Do employers legally have to pay you for the hours you've done?

Got a job at JD Wetherspoons, been there for 2 days, and well... I'm already looking for a new job. It literally caused physical pain, blisters on my fingers due to carrying out extremely hot plates and my body is aching.

Anyway, they pay weekly, I should effectively get paid for two inductions (10 hours in total) + 19 hours of actual work that I done. I'm just slightly concerned that if I quit, they'll choose to take the pay away from me. Stupid question and I know they probably can't, but just wanted to double check. Cheers!

i know everyone is being mean and saying suck it up, but to be fair if your not fit , then your not fit, and maybe OP would be much better in a different job sector. good luck OP

There's a saying which is 'The Truth Hurts' Why should people not be straight to the point?

You'd be surprised. It's at Gatwick, airside, and it's the second busiest pub in the country. I must've carried at least 100 hot plates out an hour, and when I say hot, I literally mean hot. It's amusing really because you're not allowed to give it to the customers due to the heat of the plate, you have to place it on the table in front of them because apparently
"It risks them dropping the plate", yet we're supposedly allowed to carry them.

1) Legal Aid
2) Yes he could quite rightfully sue them if they didn't pay him, and potentially end up with more considering the company would be breaking the law.





And the award for "completely avoiding answering the question" goes to... BOTH OF YOU!