kat (boneidol@indy.im)'s status on Wednesday, 02-May-2018 04:46:01 UTC
kathttp://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43784251 BBC article on #SexWork #UK. I'm trying to work the numbers out. The property owner says he make £60,000 per year ( before tax). The price is £70 per half hour ( split £25 for owner, £45 for worker) The shop supports 15-20 workers So that is 60,000/25 = 2400 (1/2 hour) sessions a year Total Income for workers = £ 2400*45 = £108000 Max mean income for worker = 108000/15 = £7200, or approx £140 per week.
That's a long way off the "I'm making £900 a week" the worker in the article says.
To be fair, the quote was "with the earning potential of up to £900 a week" it still looks like the numbers don't stack up, and the only person taking the big money is the landlord.
If the workers were able to legally run their shop, they wouldn't need a landlord to take 35% of the turnover, they could just add a minimum wage SIA worker for security instead.