What does this prorated salary value to?

vinnyvinny

I've been offered a job, salary is £22,000 (prorated) a year, it will be 45 hours a week, but 5 of those hours will be unpaid so i get "paid" for 40 hours per week. Will the stated salary take into account the lunch hours, or does it mean that lunch hours stilll need to be deducted from the stated salary?

LittleMrsThrifty

I would have thought the pro rata statement would apply to part timers, which it doesn't look like you are?

vinnyvinny

no not at all, i will be full time. i do understand pro-rata is usually used for part time jobs, i was wondering as they say "pro-rated", does that equal the true value of the salary after taking into consideration the lunch hours they mentioned which won't be paid for. When i say true salary i mean before tax and n.i anyway

serious_saver

Is the job for a set period? If it is a contract post i.e. it's only for 10 months then that would explain why it says pro-rated.

vinnyvinny

hi serious-saver, sorry you are correct, it's a 12 month contract

serious_saver

vinnyvinny wrote: »

hi serious-saver, sorry you are correct, it's a 12 month contract

If it's a 12 month contract then it shouldn't make a difference. Pro rata is used for anything that isn't full time hours for 12 months

I suspect a couple of things could have happened.

1) They used a generic/template offer letter and didn't remove pro rata when they sent yours.

2) They used a generic/template offer letter and didn't remove pro rata because they have sent out letters to other people who have also been offered jobs (if there's more than one available) and some have opted for part-time.

If you really aren't sure then phone up HR. Personally, I have never worked anywhere that deducts lunch hours off you salary on that sort of basis (they might exist and I just haven't come across them). I have, on the other hand, worked plenty of places that don't pay for lunch. So you end up in the office 45 hours but are paid for 40.

vinnyvinny

i see, thanks for your insight, although it's not a drastic issue i still hope you're right, the extra money could really help out with the increasing petrol costs!

agrinnall

I've seen a few jobs recently that say pro rata in the advert because most of their jobs are part time but this one is actually full time. I guess it's not really an issue as they can say it's 100% pro rata, you just need to confirm the details before accepting the job.