My 17yo dd is at college (although on hols at the mo) and working 'part time' in a coffee shop. She was initially told that she'd be getting 4.98ph (nmw for over 18s). After working there for 6 weeks she received her wages via cheque and was told that in fact she was being paid 3.68ph (nmw for under 18s). She has since worked a further month, and was again paid by cheque but less 10 hours pay. Boss said he'll pay her those extra hours in next month's pay.
So far dd has no contract and is working very erratic hours, usually finding out the night before if/when she will be working the next day. She's working anything between 2 and 11 hour shifts with no breaks, although she sometimes makes herself a sandwich, and anything between 18 - 36 hours a week with absolutely no pattern. She sometimes goes in expecting to work several hours but is sent home after just a few hours or she just has no idea how long she's going to be working.
Obviously, dd is getting a really rough deal here, but it took her ages to find this job and she's worried about not getting another one (this is her first job!).
Can anyone advise exactly what is the law regarding contracts, hours, breaks, notice of rota etc so that she could maybe state some legal info in requesting better treatment, please?
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flumperoo · 16/07/2013 23:03
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