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Is this legal?
BillieTheBot
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I do sleeper shifts at an old peoples home three nights a week. I love my job cos its easy money but I'm only getting paid £18 per night. Is this aloud? Is there some kind of legal loop hole my work are using because I'm sleeping most of the time?
On an average week I have to get up at least three times, but never more then twice in a single night.
I've spoken to a mate of mine who works at another home and their sleepers get paid £18 per hour (i'm on the waiting list for that job, but have to wait till someone leaves or their new home opens sometime next year)
If they are being illigal with the way they pay me can I claim back they money they owe me for working all those hours over the past year?
On an average week I have to get up at least three times, but never more then twice in a single night.
I've spoken to a mate of mine who works at another home and their sleepers get paid £18 per hour (i'm on the waiting list for that job, but have to wait till someone leaves or their new home opens sometime next year)
If they are being illigal with the way they pay me can I claim back they money they owe me for working all those hours over the past year?
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Have you ever tried asking them for a raise?
I mean, your pay is piss poor in comparison to your friend who gets £18 p.h. for more or less the same kinda job.
It sounds like they are exploiting you..have you signed a contract or anything?
i'm pretty sure that you have to get at least minimum wage, which is dependant on age, and should at least be more an hour than you're on now
Direct Government Advice
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage News Report
WRIGHT vs. SCOTTBRIDGE. A night watchman whose main duty was to respond to an alarm in the event of intruders could sleep or do whatever he wanted but he had to be on the premises for the duration of his shift. The ruling was that he should be paid the National Minimum Wage for every hour.
BNA vs. INLAND REVENUE. A nurse had to be available to take telephone calls during a night shift even though calls were rare in the middle of the night and she was based at her home. The court ruling was that she should be paid the National Minimum Wage for every hour she was on call.
So are you given exact times when you should sleep and then work or are you woken up at any time??
The number is 08457 47 47 47, open Mon-Fri 8-6.
ACAS advice on the National Minimum Wage.
He also told me that my mate was lying and that no home would pay their staff £18 per hour and that people dont get inconvieniance(sp) pay:rolleyes:
I would take it further Zella.