Making the news today....

[eggsarascal]

Those bastard courier drivers get all they deserve.

 

http://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/delivery-driver-harsh-working-conditions-courier/

[eggsarascal]

4 hours ago, difflock said:

If there was/is no contract, how do they, the Employer, enforce the fines?,

especially to the tune of £1500.00, presuming the staff are paid weekly.

 

Regardless gents,

my take on this "story" is based on the shite I used to read in our local papers 20 year ago,

where some poor wee innocent Mr./Mrs./Mizz suffered some dreadful calamity at the hands of Business/Government/NHS.

Which story, from good local knowledge one knew to be essentially lies, or at least very very "BIGGED UP".

 

A whole lot like the dreadful life threatening injuries suffered in simple 5mph rear end traffic shunts, when someone else's insurance is paying.

 

Marcus, the somewhat cynical hat.

You keep banging on about contracts. Are those the illegal contracts that the drivers have signed?

[Mark J]

Potential headline of the week:

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/katie-hopkins-detained-south-africa-11977548?ICID=FB_mirror_main

[Richard 1234]

Those bastard courier drivers get all they deserve.
 
http://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/delivery-driver-harsh-working-conditions-courier/

It’s difficult to have much sympathy for these drivers. Yes the contract maybe very one sided but no one forced anyone to sign it.
All that said the contact should not really be allowed to be set up in this way.

[Mark J]

2 minutes ago, Richard 1234 said:

It’s difficult to have much sympathy for these drivers. Yes the contract maybe very one sided but no one forced anyone to sign it.
All that said the contact should not really be allowed to be set up in this way.

Agreed.  They should be on zero hour contracts.

[Richard 1234]

Agreed.  They should be on zero hour contracts.

As bad as they are zero hours would be better for them as then they would not be charged for days off.

[eggsarascal]

I agree no one was forced to sign the contracts, but when times are hard with no money coming in you'd be surprised what people will do.

 

And what's the idea of putting two drivers on a round to cover one persons work?

[Mark J]

Zero hours contracts are a great idea so long as the both the employer and employee are happy about them.

[felixthelogchopper]

33 minutes ago, Mark J said:

Potential headline of the week:

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/katie-hopkins-detained-south-africa-11977548?ICID=FB_mirror_main

Bloody drug users(allegedly), going over there and using their health care.

[Mark J]

4 minutes ago, felixthelogchopper said:

Bloody drug users(allegedly), going over there and using their health care.

Some people will do anything to get on TV.

Edited February 6, 2018 by Mark J