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CASUALS!

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phil36500
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CASUALS!

Post by phil36500 »

So nearly 2 weeks has gone by since the last strike day but still we have Casuals in our office. Has any other office still got them? And why are they still being used? They have got to be costing the company a fortune especially has RM keep telling us this is our quiet period. :shock:
AndyK
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Joined: 08 Aug 2007, 18:55

Post by AndyK »

There is still agency workers in the BB postcode area, there was four just cleaning up at one office cleaning up!! i kid u not
lovejoy
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ballot

Post by lovejoy »

We're asking for ballot... the same thing we should all be doing
vigilante
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casuals

Post by vigilante »

time to run em out of town pilgrims :shock:


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whitetrash
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Joined: 06 Jul 2007, 19:18

Post by whitetrash »

We've still got casuals, However two new guys are coming in on 25 hour contracts and starting at 9am on Tuesday!!!!!!!!!

Wt
mdtomuk
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Location: BH (Bournemouth/Poole)

New entrant story!

Post by mdtomuk »

:dance HEY WE HAD A NEW ENTRANT STARTING THIS LAST WEDNESDAY, 0900, BUT HE OVERSLEPT AND ROLLED IN AT 0945!!!!!!!

GAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

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Wild Cat
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Post by Wild Cat »

However despite this RM still insist on using them which in my opinion is just to say"we're not gonna pay you to cover absent duties so we'll pay an agency double the price and more to dump the mail on the street and when you go back on your duty you can answer to the customers".Because yep you guessed it they will think it was you who f****d up,I was even told once by a customer after a casual did my walk whilst I was on leave that I needed a new pair of glasses.

If anything it is dumb and dumber that need glasses so that they can read the p45 they hopefully soon will be getting.
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phil36500
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Post by phil36500 »

I wonder though if the agency that RM uses is partly owned by RM and this is their way of getting cheap labour in.RM pays the agency it owns £20 a hour for a worker pockets £15 ( a way of cooking the books) and pays the worker £5 a hour!! No contract of employment and no conditions( no holidays or sickness payments) at the end of the day this is just what RM wants.
xcessive
MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
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Location: ME14 1AA

Post by xcessive »

phil36500 wrote:I wonder though if the agency that RM uses is partly owned by RM and this is their way of getting cheap labour in.RM pays the agency it owns £20 a hour for a worker pockets £15 ( a way of cooking the books) and pays the worker £5 a hour!! No contract of employment and no conditions( no holidays or sickness payments) at the end of the day this is just what RM wants.
Over the past few weeks the Maidstone mail centre has had a few angency workers in, from an agency called Manpower.
I wonder if anyyone can do any digging around and see if RM are at all connected with this firm.
Stormproof
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Post by Stormproof »

Over the past few weeks the Maidstone mail centre has had a few angency workers in, from an agency called Manpower.
I wonder if anyyone can do any digging around and see if RM are at all connected with this firm.
It has been mentioned on this forum somewhere Mrs Leighton runs Manpower
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pistol
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Location: i'll take your lickin,but i'll keep kickin!!

Post by pistol »

there's no mention of this on their board of directors list,however i don't believe if there's any truth to this that they are stupid enough to publically display it are they??Without fuelling unfounded rumours Silent partner perhaps??
if you aint payin..the mails stayin!!!
xcessive
MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
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Post by xcessive »

k66yla wrote:
Over the past few weeks the Maidstone mail centre has had a few angency workers in, from an agency called Manpower.
I wonder if anyyone can do any digging around and see if RM are at all connected with this firm.
It has been mentioned on this forum somewhere Mrs Leighton runs Manpower
Leighton and Crozier are definitely sly bastards! :lfo :cfo
axeman
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Post by axeman »

don't think it's manpower but it was posted here some time ago but 'mrs craz***' has links to another one which i belive is the one directly involved with the supply of ..............