Driver Career Path

Wornoutpostie · Post by **Wornoutpostie** » 05 Sep 2017, 06:19

mad man moon wrote:Got a date in October for class one training off pertemps but getting carried out by a 3rd party in Manchester.

Good luck.....

Post by **mad man moon** » 19 Oct 2017, 21:29

I have had my training and successfully passed the C+E

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and have emailed Pertemps and awaiting the next stage.

Wornoutpostie · Post by **Wornoutpostie** » 20 Oct 2017, 05:16

Pertemps will have to email the Driver Career Path Team to let them know you’ve passed.
Next for me is a Driver assessment with an Advanced Driver Coach.
That’s what I’m waiting for......

Jupitor5 · Post by **Jupitor5** » 22 Oct 2017, 22:24

So. Managed to get on last years DCP and have now been passed 366 days. How many days (take out competence days) do you think I have had driving class1?

Post by **mad man moon** » 22 Oct 2017, 23:31

I,too are awaiting for training with a driver coach.

To the op not driven yet. Try and contact the union rep at your local VOC and see if they can help, it sort of helped for me. But I do know someone already in a VOC.

Best of luck.

Wornoutpostie · Post by **Wornoutpostie** » 31 Oct 2017, 05:05

Jupitor5 wrote:So. Managed to get on last years DCP and have now been passed 366 days. How many days (take out competence days) do you think I have had driving class1?

How many days have you done exactly?

You having problems getting your foot in the door?

Post by **abzyyy** » 02 Nov 2017, 21:56

Hi all, I'm a fully qualified Class 1 driver with CPC working on deliveries but my DOM said I dont stand a chance in getting a transfer to a VOC - anyone out there that can help me out and finding out who I can contact at YDC (Yorkshire Distribution Centre). Thanks in advance.

Lefantum · Post by **Lefantum** » 07 Nov 2017, 09:07

Your DIM as usual is talking out of his backside. Contact manager at YDC. Let them know you have your Class 1 and CPC up to date. They will then take you on loan week by week, then maybe long term temp. Transfer depends on how many other Class 1 drivers want a position at YDC . Then its down to seniority.

Big Wheeler · Post by **Big Wheeler** » 13 Nov 2017, 20:25

With Christmas coming up it might an idea to contact the rep at YDC to see if he can ask the Head of Distribution YDC to request a temporary transfer form your DOM for Christmas so you can gain some experience.

wibblywobbly · Post by **wibblywobbly** » 16 Jan 2018, 14:08

I posted in this thread July 2017 about the driver career path....i'm still not driving.Be soon though hahahaha. The CWU paid me a bonus for Christmas..£75 yayy and everyone else got £100 booo
I said whys that then? They said errrrm because you are a VOC driver and you earn loadsa money so you're not getting the full amount...erm, no i'm not! So they looked into it, found out i was right, i'm not a VOC driver, then guess what...yeah, took another £50 out my wages last week. Hahahaha...oh you cant make this stuff up.

Wornoutpostie · Post by **Wornoutpostie** » 16 Jan 2018, 18:41

wibblywobbly wrote:I posted in this thread July 2017 about the driver career path....i'm still not driving.Be soon though hahahaha. The CWU paid me a bonus for Christmas..£75 yayy and everyone else got £100 booo
I said whys that then? They said errrrm because you are a VOC driver and you earn loadsa money so you're not getting the full amount...erm, no i'm not! So they looked into it, found out i was right, i'm not a VOC driver, then guess what...yeah, took another £50 out my wages last week. Hahahaha...oh you cant make this stuff up.

I’m in the process of a grievance around the Christmas bonus. I didn’t get paid the full amount.
I also was loaned out over the Christmas period to support at my local VOC.

wibblywobbly · Post by **wibblywobbly** » 18 Jan 2018, 13:36

Good luck...I find its like talking to babies.
They took the final £25 today.
They can keep the money and poke it up their arse. I've sent no end of email and left voicemail with different people in the cwu and not had a single response. "What about your rep I hear you say"...

this dancing nana is showing more intrest.
Been on hold for 20 mins to wages trying to see if I can cancel my union payment with no luck. How the hell can you stop a payment from your wages!!!?

patno1 · Post by **patno1** » 31 Jan 2018, 16:56

Good luck I tried for 3 years to get on the driving couldn't even get an assessment drive roll-on 3 years union guy was leaving manager was on leave and hey presto get an assessment still never got a driving job with them though even though it costs more to employ agency DO NOT get the mentality of SOME , not all half wit managers so left and drive hgvs now.

Lefantum · Post by **Lefantum** » 31 Jan 2018, 19:40

Wornoutpostie wrote:
wibblywobbly wrote:I posted in this thread July 2017 about the driver career path....i'm still not driving.Be soon though hahahaha. The CWU paid me a bonus for Christmas..£75 yayy and everyone else got £100 booo
I said whys that then? They said errrrm because you are a VOC driver and you earn loadsa money so you're not getting the full amount...erm, no i'm not! So they looked into it, found out i was right, i'm not a VOC driver, then guess what...yeah, took another £50 out my wages last week. Hahahaha...oh you cant make this stuff up.

I’m in the process of a grievance around the Christmas bonus. I didn’t get paid the full amount.
I also was loaned out over the Christmas period to support at my local VOC.

If you were loaned out to network for 1 week at christmas. You lose £25 for each week you work during christmas pressure. Network drivers to not receive a christmas bonus.

Wornoutpostie · Post by **Wornoutpostie** » 31 Jan 2018, 20:29

Lefantum wrote:
Wornoutpostie wrote:
wibblywobbly wrote:I posted in this thread July 2017 about the driver career path....i'm still not driving.Be soon though hahahaha. The CWU paid me a bonus for Christmas..£75 yayy and everyone else got £100 booo
I said whys that then? They said errrrm because you are a VOC driver and you earn loadsa money so you're not getting the full amount...erm, no i'm not! So they looked into it, found out i was right, i'm not a VOC driver, then guess what...yeah, took another £50 out my wages last week. Hahahaha...oh you cant make this stuff up.

I’m in the process of a grievance around the Christmas bonus. I didn’t get paid the full amount.
I also was loaned out over the Christmas period to support at my local VOC.
If you were loaned out to network for 1 week at christmas. You lose £25 for each week you work during christmas pressure. Network drivers to not receive a christmas bonus.

I feel that we should have been told this before we committed to the Driver Career Path.... Makes me laugh - I’m pretty sure I won’t be used all year, then I’ll be used again at Christmas.... so not driven all year, and then expect me to “pick up” where I left off. Great...