Although he is in second year at college he is effectively a 1st year apprentice as he has no working experience. You'll know yourself what he is worth after a week.
I've always paid apprentices jib rates but Scottish rates are slightly lower than English.
http://www.snijib.org/members/documents/SNIJIB20144ReminderofNoticeofPromulgationScotland.pdf
I never had any complaints ever but i would also be fair with them, slip them an extra score here and there if they did good or as Rybo said buy them the odd tool now and again. They also all got pensions and sickness benifits which cost me @ another 10% of their gross.
Also as their time went on and they were sent to a job on their own they would be paid extra for that.
I also passed them small jobs and even bathroom swaps which i couldn't be bothered doing, to do on their own time after ok ing it with the customers. I'd tell them how much to take and what they would be due me for materials which i supplied.
That learned them to think for themselves quicker and learn the consequences of their mistakes.
If you get the right boy and treat him decent you will have a loyal employee.
Not everyone joining this trade thinks they should be on 60k a year. Most are realistic.
If he pays attention, is willing to learn and keeps off his phone he will soon become a valuable asset but when he fks up remember what you were like at 17.
I was certainly no angel:aureola:
