an administrator, so typing, excel databases, letters, meet & greet, smart at all times etc, the hours include every other Saturday. So will work 6 days one week 5 the next. I am on min wage which is £6.08 an hour.

DorsetGirl_2

If its below NMW I would say no - Mainly because if they are willing to flout those rules, what other corners are they cutting. Plus I wouldnt want to work for someone that didnt even respect me enough to pay NMW.

But thats just me

kerri_dfw

trying_hard wrote: »

I work as an administrator, so typing, excel databases, letters, meet & greet, smart at all times etc, the hours include every other Saturday. So will work 6 days one week 5 the next. I am on min wage which is £6.08 an hour.

Then based on simple math of working 35 hrs a week, 52 weeks a year they should be offering £11065.60 unless I'm working out the pay wrong.

trying_hard

Thanks for your input, I did think cheeky B****rs, and though if I saw that advertised in the job paper, would I go for it? No I wouldn't, so I am staying at 22 hours and going down the ebay route for extra pennies and I can do this in the comfort of my own home

jakes-mum

trying_hard wrote: »

I work as an administrator, so typing, excel databases, letters, meet & greet, smart at all times etc, the hours include every other Saturday. So will work 6 days one week 5 the next. I am on min wage which is £6.08 an hour.

:eek: shows how much times have changed! I worked as an accountant for less than that 6 years ago And when I started on the ladder as an admin worker I got paid £5k a year for a 40 hr week and that was 15 years ago.

Wonder how they were getting round the minimum wage though . . . do they not pay bank holidays so you lose 8 days? sorry working out bank holidays on my fingers here . . .

trying_hard

jakes-mum wrote: »

:eek: shows how much times have changed! I worked as an accountant for less than that 6 years ago And when I started on the ladder as an admin worker I got paid £5k a year for a 40 hr week and that was 15 years ago.

Wonder how they were getting round the minimum wage though . . . do they not pay bank holidays so you lose 8 days? sorry working out bank holidays on my fingers here . . .

I think it is a mistake because like Kerrie_dfw says it should be just over £11K. I will ask them to some back with figures in writing tomorrow.

I am not being greedy, but similar jobs within a 30 mile radius and 37.5 hours a week are paying £14-16k

I too jakes-mum used to work full time 15 -20 years ago for £5-6 k