29 percent of British apprentices are underpaid. This is the shocking revelation of a government survey on apprenticeship pay in 2012 published this month. Outraged unions are asking the Cameron administration to do something, especially as it has made apprenticeship a priority. (Ref. 130602)
Whereas Prime Minister David Cameron wants apprenticeship to be “the new norm,” a survey published by the government shows that nearly three in ten apprentices were paid below hourly minimum wage last year (£2.65 – €3.13). Thus, the number of apprentices paid less than the statutory minimum allegedly went up by 45 percent compared with 2011. These findings angered the Trades Union Congress (TUC): “These findings are shocking and show how many apprentices are currently seen as little more than
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