(16 Nov 2023, 9:38 am)streetdeckfan wrote I'm sorry but it's completely stupid to say that GNE are forcing drivers to rely on the overtime.
If people are relying on the regular overtime to survive, that's a them problem not a GNE problem.
GNE didn't force their drivers to get themselves into debt to the point where they need the overtime.
GNE didn't force their drivers to have children they couldn't afford.
GNE didn't cause the drivers partner to lose their job so they now have to rely on one income.
GNE didn't even put Liz Truss into power allegedly causing the economy to go tits up.
If the drivers aren't living within their means, that's entirely on them and absolutely nothing to do with GNE.
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A bit of an overreaction there perhaps, and stupid, really?
Cost of living excluding everything you mention above has caused outgoings for everyone to go up, but GNEs stance is we're not making enough profit (asides the £85 million we made in group). Things which employees have little control over like gas, electric, petrol/diesel prices, food, etc has all gone up massively - these are essentials - not optional.
Staff buses run from high density driver areas - a lot of drivers areas have no service at all - so that is an essential cost to them.
Employment in an ideal world should be based on mutual respect - not a one way transaction where the employer throws you some bones at the end of the week grudgingly and tries its best to get out of doing so, and tries to find ways to make you work longer for the same pay, and lambast and degrade you at every possible opportunity.
An employer has a responsibility to ensure that none of it's employees are forced to work overtime just to meet their day to day needs. When overtime does dry up GNE are quite happy to cut off employees like junkies needing their fix with no thought for the help they have given the company, either at short notice, or the fact they rely on the extra to make ends meet (and any manager who says they don't know who those people are, are lying). I'm not going to even enter into the discussion about children - it's quite clear from what you've written you do not have any, or appreciate any of the ups and downs of family life in that regard.