Working in family shop

Comms69

If the situation is that bad you'd both be better off working minimum wage surely?

sheramber

Joshuab176 wrote: »

Its not that i want money for the sake of it. I want to be able to contribute to the household bills ect. I looked into working tax but i need to be over 25 for that

You can only get money by going out and working for it. The business can't pay you money it does not have.

How much money does the shop bring in? Is it really worth it/

Could you get a part time job and only open the shop limited hours around you part time job?

What is your long term goal for employment?

spadoosh

With all due respect a shop that cant pay two people minimum wage is never going to be requiring someone to go out on deliveries all day every day. Not least a sweet shop, ive never ordered anything to be delivered from a sweet shop. And i eat a lot of sweets.

If you need money to help your mum pay the bills you need to tell her to give you a wage for the work you do for her or you will look elsewhere.

How its acceptable for her to risk the situation of a new start up, the two occupants of the household to be 'employed' by her yet not paying any wages and expecting to manage a house is beyond me.

If she want you to work for free, she should not be expecting you to pay any bills. In fact i would go as far to say as make sure youre getting some pocket money! You cant seriously be expected to contribute to the bills if shes asking you to work full time for her for free. It simply does not add up.

TELLIT01

It looks as if your mum is making the same mistake my sister-in-law made. She tried to be different by doing deliveries and that was one element in the shop failing, although I'm not convinced it was every actually viable. Hers was a bakery shop, everything bought in, not baked on the premises.
The deliveries were free but it meant she had to have somebody either do the deliveries or look after the shop while she did them. They took up a lot of time and drained her financially and physically.
Your mum needs to stop delivering and accept that she has to take full responsibility for the shop during the week. You and your siblings may be able to help at the weekend, but you need to find a paying job if for no other reason than contributing to the household running costs.

Mojisola

Joshuab176 wrote: »

The shop currently doesnt make enought for wages

Joshuab176 wrote: »

Its not that i want money for the sake of it. I want to be able to contribute to the household bills ect.

How is your Mum paying the household bills if neither of you are getting wages?