Just a quick question to anyone that may be able to offer advice . . . . .

A mate is in dispute over his rate of pay .

A wage slip says BASIC PAY .. HOURS 30 ..RATE 9.7000 ( £9.70/hour) .. Amount £291.00 .

If the employee actually works from 09:00 to 17:30+ (no extra pay for overtime) five days a week and 09:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays with every third Saturday off . Breaks during the day are 15 mins in the morning , an hour for lunch which is usually nearer 40 mins , and 15 mins in the afternoon which is usually worked though as is the morning break . ...Are they actually working for below national minimum wage ?


Apologies for dropping this one on you guys , but I know one of you will be able to figure the answer .

Well taking out the 1 hr 30 minutes breaks your friend is working 7 hours per day Monday to Friday and 6 hours Saturday = 41 hours.

What does his working contract stipulate?

I had a look at it the other day and it was 08:30 start time despite actual working hours being from 09:00 . Mate ain't very literate so asked me to have a look at the contract . I obviously wasn't the best person to ask for advice . I was only asked to read the contract . It just didn't seem right or fair
to me .What I read is the reason for my original question .

So your saying he does 40 + hours but is only paid for 30 ?


Although if hes done 41 hours for 291.00, this levels at £7.10 per hour , which is 70p above minimum if hes over 21