Alright guys, I just want to make sure that everybody is aware of what we posted earlier.

I did check it just in case I did it wrong, but it is right.

So, volunteers that work, because we've had some that don't work, get £20 a shift in store credit, store allowance.

The reason we do that is because it doesn't affect people's benefits, it doesn't affect people's tax, because you can't tax second hand goods.

It won't affect your pensions, it doesn't affect housing benefits.

If you've got children that are under 18, you don't want to be putting them in any type of paid employment between 16 and 21.

Because if you do, then you will lose everything that you are entitled to.

Okay, so be careful about getting them summer jobs, because you can lose your tax credits, you might lose out on grants and things that are entitled to in college, and you could lose your child benefit.

Whereas if you keep your child in full time education with no breaks and no paid employment, until 2021, I can't remember, you get everything, including CSA.

Okay, so be very careful about getting your teenagers a job over the summer.

Now, if they come to us, they can have £20 a day store credit.

Okay, so they can pick what they like in the shops, that's not a problem, or maybe save it up to buy something a bit more expensive, if we've got like a leather jacket or something like that there.

The shifts is usually about half past nine, four o'clock, you know, a lot of us tend to work throughout dinner, because we just do, but they are entitled to have a lunch break and breaks as well, because they're under 18.

So they would be entitled to that.

So there's free tea and coffee, free pop there.

If they want a micro meal or a pot noodle, we can pop and get them one, that's fine.

They're more than welcome to come in and do some work experience.

And then we can write them like a mini reference to go in their portfolios as well, which will go well for them.

I mean, college doesn't really matter as they're having CVs for college and things.

But when they go on to university, they can see that they've been working and volunteering from a younger age.

So they can put things like that down, because they'll have the proof they've done it.

So just for you to be aware, it's not £20 cash, store credit, OK, it's £20 in store allowance for themselves.

The volunteers do really well out of it because, you know, we've got good prices and what have you.

So just give me a shout.

Make sure you're aware of that.

With the volunteers, if you're over 18, I mean, what I would say is declare it to HMRC and declare it to the Jobcentres.

Jobcentres are aware because I've already spoke to them about it, you know.

The only time that it could affect benefits and tax and things like that is if you were selling the items on.

So if you bought two tops for £10 in our shop out of your store allowance and Dan wrote it down in the book or Sami wrote it down in the book, because we record it as well while you've taken and then you went and sold them directly on Vinted to make money,

then that's when you could incur tax charges and things like that.

But nine out of ten times most people are buying stuff for themselves, you know, so we can do that for them and they will have a mini reference that they've done it which will help them in the future as well.

So yeah, as long as they're good workers, it's not a problem.

We can't have them in the shop on their phones all day.

Okay, we tell them to leave their phones on them and leave them on just in case you need to get in contact with them for an emergency.

If they're coming in, I need a letter of authorisation that they can come in off you for my files and I also need contact numbers and if I need to know any medical information and allergies and things like that.

But yeah, they're more than welcome to come in and do some training with us.

And I mean it'll all go towards their portfolios and things and training and development, won't it guys?

