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Rate company behaviour so far during this pandemic.

Please try to take a rounded view rather than a purely personal view.

Presumably based mostly on one's own store or distribution centre etc?

Yes.

So Dave Lewis spouts more tripe on how we treat people like we should be treated well try looking at himself first and stop penalising all long term staff we would like to be treated like him with all the money he gets for doing very little.

I would say we have been treated reasonably well, at least in our store, manager has been supportive and everyone has pulled together to make the best of a bad situation, cant pass comment  on what goes on elsewhere but one would hope the same approach is being followed.

Treat people like they want to be treated ......... what a joke.All the s*** we've had to endure with that tosser in charge.A toxic place to work nothing more.

Absolute joke in my DC. No social distancing. First place to get sanitisers, shields and so on, was the office, where they are already apart from each other. The staff picking the products had to carry on tripping over each other hitting targets. A training room that could hold 30 people with social distancing measures. 55 people turned up all crammed in 'cos we need the staff in case'. Anyone who has worked in a DC will know that you cant train someone from 2 metres away. How can you show them what the screen on the computer(size of an iphone 5) says and means from that distance. Good news is though... we have those disposable gloves now which rip after the first box you pick up.. I could go on...

Personally believe the daily/weekly emails are all just the propaganda to make it seem like they’re doing good.

The company has been fair in allowing people paid leave. They didn’t have to do that.

Big confusion around the isolation time off. Constantly being told incorrect information when that initially kicked off. I had to correct several managers on the procedure as incorrect information was being given to colleagues.

Social distancing isn’t considered in my store, place is like a free-for-all. Feels like its normal customer levels being allowed in anyway. We already called out management for going over capacity several times before.

We still aren’t supplied PPE, for gloves we’ve been wasting out saleable gloves. Some masks came in and staff weren’t even told about them.

Suppose it depends on the management in your store, I consider my stores managers to be pretty weak. Only a handful of them are strong in their roles.

We had about 10 people off as vulnerable and one shielded. Two have chosen to come back, store allowed but they had long conversation with store manager first as he really wanted them to stay off. The till screens came in, on time. Endless supply of masks, gloves etc once they started to arrive. I gather now on C2O and a bit expensive.
One way system in place and routines adapted to try and help. For example grocery gone to nights and fresh team in two hours before store opens. H2H colleagues used but hours gradually reduced and down to two on the door but being creative finding the hours.
Customer viewpoint figures down and store scored high so must be doing something right. Colleagues scored very high for being helpful and friendly. Hard to give great service when not feeling supported from above.

The amount of dot com staff pilling on your aisle at 4am is annoying a few of us. Of course our concerns fall on deaf ears. It's all about £££

The pandemic is over!!! WAHAY!!

Well that's the impression I got this evening when I popped to my local Tesco for a couple of essentials, at what is supposed to be the quiet lull...2M distancing signs still in evidence...in and out system still operating, but once instore...staff walking right alongside you, filling cages that block the aisles, or talking to each other with no distance between them.
Customers allowed to shop in two's or three's...now why do they need to stop and stand in a bloody line, looking at and discussing one product, picking it up, turning it over, debating on whether or not they want it...nope, so back it goes on the shelf, as they shuffle and congest the next mod, for another ten minute, mauling ritual>:(
The one on his phone, aimlessly picking up products as he stands and chats about nowt, whilst you are waiting to get to the product on the shelf he is leaning on >:(
The unmasked couple, two abreast going the wrong way up an aisle, and look confused as to why you're stood there waiting for them to move 2m aside for you to pass ??? Would have thought my gloves and mask would be the giveaway that the pandemic is not over,...as they're definitely not a fashion statement matey  >:(
The designated aisle for checking out closed, so you have to go back against the flow >:(
The young girl who feels the need to get almost up to your face to advise you of the checkout number to go to, and promptly puts her head into the next customer child's pushchair to say hello!!  >:(
Dear God, I only went for a couple of items, but came out feeling the need to completely decontaminate!! And my area is one where cases are on the increase  :-X

All about profit, to hell with social distancing, to hell with colleague safety, not on head office advice but the actions of the idiots in management!

Colleagues crying as they are berated for asking the idiots that shop in Tesco to follow the rules, people manning the door not giving a s*** and letting more in than their should be to get them away from the door and reduce confrontation forcing staff in store to deal with the confrontation. When you complain management tell you they will sort it nothing happens or it happens for a day as they hide protected in the offices, the store manager goes home when we are at the peak of footfall. Its beyond a farce!

Tesco's real problem is not head office or the CEO its the total idiots they place in positions of management this could be blamed on head office however its the idiots that choose the new idiots so who knows. Idiots in management decide in interviews that the idiots are the people we want to work here so they feel superior.

Tesco is without a doubt the epicentre of coronavirus transmission in the stores that have idiots running them, I have never in my life and its been a long one seen so much ineptitude in dealing with something so simple as enforcing social distancing and a one way system, following basic rules set out by head office (FFS they have nearly 100 pages of pictures and rules/guidelines).

Tesco could have profits far exceeding what they are now if they stopped protecting the useless management who spend more time on you tube and snap chat, if they fostered trust in their teams, if they actually trained the tits in positions of authority stopped the adultery that is rife in the company, they put narcissists and sex pests in management positions who only care how the day can end with the least amount of work on their part possible!       

Welcome to TESCO!

"stopped the adultery that is rife in the company" Thought it was just my store most of the managers are at it with each other! (nothing wrong with relationships between coworkers,except they are all married)  a good number have been moved to our store because of the affairs they've had in other stores. 

Yes, far too many mateyboy managers in Tesco, not saying there aren't good ones, but too many cowboys. Which points to an issue with Tescos Recruitment, Promotion and Development Strategy, even the promotion themselves highlights a problem, no one wants to go from ca to Shift Leader except the desperate, nobody in their right minds would sacrifice better shift patterns, far less responsibility and being on-call for less than a £2 an hour increase, hell being on-call in my current job pays £2.20 an hour and £3.30  an hour on bank holidays, it's just nota job that pays properly for what is required (In Express, Metro Shift Leaders have it far easier.)

Quote from: dotnochance on 04-06-20, 01:58AM
"stopped the adultery that is rife in the company" Thought it was just my store most of the managers are at it with each other! (nothing wrong with relationships between coworkers,except they are all married)  a good number have been moved to our store because of the affairs they've had in other stores.

It seems the norm for Tesco, I know of a few stores that have management who have been moved due to sexual misconduct. What I fail to understand is the protectionism if the company was protecting people that bring massive value to the business I would get it however they protect the most ussless.

[admin]This topic although it is titled behaviour is concerned with the treatment of staff during the ongoing situation with the corona pandemic, NOT the sexual proclivities of MM or anyone else.[/admin]

Quote from: Nomad on 04-06-20, 12:54PM
This topic although it is titled behaviour is concerned with the treatment of staff during the ongoing situation with the corona pandemic,  NOT the sexual proclivities of MM or anyone else.

Lmao!

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Behaviour in store is nothing but garbage! Social distancing is a foreign word, the dot com staff can't follow simple rules.  The management are completely inept and I'm sure they must need a hand tying their shoelaces before work

Overall been very good in our store anyone with concerns has been listened to and helped although at the beginning I think some were a bit panic stricken and could have been helped more by some managers who weren't equipped or experienced enough to deal with the situation themselves have been and still am very disappointed with a lot of tesco distribution not the directs they have mostly been fine but tesco and their own or agency drivers have to be constantly challenged about distancing handling of paperwork or microlise so backdoor safety and coronavirus seems to have totally eluded distribution not our stores fault but £9an hour is not enough to be dealing with daily confrontation and issues and often with people who struggle to speak or understand English language

It really depends on the local stores. some are brilliant at dealing with it and others are shockingly poor.

I know my 3 nearest stores (None are Dot Com) are brilliant for social distancing, the store with Dot Com has been awful in how they've handled social distancing. 

My Tesco is particularly awful though, kinda hoping I'm not kept on after Corona so I've an easy way out.

Overall Tesco has proven itself to be a bit of a joke over this whole pandemic in terms of treatment of staff.

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The worst part for our shift, is there seems to be some sort of power tripping conflict between departments.  Night shift for the most part (except when tipping wagons) are able to keep a distance.  Dot com management are telling their department to ignore the one way system and any barriers put in place, and cram as many trollies down one aisle as possible.  Home shoppers take that message as a free pass to do what they want, regardless of store policies.  Then we have dot com management putting up posters to brag about how much profit their department have taken.  Store manager spends most of his time hiding in his office to avoid the conflicts.

We had some plastic gloves given out for the 1st few weeks, but never seen any masks provided.  With all the temps, we've got over 200 members of staff in store at a time.

QuoteDot com management are telling their department to ignore the one way system

The answer to that is to do what happened at out store and redo the one-way system to fit in with the way the pickers are directed?

Dealing with distancing protection of staff excellent
Return to work after shielding is bully tactics

The tables have all been separated in the canteen and there are lots of reminders of "no more than 2 to a table" dotted around. I rarely sit in it these days anyway, preferring to take a nap in my car during my break. But I just popped in the other day for a sit down at the end of my shift. The room was relatively empty, but there were FOUR people sitting around a small table having their snacks and merrily chatting away. Then I saw two managers approach the table and I assumed they were going to tell them to separate, but no, they stood around the table and joined in the conversation! I was even thinking of standing up and openly photographing them in a vain attempt to shame them, and I wish I had done now. But I just walked out feeling very annoyed.

our store had two gang fills during my last shift on 4th june

The hole of the pandemic our management team sat in the wages office eating cake .
We didnt see them which made us feel very comfortable with working for the company.
I was made to marshal the front door where I had no training .
Customers at first where AFRAID which turned to ANGER.
At the present moment they are cutting our wage budget which means that we will be under pressure from management.
The store mental health is suffering.
We need support.
Our union AO hasn't be out for 13 weeks it not on

As far as our express is concerned the answer would be "no different".

Quote from: Nomad on 02-06-20, 11:32AM
Rate company behaviour so far during this pandemic.

Please try to take a rounded view rather than a purely personal view.

I thought we had been treated ok until I find out the folk that have been off for 12 weeks were also getting the 10% bonus payment bit of a kick in the teeth  >:(

Why are you so unhappy that the company is paying something extra to your fellow workers ?

Do you also begrudge them the pay that they have got for the 12 weeks they had to sit at home ?

I am sure that those that are at home would rather be at work rather than have the illness they have so if they got paid so what ?

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Quote from: Nomad on 02-06-20, 11:32AM
Rate company behaviour so far during this pandemic.

Please try to take a rounded view rather than a purely personal view.

I thought we had been treated ok until I find out the folk that have been off for 12 weeks were also getting the 10% bonus payment bit of a kick in the teeth  >:(

All the furlough bums accrue holidays too, what a joke!

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As far as I have read on this site and others , Tesco have not furloughed any staff ,

As to calling them bums , if that's what you think of all those millions that have been forced to stay at home , Just be happy knowing that at least you have a job , most of them do not even know if they will have a job to go back to ,

If it's true that those who have had to self-isolate for 12 weeks are being paid the bonus then I should hope this means that those who had to take a week or 2 off to self isolate at any point will now have an extra payment in their next wages to make up for the bonus that we weren't paid for those one or 2 weeks? Fair is fair.

I might be wrong but I thought it was only a mix up on the bank holiday pay as everybody got the bonus for this and it's going to addressed in the next pay.

I know I was paid more than quite a few that I know of and I've been off... Did do a small amount beforehand but came out better than those who worked throughout, also most who did do it got far less due to being taxed on it, some came out with less than normal pay after the tax on it.

There was 2 reasons why the colleagues who are self-isolating got the bonus in the last pay period.
1. There was a system error when coding bank holiday pay, this will be taken back in June’s pay period.
2. The bonus wasn’t fully paid correctly in the pay period before.
If you remember a few on here were complaining about how little they received.
Nearly all colleagues were entitled to nearly 2 weeks bonus before some went into self-isolation.
Only 1 week was paid in some cases due to how holidays are coded in the final week before a pay day.
Basically if you were on holiday in the week ending 8th March your holiday coding would have appeared in April’s pay day.
Which would have impacted the first week of the bonus, which was then paid in the pay day on 29th may.
Hence why some self-isolating colleagues got the bonus in that pay.

Quote from: notsofunny on 14-06-20, 03:47AM

As far as I have read on this site and others , Tesco have not furloughed any staff ,

As to calling them bums , if that's what you think of all those millions that have been forced to stay at home , Just be happy knowing that at least you have a job , most of them do not even know if they will have a job to go back to ,

Really?
They don't deserve to go back to a job if that's the case!
The system should have paid everyone the same amount so people who worked get a bonus. There are plenty of other sectors that had to work with no extra pay and had to risk themselves. Being paid to stay at home is a joke and who picks up the tab for that? The working people!

I don't think the staff who were on the 12 weeks protection are getting the bonus

Quote from: T2019sackallmanagers on 14-06-20, 05:46PM

Quote from: notsofunny on 14-06-20, 03:47AM

As far as I have read on this site and others , Tesco have not furloughed any staff ,

As to calling them bums , if that's what you think of all those millions that have been forced to stay at home , Just be happy knowing that at least you have a job , most of them do not even know if they will have a job to go back to ,

Really?
They don't deserve to go back to a job if that's the case!
The system should have paid everyone the same amount so people who worked get a bonus. There are plenty of other sectors that had to work with no extra pay and had to risk themselves. Being paid to stay at home is a joke and who picks up the tab for that? The working people!

So your saying that all those office workers/Airport workers/airline workers/Builders/Shop workers and many more millions should not have a job to go back to ? and they are all Bums ? Or are you talking about those that have a illness that had to stay at home in case they got the Virus are Bums?
Just seems you have it in for everyone just because you worked ,
As to working people lots of them on this site that work for Tesco that just that working class and due to no fault of there own they have had to stay at home ,

You just come across as so bitter ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

As to the Bonus its been said It was a mistake and it will be taken back , And if not then good luck to them

Some really bitter stuff on here, yeah I do get some of those who have had to work over the last couple of months might have liked to have been paid to stay off and spend some time at home but slagging of those who have seems a bit nasty given the situation.

To be fair though, it is just blatantly unfair that the majority of workers in this country have just had pretty much fully paid leave for 3 months (after the 80% and taking out commuting costs and the rest) in very nice weather and have had the luxury of being able to stay safe at home and had the opportunity to be fully social distant. This whilst a small proportion have been forced to continue working without realistically having the chance to properly social distance because it was unrealistic to enforce which therefore put those people already being forced to work actually at severely more risk of contracting Covid and dying. And the only thing we'll get from the government for putting ourselves at risk will be a barrage of higher taxes when they start trying to recoup the money. Even if it was something like £300-500 a month or something as a thank you for risking our lives whilst everyone was having barbecues would have been at least something.

I for one am bitter, you're dead right. Some countries have just been giving a flat rate hand out to every citizen over 18 years of age to help keep everyone going. I think the U.S was something like a $1,500 cheque for each person. Over here from the government you've had some people getting £0 for working all through, some people getting £600 a month for not working through and other lucky souls have been getting £2,500 for not going to work. If we would have implemented that over here at least we may have felt a bit valued by the government that has been so willing to throw money at everything and everyone else.

I always thought that the mantra was that if you work hard you'll get rewarded. The opposite seems to be the reality at the moment and it stinks pretty bad. I can't pretend to be happy about it and I don't suppose you will when you see how much your council tax, car tax etc is setting you back in a couple of years. Maybe a bit of a bonus for this would have helped.

Your anger is misdirected, the reasonable thing for an employer to do is to furlough in light of the current situation, you can't fault furloughed employees for being "lazy" they have no choice.

Some such as myself are remotely working from home, there is no difference to my pay as we aren't furloughed. The nature of the grocery part of the business that Tesco runs is that it's deemed "essential" (a lot of people confuse essential with highly skillled, it is essential but not a skilled role the terms mean different things.)

Hard work does pay off in the right industry, Retail is hard work for little appreciation, promotions are hard because there's 100 people for 1 position, it's a numbers game, highly accessible means more people to compete against.

My store have decided to refurbish the canteen this week which means 20+ of us have to squeeze into the tiny training room for lunch  ??? What happened to 2 metres?

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" refurbish the canteen this week", now  that sounds completely wrong and stupid.

Typical Tesco procedure then  ;)

I have been completely avoiding the canteen for weeks now.  Fortunately, I have my dot.com van as my personal isolation chamber while I enjoy my lunch.  I have also been using my cap to protect my hand when I need to open a door by pulling on it rather than pushing with my elbow.

Quote from: T2019sackallmanagers on 14-06-20, 05:46PM

Quote from: notsofunny on 14-06-20, 03:47AM

As far as I have read on this site and others , Tesco have not furloughed any staff ,

As to calling them bums , if that's what you think of all those millions that have been forced to stay at home , Just be happy knowing that at least you have a job , most of them do not even know if they will have a job to go back to ,

Really?
They don't deserve to go back to a job if that's the case!
The system should have paid everyone the same amount so people who worked get a bonus. There are plenty of other sectors that had to work with no extra pay and had to risk themselves. Being paid to stay at home is a joke and who picks up the tab for that? The working people!

Booo hooo!

Having an illness that means getting COVID is a death sentence is no walk in the park... Grow up!

what are you on about ? ???

Was aimed at T2019..

Sorry  :'( One of the consequences of Lock down is having a few to many , and then asking something without thinking , mind you I do wonder how shielding has effected others ,,,,,,,,

BarryZola yeh its right it is unfair.
its unfair that that some of us are at risk of serious illness if we catch covid,
that there is a need to isolate , im so sorry Tesco thought it would be good to pay us some of our wage ,
and im so sorry the sun shone.
I suppose its our fault it rains on your day off...….

expressman77, don't get me mixed up with the other guy who posted on the last page. I only made one single post and it was about people who have worked through deserving something from the government ALONGSIDE people who have had to furlough getting money. I have never said that those isolating shouldn't be looked after. Thanks.

Let's have a look at the alternative to paying furloughed employees shall we? They can either not get paid, in which case they'll have to pay for essentials to living out of their own savings (if they have any) or die from poverty, they could claim Job Seekers Allowance, but this again would subject them to homelessness and poverty, both scenarios would also contribute to greater rates of unemployment to the already increasing levels caused by this pandemic, which by the way would have a knock on effect on sales and would result in the Retailers downsizing further. A seperate Coronavirus related benefit is essentially the current solution.

A well thought out taxation system would have the funds prepared as a contingency to a scenario such as this, in that regard, the system works, as for the key employees continuing to work, you have employers paying  a Coronavirus related bonus in most places, if it's not enough then it's the employer or yourself that's the problem, not the furloughed employees.

Barry Zola .please accept my appoloigies

Hi did anyone notice that manager and warehouse staff got the 10 percent bonus they also had a yearly bonus.
But the front line staff who had to deal with the customer's who where most at risk just had a 10 percent bonus. When I did the math it worked out it was the same as the profit bonus they axe to give us a pay rise .
Tesco do not respect there shop floor staff  >:(

The yearly bonus is just that , something that was already planed for them before the Virus and had nothing to do with the Virus ,

And the Virus Bonus was set up as a extra for everyone ,

So all they got as something on top was what you got as far as % is concerned ,

Yes I get that point but what I am trying to say my friend is the lowest paid people in the company where at the greatest risk of coronavirus when dealing with the general public putting there lifes at risk and there familys
For 10 percent
. colleagues who worked with me had coronavirus and it wasn't good .
We didnt see a manager for weeks the staff run the store management where in the training room on there phones.
Tesco used to value its staff .
This is bad behaviour

So your argument should not be with the Managers , it should be with the Company ,

and if you had been in A metro or express You would have seen how mad it become in them ,

The shop floor staff were all out working with the general public while the managers were in the office.  We didn't even get a thank you.

I find it so funny when staff complain about customers not sticking to the 2 meter rule, look around and the same ones  are standing chatting to their friend/colleague...I've Sat in the canteen on a table and seen another colleague move a chair to sit next to someone and actually put that chair directly behind me..I think the company have put good things in place it's up to us to make sure we do it and keep safe, not worth complaining about Dave Lewis it's the same in any company they always get paid more and I suppose we are not forced to work for them I choose to if I was that unhappy I would leave,

In my store the 2 metre rule in the canteen has been rigidly adhered to. I haven't seen a single person break it. The problem is on the shop floor, where social distancing is impossible. Because the customers are too stupid and selfish, and we can barely move without tripping over a locust(dot comedy picker).

Still, the s*** at head office will get their bonuses this year, and that's what really counts, right? 8-)

It's been fairly good in my home store. They happily took me back when Uni finished up.
The people that have stayed in work seem happy enough, they have worked their socks off and could of got more bonus. I feel that the info has been constantly changing in store but you've only got to watch the news and see the Government seemed to be daily changing to realise that no one knows anything. I find it funny how some staff look to Tesco like they should have all the answers and be all knowing. Like worship that they hate. A cult maybe that they put themselves in. Ha ha. Education is a self learn path people. That's just my view. Some people have been in this store so long it seems to be their main focus but in finding fault. A toxic relationship of you like. Anyway......... :)
The new temps who were took on super fast with no training have actually been great. In fact they have been better than some of the staff we have lost to Vulnerability.
I know the biggest issue now in this shop is dotcom volumes and size and how nights can work around it.

Quote from: T2019sackallmanagers on 14-06-20, 05:46PM

Quote from: notsofunny on 14-06-20, 03:47AM

As far as I have read on this site and others , Tesco have not furloughed any staff ,

As to calling them bums , if that's what you think of all those millions that have been forced to stay at home , Just be happy knowing that at least you have a job , most of them do not even know if they will have a job to go back to ,

Really?
They don't deserve to go back to a job if that's the case!
The system should have paid everyone the same amount so people who worked get a bonus. There are plenty of other sectors that had to work with no extra pay and had to risk themselves. Being paid to stay at home is a joke and who picks up the tab for that? The working people!

Wow. We were discussing this hate tonight. In our store a few went off due to BMI got called all the names under the sun whilst they were off. Even by their friends outside of work. Was a plan to ignore them, by some of their friends and most popular staff members. Managers on high alert to protect them and then when they did come back the ringleader is over chatting to them all. Best buddies. I think it's a difficult one. Some should definitely be away and are supported but I think BMI and then coming back even bigger and apparently they were all lazy wasters before COVID. This again from the popular best mate.
I dont even work with this team but the nasty memes and comments about their family and wives is disgusting . They have even said they will report them to inland revenue.
I think feelings are running high and some teams probably do have people who have taken advantage but the company has do e the right thing in my opinion.. And we should be able to trust our fellow colleagues and when they come back I hope they can recognise what their colleagues have done for them.  :thumbup: