what r her rights

Missme

Gas_Powered_Toothbrush wrote: »

Pot calling the kettle black there, don't you think?

Ummmmm... Nope.

Dovah_diva

hone123 wrote: »

...as for txt talk can't c the problem, obviously u still can read what I've written thanx for yr input tho it was gr8

Makes you look thick, I'm afraid.

Funky_Bold_Ribena

Missme wrote: »

Ummmmm... Nope.

Could YOU explain the post that John referred to then?

Missme

I don't need to explain the post - that's for the author to do.

I also don't need to demean people for their use of english. it's simple enough to ask them to try and be clearer or to say 'i don't understand' or just skip over it.

Southend1

pimento wrote: »

I'd rather pay him £2.65 an hour myself not to undervalue himself. If he can't find reasonably paid work in the UK I will probably offer him the plane fare to Australia or New Zealand and he can try his luck there.

That's fine but firstly, not everyone is suited to university studies and secondly, not all parents can afford to pay their child to sit about doing nothing.

£2.65 an hour should not be allowed even for apprentices, however this may be all the OP's daughter is able to earn right now. Better she is in work than not even if she is not earning enough to support herself for the time being. Hopefully she will qualify as a hairdresser and who knows, she may become a successful salon owner in time.

OP you shouldn't be worrying about leaving her at home, she's a young adult. She could theoretically be married with children at her age so I hardly think a couple of weeks looking after herself and the cat will prove a problem.

Go away and have a lovely holiday. Leave your daughter to work her new job and have a first taste of life without the parents around all the time.

pimento

chipmunk wrote: »

I may be wrong but I don't think they let you in to Australia unless you already have a job. Not sure about New Zealand though, they do have an awful lot of sheep that need looking after:)

You may be right but he is a New Zealand passport holder ( as well as British) so your point is moot.

Oh and of course, a New Zealand passport gives you the right to live and work in Australia.

hone123

This_Year wrote: »

It reads as if you are 17. I have a 17 year old daughter too, I am happy for her to stay at home, she frequently does. I also know my daughter's friends, and their parents, have done since she first made friends. I trust my daughter.

If you're worried about what she might let happen in your absence then you really should be looking at your parenting skills. In a year she'll be 18. It's not about wrapping your child in cotton wool to protect them from the world, it's bringing your child up and teaching the skills needed to get along in the world.

And to answer your question, employers can stop someone taking a holiday if it doesn't fit in with the business needs. The time to have asked for the holiday was when the job was offered, and even then, employers do not have to honour the dates. Some/most do but it is not a requirement.

Sorry this isn't in text speak, I was brought up in a time when the phone was attached to the wall in the hall and you sat on the stairs to communicate. [/

I can assure u my parenting skills are fine, I have 5 children who have all turned out well, as I've said I trust her completely, I just feel she is too young to be left alone for this amount of time. I didn't come on here for parenting skills or an English lesson, how text talk can affend so many people amazes me, as someone said its for speed, perhaps you are easily attended.

hone123

jacques_chirac wrote: »

There is nothing wrong with a 17 year old with few (no?) qualifications earning £2.65, especially when that includes training in their desired field.

I wish your son luck in finding work - hopefully he has a better attitude than you.

Thankfully she did get her qualifications, she gets £106 per week which is 4 days in the salon 1 day off and day release at college, I didn't think this was too bad for her age

Poppy9

hone123 wrote: »

Thankfully she did get her qualifications, she gets £106 per week which is 4 days in the salon 1 day off and day release at college, I didn't think this was too bad for her age

and the 7th day?:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

hone123

rachhh wrote: »

I don't know a single young person over the age of 11 that would be caught dead using text speak! It now seems to be reserved for only the lazy and illiterate.

Really, perhaps your not around many then