Green Pro Clean Ltd
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Thats sound. Was his choice to practice and did so on his time. Good idea. Did you make him leave a deposit on the squeegee? /emoticons/tongue.pngI had my worker (its my mates son) come round to my house. I spent a couple of hours with him teaching him how to use the pole and a squeegee.He wasn't paid for this, but I sent him off home with an applicator and squeegee and told him as soon as he can squeegee a window with both hands, he could come out with me and start earning.
Now, I hardly ever do any trad, but I wanted to test his attitude and see how quick he'd pick it up and know his heart was in it. Fair play to him, because he's worked with me ever since, but will be leaving soon to do an electrical apprenticeship.
The point in making here, is I wouldn't take a risk of taking someone out who could be useless and having to pay them. There are other ways of shelling peas :thumbsup:
Mate keep flogging a dead horse. You know full well the voluntary work refers to charities and such like and not to paying industry.Its only how you label itEmployment rights and pay for interns - GOV.UK
On there if they agree to the first week being voluntary, they're not classed as a worker, so no obligation to pay. bobs your uncle.
I'm pretty dam sure if I approached a window Cleaning company and said I want a job, I'll do a week for free, if you like me take me on, if not I'll be on my way; no court in the land would find an issue there.
If you phoned me up and said you'd do a week for free on assessment that is a HUGE difference between someone applying for am advertised roll and being told that they will do the first week free!
I also get calls a couple of times each month from window cleaners looking for work and I am straight up with them. 'Sorry I'm not hiring' but knowing a load of other windies here I know if someone is and pass that number along.
You can argue the toss till you are blue in the face mate and even if you term ot so it becomes a legal loophole in my opinion your practice is still immoral.