Even working a total of only 2 hrs per day on average @ £120 p/hr (so between 2-4 punters per day) would be £1200 per week on a 5 day week or £62k per year. Not exactly small change in anyone’s language. Their outgoings would be rent for their work flat (if they don’t work from their own place), makeup, lingerie, condoms and possibly Sergei wouldn’t put a massive hole in that, even if they were registered as self employed and they paid tax (which I’m sure most of them do
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There are plenty of others suffering more than WG’s - if they hadn’t been able to save something for a rainy day on that kind of income they don’t deserve a great deal of sympathy.
Are you assuming they totally suppress their periods? Not all will be willing to do that, for good reasons. Ever punted a girl who's on?
Should they be allowed a holiday, or do you expect them to work 52 weeks a year? Do you?
Lots of girls are single mums - they are paying for child care, too. They might need to do that with another job too, of course, but then the hours when we go punting are not necessarily ones covered by ordinary childcare facilities.
We all like fresh towels - that will be laundry.
If they are being screwed over on rentals by landlords that 'look the other way' and I don't know whether that is going to be a pre-tax expense. I feel it should be if its not their residence.
If they are running as a legit small business, then they will also bear all the NI as well as income tax, and possibly accountancy fees.
I think you'll find that they don't make as much after expenses and tax as we might think when we hand over a hundred quid.