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Car parking.

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Spooky43
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Car parking.

Post by Spooky43 »

Whats the car parking situation like where you are?

I'm at and have been told as of December the 1st Angard staff will not be allowed to use the car park full stop, whether AWR qualified or not.
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Verging
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Re: Car parking.

Post by Verging »

As far as I know we are allowed to use the car park but it will be on first come first served basis. Otherwise it will be park on the roads nearby.
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Lounge Lizard
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Re: Car parking.

Post by Lounge Lizard »

Not much of a problem if you can't afford a car. :sad:
wamdue
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Re: Car parking.

Post by wamdue »

currently doing agency work at Orton Southgate, parking is dreadful, not nearly enough, not helped by the fact you might start at 8am, when all the regular staff have claimed anything marked as a space.

Saying that once I start at Shrewsbury Avenue, parking was fine last year, so I dont see a problem.
Spooky43
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Re: Car parking.

Post by Spooky43 »

Cheers for the replies people
beesty2011
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Re: Car parking.

Post by beesty2011 »

If you read the AWR regulations then it doesn't matter either way. It says somewhere that from day 1 employees are entitled to equal treatment in terms of the car park. So there is a case if your not allowed to park in your mail centre car park.
Verging
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Re: Car parking.

Post by Verging »

beesty2011 wrote:If you read the AWR regulations then it doesn't matter either way. It says somewhere that from day 1 employees are entitled to equal treatment in terms of the car park. So there is a case if your not allowed to park in your mail centre car park.
Good point, well made.
BIS Agency Worker Regulations Guidance May 2011 wrote: Access to collective facilities and amenities:
Regulation 12

From day one of an assignment
, agency workers are entitled to be treated no less favourably than a comparable worker or employee1 in relation to access to collective facilities and amenities provided by the hirer.
This is not intended to extend to all benefits which a hirer might provide to directly recruited workers or employees; rather, it applies to collective facilities provided by the hirer either to workers or employees as a whole or to particular groups of workers or employees. These may include:
• a canteen or other similar facilities
• a workplace crèche
• transport services (e.g. in this context, local pick up and drop offs, transport between sites – but not company car allowances or season ticket loans)
• toilets/shower facilities
• staff common room
• waiting room
• mother and baby room
• prayer room
• food and drinks machines
• car parking
Hence, providing you are an Agency worker you have as much right as a permanent worker to use the car park.
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Spooky43
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Re: Car parking.

Post by Spooky43 »

Thanks for that. Excellent points.
unionboy84
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Re: Car parking.

Post by unionboy84 »

Verging wrote:
beesty2011 wrote:If you read the AWR regulations then it doesn't matter either way. It says somewhere that from day 1 employees are entitled to equal treatment in terms of the car park. So there is a case if your not allowed to park in your mail centre car park.
Good point, well made.
BIS Agency Worker Regulations Guidance May 2011 wrote: Access to collective facilities and amenities:
Regulation 12

From day one of an assignment
, agency workers are entitled to be treated no less favourably than a comparable worker or employee1 in relation to access to collective facilities and amenities provided by the hirer.
This is not intended to extend to all benefits which a hirer might provide to directly recruited workers or employees; rather, it applies to collective facilities provided by the hirer either to workers or employees as a whole or to particular groups of workers or employees. These may include:
• a canteen or other similar facilities
• a workplace crèche
• transport services (e.g. in this context, local pick up and drop offs, transport between sites – but not company car allowances or season ticket loans)
• toilets/shower facilities
• staff common room
• waiting room
• mother and baby room
• prayer room
• food and drinks machines
• car parking
Hence, providing you are an Agency worker you have as much right as a permanent worker to use the car park.
That may be correct but if you are working in an office with a permit system you must only park there if you hold one