r/ChoosingBeggars • u/diariess • Mar 20 '23
Local family owned laundrette with a history of mistreating staff offering a zero hour contract (but need you available full time) and no hourly rate.
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u/textonic Mar 20 '23
Can someone explain to me why someone would work long hours with no pay? At a Laundry ? Like if I was working as a advisor to some CEO, I can use the exposure or whatever but here??
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u/diariess Mar 20 '23
i think (not 100%) there is pay but i imagine itâs minimum wage (like ÂŁ7 in england, they donât actually indicate any wage) and going by peopleâs reviews theyâll be overworked in terrible conditions
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u/KikiMadeCrazy Mar 21 '23
The problem is the 0 hours contract⌠I am wondering if that way is avoiding paying contributes for full time employees⌠of simply I donât need you I donât pay you.
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u/Past-Pea-6796 Mar 21 '23
I think it means you are not guaranteed any hours so you take what they give you and like it but cant work a second job.
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u/KikiMadeCrazy Mar 22 '23
Yeah thatâs the thing you have to be at disposition 24/7 but then if you only get to work 1 h they pay only that. So yes you canât do anything else, not even organize your day for grocery, childcare live a lifeâŚ
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u/Past-Pea-6796 Mar 22 '23
"But dont worry about the weeks you get no hours, sometimes we will need you 80 hours so it evens out along with the fact we almost always call you a day or two in those stretches because someone called out."
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u/Specialist-Treat-396 Mar 21 '23
âAnd a trial day.â
Why do I get the feeling that they are expecting this to be unpaid unless they âreallyâ like you (you work yourself like a dog and show that you are willing to be walked all over).
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u/ecapapollag Mar 21 '23
Confused that a zero hours contract requires a probation period. What happens at the end of it? Permanent role? Extra money? More job security and rights? I'm guessing not!
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u/RedModsSuck Mar 21 '23
As an added bonus, you'll likely develop lung disease that will get you disability payments in the future.
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u/now_you_see Mar 24 '23
Why? I didnât realise there was anything toxic about doing laundry work.
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u/RedModsSuck Mar 24 '23
Chemicals used in commercial laundries have been linked to lung disease later in life.
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u/aryawitner I can give you exposure Mar 21 '23
So you're constantly on call. I had a job that tried that once and it failed epically. Their theory was that there were only 3 of us with guaranteed hours, but if one of us was sick/on vacation and the other two couldn't fill in, they could use one of the On Calls. But what they should have realized really quickly was that if you aren't going to even pay people a token weekly amount just to be on call, they aren't going to sit around with their fingers crossed waiting for the phone to ring.
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u/kwhorona Mar 22 '23
Hey what is zero hours contact?
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u/3Winks Mar 25 '23
I believe that all permanent employees in the UK are required to be given an employment contract that states hours, working times, benefits, etc. Zero would guarantee nothing and fully for the benefit of the employer.
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u/K_Click_D Mar 24 '23
Informal interview and a trial day too, so they're wanting you to work a day for free first? Icing on the top of a shit cake that
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u/LogMeOutScotty Mar 25 '23
Twelve week probation period because absolutely none of their employees have lasted that long.
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u/CandylandCanada Mar 21 '23
If it's a family-owned business then they can get their family members to work there. What's that, no one from the family is stepping up to claim this prize of a job? How unexpected.
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u/Intrepid_Respond_543 Mar 20 '23
I hope someone warns potential applicants (well, the ad itself does a pretty good job).
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u/amybeedle Mar 21 '23
Training will be given
How tf is this a selling point on a job post. EVERY JOB requires training. That's just the employer's responsibility, not a "perk" for the employee ffs
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u/RckYouLkeAHermanCain Mar 20 '23
"Laundry operative" sounds like the kind of title you make up to make a job sound important on a resume lol.