Readers Question: i am 13 and do not yet have a job and i am wondering how much adverage i will be payed an hour for a paperround
(from: Minimum wages for 16-18 years old)
Unfortunately, there is no minimum wage legislation so it will all depend on market forces.
When I was a lad, I used to do a paper round. I got £7 for a 6 day week. The round took about 30 minutes. That was roughly £7 for 3 hours. Or £2 an hour. I hope you get a better rate.
I wonder how difficult newsagents find it to recruit paper boys? Are youngsters still willing to work for £2 an hour. If a newsagent has difficulty recruiting paperboys, perhaps you could suggest he pays you more, or at least a bonus after sticking for more than 4 weeks.
Be wary of working for an agent who takes a large cut of the price of delivering papers and subcontracts it to others (paperboys / girls exploited?)
Unfortunately, a paper boy lost a claim to get holiday pay – article
3 comments ↓
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?
i get 20 pound a week (mon-sat) 30-40 papers per day
i think its quite good
i’ve just started a route and i’m getting 18 pound a week for a small route i think its very good money, hope you get the same
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