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writes:This is not a relationship problem, but I need some advice as I am feeling quite low about myself at the moment. There was a hairdressing salon just opened in january where I live. I sent a CV into him and the next day he contacted me and told me to come for a trial. I did well and he told me I had the job.He told me he could offically start me in March. I was going into the salon on the days he was busy before that. He was paying me cash in hand (£20). He told me he was going to train me and promised me the world. I have already completed my level 2 but I was going back to another very credited academy to go back over my level 2 as I felt I was not up to scratch in what I had learned. (Which he knew about).I have being there for the past 2 weeks and he told me and my mum how well I was doing. Then out of the blue he sent me a text basically saying he didnt want me back and that my skills were appalling but he would he would take me back on once I had done my training. He has also took someone else on who has not got any experience or qualifications on in my place.He hasnt paid me for the last 2 weeks or the 3 times before that. This guy has shot my confidence to bits. I have even rang my old hairdressing tutor and she has told me that my skills were not appalling at all just that i need to beleive in myself more.Does anyone think this guy just cant afford to pay me?
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reader, anonymous, writes (28 March 2012): This man has behaved appallingly.Unfortunately, because you are not officially on his payroll there isn't much you can do.Ignore his nasty comments about your skills. The fact he's taken on someone else - unqualified - tells me this guy is just using keen, young people for cheap labor. If anyone offers you a job "cash in hand" don't take it. You don't get paid what you're worth and you have no rights.DEFINITELY go back to college and re-do your Level 2, but what about aiming for a higher qualification after that? I don't know what hair-dressing qualifications are like in Canada. Have you thought about adding cosmetology to your skills too? Us girls always like to have our make-up done!The more qualifications you have the better. While you're studying your Level 2, why not approach salon owners in your area and ask if you can volunteer to work with them on a Saturday to get some experience? That way, you get to study and learn skills in a real hair-dressing environment.The salon owners will see how keen you are and, you never know, it might lead to a job offer?Very best of luck.
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reader, Sageoldguy1465  +, writes (28 March 2012):
 No.. I think he's stiffing you for some pay that you earned. Under normal circumstances the threat of reporting him to workplace authorities would probably bring him around to make good with you. HOWEVER, if you were working "off the books" you will probably have little or no evidence to present that you WERE "employed" at the shop.... so you may have to swallow hard and chalk up this non-payment to one of life's fairly-expensive lessons...
.... AND, under NO circumstances would I suggest that you "go to work" for him again, in the future.....
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