After leaving her previous job because the management treated everyone like garbage and paid minimum wage, my girlfriend found a new job doing waitressing at a nice local cafe. The management and staff seemed friendly and she was meant to make £10/hr which is £3 more per hour than her minimum wage.
The advert she applied to initially was for a full time position which she couldn't fulfil as she has college. However they brought her in for an interview and she got the job on a part time basis. She just received her first pay cheque of ~£205… For 30 hours of work… An hourly rate of £6.83 not £10. Her boss replied via email that the £10/hr rate was only for staff that work full time or at least 30 hours per week.
Personally I think that's ridiculous. If an employee worked 29 hours per week would they get £3 an hour less than someone who worked 30 hours? What if someone went above and beyond and worked 70 hours per week? Do they get £15 per hour? She's keeping the job for the moment until she finds something that pays better. I'm proud of her for standing up for herself more and more. None of these managers, owners or executives are looking out for you, you need to look out for yourself.