MY daughter applied for a Saturday job waitressing at a restaurant.

She was asked to complete a 'free shift' to see if she was ‘capable’.

A four-hour shift was completed and even though a number of weeks have now passed, and the management was prompted, the business hasn’t made any contact to inform her if she was successful or not.

Of course there is an element of common decency to inform a young person just starting her working life but this new ‘free shift’ system is surely exploiting youth and is becoming the norm.

Another business I know asks youths to complete a free seven-hour shift to assess capability.

So, is it ethical or moral? I think that unsuccessful children should be paid for the shift, contacted and given a reason why they are not suitable at this time.

We are so upset with the attitude of the business, we won’t use them anymore.

It would be interesting to get readers’ views.

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