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My son a lovely lad who has 12 GCSE's at grade A and B had been looking for work since leaving school last year he had written lots of applications and every time had been told, too overly qualified, not enough experience etc etc.
Finally he was able to get on a modern apprenticeship with a company to get the work experience he lacked and this would also enable him to take a further qualification his NVQ with regular support and mentoring.
However this was not his experience at all, said company did not pay him any money at all for three months, so his job seekers allowance had stopped and the poor lad had no money of his own for three months! We of course helped him but he wanted his own money.
He had a job description and a list of work to do, most of which computer based but they did not give him a computer to do it on so he had to wait for one to become free every day. This caused him alot of stress and he was always promised one but never got one.
He was criticised for his hair being too long so he had it cut, smart and trendy but the manager didn't like it still.
He was put in charge of petty cash and when he asked how to record what went out was told to figure it out himself!
He was on a probationary period which was to finish this week, he had worked very hard any things they had asked him to improve on he had done. The new manager who had been in post for only two weeks and who had asked my son to work overtime last friday which he did until 8.00pm, this bearing in mind is for the salary of £95.00 a week for a day of 8.30am until 5.00pm, called him into his office. He tore a strip off him for not being up to date on a certain file, for not ordering enough paper and for not filling out the petty cash book correctly.
He told him his probationary period was finished and they no longer wanted him there. This was the same man who had happily taken a piece of my son's birthday cake he had bought for the office staff for his birthday that day.
When i came in for school to my birthday boy i found him crying and in a terrible state not really knowing what he had done so wrong and feeling in his words 'like a complete failure'.
I am sure that this manager will now go back to the job centre and re instate the apprenticeship with another willing young person and do the same to them, then he won't have to pay him a proper salary.
My son didn't even get a written letter this was all just verbal.
I am gutted for him, this surely cannot be right.
When he was little i could put a plaster on it, if it hurt and give him lots of cuddles, yes he wanted a hug on Friday but i cannot help with the hurt he feels or the now lack of employment.
I know many people are out of work or looking for work at the moment do any of you have any advice for my son? Thank you for listening.
Finally he was able to get on a modern apprenticeship with a company to get the work experience he lacked and this would also enable him to take a further qualification his NVQ with regular support and mentoring.
However this was not his experience at all, said company did not pay him any money at all for three months, so his job seekers allowance had stopped and the poor lad had no money of his own for three months! We of course helped him but he wanted his own money.
He had a job description and a list of work to do, most of which computer based but they did not give him a computer to do it on so he had to wait for one to become free every day. This caused him alot of stress and he was always promised one but never got one.
He was criticised for his hair being too long so he had it cut, smart and trendy but the manager didn't like it still.
He was put in charge of petty cash and when he asked how to record what went out was told to figure it out himself!
He was on a probationary period which was to finish this week, he had worked very hard any things they had asked him to improve on he had done. The new manager who had been in post for only two weeks and who had asked my son to work overtime last friday which he did until 8.00pm, this bearing in mind is for the salary of £95.00 a week for a day of 8.30am until 5.00pm, called him into his office. He tore a strip off him for not being up to date on a certain file, for not ordering enough paper and for not filling out the petty cash book correctly.
He told him his probationary period was finished and they no longer wanted him there. This was the same man who had happily taken a piece of my son's birthday cake he had bought for the office staff for his birthday that day.
When i came in for school to my birthday boy i found him crying and in a terrible state not really knowing what he had done so wrong and feeling in his words 'like a complete failure'.
I am sure that this manager will now go back to the job centre and re instate the apprenticeship with another willing young person and do the same to them, then he won't have to pay him a proper salary.
My son didn't even get a written letter this was all just verbal.
I am gutted for him, this surely cannot be right.
When he was little i could put a plaster on it, if it hurt and give him lots of cuddles, yes he wanted a hug on Friday but i cannot help with the hurt he feels or the now lack of employment.
I know many people are out of work or looking for work at the moment do any of you have any advice for my son? Thank you for listening.
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