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BACKPAYMENTS OF TPM ALLOWANCE

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BRAVEHEART09
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BACKPAYMENTS OF TPM ALLOWANCE

Post by BRAVEHEART09 »

Would like to know if anyone has ever experienced problems with back payments for TPM. Person took up duty 18 months ago but was never trained was told not to worry as when she was trained would get the TPM backdated but now trainers are denying this and saying won't get it.
Has anyone else any experience of this ?
hubbahubba
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Re: BACKPAYMENTS OF TPM ALLOWANCE

Post by hubbahubba »

BRAVEHEART09 wrote:Would like to know if anyone has ever experienced problems with back payments for TPM. Person took up duty 18 months ago but was never trained was told not to worry as when she was trained would get the TPM backdated but now trainers are denying this and saying won't get it.
Has anyone else any experience of this ?
When you say took up duty but not trained,do you mean they havent been on the machines?I hope so,because if they were running an IMP/LSM or whatever without TPM,then they and whoever let them do it were breaking H/S BIGTIME! :so there ,but if you mean they signed for the duty but have been doing something else(manual job)then they aren't entitled to any TPM!
same as it ever was...
Tman
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Re: BACKPAYMENTS OF TPM ALLOWANCE

Post by Tman »

Would like to know if anyone has ever experienced problems with back payments for TPM. Person took up duty 18 months ago but was never trained was told not to worry as when she was trained would get the TPM backdated but now trainers are denying this and saying won't get it.
She won't. TPM Allowance is only paid after the training is signed off as complete. To somehow get it back-dated to a time before this date would be fraudulent.
if they were running an IMP/LSM or whatever without TPM,then they and whoever let them do it were breaking H/S BIGTIME! :
Not at all. We have loads of operators with no TPM training, mainly because TPM training only happens at fairly long intervals, but people sign in (or out) of mech duties quite often and have to wait the next training course. TPM training isn't a necessity for a mech duty.
hubbahubba
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Re: BACKPAYMENTS OF TPM ALLOWANCE

Post by hubbahubba »

Tman wrote:
Would like to know if anyone has ever experienced problems with back payments for TPM. Person took up duty 18 months ago but was never trained was told not to worry as when she was trained would get the TPM backdated but now trainers are denying this and saying won't get it.
She won't. TPM Allowance is only paid after the training is signed off as complete. To somehow get it back-dated to a time before this date would be fraudulent.
if they were running an IMP/LSM or whatever without TPM,then they and whoever let them do it were breaking H/S BIGTIME! :
Not at all. We have loads of operators with no TPM training, mainly because TPM training only happens at fairly long intervals, but people sign in (or out) of mech duties quite often and have to wait the next training course. TPM training isn't a necessity for a mech duty.
is where i work!not 1 person on any of the mech without TPM so dunno where you get that from!
same as it ever was...
Tman
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Re: BACKPAYMENTS OF TPM ALLOWANCE

Post by Tman »

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is where i work!not 1 person on any of the mech without TPM so dunno where you get that from
Where I work, obviously.
Some days the mech doesn't even get hoovered, as only TPM trained people hoover it and there's not enough of them to go around... :roll:
hubbahubba
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Re: BACKPAYMENTS OF TPM ALLOWANCE

Post by hubbahubba »

Tman wrote:[
is where i work!not 1 person on any of the mech without TPM so dunno where you get that from
Where I work, obviously.
Some days the mech doesn't even get hoovered, as only TPM trained people hoover it and there's not enough of them to go around... :roll:
And i thought our MC was mickeymouse..................................... :whistle
same as it ever was...
Tman
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Re: BACKPAYMENTS OF TPM ALLOWANCE

Post by Tman »

I wouldn't necessarily describe your place as Mickey Mouse, but I've heard there's some very unhappy staff there......... :sad:
hubbahubba
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Re: BACKPAYMENTS OF TPM ALLOWANCE

Post by hubbahubba »

Tman wrote:I wouldn't necessarily describe your place as Mickey Mouse, but I've heard there's some very unhappy staff there......... :sad:
theres plenty dont worry....where do you reside then,PM if you want? :cuppa You seem well informed?
same as it ever was...
renju333
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Re: BACKPAYMENTS OF TPM ALLOWANCE

Post by renju333 »

I think TPM allowance should be stopped and those who work on the machine to be trained and paid 'Machine Allowance'. If you work on the machine and not getting paid is against Health Safety and Equal Opportunity.