You want to try working for a fresh food maufactuer…our first driver starts back 0000 Boxday day morning to be at Asda Washington for 0600 tip…rest of the drivers are all in by 0300 Boxing day morning,so much for a Christmas break.That said we all accepted the T&C when we signed on and they are paying £27ph
Slackbladder:
I cannot believe the cheek of some employers these days, they take you on as a driver and then expect you to turn up whenever they want to get a driving job done, disgraceful. Refusing to do what you’re paid to do is what had made this country great, no wonder all sorts of johnny foreigner wants to come here.
I remember a place I worked at years ago, after going on strike and many talks with upstart management we managed to get a new deal. Shop Stewart announced the deal " we have a pay rise & now only work on wednesdays & have to be in and ready to work by 8am , 2 hr lunch & finish by 4 pm" I was livid so I queried it" what! Every Wednesday?"
Quality. I’m a shop steward, I’ll try that when I get back to work on the…errr…6th of January. Let’s not dwell on that though eh! 
washy jnr:
You want to try working for a fresh food maufactuer…our first driver starts back 0000 Boxday day morning to be at Asda Washington for 0600 tip…rest of the drivers are all in by 0300 Boxing day morning,so much for a Christmas break.That said we all accepted the T&C when we signed on and they are paying £27ph
I thought the wages were poultry…
Muckaway:
washy jnr:
You want to try working for a fresh food maufactuer…our first driver starts back 0000 Boxday day morning to be at Asda Washington for 0600 tip…rest of the drivers are all in by 0300 Boxing day morning,so much for a Christmas break.That said we all accepted the T&C when we signed on and they are paying £27phI thought the wages were poultry…
Very good sir, very good.
washy jnr:
You want to try working for a fresh food maufactuer…our first driver starts back 0000 Boxday day morning to be at Asda Washington for 0600 tip…rest of the drivers are all in by 0300 Boxing day morning,so much for a Christmas break.That said we all accepted the T&C when we signed on and they are paying £27ph
I used to get £34 per hour on all Bank Holidays in my old job, but I’m happier now that I don’t have to work them - the family time is more important to me than a few extra pounds in the bank.
Roymondo:
washy jnr:
You want to try working for a fresh food maufactuer…our first driver starts back 0000 Boxday day morning to be at Asda Washington for 0600 tip…rest of the drivers are all in by 0300 Boxing day morning,so much for a Christmas break.That said we all accepted the T&C when we signed on and they are paying £27phI used to get £34 per hour on all Bank Holidays in my old job, but I’m happier now that I don’t have to work them - the family time is more important to me than a few extra pounds in the bank.
I know what you mean,but if you rostered on then your working…
2 agency drivers at our place are working days christmas day and boxing day 250 pounds per shift nice earner
it’s ok, I just spoke to Vladimir and Janek, they’ll cover for you, should be there in a few days
dozy:
You can have New Year’s Day off but you have to agree to work 2 o/t shifts in return,
you won’t,request refused then
Just don’t come on here moaning when some non-Brit has taken your job in a few weeks.
Muckaway:
washy jnr:
You want to try working for a fresh food maufactuer…our first driver starts back 0000 Boxday day morning to be at Asda Washington for 0600 tip…rest of the drivers are all in by 0300 Boxing day morning,so much for a Christmas break.That said we all accepted the T&C when we signed on and they are paying £27phI thought the wages were poultry…
I hear that MRCT pays poultry wages as well.
Now everyone… go and pull a cracker with your family whilst you’re still off, and get stuck in the rest of the week - they’ll not be much next month, so grab the hours now while you can.
Schools don’t go back until 6th this year, which is later than normal…
As for the moaners… Well, if anyone started pumping “how cushy their job is” and how many zillion pounds per hour they are getting for working boxears day or whatever, we’d soon start moaning at the smug gets as well - right?
A driver’s lot is that crap happens all the time.
nick172sport:
2 agency drivers at our place are working days christmas day and boxing day 250 pounds per shift nice earner
…Unless it’s at Nobbies, where the “shift” will last from monday to thursday, 4 nights out.
no monday to friday thats all they work not nobbies wincanton or stobbies
Oh for god sake stop your ■■■■■■■■ woman
Dont worry about it, next christmas there`ll be thousands of Romanians and Bulgarians willing to do it for you at half the cost
I’ll look forward to the spring damage report figures with interest…
Don’t tell me you don’t have access to such information at the depot where you work?
The front runners are consistently the ones who have dodgy licences, often “not from around here”, and are working so many hours that they are half asleep all the time.
Now personally, I can’t undestand the economics of “employ someone on a lower hourly rate, and put the ‘extra damage’ on the insurance” - Surely, an insurance fiddle is going on here, otherwise that very insurance would get prohibitively expensive in short order - - right? 
Mike-C:
How is morale zero ? Do you realise you service a retail operator that operates 24/7 and as many days as is possible throughout the year ? What part of that are you not understanding?
I don’t understand how if I agree too work 2 days over time I can then have a day off over Xmas,I mean it’s a 24/7 operation,Xmas time,all hands to the pumps,but agree to 2 days over time and none of it matters,you can have the day off,makes you wonder doesn’t it
wirralpete:
jesus dozy,instead of moaning about it on here pack the job in and let someone else do it
They can’t get drivers ( surprise ,suprise), they said they were making 90 redundant,90 + volunteered,even the poles put there name down?if you could phone them up with the name of this driver you talk of who wants my job I bet they’d be eternally grateful?they need 100,s,but 1,s a start
I think you lot are thick,he’s said you can have the DAY off,you can spend the day with your family,but you just have to give into blackmail to get it .
As for I took the job knowing this,no I didn’t,the job I took was with Corby chilled,they if possible would give you the day/ days of if possible,get you back early,they’d do there best ,not always did it happen,but you knew they were at least trying the best for you,innovate took over and same managers so same system.
Then stobarts arrived,same as before as same managers,4/5 yrs of if they could they’d help you too have as much time of as possible,then when they wanted a favour you’d do it,we worked together ,as a team.
Then all change,them and us,now instead of here you are I can let you have the day off but do us a favour mate do us a extra shift next week please
.its here you can have the day off as long as you agree too work 2 o/t shifts,if you don’t then you can’t.
I didn’t agree to that ■■■■,my interview with Corby manager was all about working together as a team,were all inittogether,not this ■■■■ we have now of them and us.
Muckspreader:
Put my name down I’ll do it just to shut your moaning face up, guess he’ll be moaning in January when he is a little short of money too.
No pleasing some folkMerry Christmas to everyone else
Up until a year ago I did every hour going,o/t etc,lived at work,I didn’t need too ( no mortgage,debts etc) but it was like a drug,I wanted more,I hated the thought I’d missed out on a hours pay.
But then I lost my brother at 47 yrs of age to MND,I lost some great mates ,far too young,it woke me up to the fact money isn’t every thing,my family and spending time with them is,every moments precious( seeing the state my sis in law still gets in reminds me of that,2 young nieces do) .
I couldn’t care less about money anymore to be honest,I’d rather spend the festive period with my mrs,girl ,family,mates and if we can’t afford a new car,setee, etc,it will( would of been worth it ).
That was one of my bosses reasons for not giving me the day off,couldn’t get anyone in too cover for me,
Maybe you can pm me,if your in the nwk area ,I’m quite happy for you too come in and cover my shifts/ shifts over the new year,not sure if he will agree too it ,but you can only ask.
As I say time with my family is important to me,not money,if you want to do it and earn yourself some cash I’m very happy about it,thanks