> 父は兄や姉にも店を手伝わせている。しかし、私には手伝わせるつもりはないらしい。

What does the last part つもりはないらしい。 mean? Is it the son that does not want to
do it, or is it the dad not wanting to tell the son to do it?
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「私には手伝わせるつもりはないらしい。」 Who is the agent of つもりはない?
> 父は兄や姉にも店を手伝わせている。しかし、私には手伝わせるつもりはないらしい。

To break down:

私に -- me  
は -- contrastive は (contrasting 兄や姉に vs 私に)  
手伝わせる -- have (me) help  
つもりはない -- have no intention  
らしい -- seems

私 is the object of the causative 手伝わせる, so the subject should be 父.

> "It seems that Dad has no intention to have me help."

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> Is it the son that does not want to do it, or is it the dad not wanting to
> tell the son to do it?

It's the latter. To say the former, it should use the verb 手伝う, as in 私には
**手伝う** つもりはない "I have no intention to **help**." Also, using らしい for the
first person's intention would sound weird.
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