Running a Sandwich Shop on the National Minimum Wage

Running a sandwich shop on the National Minimum Wage involves understanding the different wage rates based on age and the hours worked by employees. The current rates for the UK National Minimum Wage are outlined, and scenarios are presented to calculate the cost of employing staff members and managing a budget to ensure compliance with wage regulations.

• Sandwich Shop
• National Minimum Wage
• Employment
• UK
• Budgeting

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1. Description: swlogo Running a sandwich shop on the National Minimum Wage August 2011. Kindly contributed by Claire Douglas, Newcastle College. Search for Claire on www.skillsworkshop.org Visit the download page for this resource to find detailed teaching notes, SfL curriculum links and the accompanying PDF worksheet. Curriculum links For underpinning the following Functional Maths coverage & range statements: Level 1 Add and subtract decimals up to two decimal places Level 2 Carry out calculations with numbers of any size in practical contexts, to a given number of decimal places

2. National Minimum Wage

3. The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is a minimum amount per hour that most workers in the UK are entitled to be paid. If you are being paid below the NMW you can contact the Pay and Work Rights Helpline for confidential help (www.direct.gov.uk)

4. How much?? There are different levels of NMW, depending on your age and whether you are an apprentice. The current rates are: UK National Minimum Wage from 1 October 2011 6.08 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over 4.98 - the 18-20 rate 3.68 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18 2.60 - the apprentice rate, for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship The age at which you are entitled to the main rate was reduced from 22 to 21 on 1 October 2010. The apprentice rate was introduced on the same date. Source: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/NationalMinimumWage/index.htm

5. Sandwich Shop Jake 35 years old Joe - 17 years old Amelia - 16 years old Lee - 20 years old UK National Minimum Wage from 1 October 2011 6.08 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over 4.98 - the 18-20 rate 3.68 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18 Source: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/NationalMinimumWage/index.htm

6. How much would it cost to employ Jake and Amelia for 1 hour? 6.08 3.68 + 9.76 UK National Minimum Wage from 1 October 2011 6.08 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over 4.98 - the 18-20 rate 3.68 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18

7. Sandwich Shop The manager of the Newcastle branch has a 17 budget to staff the busy 12 o clock lunch hour on Friday. Can he afford to employ all 4 members of staff? How much over / under budget will he be?

8. 6.08 3.68 3.68 + 4.98 18.42 UK National Minimum Wage from 1 October 2011 6.08 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over 4.98 - the 18-20 rate 3.68 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18 Jake 35 Lee 20 Joe 17 Amelia - 16 No he can t afford to pay all 4 staff members, he would be 1.42 over budget.

9. Joe - 17 Calculate how much Joe would earn for an 8 hour shift. 3.68 x8 29.44

10. X 3 60p 8p 8 29.44 24 4.80 64p

11. Now complete the worksheet