I hear Next are advertising trunking jobs at £36000 per year 4 on 3 off sounds good but is it true
It says on their trailers “order by 1130pm for next day delivery”
Imagine what time the trunks are leaving and they do have some long ones… 
axletramp:
It says on their trailers “order by 1130pm for next day delivery”
Imagine what time the trunks are leaving and they do have some long ones…
And then sit at a Hermes depot while they unload you
Someone somewhere is dreaming
Next Careers Site: “Zero trunking jobs within 30 miles of London”.
Here’s one I did find on the site though:
Contract - Various
Any 5 from 7 So much for the 4 on 3 off eh?
This is a Temporary role for 12 weeks That’ll be agency across CHristmas then. High hourly rate required please!
About the role:
You will:
Be responsible for the safe, efficient and economic driving for both delivery and collection activities, ensuring these are on time and in excellent condition Self-load Self Tip, Self-Insured?
Communicate with our Retail stores and our Traffic Office to keep them informed of expected delivery times On your own phone illegally at your own cost?
Complete all relevant documentation relevant to your role Smacks of no transport office, no compliance checks, self-employment.
Ensure that your vehicle is safe and legally compliant. Your vehicle? - Do the company not supply one then?
Criteria
About you:
You will:
Hold a LGV Class 1 driving licence for at least 2 years and have no more than 6 penalty points, have completed 35 hours CPC training, and pass a Disclosure Barring check No actual driving expertise required then, but plenty of other stuff that shock horror would cost the firm money if they could be arsed to actually train you, and provide qualifications etc.
Be organised and thorough with a good eye for detail
Be positive, flexible and have excellent communication skills
That’s not a dream - it’s a bloody nightmare.
SHYTOT:
I hear Next are advertising trunking jobs at £36000 per year 4 on 3 off sounds good but is it true
4-3 I would think is a rota system to include Saturday - Sunday as and when your 4 days working falls,so 36k is good but not as good as it looks
I worked a rota like that years ago,it had its good points,but if you like every weekend at home forget, it as you could be working a fair few over the year
I like commuting less. A four day week appeals in that regard. It’s not worth taking a drop in hourly rate to get though. 
I’m pretty sure the hourly rate is £12ph+ but Next are very hot on the wtd and nobody is allowed to opt out of the 48 hour week, so can’t see it being 36k but 30k+ easily. After 10pm there is a shift premium that may be what bumps up the salary to 36k
The temporary jobs for Christmas usually turn into a permanent role.
Trunks are to all Hermes depots and Next depots.
Drivers don’t touch the load no self tip or anything like that. It is order by 12pm for next day delivery so predominantly nights/afters I believe shift allocation comes down to length of service, could be wrong about that.
So the reason you only see apparent “agency contract” jobs - is that this is the front door for them “try before they hire” kinda thing?
I suppose we can’t moan at that really, bearing in mind I’ve got my current job exactly the same way - doing loads of shifts via agency at the same depot for around 3 years prior to being offered an actual full time job. 
A wage of over £30k for a GUARNTEED “no more than 48 hour week” would indeed be a great thing.
To make WTD work for the staff though - one needs to avoid using POA to have “extra hours” that don’t count towards that 48 hours - otherwise you’ll just find yourself doing something like 32 hours driving, 14 hours of other work, and 14 hours of breaks and POA meaning it’s a 60 hour week masquerading as in this case, a 46 hour week that “seems to be” keeping to the 48 max standard - but of course does not in the sensible definition of the thing.
I would have thought there would be a lot of driving in that 48 hours on the trunking side of it, from what I have heard.
Store delivery out of the regional depots would be less so, with more contact with load and more likely day shift
I made more than that in my last year working in the UK (1999) so please explain what is so special about that ?
SHYTOT:
I hear Next are advertising trunking jobs at £36000 per year 4 on 3 off sounds good but is it true
Its any 5 from 7[mass weekends] doing shops or trunks and dont for one minute think they will give you that sort of money for sat scratching your bell end 
How much DOES it cost to scratch a bellend these days Seth?
seth 70:
SHYTOT:
I hear Next are advertising trunking jobs at £36000 per year 4 on 3 off sounds good but is it trueIts any 5 from 7[mass weekends] doing shops or trunks and dont for one minute think they will give you that sort of money for sat scratching your bell end
5 from 7 is Tuesday-Saturday or Sunday-Thursday (with shift premium for Sunday and not double time)
4 on 3 off would almost certainly be Fri-Mon
eagerbeaver:
How much DOES it cost to scratch a bellend these days Seth?
£36000 apparently
Pat Hasler:
I made more than that in my last year working in the UK (1999) so please explain what is so special about that ?
Penny to a pound you did a lot more than 48 hours a week to earn that though
Used to do agency work for Parcelnet on for Next they only did nights, just did Friday night and Sunday night and bank holidays a right doddle, good people to work with, no complaints, work was good, trunking to depots all over the country they tipped and loaded you very quickly, certain depots you where double manned, best part time job I’ve had for a good few years, that was a few years ago don’t know what they are like now.
Jimmy McNulty:
Next are very hot on the wtd and nobody is allowed to opt out of the 48 hour week,
No one can opt out of 48 hour WTD anyway, regardless of how hot Next are. Fair play to them if they keep everyone under 48 hours including breaks and POA though.
Terry T:
Jimmy McNulty:
Next are very hot on the wtd and nobody is allowed to opt out of the 48 hour week,No one can opt out of 48 hour WTD anyway, regardless of how hot Next are. Fair play to them if they keep everyone under 48 hours including breaks and POA though.
That’s just it - DO they though?
Many firms already don’t count breaks and POA towards that 48 hour “Maximum”.
You’re pretty much guaranteed at least five hours of breaks per week. It would only take another seven hours sitting waiting to get on a bay on POA in the same week - to take you upto that dreaded old 60 hour week all over again.
nick2008:
Someone somewhere is dreaming
Don’t see why. Sounds about right if you’re doing four 13s a week or if one of the days is a weekend day.