How to Ask for More Money...?

If cleaning is a part of your job then you will not get paid extra for it. More hours should mean more money though so that is the compromise. I know of a restaurant where the heavier cleaning is a separate job that is paid for separately outside of regular earnings but that would mean establishing a separate position for the cleaning. Extra money is based on time and effort so if you have been there a long time and you step up at times like this you may be able to ask for a slight pay raise but it may also come with additional repsonsibilites so think before you ask. This job is a place you are passing through and sometimes we just have to do things we don't want to until something else comes along.

It may be better if you familiarise yourself with the local labour laws, especially the ones connected with overtime work. Know what can or cannot be bargained for. If you are certain that you are entitled to an overtime pay then you can start approaching the management. Did you sign anything on accepting the job? If so, there may be a clause on the duties that need to be carried out, and terms of renumeration. Be clear on this too because many employees approach their employers without being completely prepared. There are many vcariables involved so it may not be easy to make any specific suggestion. "I'm sorry to bother you but there is something that I would like to discuss with you." "It is regarding the extra work that I have to do each day." The variables here are many but let us take one possible path, one where the employee has the right. "As I understand it there should be an overtime pay. I know in the present economic climate we have to make sacrifices but don't you think that there should be something for us as a token of appreciation?" The path of dealing direct with the cleaning issue, where it is not stated in the job description. "The cleaning job you asked us to do in extra time is not in our job description. It is not we don't want to do it but at the moment we feel unappreciated after spending extra time doing something which we are not obliged to do. (pause) We would be grateful if some form of appreciation is given to us." Do note that the above suggestions may not work in your case. all the best in your quest, rosdimy