[ben221]

Hi I'm 16 and I've just received an application form from a hotel which I applied to, but I don't understand some of the things they are asking me on the application

1: Endorsements: yes or no
2:Are you involved in any activity which might limit your availability to work or your working hours?
3:Are you subject to any restrictions or covenants which might restrict your working activities?

What do these three questions mean?^^^

[Emily94]

I am not to sure about all of these but number 2 is referring to if you have activities that will interfere with work, examples : Sports, lessons, etc.

I think number three is kind of like.. things you strongly believe in or an oath... Like certain people have a faith were they won't do anything on a certain day, so you would need that day off.

[Clough]

Hi, ben221!

The endorsement section on your particular job application probably means something about the following:

Quote is from Endorsements (work, business, study) for South African immigrants, Spouses and Life partners

What is an endorsement?

An endorsement is made to an existing permit or applied for simultaneously – for example a Life Partner moving to South Africa applies for a life partner permit with a work endorsement to enable her to take a job she has been offered. The same would apply if she was looking to set up a business or study.

To get an endorsement you must be the holder of or applying for a spousal or life partner permit.

Basically, it's something added to a work permit that would allow a person to work in certain situations. If you had an endorsement, you would know it.

Question 2. Emily94 gives a couple of good examples. Further, for full-time work, employers will be more likely to hire people who are able to work full-time with maybe some flexibility, if the starting and stopping times to the work day might have need of being varied some. A couple of other examples of activies that might limit a persons availability to work at a job would be having another job and/or religious activities in which the person feels an obigation to participate.

Question 3. I think that Emily94 is right on with that one!

Thanks!