Anyone else having a hard time getting a job for the summer?

Cueball · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:54

da_mic_1530 said:
its more than the £4.25 that im on (18)

He gets next to **** all tax though because he's under 18.

calnen · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:59

I managed to get one in the end, but it took a couple of weeks and the job isnt ideal anyway tbh. Well, the money's good so it'll do.

Indy500 · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:01

Cueball said:
He gets next to **** all tax though because he's under 18.

Long as you're 16 you can get taxed...after all, theres NI. Then income tax if its past the ~£4800 threshold.

VeNT · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:03

didn't it go up to 5200 this year?

Chronicle · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:07

da_mic_1530 said:
its more than the £4.25 that im on (18)

Isn't the min wage £5-something??? Doesn;t it apply to 18+'s as well?

Indy500 · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:07

VeNT said:
didn't it go up to 5200 this year?

Increases annually, so probably yes.

pinkacidbootson · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:17

Luckily (or cleverly) i got a job at the start of year 11, through a friend. So whilst most of my friends were trying hard to find (part time) jobs after GCSE's, i was already getting plenty of money

Now im thinking about getting another job during the summer, hopefully it will help in my application that ive already been in a job for 21 months and ive done a year of college. Hopefully...

Indy500 · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:18

21 months experience at 17 is a real boon.

pinkacidbootson · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:21

sr4470 said:
21 months experience at 17 is a real boon.

Thanks

I had to look up the word "Boon"

i thought it was bad at first lol

calnen · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:23

Johanson said:
...hopefully it will help in my application that ive already been in a job for 21 months and ive done a year of college.

Depends what you were doing really. I worked in supermarkets right through 6th form but it doesnt seem to have helped much. Well, it would help if I wanted another supermarket job but I've done my stint tbh!

Spuderoony · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:23

Chronicle said:
Isn't the min wage £5-something??? Doesn;t it apply to 18+'s as well?

£5.05 for 21+ and about £4.25 (or something very similar) for 18-20.

Indy500 · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:24

Johanson said:
Thanks

I had to look up the word "Boon" i thought it was bad at first lol

Hehe. Seriously, thats not much less I have, and I'm going on 21...

pinkacidbootson · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:25

calnen said:
Depends what you were doing really. I worked in supermarkets right through 6th form but it doesnt seem to have helped much. Well, it would help if I wanted another supermarket job but I've done my stint tbh!

Working in the kitchen of a pub restaurant, involved plenty of skills (food preparation, health and safety, communication, working well with others etc). Oh and cleaning of course. Great if i want to become a cleaner!

Vixen · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:29

Alchemy said:
I'm not that desperate...yet.

Do you even have any idea what temp agencies do?
I got my current job through Reed, and I work in a relaxed office, have plenty of benefits and can pick whichever shifts I want. My boyfriend is currently employed by Reed and gets paid almost £8 an hour for for his contracted shift.

Phil99 · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:33

Try any factories in the local area...it's hardly fun/exciting, but they can pay quite well...I'm on about £330 a week in a non skilled job because I do 12hr shifts (7am - 7pm for days, 7pm - 7am nights). The agency workers get more like £5-£6 an hour to do exactly the same job.

Lopéz · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:34

Alchemy said:
I'm not that desperate...yet.

Kate accidentaly got into her career with Rolls Royce through an agency initially. You'd be a total fool to rule out agencies.

Vixen · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:36

Phil99 said:
Try any factories in the local area...it's hardly fun/exciting, but they can pay quite well...I'm on about £330 a week in a non skilled job because I do 12hr shifts (7am - 7pm for days, 7pm - 7am nights). The agency workers get more like £5-£6 an hour to do exactly the same job.

You realise that gives no actual comparison, right? You've given a weekly and an hourly total without giving a number of hours per week.

Indy500 · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:38

Vixen said:
You realise that gives no actual comparison, right? You've given a weekly and an hourly total without giving a number of hours per week.

Assuming he does 5 shifts a week..hes getting no more than the agency workers.

Kreeeee · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:38

I get £7 an hour for a job I didn't even apply for

Phil99 · 6 Jul 2006 at 21:41

Vixen said:
You realise that gives no actual comparison, right? You've given a weekly and an hourly total without giving a number of hours per week.

Sorry, didn't realise I gave 2 different figures

3x12hr shifts, holidays paid weekly (as I assume the agency are as well), 1 week contract. The agency workers come in as and when and can be phoned a couple of hours before they need them, I'm given a working weeks notice.