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wats with age discrimination!

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
how exactly are we teenagers easy off can i ask? we have to go jobhunting and we aint even adults. we have to pay our parents back if we borrow alot of money,
and how can i ask are we supposed to be able to pay them off if we have no job?!

the problem today is that because we are younger than most other employess, this doesnt mean that we are totally stupid. in fact i happen to think that we may be a tad smarter than other employees as the educational system is better now than it was wen they were at school.

so i am asking
why cant we get jobs?

love you all
hannahum

[This message has been edited by hannahum (edited 19-11-2000).]

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    It's not the employers, it's the law. Being under 16 means you won't have a national insurance card, so if you get hurt at work your workplace will get in trouble. I don't think they want to take that risk.

    A lot of shops only employ you once you are 18 because of what you are handling (ie, videos), it's illegal for them to employ you in many cases.

    I've only just got a job at Marks & Spencer and I can definately say that it's worth the wait to get a job. Young workers are also more likely to get exploited, which is probably another reason for the law.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    thanks for the reply it helps alot but i was actually trying to start a row. never mind
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    If u wanna row, go to the drugs forum and slag off smack heads. <IMG alt="image" SRC="http://www.thesite.org/ubb/wink.gif"&gt;
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