Help!
My girlfriend took up a sales assistant position for the summer with a british based Retailer
It has been a nightmare and she does'nt know who to turn to. After nearly 6 weeks there, here's whats happened:
1) In the first few weeks she was repeatedly told to dye her hair. She was sent home on one occasion (which led to tears). She has given in and dyed her hair as requested.
2) Already half of the staff have left... including the manager who simply went off to the toliet one day and did'nt return!
3) She has been made de facto manager - but receives no significant pay change for this - she earns as much as a tesco shop floor staff... despite being manager of a fashion concession in a top department store.
4) The biggest issue - SHE STILL HAS'NT BEEN PAID. All the other staff have been, but after 6 weeks she still has'nt got a penny... despite having to pay rent and bills to live in Dublin. The firm claimed to have paid her - but the bank manager (who she personally knows) is certain they've made no effort to pay her. What's more, the company has said she'll be emergency taxed (despite none of the other staff being taxed and also the fact she has contacted rev to ensure she won't be.) The companys policy is to pay monthly.
5) She has been forced to work 12.5 hr shiftas with only a single 30min break (8.30am - 9pm)!!! This has happened once or twice... additionally she has'nt once gotten her full break entitlements as she is under pressur eto return to the store as two of the staff the English firm hired can bearly speak English (hired for their looks only)
6) She never gets out of work on time - usually 15-20min late.
7) Anytime she phones England, they give out to her - even though she personally makes about 75% og the concessions sales (despite there being 7 staff).
8) The firm have told other staff to lose weight and change appearence.
9) She is regularly shouted at down the phoen and manipulated.
10) When hired she was told she'd be paid "probably" €11 and be guarenteed 40hr a week,... turned out to be €9ph and had tot fight to get 40hr as they tried to give her just 20hr.
This is a college educated, hard worker who's worked in everything from boutiques to butchers, chineses to cashier roles. She has no money left and feels if she tries to seek help she'll be fired and left without a job. Like I said she is by far the best salesperson in the firm and is an attractive, well presented employee. I might add she has been elevated to a position involviing lots of paper work and admin tasks despite being only 19 and a summer staff only.
What can she do? She's fiercely independent but terrifed of having no job to go to. The company has abused her repeatedly. She needs this rectified immediately - she has'nt been paid for 6 weeks!!!
My girlfriend took up a sales assistant position for the summer with a british based Retailer
It has been a nightmare and she does'nt know who to turn to. After nearly 6 weeks there, here's whats happened:
1) In the first few weeks she was repeatedly told to dye her hair. She was sent home on one occasion (which led to tears). She has given in and dyed her hair as requested.
2) Already half of the staff have left... including the manager who simply went off to the toliet one day and did'nt return!
3) She has been made de facto manager - but receives no significant pay change for this - she earns as much as a tesco shop floor staff... despite being manager of a fashion concession in a top department store.
4) The biggest issue - SHE STILL HAS'NT BEEN PAID. All the other staff have been, but after 6 weeks she still has'nt got a penny... despite having to pay rent and bills to live in Dublin. The firm claimed to have paid her - but the bank manager (who she personally knows) is certain they've made no effort to pay her. What's more, the company has said she'll be emergency taxed (despite none of the other staff being taxed and also the fact she has contacted rev to ensure she won't be.) The companys policy is to pay monthly.
5) She has been forced to work 12.5 hr shiftas with only a single 30min break (8.30am - 9pm)!!! This has happened once or twice... additionally she has'nt once gotten her full break entitlements as she is under pressur eto return to the store as two of the staff the English firm hired can bearly speak English (hired for their looks only)
6) She never gets out of work on time - usually 15-20min late.
7) Anytime she phones England, they give out to her - even though she personally makes about 75% og the concessions sales (despite there being 7 staff).
8) The firm have told other staff to lose weight and change appearence.
9) She is regularly shouted at down the phoen and manipulated.
10) When hired she was told she'd be paid "probably" €11 and be guarenteed 40hr a week,... turned out to be €9ph and had tot fight to get 40hr as they tried to give her just 20hr.
This is a college educated, hard worker who's worked in everything from boutiques to butchers, chineses to cashier roles. She has no money left and feels if she tries to seek help she'll be fired and left without a job. Like I said she is by far the best salesperson in the firm and is an attractive, well presented employee. I might add she has been elevated to a position involviing lots of paper work and admin tasks despite being only 19 and a summer staff only.
What can she do? She's fiercely independent but terrifed of having no job to go to. The company has abused her repeatedly. She needs this rectified immediately - she has'nt been paid for 6 weeks!!!