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Applied for a job and found out in the interview that it pays less than minimum wage…

I applied for an entry level job with an estate agent as I’m unemployed but really don’t want to work in retail again. The job ad said the job pays £25,000 a year, which isn’t bad. I then find out in the interview that £25,000 is your OTE (on target earnings) and that the base salary is £20,000. The job is 45 hours a week. But of quick maths tells you that it pays £8.53 per hour, which is less than the UK minimum wage of £8.91 for anyone over 23. Needless to say, I told them I will only work for companies who pay above the national minimum wage.


I applied for an entry level job with an estate agent as I’m unemployed but really don’t want to work in retail again.

The job ad said the job pays £25,000 a year, which isn’t bad.
I then find out in the interview that £25,000 is your OTE (on target earnings) and that the base salary is £20,000.

The job is 45 hours a week. But of quick maths tells you that it pays £8.53 per hour, which is less than the UK minimum wage of £8.91 for anyone over 23.

Needless to say, I told them I will only work for companies who pay above the national minimum wage.

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