Emmzzi, Thanks for the link we will look through it now. Kind regards Luke

Thanks for your reply. I fear if she says anything to the hotel she will loose her job - she has been there just a few months so has no right to tribunal, i believe you have to work for a company for two years? Please do correct me if i am wrong. If a company does not pay minimum wage is there nothing else that can be done - ie can a local authority do anything about it? Many thanks Luke

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone could spare some advice. My partner works for a local hotel (un-named) and they pay her a set amount each week made up of a daily rate of £25.79 She is expected to clean rooms "until they are finished" and other general housekeeping tasks. This is fine but she is only getting £25.79 a day, even if she is working 9-5. In the words of the hotel "this balances out over the year because you leave earlier when it's not busy". I have worked it out and £25.79 = min wage @ £6.15 if she is complete and leaving by 13.15 (4 hours 15mins). Problem is fairly often she is leaving later, she is getting home at 4 some days. This will get worse over the summer as the hotel gets busier. The hotel say it will even out over the year but surely this is not legal - for instance what would happen if she left in two months time? She would be owed money. Also, she is expected to work without a break - understandable for 4 hours work but not over 6, i believe she is entitled to a 20 min unpaid break - can anyone confirm that? Anyway below is a breakdown of a typical weeks pay and hours worked. Is there anything we can do about the pay - I think the hotel do it to avoid tax in some way, if all the employees (on paper) work less than X amount of hours a week i don't think they have to contribute towards National Insurance - if that is the case is there an agency i can report them to? Breakdown typical week 1: (my maths) 9am - 3pm = 6 hours 9am - 12:30pm = 3.5 hrs 9am - 3:30pm = 6.5 hrs 9am - 4:15pm = 7.25 hrs Total pay = 103.16 (before tax) 103.16 divided by 23.25 hours = £4.44 per hour Breakdown typical week 1: (hotel maths) 9am - 3pm = 1 day 9am - 12:30pm = 1 day 9am - 3:30pm = 1 day 9am - 4:15pm = 1 day Total pay = 103.16 (before tax) £103.16 divided by 4 days = £25.79 per day Breakdown typical week 2: (my maths) 9am - 12:30pm = 3.5 hrs 9am - 3:30pm = 6.5 hrs 9am - 2:30pm = 5.5 hrs 9am - 12pm = 3 hrs 9am - 12pm = 3 hrs 9am - 1pm = 4 hrs Total pay = 154.75 (before tax) 154.75 divided by 25.5 hours = £6.07 per hour Breakdown typical week 2: (hotel maths) 9am - 12:30pm = 1 day 9am - 3:30pm = 1 day 9am - 2:30pm = 1 day 9am - 12pm = 1 day 9am - 12pm = 1 day 9am - 1pm = 1 day Total pay = 154.75 (before tax) 154.75 divided by 6 days = £25.79 per day This just doesn't look right to me as she doesn't earn minimum wage, but she needs the job and only started a couple months ago, the hotel response when she asked to be moved onto an hourly wage was "we've been doing this for 20 years, if you don't like it leave". Any help is gratefully received, if you need more info please let me know. Cheers Luke