Last night I was in the kitchen with two of the workers in the B&B, two young South African women who have been working in the UK for over a year. We sat around drinking vodka and orange (screwdrivers) for about an hour.
Apparently, when they found out how much my job offer was (48 hours for 250 pounds a week) from the hotel down the street, they were shocked. Come to find out, I was not even offered minimum wage in the UK! That's right. The minimum wage in the UK is 5.52 pounds an hour. They also said it was illegal for the hotel to pay below the minimum wage. The women said that the English LOVE to take advantage of foreigners who don't know any better. Well now I do!
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WOW! Can you report them? Yankee turned Tori turned Whistleblower!
Puma,
Thanks for all the comments. Actually, I could totally report them. But I don't want to burn too many bridges in London, so I think I am going to let this one slide! :)
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