Readers Question: I’m a paper girl and I get £5.50 a week, 7 days a week, 2 rounds a day. Am I the only one that thinks this is a joke?
From: Wages of Paper Boys
It sounds a very bad deal. Maybe you could tell your employer you’ve joined a trade union for paper boys / girls and then demand a minimum wage of £2.00 an hour. If you do 7 hours a week, you should be getting £14 a week.
The minimum wage for 16 and 17 year olds is £3.53 min wage 16-17
Also, it might be worth thinking of alternative jobs. Hand washing cars could be quite lucrative. Some people are willing to pay £6 to have their car hand washed and polished. You could offer to do it for £4. Then all you need to do is wash 2 cars a week and you will get more than a 7 time a week paper round.
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i have a paper round and get £25.50 a week. This is cause i do 2 rounds a day. one worth 15 quid the other worth 10.50. i probably do bout 40 papers a day 7 days a weekin the morning.
Hi,
basically ur getin completely ripped off mate i get £25 a week and i work 6 days (all in the morning at 6:45) and it takes me half an hour. I get £4 on week days (mon-fri) and £5 on saturdays (but that takes me about 45 mins because the papers are heavier)
all the best
i aint telling
why the hell did i even write this it was a complete waste of time and effort …. bloody hell …. lifes a bitch aint it…
oh well !
HI, GET PAID £15 A WEEK. I GET PAID £4 FOR 1 HOUR AND WORK 2 HOURS A WEEK, OVERALL WITH MY LEAFLETS I GET £15.
******* what is the latest time in the morning that paper rounds can start??? is 7:30 tooooo latee? cheers
please answer **************
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