Apprenticeship advertised wage

[MydogWillow]

Hi all
I posted on here a couple of months ago regarding DS looking for an apprenticeship. He has found himself a cracking one starting shortly

His contract came through on Saturday and at interview he was told the wage was £5 p/h for 40 hours p/w, so £200 p/w.This has been confirmed on his contract.

However, it was advertised as £260 p/w. No mention of age criteria or "up to" wording. Is it wrong of me to question this with them, or just accept it for what it is? I think it's above the minimum and I don't want to be awkward as they have been brilliant in the process so far. Should I ask if it's the wage after probationary period?

TIA

He is 16 btw

You do nothing, if he wants to query it that's up to him but it is above the minimum wage for U19

He questions it not you.
Maybe it's for a 2nd year apprenticeship?
Or after 3m or something

He could politely query it and if they say no, they say no. Minimum wage for an apprentice is £4.30 per hour so it's a decent offer. For what it's worth, I did an apprenticeship from 2003-2005 for £3.25 an hour. I paid £100 pcm to my parents, paid for my own phone, my bus pass, my clothes, my driving lessons and still managed to save enough money to go travelling as soon as I finished. It's a very low wage to the average person but to a 16 year old with few overheads it's a decent amount of disposable income.

Many thanks for your replies. You've confirmed my instincts and DS can ask various questions if he wants to when he starts. He's happy with the wage so it's just me poking my nose in unnecessarily

@MydogWillow

Many thanks for your replies. You've confirmed my instincts and DS can ask various questions if he wants to when he starts. He's happy with the wage so it's just me poking my nose in unnecessarily

It's a hard habit to break, you spend their childhood doing all you can for them and then suddenly you have to sit back and watch them get on with it, and hope everything you've tried to teach them has sunk in somehow. Bloody hard.

I think it would be reasonable for him to go back and say thanks so much, but could you just clarify the salary, the advert said...

Agreed Crockof! It's so tempting to get involved. He has done all the liaising with his employer himself through the whole selection process (telephone interview, assessments and in-person interview) so we should be confident he will continue perfectly well without us butting in and complicating matters!