anyone know what the pay is like at breens.getting desperate for work now and have been offered a job there.they said it would be 480 take home for five days and more for six days.will this be euros or pounds.cheers in advance
Dont bother with Breens, not unless you want to drive Limerick to the south of Paris in one hit, tip, reload then tip Manchester - all without any breaks.
This is not bull either, a very good friend over here in Spain started for them about 8 weeks ago, he was told that “we only run bent in Ireland” but found that this was not the case - they run bent everywhere and all the time.
After having seen the printouts from my mates tachos Im suprised that he didnt kill anyone through lack of sleep - if he had got stopped in France they would have locked him up and thrown away the key.
If you value your licence, liberty and life leave them well alone. By the way they get away with it because nearly all there drivers are taleban.
He doesnt work there anymore - told them to shove it. They havent paid him either.
jackson619:
anyone know what the pay is like at breens.getting desperate for work now and have been offered a job there.they said it would be 480 take home for five days and more for six days.will this be euros or pounds.cheers in advance
dont bother yourself. you will end up in jail or losing your license.
leave breen alone.
there are some better irish firms,its a matter of digging them out.as for the euro.
i wouldnt like to suggest any,in case it went wrong,but ask around.
if you do start for an irish co.#open a bank account over there.
its better than winning in the bookies now.
you will get 80 pence approx for every euro you earn using your debit card in the uk.
its not that long ago,it was 65 pence.
dont be too concerned about getting paid in euro.
you only get approx 120 now for £100 stg.
They havent paid him either.
If he’s done the work, he’s entitled to the pay. chase it.
if you do start for an irish co.#open a bank account over there.
its better than winning in the bookies now.
you will get 80 pence approx for every euro you earn using your debit card in the uk.
its not that long ago,it was 65 pence.
dont be too concerned about getting paid in euro.
you only get approx 120 now for £100 stg.
err, is it just me 
or is that contradictory
^^^^ greg50’s bank account quote makes sense to me.
You don’t have to be resident to open an account. I had a Ulster Bank account in Dublin long before I moved. Used to get statements sent to my UK address no problem. Cash / Laser debit card subject to government stamp duty payable annually (currently 10 EUR see HERE) ATM Withdrawals on the UB account in the UK don’t get charged.
Driveroneuk:
They havent paid him either.
If he’s done the work, he’s entitled to the pay. chase it.
if you do start for an irish co.#open a bank account over there.
its better than winning in the bookies now.
you will get 80 pence approx for every euro you earn using your debit card in the uk.
its not that long ago,it was 65 pence.
dont be too concerned about getting paid in euro.
you only get approx 120 now for £100 stg.err, is it just me
just your lack of mentality.
i do my sums.
no need for PERSONAL ATTACK just because i raised a question.
Just a tip for anyone serious about working for an Irish outfit,
I lived in EIRE for about 2 years in my early twenties, when i got off the plane, my Irish mate took me straight down the irish equivalent of DHSS, to get a Social Services card (like UK national insurance card) if you don’t do this you’ll go onto EMERGENCY TAX…not good
And then we opened a bank account, you’ll need proof of address BTW
Hope this helps 
greg50:
Driveroneuk:
They havent paid him either.
If he’s done the work, he’s entitled to the pay. chase it.
if you do start for an irish co.#open a bank account over there.
its better than winning in the bookies now.
you will get 80 pence approx for every euro you earn using your debit card in the uk.
its not that long ago,it was 65 pence.
dont be too concerned about getting paid in euro.
you only get approx 120 now for £100 stg.err, is it just me
just your lack of mentality.
what was contradictory.#
i am only advising anyone who wants to work for an irish firm.
if you dont want personal attack,
just stay out of it,if it doesnt concern you.
i am only trying to help.
my post spoke for itself and is plain to understand if you are capable of it.
this is not a personal attack.
just read it again.i do my sums.
eurodad:
Just a tip for anyone serious about working for an Irish outfit,I lived in EIRE for about 2 years in my early twenties, when i got off the plane, my Irish mate took me straight down the irish equivalent of DHSS, to get a Social Services card (like UK national insurance card) if you don’t do this you’ll go onto EMERGENCY TAX…not good
And then we opened a bank account, you’ll need proof of address BTW
Hope this helps
most companies thet you start with in ireland will sort a postal address for you.
they generally have good relations with their banks.
this does make things easy.
when you get the a/c up and running and all your cards etc.
if the new job is no good, you can move on with the convenience of having an irish bank account at your disposal.
it does make life easy.
eurodad.
as a matter of interest
how long did it take to get your rsi number issued?
i need to get one for my other half.
she a scouser and we have a house over there in ireland.
no matter what you do now in ireland you need the rsi number.
soon we will need it to go to the supermarket to buy veg.
how long did it take to get your rsi number issued?
About a week it was really quick, make sure you have all the info they require!
also they are always happy to talk to someone who speaks english as their first language
TBH i can’t remember but it was fast, greg. within a week i’m sure.
not like UK where you have to prove who you are with loads of different forms of ID 
THREAD HIJACK…one thing i do remember was, we got paid weekly by cheque at midday on fri. The first thing we did was find the nearest corner shop and cash the cheque (no commision)…can you imagine walking into a corner shop in UK and doing that ?
eurodad:
TBH i can’t remember but it was fast, greg. within a week i’m sure.not like UK where you have to prove who you are with loads of different forms of ID
THREAD HIJACK…one thing i do remember was, we got paid weekly by cheque at midday on fri. The first thing we did was find the nearest corner shop and cash the cheque (no commision)…can you imagine walking into a corner shop in UK and doing that ?
the good old days.
i cant see thet working in ireland anymore eurodad.
maybe in the small towns,but not in the cities.
the personal touch is getting further and further all the time at home.
in the 70s,i worked in dublin docks.
fri evening,it was a race to get the pay cheque and down to the pub[oconners if anyone remembers].
hope to get the cash before all the other workers came in to change theirs.
i often never got the balance until monday evening,you know what happened then.
it got spent in the pub and she was up in arms again.
what a hard life it was then.
greg50:
eurodad:
TBH i can’t remember but it was fast, greg. within a week i’m sure.not like UK where you have to prove who you are with loads of different forms of ID
THREAD HIJACK…one thing i do remember was, we got paid weekly by cheque at midday on fri. The first thing we did was find the nearest corner shop and cash the cheque (no commision)…can you imagine walking into a corner shop in UK and doing that ?
the good old days.
i cant see thet working in ireland anymore eurodad.
maybe in the small towns,but not in the cities.
the personal touch is getting further and further all the time at home.
in the 70s,i worked in dublin docks.
fri evening,it was a race to get the pay cheque and down to the pub[oconners if anyone remembers].
hope to get the cash before all the other workers came in to change theirs.i often never got the balance until monday evening,you know what happened then.
it got spent in the pub and she was up in arms again.
what a hard life it was then.
Well if you were drinking in Dub. what do you expect?
I was based out in the country (arklow/wicklow)…we went out for a night in temple bar once, and i nearly fainted when they told me the price of a drink 
Anyway getting back to Breens…
eurodad:
greg50:
eurodad:
TBH i can’t remember but it was fast, greg. within a week i’m sure.not like UK where you have to prove who you are with loads of different forms of ID
THREAD HIJACK…one thing i do remember was, we got paid weekly by cheque at midday on fri. The first thing we did was find the nearest corner shop and cash the cheque (no commision)…can you imagine walking into a corner shop in UK and doing that ?
the good old days.
i cant see thet working in ireland anymore eurodad.
maybe in the small towns,but not in the cities.
the personal touch is getting further and further all the time at home.
in the 70s,i worked in dublin docks.fri evening,it was a race to get the pay cheque and down to the pub[oconners if anyone remembers].
hope to get the cash before all the other workers came in to change theirs.i often never got the balance until monday evening,you know what happened then.
it got spent in the pub and she was up in arms again.
what a hard life it was then.Well if you were drinking in Dub. what do you expect?
I was based out in the country (arklow/wicklow)…we went out for a night in temple bar once, and i nearly fainted when they told me the price of a drink
Anyway getting back to Breens…
i am going back to the 70s and early 80s eurodad.
dublin was not as hip as it apparently is now.
temple bar was a semi slum,i had friends from there.
i used to drink in the pubs their as well on the weekends.#dublin was relativly cheap then.
but in the docks,it was cheaper,near as cheap as the rural pubs.
things have changed rapidly since then.
ok
back to breens.
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greg50:
eurodad.
as a matter of interest
how long did it take to get your rsi number issued?
i need to get one for my other half.
she a scouser and we have a house over there in ireland.
no matter what you do now in ireland you need the rsi number.
soon we will need it to go to the supermarket to buy veg.
RSI number is now called a PPS number.
I arrived off the boat 14th June 2007. My letter with PPS number was dated 18th June. Must have taken inside a week.
Last I heard was that the Social Welfare offices weren’t answering the phones (industrial action in dispute over flexi-time), so it may or may not take longer.
First dole payment took about 5 weeks (back-dated to just over a week after arriving) and the car took about 3 weeks to get registered.
Some things are slow and some are quick.