0 hour contracts son receives p45

badgerbread

Hi all
Hoping you can advise my son, he has just got his first weekend job on a 0 hour contract. He often paid out for travel to get there for them to tell him there was no work. He paid £30 for their uniform which they took out of his wages. He accepted all this and just worked when they needed him.

Today he received a letter with his p45 in it he’s not had any warning or told he has been sacked or anything. I was wondering if there was anything we can do as this company hires a lot of young teens if this is there first experience of work it’s not good. He is looking for something else as it’s only seasonal anyway but I’m angry for him that they can just do this and get away with it. As I’m sure my son was not the first and will not be the last.

Thanks in advance for any advice

Masomnia

Your son is best off out of it. Not a lot you can do unfortunately.

Hope he finds something else soon.

PS did his contract authorise the deduction of £30?

badgerbread

Yes the uniform charge was in his contract

TyreLever

badgerbread wrote: »

Hi all
Hoping you can advise my son, he has just got his first weekend job on a 0 hour contract. He often paid out for travel to get there for them to tell him there was no work. He paid £30 for their uniform which they took out of his wages. He accepted all this and just worked when they needed him.

Today he received a letter with his p45 in it he’s not had any warning or told he has been sacked or anything. I was wondering if there was anything we can do as this company hires a lot of young teens if this is there first experience of work it’s not good. He is looking for something else as it’s only seasonal anyway but I’m angry for him that they can just do this and get away with it. As I’m sure my son was not the first and will not be the last.

Thanks in advance for any advice

Masomnia wrote: »

Your son is best off out of it. Not a lot you can do unfortunately.

Hope he finds something else soon.

PS did his contract authorise the deduction of £30?

What this girl said.

I once came home from a holiday to open a letter and found my P45 in it. I was actually delighted and relieved as the job was hell. More specifically the job itself was OK but the person in charge made it an unacceptable environment to work in. Never knew any boss to be that bad before or since.

0 hour contracts? IMO they are not a proper job. Wouldn't touch the gig economy with a stolen CV.

BrassicWoman

given the time of year, def. a P45 and not a P60?

p00hsticks

TyreLever wrote: »

0 hour contracts? IMO they are not a proper job. Wouldn't touch the gig economy with a stolen CV.

I suspect a lot of people would agree with you - but don't have the luxury of a wealth of full time non-contract salaried employment opportunities available to them.