BabyMamma93
Mummy of a Easter baby
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Im so fed up!!! 8 weeks to go, (about) 7 weeks of work left as im working as far to the end i can!!
Ive just turned 21, meaning in the UK my wage should go up as the nat min wage increases at age of 21..
So i mentioned to my boss on my pay day last week, im now 21 and my wage has increased, he brushed me off telling me he can only just afford to pay me what he does now and that if i want paying the rate i will have to lower my hours. I would have prefered more wage, as £40 can go a long way, especially with a baby, but if he cant afford to pay me, then simple, lower my hours, so i suggested i will take 1 day off a week, this will lower my hours meaning my wage stays the same but i am receiving the legal rate. he said he will need to talk to the owner of the office - who i might add doesnt even pay my wage even though they was going to split it (theres 2 businesses in this office, i kinda work for both) anyway the next day i asked if he had spoke to the other guy his reply was 'well no but i would like you to be here every day (because every day im left alone in the office while hes up stairs or at the gym and the owner is too busy at his other office - if im not at work this means my boss actually has to be the face of the office rather than me) so i said well yeah but you said you cant afford to pay me more, unless u ask him (the owner) to pay the rest of my wage, to which he then grumbled as he doesnt wanna ask him.. so i simply said i just dont want the same to happen as what happened at my previous job - i had done a apprenticeship, and even when my apprentice had finished i was still paid the apprentice wage which was about half of what it should have been. He then said 'but this is different, its not like that, i just dont see why we should make changes yet when really you could leave at any time for maternity' .. im sorry but i didnt realise my maternity leave had anything to do with NOW. if i go full term ive still got 7 weeks of work left, thats 7 £40's i could have, or 7 days off.
he then plays the guilt card saying he always pays me for time off i have, hes never docked my wage for when ive had mornings off or dentist appointments, etc. so that makes it alright that im not being paid the legal rate.
im just so annoyed how he blatenly doesnt give a shit about me or my financial situation, he has money in his pocket to keep a roof over his head, he has money to feed his wife and kid so it doesnt mater about anyone else, yeah i manage with money but £40 can go a long way, that could buy about 3-4 tubs of formula, or a few packs of nappies, it could even put my gas and electric on for the week, but he doesnt care about that.
The thing is im just too nice and look where it gets me, it leaves me ranting on a forum page to let the anger hes caused out.
I really just need to tell him i either lower my hours, or he pays me more, end of, no arguments about it, simple as. i know i could take it further but to be honnest its alot more hassle than its worth, it will cost me more on trying to get him to court or whatever so theres really no point..
anyway today i told him i will be having tomorrow off as i have to go to docs and then dentist, no point me coming in for a hour, he tutted rolled his eyes and walked off, so hes blatenly no intentions of allowing me to have a day off and as i say he cant afford to pay me the extra wage!!!
ohh im just so mad, and tbh dont even feel no better after ranting, so what a waste of time that was!!!
Ive just turned 21, meaning in the UK my wage should go up as the nat min wage increases at age of 21..
So i mentioned to my boss on my pay day last week, im now 21 and my wage has increased, he brushed me off telling me he can only just afford to pay me what he does now and that if i want paying the rate i will have to lower my hours. I would have prefered more wage, as £40 can go a long way, especially with a baby, but if he cant afford to pay me, then simple, lower my hours, so i suggested i will take 1 day off a week, this will lower my hours meaning my wage stays the same but i am receiving the legal rate. he said he will need to talk to the owner of the office - who i might add doesnt even pay my wage even though they was going to split it (theres 2 businesses in this office, i kinda work for both) anyway the next day i asked if he had spoke to the other guy his reply was 'well no but i would like you to be here every day (because every day im left alone in the office while hes up stairs or at the gym and the owner is too busy at his other office - if im not at work this means my boss actually has to be the face of the office rather than me) so i said well yeah but you said you cant afford to pay me more, unless u ask him (the owner) to pay the rest of my wage, to which he then grumbled as he doesnt wanna ask him.. so i simply said i just dont want the same to happen as what happened at my previous job - i had done a apprenticeship, and even when my apprentice had finished i was still paid the apprentice wage which was about half of what it should have been. He then said 'but this is different, its not like that, i just dont see why we should make changes yet when really you could leave at any time for maternity' .. im sorry but i didnt realise my maternity leave had anything to do with NOW. if i go full term ive still got 7 weeks of work left, thats 7 £40's i could have, or 7 days off.
he then plays the guilt card saying he always pays me for time off i have, hes never docked my wage for when ive had mornings off or dentist appointments, etc. so that makes it alright that im not being paid the legal rate.
im just so annoyed how he blatenly doesnt give a shit about me or my financial situation, he has money in his pocket to keep a roof over his head, he has money to feed his wife and kid so it doesnt mater about anyone else, yeah i manage with money but £40 can go a long way, that could buy about 3-4 tubs of formula, or a few packs of nappies, it could even put my gas and electric on for the week, but he doesnt care about that.
The thing is im just too nice and look where it gets me, it leaves me ranting on a forum page to let the anger hes caused out.
I really just need to tell him i either lower my hours, or he pays me more, end of, no arguments about it, simple as. i know i could take it further but to be honnest its alot more hassle than its worth, it will cost me more on trying to get him to court or whatever so theres really no point..
anyway today i told him i will be having tomorrow off as i have to go to docs and then dentist, no point me coming in for a hour, he tutted rolled his eyes and walked off, so hes blatenly no intentions of allowing me to have a day off and as i say he cant afford to pay me the extra wage!!!
ohh im just so mad, and tbh dont even feel no better after ranting, so what a waste of time that was!!!