i joined an agency a month ago, for 7.5 tonne or van work, and had nothing off them since, then last week on Friday i passed my class2, so went to the agency office 9am Monday to show my “C” pass certificate to update my file, then on the afternoon the agency phoned, for my first bit of work off them asked if knew the Northumberland area, i said yes i do, and thinking im going out in a truck, i pointed out there are a fair amount of 7.5 limits in the area, they said dont worry you will be in a VAN doing multi drop for TNT, so i said no problem, i will be there in the morning.
So 8.30 i turned up to DLC freight ltd this morning for work.
The old woman in the office told me a driver put a van in the river trying to cross a FORD yesterday, so the guy Dave i was supposed to meet this morning was not there, because he was sorting that problem out, the old woman out of the office asked another worker to take me to the TNT depot across the road, who i was supposed to be working for, he said “NO” he wouldnt take me because he didnt know them, and didnt know where to go or who to see, so she had to get ready to take me the couple of hundered yards to TNT depot i would be working from, on the way there after 50 yards she asked if i had done multi drop before, i said yes in a 7.5 tonne, but not in a van, she then about turned heading back to her office, furious, and and started shouting at me that i was “no good to them”,complaining that this agency “done the same last week”, “sending a driver that is no good to them”, and headed back to her office, leaving me in the middle of a car park, i tried to explain i have no problem with doing it,and am more than capable, and that i have sat nav, and knowledge of the area, but she went off one saying they want a [zb]VAN driver, not a lorry [zb]driver, and told me to leave.( i was there 6 minutes )
I went back to my car and phoned the agency, the old lady from the office had already been on the phone (within 3 minutes) to the agency saying i had refused the work.
The agency has been on the phone a few minutes ago asking if i will go to their office tomorrow as they have something to tell me they dont wish to discuss over the phone
i had to sign on the dole in july, for the first time in many years but dont get benefits as the missus works two days, so i am desperate to work.
for a moment i thought i might be getting a wage for Christmas, had to tell my 9 year daughter its cancelled again. rotten bar staurts.
i have been treat like [zb] and am also out of pocket.
for months ive been thinking things cant get anyworse, but it does, again and again and again.
the question is do i have any rights,for what happened this morning
agency sends me to a company, that subs me out to another company (TNT not their fault)