Reply to: Who's working over Christmas?

[original PM]

My daughter's doing a 10-6 shift on Christmas day. She gets minimum wage (which, as she's not 21 for another 2 weeks, is the princely sum of £5.03 an hour). AFAIK no mention has been made of double or triple time for Christmas. She was OK about it as she presumed she'd rake it in on tips, but they've stuck her on front desk so she'll probably get nothing. She's not best pleased.

and where exactly is your not quite 21 yo daughter working this xmas....


oh right....

[CheeseSlice]

My daughter's doing a 10-6 shift on Christmas day. She gets minimum wage (which, as she's not 21 for another 2 weeks, is the princely sum of £5.03 an hour). AFAIK no mention has been made of double or triple time for Christmas. She was OK about it as she presumed she'd rake it in on tips, but they've stuck her on front desk so she'll probably get nothing. She's not best pleased.

Would she be sacked if she refused to do it? Sounds like she needs to drive a harder bargain with the rate of pay. I'm guessing the customers are paying through the nose for service on Xmas day so someone must be making more, just not your daughter.

I'm picturing a miserable manager dressed in a Dickensian kind of way, first name Ebenezer...

[mudskipper]

They don't split tips with front desk then? I thought these days tips were always split x ways but who is included in x I don't know the etiquette

No, they don't split tips. They take it in turns to front desk, so it evens out. I think kitchen staff get paid more to compensate. I suppose the incentive is to provide good service, and by sharing tips you lose that motivation.

[EternalOptimist]

i was gonna say not seen you posting for a while....

thought you had been banged up for being a dirty robbin scouser like..

git.

I remember bumping into an old mate in Bootle

EO - 'Hello old mate. Havnt seen you for six months. What have you been doing?'
OM - 'Six months'

[original PM]

i was gonna say not seen you posting for a while....

thought you had been banged up for being a dirty robbin scouser like..

[EternalOptimist]

i been working 7 days since i got back from me holibags

christmas is just another day. bah humbug

[darmstadt]

My daughter's doing a 10-6 shift on Christmas day. She gets minimum wage (which, as she's not 21 for another 2 weeks, is the princely sum of £5.03 an hour). AFAIK no mention has been made of double or triple time for Christmas. She was OK about it as she presumed she'd rake it in on tips, but they've stuck her on front desk so she'll probably get nothing. She's not best pleased.

Frau D. is doing a 14-22 shift on both the 25th and 26th so it'll be quite(ish) in our household although she will get more money for it in the way that she is taxed. I might go to the pub actually...

[original PM]

hmm i did -- apparently not!

oh well - although it does depend on what full time staff get....as you cannot discriminate!

[original PM]

My daughter's doing a 10-6 shift on Christmas day. She gets minimum wage (which, as she's not 21 for another 2 weeks, is the princely sum of £5.03 an hour). AFAIK no mention has been made of double or triple time for Christmas. She was OK about it as she presumed she'd rake it in on tips, but they've stuck her on front desk so she'll probably get nothing. She's not best pleased.

Pretty sure? that working bank holidays is triple time or double time n a day in lieu but maybe not...

have you googled it?

[Platypus]

My daughter's doing a 10-6 shift on Christmas day. She gets minimum wage (which, as she's not 21 for another 2 weeks, is the princely sum of £5.03 an hour). AFAIK no mention has been made of double or triple time for Christmas. She was OK about it as she presumed she'd rake it in on tips, but they've stuck her on front desk so she'll probably get nothing. She's not best pleased.

They don't split tips with front desk then? I thought these days tips were always split x ways but who is included in x I don't know the etiquette

[mudskipper]

My daughter's doing a 10-6 shift on Christmas day. She gets minimum wage (which, as she's not 21 for another 2 weeks, is the princely sum of £5.03 an hour). AFAIK no mention has been made of double or triple time for Christmas. She was OK about it as she presumed she'd rake it in on tips, but they've stuck her on front desk so she'll probably get nothing. She's not best pleased.

[darmstadt]

Finish Friday but probably won't go in and then go back whenever it is I'm meant to be back. Will probably be so bored that I'll do some WFH and just stick it on the bill...

[SueEllen]

Students must have finished by now, though!

College and Uni students have.

Private schools as well.

WFH over Xmas and New Year. Though may take 2nd and 3rd off because I'm lazy and normally have the full two weeks off.

[AtW]

Will be working on SKA.next

[Cliphead]

Finish Friday and back on the 2nd. I'll probably get bored and do some work at home.