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Survey Companies - Not subject to National Minimum Wage?

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I know we all like the extra income from completing surveys.

Why aren't they subject to the National Minimum Wage?

Some companies seem to be taking the mick for the time required to complete a survey and what they pay you for completing them!

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  • bigisi
    bigisi Posts: 925 Forumite
    edited 10 April 2019 at 11:34AM
    gbhxu wrote: »
    I know we all like the extra income from completing surveys.

    Why aren't they subject to the National Minimum Wage?

    Some companies seem to be taking the mick for the time required to complete a survey and what they pay you for completing them!

    Are you employed by any of the companies?

    No? Then why would they pay you NMW?

    It’s really not that difficult.
  • heatherw_01
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    It is not a job, you aren't an employee
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  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,278 Forumite
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    gbhxu wrote: »
    I know we all like the extra income from completing surveys.

    Why aren't they subject to the National Minimum Wage?

    Some companies seem to be taking the mick for the time required to complete a survey and what they pay you for completing them!

    Just don't use sites that pay so little, the better sites are £1 per 5 mins or more while sites like swagbucks (that host surveys for other sites) it can take over 50 minutes to get a £1.

    (With a proper site I recently completed a diary type survey that paid the equivalent of £80 an hour)
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