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Faced with a lack of manpower, restaurateurs and holiday clubs no longer hesitate to recruit minors. Their work is legal and supervised.
This 16-year-old girl is one of the latest recruits to this seaside restaurant. ‘habit. Abdelhak Hadjout is 17 years old. “What motivated me was to earn money, go on vacation, give some money to my family, (…) and learn new things“, he confides. Thomas Juvy, the kitchen manager, says to himself “very happyof this young employee.
Special conditions
The company hired 18 miners for the season. “We are happy that they are present and make themselves available to work on summer jobs. Without them, no season, fortunately they are here with us“, confides for his part the manager, Kristel Fiault. All will be paid 100% of the minimum wage. At 16 and 17 years old, however, they need parental authorization, and the daily working time must not exceed 8 hours, with two consecutive days of rest in the week.At 14 and 15 years of age, there is an authorization from the labor inspectorate, and the days must not exceed 7 hours.