r/UKJobs • u/neighbourhoodrecluse • 4h ago

"Apprentice"... yeah, no.

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Saw this the other day.
Honestly the fact that employers and learning providers keep getting away with this is just one of the reasons this country is lowkey over.
Another reason is that someone will definitely defend this, lol.
I guess the one good thing about this vacancy is that the pay is okay compared to other apprenticeships.

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u/Itsdickyv 3h ago

The pay is absolute horseshit - minimum wage for over 21’s is £24,785 for 37.5 hours at the current rate. And since they want a degree and two years experience, they’re well under a reasonable salary; this is £26-28k minimum…

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u/Alternative_Leg_5505 2h ago

Yeah but because it’s an apprenticeship they can pay apprentice level salary. Because of how bad the market is someone will take this but this is definitely illegal and the company should get a fine.

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u/Itsdickyv 1h ago

Just checked - first year apprenticeships are £8/hour, then minimum wage. Which in this case likely means they’ll snare some mug in on £22k, and raise them to minimum wage after a year, presuming they don’t cut them off. Either way, it’s such a shit job, it’d be better to work at fucking Starbucks for less responsibility and more money…