I went to an agency recently and the discussion turned to pay which went something like this.
So what’s the hourly rate ?
£13.
Is that PAYE or Limited ?
Limited.
So what’s the PAYE rate ?
Not entirely sure. About a pound an hour less.
Can you give me the exact figure please.
Went away for a few minutes then came back. They’ve obviously successfully made every driver before me go limited to the point they don’t even know their own PAYE rates.
It’s £11.75 per hour.
Does that include holiday pay ?
What do you mean ?
If I take a day/week off will I get paid ?
No you’d have to pay into a pot from your wages.
I wrapped it up as quickly and politely as I could and left. I remember doing agency work nearly 20 years ago and the hourly rate advertised was what you got. Seems to me now they’re trying any old trick to disguise how crap it really is.
£13 an hour sounds great. £11.75 minus holiday pay less so. OT rates were dire too. Just a quid an hour extra, same as night rate. No wonder they were desperate.