After rejecting Tesco,s last pay offer of 4%, 9 distribution centres are now in the process of voting for or against industrial action. The ballot opened on 22nd November and closes on 6th December. Industrial action could start on the 20th December depending on the outcome of the ballot.
Heads up to you guys who visit the affected sites as there may be lengthy delays.
Four percent is a good pay offer, I’d be happy with that. It also depends on what strings are attached in order to get the four percent… Just read the article and with inflation at 6% I can understand why they turned it down.
sweepster:
Four percent is a good pay offer, I’d be happy with that. It also depends on what strings are attached in order to get the four percent… Just read the article and with the cost of living at 6% I can understand why they turned it down.
It’s not great when inflation is higher than that. That makes it a real terms pay cut.
This is a company that a few weeks back told its shareholders it was on target to make £26 billion in PROFIT.
sweepster:
Four percent is a good pay offer, I’d be happy with that. It also depends on what strings are attached in order to get the four percent… Just read the article and with inflation at 6% I can understand why they turned it down.
4% gives me £21.07 on my basic a week. From a company who had increased profits of over 16% for the first half of the current financial year.
Before the ballot even stared this week a letter was sent to the employees of the affected sites from a company director threatening us with loss of bonuses, loss of overtime, the sack and the future of our sites as well as non payment of full or part shifts worked during any action.
Dimlaith:
Before the ballot even stared this week a letter was sent to the employees of the affected sites from a company director threatening us with loss of bonuses, loss of overtime, the sack and the future of our sites as well as non payment of full or part shifts worked during any action.
Well it’s not like they can get loads of EE, to replace the staff that are going to leave, if they go thro with there bullying threats…
Dimlaith:
Before the ballot even stared this week a letter was sent to the employees of the affected sites from a company director threatening us with loss of bonuses, loss of overtime, the sack and the future of our sites as well as non payment of full or part shifts worked during any action.
Well it’s not like they can get loads of EE, to replace the staff that are going to leave, if they go thro with there bullying threats…
Exactly, Tesco et all have taken advantage of cheap labour and now it bites them in the back side. The bully boy letter has only served to strengthen our resolve.
sweepster:
Four percent is a good pay offer, I’d be happy with that. It also depends on what strings are attached in order to get the four percent… Just read the article and with inflation at 6% I can understand why they turned it down.
4% gives me £21.07 on my basic a week. From a company who had increased profits of over 16% for the first half of the current financial year.
sweepster:
Four percent is a good pay offer, I’d be happy with that. It also depends on what strings are attached in order to get the four percent… Just read the article and with inflation at 6% I can understand why they turned it down.
4% gives me £21.07 on my basic a week. From a company who had increased profits of over 16% for the first half of the current financial year.
This is a company that a few weeks back told its shareholders it was on target to make £26 billion in PROFIT.
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Its £26 billion turnover not profit!
Dont worry that profit will have turned into a loss by the time the accountants look at it - tesco only pay a fiver and a blackys egg in tax cos they strip out all the profit, claim the firm is barely making money so they con the taxman then dish it out to the shareholders/executive bonus payouts “for a hard year”