How much NI workers actually earn while on tea breaks at work

We all love a good tea or coffee break whilst at work, let's be honest many of us couldn't survive a full day in work without one.

But whilst your busy in the kitchen making yourself and your colleagues a cuppa, do you know how much it actually costs your employers? Or how much your employers actually pay you to drink a brew?

Data from online retailer, Tea and Coffee , shows just how much your brewing, stirring and sugar measuring can ‘earn’ you over the course of your working life without completing your barista courses.

According to the data here's how much workers in Belfast and beyond earn while making a cuppa:

Belfast

The average salary for those in Belfast is £35,326

Based on two cups a day, £510.14 is paid a year

This is £50.41 a month

Derry

Average salary: £35,970

Weekly pay for tea making: £10.27

A year, this figure is £519.43

Lisburn

Average salary: £36,510

Annual pay for the tea making: £527.23

A day, this is £2.08

A week, £10.42

A month: £52.10

Craigavon

Average salary for workers is £33,943

Annual pay for workers having tea breaks is: £490.16

A month this is £48.43

Newtownabbey

Average salary in this town is £33,904

A year, workers are paid £489.59 to make tea

A month, this is £48.38

Bangor

Average salary: £35,735

A year, workers earn £516.03 for making tea at work

A week this is £10.20

A month £50.99

Now, anyone can figure out just how much time they spend away from the desk and stood in their workplace kitchenette trying to make the perfect cuppa, but Tea and Coffee have developed a handy tool enabling you to figure out how much money you earn based on your cuppa frequency and strength along with your location and job role.

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The tool is available for workers to figure out their income coming from the time spent making a cuppa.