Retail Clothing Store (Work) advice in London
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Much easier to wait til the bulk of the work she had done so far is paid though than risk having to argue over any deductions or so on they might try on if she leaves.
Associate
i'd name and shame them, that's a ridiculous thing to force staff to do, they should be supplying them free if they want them to wear it.
Soldato
McDonald's pay the living wage and provide free uniform, doesn't matter if she's a vegetarian they do vege burgers 
Used to work at a clothing company and the staff discount was trade+vat which worked out at about 50%. So about standard.
The retail unit staff did used to get an annual allowance though.
Caporegime
Expected to spend a good chunk of a months wage on outfits to wear as essentially uniform? No thanks. It's no wonder some people don't want to work.
I don't see how it's a workable policy since it's going to have to apply to everybody to achieve the aim they are trying to set out, which means that someone on their first day for a minimum wage job would need to have a minimum of £75 just kicking around to spend on a job where they are unable to predict how much will even pay them each month. Obviously if they don't want people wearing the same clothes each day then this figure goes up.
^ That's a really interesting point.
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...-and-shamed-for-not-paying-staff-minimum-wage
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...-and-shamed-for-not-paying-staff-minimum-wage
Thank you all for the comments. Its given me some things to think about definitely.
Just found the article aMb spoke about and am reading through it right now. Quite interesting!
Just found the article aMb spoke about and am reading through it right now. Quite interesting!
Seems like the full story is that Monsoon took the money for the clothes out of people's salaries, rather than paying them the money and then requiring they spend it back again. So potentially not the same thing.
Either way, it's a minimum wage job and there are others available that don't require you to spend several hundred pounds on clothes to be allowed to work there.
Either way, it's a minimum wage job and there are others available that don't require you to spend several hundred pounds on clothes to be allowed to work there.
There's some more information here about it: https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/national-minimum-wage-manual/nmwm11220
There are companies out there afraid they are currently breaching the rules as they can be named and shamed. It is an area that HMRC have employed additional staff to conduct reviews.
There are companies out there afraid they are currently breaching the rules as they can be named and shamed. It is an area that HMRC have employed additional staff to conduct reviews.
Could come to the same thing though regarding minimum wage - I know where I work has started adding some extra pay (they actually bumped everyone up 1.5% minimum wage or not I think for some reason) so make sure that some potential costs to staff didn't mean they went under minimum wage.
Just wanted to say thanks to all for your input.
The clothing store I spoke of has in the past week announced that their secondary store in Westfields shopping centre is closing due to poor sales. I predicted this would happen as shoppers there aren't interested in sub £450+ 'British' dresses with tacky finishing. Three other youngsters have left after the uniform debacle - I assume they finally read the latest minutes from the last meeting and didn't sign it.
My wife who alternates between both stores has been told that she is no longer required even though she's the eldest out of the remaining staff and most reliable for whatsapp group feedback as well as work. She's been given three weeks notice, which leaves two employees - a student and the equally young manager. The good news is that she has made friends with other workers (who know of how badly the store treats workers) who work in other retail stores and they're helping her find employment in the area.
The clothing store I spoke of has in the past week announced that their secondary store in Westfields shopping centre is closing due to poor sales. I predicted this would happen as shoppers there aren't interested in sub £450+ 'British' dresses with tacky finishing. Three other youngsters have left after the uniform debacle - I assume they finally read the latest minutes from the last meeting and didn't sign it.
My wife who alternates between both stores has been told that she is no longer required even though she's the eldest out of the remaining staff and most reliable for whatsapp group feedback as well as work. She's been given three weeks notice, which leaves two employees - a student and the equally young manager. The good news is that she has made friends with other workers (who know of how badly the store treats workers) who work in other retail stores and they're helping her find employment in the area.
Associate
forever 21 ?
Caporegime
Oh well. That sucks but hopefully she'll find something better in the imminent future ☺
Sounds like a place to be shot of. Surely it's not hard to find a job in retail in/around central London?
If there's one thing I've learnt in my working life is that you can always take control of a bad working situation and leave. Especially in these circumstances. If a place of work is doing something you don't like,not treating you well.. Either pick your battle or move on. Life's too short to be treated like ****.
If there's one thing I've learnt in my working life is that you can always take control of a bad working situation and leave. Especially in these circumstances. If a place of work is doing something you don't like,not treating you well.. Either pick your battle or move on. Life's too short to be treated like ****.