|
|
|
|
Author |
Message |
- |
This post is not being displayed because the poster has bad karma. Unhide this post / all posts.
|
- Super Spammer
Joined: 22 Oct 2013 Karma :
|
Posted: 22:45 - 06 Feb 2017 Post subject: |
|
|
Suntan Sid wrote: | mpd72 wrote: | Jobs and pay have been guaranteed, so that's nonsense. Over to you. |
Something that the employers could have done months ago, thus averting strikes and service disruption.
Do tell, other than GOG plc cutting costs, (which means more money trousered by shareholders), what was point of any of their proposals?
They're not providing a better service, what services they do provide will be no more or less safe than any other.
They're not good value for money for the taxpayer/government especially when the public coffers have to be raided to stump up millions, over and above their initial payment, for no apparent reason whatsoever!
Pisspoor, not fit for purpose! |
The problem Sid, is that with union backing, the lazy shites have been pulling more sickies than a 15 year old alcoholic school kid.
Under current rules, when one of these shites skives off, an entire train can't run, fecking over 1,000 or so commuters.
If the lazy shites could be bothered to turn up for work a bit more often, the rules about needing a crossword champion to push the foot close switch, wouldn't need amending.
Their sick record is appalling. With union protection, they're getting away with murder. ____________________ TZR250 2MA road, TZR250 1KT road, TZR250 2MA race, TDR250, YZF-750R Boost colours.
Jaguar S Type 3.0 V6 Sport R, VW Transporter T5 GP LWB Shuttle 140ps DSG. |
|
Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
Suntan Sid |
This post is not being displayed .
|
Suntan Sid World Chat Champion
Joined: 07 May 2009 Karma :
|
Posted: 01:49 - 07 Feb 2017 Post subject: |
|
|
The problem GOG plc have created, in the name of efficiency, (sic), and more profits, is not employing enough staff to, actually, run the franchise without the staff doing overtime!
Pissing the staff off, when you're relying, entirely, on their goodwill to operate the business, was never going to end well!
But hey ho, as long as the taxpayer can throw more than a few million, every now and then, to the shareholders, who cares, it's only our money being wasted! ____________________ "Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!"
Last edited by Suntan Sid on 11:19 - 07 Feb 2017; edited 1 time in total |
|
Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
- |
This post is not being displayed because the poster has bad karma. Unhide this post / all posts.
|
- Super Spammer
Joined: 22 Oct 2013 Karma :
|
Posted: 11:04 - 07 Feb 2017 Post subject: |
|
|
Suntan Sid wrote: | The problem GOG plc have created, in the name of efficiency, (sic), and more profits, is not employing enough staff to, actually, run the franchise without the staff doing overtime!
Pissing the staff off, when you're relying, entirely, on their goodwill to operate the business, was never going to end well!
But hey ho, as long as the taxpayer can throw them more than a few million, every now and then, to the shareholders, who cares, it's only our money being wasted! |
Or not employing enough to staff to cover the gap created, from one of the worst union backed sickness records in the country?
The reason the rules need changing, is that if the union can get a conductor to pull a sickie at the last minute, the entire train gets cancelled, making Southern and the government look to blame.
The new rules, already accepted by the drivers union, stops the Rab C Nesbit union from holding the public to ransom. Under "exceptional circumstances", such as another guard pulling another sickie, the thousand or so passengers can still get to work. ____________________ TZR250 2MA road, TZR250 1KT road, TZR250 2MA race, TDR250, YZF-750R Boost colours.
Jaguar S Type 3.0 V6 Sport R, VW Transporter T5 GP LWB Shuttle 140ps DSG. |
|
Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
Derivative |
This post is not being displayed .
|
Derivative World Chat Champion
Joined: 03 Aug 2010 Karma :
|
|
Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
- |
This post is not being displayed because the poster has bad karma. Unhide this post / all posts.
|
- Super Spammer
Joined: 22 Oct 2013 Karma :
|
Posted: 10:46 - 10 Feb 2017 Post subject: |
|
|
Derivative wrote: |
Devil's advocate, what's your proposed solution for this?
Are there laws blocking the train companies from having additional staff, or employing contractors on short notice to cover this sort of thing? If so, that sounds like it needs sorting out.
I can't see how you could ever fix it otherwise unless we put guns to the heads of staff or something daft.
What makes it different from a supermarket closing if too many staff are sick on the same day? I'd always assumed whenever you see a manager working shopfloor they're covering.
What does any business do when a key man is sick/resigns on short notice/whatever? |
No, the only issue is with one union, not legislation or law. Other train operators run Driver only Operated trains quite safely. Southern already run trains where the driver closes the door on other routes.
All the time the Tories are in power and taking the revenue from that franchise (it's the only one the government gets the ticket money from), the left wing unions will cause chaos on it to attack the Tories. The tax payer/government has to pay Southern whether the train runs or not, but if it doesn't run, the treasury loses out of ticket fares.
What the government have agreed already with one of the 2 unions, is to allow the train to run with only a driver, but only in what they call exceptional circumstances, such as sickness or a conductor being late and a replacement not able to be sourced in time (or a strike, I presume). The train will still run, the government will get the ticket money and passengers will still get to work. This will stop the unions from being able to hold the government, tax payer and commuters to ransom. ____________________ TZR250 2MA road, TZR250 1KT road, TZR250 2MA race, TDR250, YZF-750R Boost colours.
Jaguar S Type 3.0 V6 Sport R, VW Transporter T5 GP LWB Shuttle 140ps DSG. |
|
Back to top |
|
You must be logged in to rate posts |
|
|
Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 49 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
|
|
|
This page may contain affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. By clicking on an affiliate link, you accept that third-party cookies will be set.
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You cannot download files in this forum
|
Read the Terms of Use! - Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group
Debug Mode: ON - Server: birks (www) - Page Generation Time: 0.08 Sec - Server Load: 0.22 - MySQL Queries: 17 - Page Size: 53.2 Kb
|