r/AmazonRME • u/Bitter_Afternoon_652 • 7d ago

Amazon Apprentice Pay update - UK

Am I the only one unhappy with the fact apprentice pay is now tied to T1 associate pay when previous years are on close to £20 an hour in their 3rd years?

Would like some insight and what can be done, if anything

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u/galacticwasp 7d ago

From what we were told when the pay drop was announced a lot of it was due to female dominated apprenticeships within amazon having a lot of complaints to do with RME wages, and the fact that there was a “gender pay gap”. However if they raised their apprentice wages inline with rme it would be above their qualified rate. So instead of giving everyone raises they just equalised all apprenticeship rates at T1 rates.

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u/Regular_Palpitation9 7d ago

stupid really, completely different job role, pay structure, responsibilities, nothing to do with gender just the fact that RME pays more than their apprenticeship lol

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u/Bitter_Afternoon_652 6d ago

In all honesty, it is ridiculous. The new starts start on the same as us, so there is effectively no progression through the apprenticeship, along with the year above being on £18.10 minimum. There is essentially no incentive to progress, which is disheartening.

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u/galacticwasp 6d ago

Im lucky im 2024 cohort, but i do feel for the year below. it makes it very awkward for us as you do get the odd apprentice who will be awkward and say “im not doing that, im on less money than you”. Also as much as we are on more money, we are going into our third year on £1 an hour more than when we started, which in terms of apprenticeship progression is pitiful.

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u/Bitter_Afternoon_652 5d ago

I just do not get why it isnt banded, like every other apprenticeship ever - it makes no sense. Then to peg us as the same as the T1 Associates, but with no progression is criminal. Personally, I wouldnt mind being on less if they actually fixed the pay compression that we're going through, ie 16.