UK LAW ONLY - Regarding minimum wage. My partner's been offered a full time job and we're checking the wages.?

Question

My partner has been offered a sales job paying £30 a day, for an 8 hour shift.  I calculate that to be £3.75 per hour.  This is a 40 hours a week post.  He has been told that if he earns enough commission, that will make his pay up to the legal minimum of £5.73 an hour, but commission rates have not been specified for the job.

I have worked out that if he doesn't earn any commission, that is considerably less than minimum wage, so only the commission will make up the shortfall.  I thought minimum wage was guaranteed, regardless of commission, and that commision can't be used to make up the difference.  Can anyone guide me as to the legal position on this issue, please?

Thank you in advance for your answers.

hank · Accepted Answer

Whatever the arrangement with the commission, they can't pay less than the minimum wage. If they are trying to do this without guaranteeing to make your pay up to the minimum wage if no commission is earned they are breaking the law.

They have to guarantee you £5.73 an hour minimum.I

Lucinda L · Answer

Minimum wage is guaranteed but employers are allowed to make up the extra with things like commission or tips. If he doesn't get any commission, they will still have to pay him minimum wage so he can't get any less than that, it just means that his commission won't really count for anything until he gets beyond the level needed to make up minimum wage.

? · Answer

The argument in favour of protecting the minimum salary interior of a loose business enterprise equipment is utilitarian. The greater those with the flexibility to purchase issues ability that those producing those issues could have the flexibility to locate consumers. supply and demand contraptions the fees, yet they style themselves out. by utilising reducing a significant proportion of the inhabitants to destitution, and reducing the residing standards of many others competing for a smaller pool of available jobs, funds are being diverted the organisations that they could otherwise have supported, and in direction of those organisations whose consumers are people who can earnings properly from decrease wages. this suggests lots greater fashion designer products. severe-end expert amenities and protection, and lots much less foodstuff, delivery and housing. It additionally makes the international a significantly much less friendly place to stay for many human beings. it could bypass too a techniques nevertheless. advance the minimum salary too severe, jointly as freely paying for and merchandising in opposition with people who have not completed so, and additionally you run the risk of being heavily undercut by utilising them, dropping the industries, and with them the flexibility to pay the minimum salary in the 1st place. Unilateral minimum salary is subsequently incompatible with a loose international industry. There must be some protecting mechanism, which includes excise accountability on imports. proscribing imports additionally limits the variety of client products in the shops, as people who lived in Soviet cases properly understand, and additionally limits the export consumers for the products we produce. Balancing one against the different is a tightrope, and the perfect we are able to do is to make the rope a splash wider.

Paul a · Answer

I agree with the suggestion to go to ACAS etc.
but ask yourself this question.
If it is this difficult before you start work what is it going to be like later?
Maybe best staying on UB 40 until decent employer comes along and not have the hassle of signing on/off if it applies. If not do not change your job!

Mas · Answer

To be honest your best bet would be to contact ACAS or the NMW hotline

NMW 0845 6000 678

They are open mon-fri 9am to 5pm

Anonymous · Answer

im sure minimum wage is £5.30 a hour

UK LAW ONLY - Regarding minimum wage. My partner's been offered a full time job and we're checking the wages.?

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