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FULL TIME!!

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llcoolh
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FULL TIME!!

Post by llcoolh »

Hi,

Just a quick question, why RM does not offer a full time position anymore? No one could survive with 25hrs a week and what are chances of getting a full time position?

Many thanks.
coxie
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Post by coxie »

Virtually zero mate
llcoolh
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Re: FULL TIME!!

Post by llcoolh »

coxie wrote:Virtually zero mate
Thanks for the reply but why? :hmmmm
NWpostie
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Post by NWpostie »

Quite simple, it saves RM money and runners coming in 1 hour early to do work for free doesn't help things either.
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Sidley
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Post by Sidley »

Been here nearly 6 years and not a sniff of f/t.

Keeping us on p/t and pro rata holidays, sick pay, pension etc makes more sense financially to RM.
korky
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Re: FULL TIME!!

Post by korky »

llcoolh wrote:Hi,

Just a quick question, why RM does not offer a full time position anymore? No one could survive with 25hrs a week and what are chances of getting a full time position?

Many thanks.
worked with a 25'er today, he does at least 35, he'd asked about be made up to our standard 34/39 and told its better for them to save on holiday/sickness pay.
a manager usually preps most of his walk too!
NWpostie
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Post by NWpostie »

If you stick to 25 hours and refuse to work over for free, they would be forced to either make you full time or offer you overtime to make up the difference.
Six of Nine loves Seven of Nine, together in Electric Dreams.
betfair
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Post by betfair »

10 years not a sniff ft hours
Then they say you can't work for a competitor
To make hours up
It's a joke :sad: :sad:
NWpostie
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Post by NWpostie »

They can't stop you from working for a second employer that is NOT a competitor.
Six of Nine loves Seven of Nine, together in Electric Dreams.
llcoolh
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Post by llcoolh »

NWpostie wrote:If you stick to 25 hours and refuse to work over for free, they would be forced to either make you full time or offer you overtime to make up the difference.
Point taken. Thanks to you and to the others!
arnold cheshire
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Post by arnold cheshire »

llcoolh wrote:Hi,

Just a quick question, why RM does not offer a full time position anymore? No one could survive with 25hrs a week and what are chances of getting a full time position?

Many thanks.
do tesco offer full time positions ?
llcoolh
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Post by llcoolh »

bringon4dayweeks wrote:
llcoolh wrote:Hi,

Just a quick question, why RM does not offer a full time position anymore? No one could survive with 25hrs a week and what are chances of getting a full time position?

Many thanks.
do tesco offer full time positions ?
I would rather stick to 25hrs working with RM then working with Tesco :no no
hans solo
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Post by hans solo »

thats not what they said on their statement yesterday MAINLY FULL TIME
BernardBresslaw
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Post by BernardBresslaw »

We've regularly had people made up from P/T to F/T in our office, both post and pre revision.
coxie
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Re: FULL TIME!!

Post by coxie »

They have agreed to keep a %75 ratio of full time so as people leave they should give out full time contracts but I don't see them sticking to that agreement in a million years