HOURS OF WORK AND PAY - is it worth it??

I thought 18 and over was min wage by law? £5.73
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How is it low? They buy cheap, they sell cheap, everything is cheap therefore the staff needs to be cheap too. Employers only need to pay as much as the work is worth. If there's plenty of people looking for non skilled retail work they can have it at minimum wage because people are prepared to work for it. Don't like the wage then go find another job which pays better.

actaully primark isnt non skilled retail work its bloody more hard work compared to other stores - its busy and your always on your feet!!

i havent been told about the wage and i can easily find another job if i went out and gave my cvs. i got primark by just applying online and having been selected out of 500 people says it all. Only 80 got chosen so that is somefink.

so you can shut up your lame

It is classed as non-skilled retail work. It isn't exactly difficult. Yes its busy, but so are all stores at Xmas, that's why they take on the extra staff in the first place.

I think you have very high expectations when it comes to a job (from this and your many other threads, mainly about money), maybe you need to start being a bit more realistic.

Why don't you just ask at Primark? If they're expecting you to work a four hour shift on Saturday they should at least tell you how much you will be getting paid. If they haven't volunteered the information then ring or go in and ask. Have you signed a contract or anything which details your salary?

You may think you work hard in a shop but that still doesn't make it skilled work. I work in a House of Fraser and I think I work very hard but other the product knowledge which I have picked up on the job it doesn't really require any skills/qualification.

I get good pay for an 18 year old at £5.79 an hour, but anything from £4.77 is not unreasonable as that is all the law states they need to pay you.

Four hour shifts seems odd though. Are you sure it's not just because it's your first day and they want to see how you fit it.

Four hour shifts seems odd though. Are you sure it's not just because it's your first day and they want to see how you fit it.

i work in primark (lakeside), have done since 1st week of october.
im 19 on £5.79 an hour, i do 9-3.30 on saturdays (my contracted hour) but do whatever overtime im available to do (overtime shifts are all normaly 4 hours)

yeh your right just becuase i see other people in shops who hardly do nothing and i work extremely hard and i always have crap pay - other vaciencies go quick and to people who are quite dum but can fit those hours.

in the mean time i will look for another job coz why go for 4 hours each day and only bring £18 and waste the entire day??

yeh your right just becuase i see other people in shops who hardly do nothing and i work extremely hard and i always have crap pay - other vaciencies go quick and to people who are quite dum but can fit those hours.

in the mean time i will look for another job coz why go for 4 hours each day and only bring £18 and waste the entire day??