(14 Oct 2023, 4:53 pm)Adrian wrote And if this is indeed the case, nor should they.
If they're driving a company vehicle, then it's work and should be paid. Regardless of whether it's in service or not.
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(14 Oct 2023, 5:03 pm)Rob44 wrote As someone said on another forum airline piolets and steward/ess have been doing it for years - dont get paid until the doors lock and stop getting paid when doos open......... not sure you can compare the tow but I was supriosed to find out it was true.That may well be the case, but does that make it right? Why should people have to perform work tasks in their own time?
(14 Oct 2023, 5:03 pm)Rob44 wrote As someone said on another forum airline piolets and steward/ess have been doing it for years - dont get paid until the doors lock and stop getting paid when doos open......... not sure you can compare the tow but I was supriosed to find out it was true.But they never were paid for this, drivers were.
(14 Oct 2023, 5:06 pm)Adrian wrote That may well be the case, but does that make it right? Why should people have to perform work tasks in their own time?These types of terms are effectively grandfathered from the time of municipal ownership and pre-deregulation. (At a time when unions were far stronger I might add)
We need to do more to stop this almost free reign of driving down working conditions. If a company desires to make more money, it shouldn't be at the expense of those working for it.
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(14 Oct 2023, 5:06 pm)Adrian wrote That may well be the case, but does that make it right? Why should people have to perform work tasks in their own time?
We need to do more to stop this almost free reign of driving down working conditions. If a company desires to make more money, it shouldn't be at the expense of those working for it.
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(14 Oct 2023, 4:02 pm)Driver9*** wrote I've read on another forum that one of the conditions for the pay deal is not paying the drivers for time driven "out of service" first thing in the morning and late at night, is that true?
(14 Oct 2023, 7:49 pm)MurdnunoC wrote "Who's this f'n cock?" is a phrase that immediately springs to mind upon pondering your post.
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(14 Oct 2023, 8:05 pm)Ambassador wrote I dunno, judging by non striking staff social media comments, they’re truly in the cult of personality. Lower and middle managers who’ll sell the granny to get a thank you pat off Ben and some token industry recognition for having a laugh at the strike or inside joke comments.
Gijlbert Management style lingering on and on…
(14 Oct 2023, 8:16 pm)mb134 wrote Evidently some seriousness needs to be brought in at GNE, I think they'd be wise to take a similar approach to the video below in future meetings if they want to get the business into a good place again.
(14 Oct 2023, 8:05 pm)Ambassador wrote I dunno, judging by non striking staff social media comments, they’re truly in the cult of personality. Lower and middle managers who’ll sell the granny to get a thank you pat off Ben and some token industry recognition for having a laugh at the strike or inside joke comments.
Gijlbert Management style lingering on and on…
The place is utterly full of incompetent over promoted middle managers with inept people management skills who’d last a month at most outside of GNE
(14 Oct 2023, 8:37 pm)Andreos1 wrote
But our very own Dan has been nominated for an award!
(15 Oct 2023, 1:24 pm)NEbushopper wrote The sne 6/7 was very cosy heading out of metrocentre yesterday and the gct 67 seemed very busy aswell.
(16 Oct 2023, 8:13 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote Sub contract it out
You can win a contract and then subcontract for other operators to run the service on your behalf...
Megabucks has been doing it for years and so has Caledonian
(18 Oct 2023, 8:37 am)Rob44 wrote What about the 35, 28 and 29 - they are contracted but dont see them runing?Dan has literally posted the answer a couple posts above.
(18 Oct 2023, 8:42 am)Adrian wrote Dan has literally posted the answer a couple posts above.
The agency workers for the North Tyneside Rockets already had that assignment, ages before any strike was announced. They're therefore allowed to continue, legally.
The law prevents agency workers being hired in for the purpose of covering striking workers.
The law Dan refers to, it has always been in place, even going back to the TULR Act in the early 90s. The Govt recently tried to remove it, but it was overturned by the High Court this year.
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