Re: Asda price? : Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:08 pm  

WIZEB wrote:

I have been involved with a liaison with a young lady from my local Aldi's store over the Christmas and New Year period.
She is a deputy manageress at the store and it has been interesting to hear how they operate with regards to their members of staff.
They usually receive a 3/4 week advanced shift staff rota but it appears far from set in stone.
They can be pencilled in for an 8 hour shift but rang up often on the day and told they aren't busy and asked to come in a couple of hours later after their stated shift start time.
She is also actively encouraged to send staff home a couple of hours before end of shift if the store isn't particularly busy.
They also receive a standard rate for all hours worked.
Nothing extra for lates or weekends.

Employers taking the p1ss and getting away with it 2014.

As I've mentioned before, this is also the norm in the hotel industry too.

Re: Asda price? : Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:30 pm  

WIZEB wrote:

... Employers taking the p1ss and getting away with it 2014.

But they can walk away and get a better job at any time, if only they had the brains, the balls, the initiative, the determination etc.

Because it is all entirely their own fault if they work in such a situation and, in this employers' market, we must never condemn the businesses using the situation to drive down pay and terms and conditions.

And anyone who says otherwise is an unpatriotic communist who doesn't live in the real world.

Re: Asda price? : Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:07 am  

City AM's front page today: http://www.cityam.com/article/138898617 ... -crackdown

City AM's front page today: http://www.cityam.com/article/138898617 ... -crackdown

Re: Asda price? : Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:58 pm  

WIZEB wrote:

I have been involved with a liaison with a young lady from my local Aldi's store over the Christmas and New Year period.
She is a deputy manageress at the store and it has been interesting to hear how they operate with regards to their members of staff.
They usually receive a 3/4 week advanced shift staff rota but it appears far from set in stone.
They can be pencilled in for an 8 hour shift but rang up often on the day and told they aren't busy and asked to come in a couple of hours later after their stated shift start time.
She is also actively encouraged to send staff home a couple of hours before end of shift if the store isn't particularly busy.
They also receive a standard rate for all hours worked.
Nothing extra for lates or weekends.

Employers taking the p1ss and getting away with it 2014.

I don't think any major retailer pays extra for lates or weekends any more. Some on older contracts may cling to Sunday premia, and there is a Night Shift Premium but nothing for working an evening or a Saturday. Part of the 24/7 culture we have created.

Re: Asda price? : Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:10 pm  

WIZEB wrote:

I have been involved with a liaison with a young lady from my local Aldi's store over the Christmas and New Year period.
She is a deputy manageress at the store and it has been interesting to hear how they operate with regards to their members of staff.
They usually receive a 3/4 week advanced shift staff rota but it appears far from set in stone.
They can be pencilled in for an 8 hour shift but rang up often on the day and told they aren't busy and asked to come in a couple of hours later after their stated shift start time.
She is also actively encouraged to send staff home a couple of hours before end of shift if the store isn't particularly busy.
They also receive a standard rate for all hours worked.
Nothing extra for lates or weekends.

Employers taking the p1ss and getting away with it 2014.

Why do you think staff should be extra for lates or weekends? Does the company get extra productivity out of paying a premium?

This is nothing new I doubt any person working in retail has been paid extra to work on a Saturday - this is the way in retail this not employers taking the p1ss because of the current economic position.

Re: Asda price? : Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:25 pm  

Mintball wrote:

But they can walk away and get a better job at any time, if only they had the brains, the balls, the initiative, the determination etc.

Because it is all entirely their own fault if they work in such a situation and, in this employers' market, we must never condemn the businesses using the situation to drive down pay and terms and conditions.

And anyone who says otherwise is an unpatriotic communist who doesn't live in the real world.

l really should refrain - this employer is behaving not differently than it ever has - to suggest they are driving down T&Cs is simply a phallacy.

Are you suggesting that these employees have no options - Aldi force them to work there?

How would you suggest this works in your real world?

Re: Asda price? : Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:37 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

l really should refrain - this employer is behaving not differently than it ever has - to suggest they are driving down T&Cs is simply a phallacy.

Knob!

Re: Asda price? : Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:50 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

l really should refrain - this employer is behaving not differently than it ever has - to suggest they are driving down T&Cs is simply a phallacy.

Are you suggesting that these employees have no options - Aldi force them to work there?

How would you suggest this works in your real world?

It's Thatcherite socialism dearie: with phalluses and expense accounts for cleaners.

Re: Asda price? : Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:05 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

l really should refrain - this employer is behaving not differently than it ever has - to suggest they are driving down T&Cs is simply a phallacy.

Are you suggesting that these employees have no options - Aldi force them to work there?

How would you suggest this works in your real world?

Like it or lump it is not an option it is an ultimatum.

Re: Asda price? : Mon Jan 06, 2014 7:37 pm  

My contracted shifts are 12 days from 14, (2 of them being standby), 52 weeks a year, only four days per annum on shutdown, probably down to 3 days for next year as Boxing Day disappears from the calendar - I had 10 days booked off over christmas and new year - just been handed 7 of them back to be added to my 2014 allowance as we worked or were on standby through the period.

Its a good job that I enjoy the work, the pay is good and my expenses for Dec are going to be outrageous