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Started by Nomad, 21-03-18, 10:49AM

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grim up north

Quote from: Nomad on 30-09-21, 11:48AM
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/reuters-impact-tesco-lets-uk-spain-train-take-strain-counter-trucker-crisis-2021-09-29/

QuoteFrom 65,000 containers a year on rail, Tesco has an ambition to increase that to 90,000 containers by November or December.

Ambition is good, implementation is a whole different ball game.

Not many DCs with rail lines into them, never seen a train at my local store.

Years ago the government floated the idea of more goods going on rail, when it was pointed out to them that doubling the goods on rail, which incidently the rail system could never cope with, it would only take 10% of trucks off the road and the vast majority of that 10% would have to be replaced with considerably more smaller lorries to take goods from rail depot to final destination.

Some Dc's have railtrails so it must happen somewhere

Nomad

"Not many" therefore I know there are some, unsure as to how many and their location.
Nomad ( Forum Admin )
It's better to be up in arms than down on your knees.

grim up north

I think Dav is one

BUY TESLA STOCK


barafear

It's OK, all our problems will soon be solved

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58840555


Hammer10

Don't know how all he knows is to cut staff .

lucgeo

Maybe he's spent all his big payout and sold all the shares he managed to grab last time!
He obviously sees Tesco top dogs as the easily manipulated idiots they are...they're probably chucking a golden handshake his way as well  :-X
Live for today. Learn from yesterday.

penguin

You really could not make it up could you ? out of the frying pan into the fire comes to mind.
Do not let anyone tell you there is not a decent job and life beyond Tesco.


gomezz

If it were not for Lightfoot slowing him down he could have used the van to make a getaway from the gang!  :D
"The progress of the kart is more important than its direction"

lordadmiral

Quote from: Hammer10 on 09-10-21, 07:51AM
Don't know how all he knows is to cut staff .

Cut hours in stores/factories/warehouses and move budget to logistics ;D
This way people who loose their jobs will have to apply for new job "as drivers".

Then Boris (by the way it is very famous name in Russia) will apoint some new dickwiser to solve problem with labour shortages in sectors mentioned above.

Totot

The war has started
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/small-firms-fury-amazon-offers-093023128.html

"The highest Amazon sign-on bonus of £3,000 for full-time workers is being advertised at the firm's Exeter warehouse. Temporary sorting staff at a warehouse in Weybridge, Surrey, are being offered £2,000 signing-up bonuses. Temporary recruits in Leeds are being offered £1,500. The 93,000 square-metre Amazon warehouse in Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland, is also offering signing up bonuses for £1,500."


King1999

Just highlights how  the overworked established staff are taken for granted.Be nice to have a bonus in the lead up to Christmas.Maybe a chocolate orange if we are lucky.At least we've got a wordsearch to do for Halloween.

BUY TESLA STOCK

What you moaning about you'll get your selection box and colour book. You could also become a temp staff member for any retailer at any time.

King1999

Selection box you're bloody spoilt.

lordadmiral

If Tesco would pay us more for OT ( £5 more p/h) then lot of people would be happy to make extra money.
But nooooo we work for box of chocolates, peanuts are to expensive.

VladPutin

#567
Quote from: King1999 on 18-10-21, 12:39PM
Just highlights how  the overworked established staff are taken for granted.Be nice to have a bonus in the lead up to Christmas.Maybe a chocolate orange if we are lucky.At least we've got a wordsearch to do for Halloween.

Bonus?! The people at head office won't even give us a hot breakfast on a cold winter morning! 8-)


BUY TESLA STOCK

Rumour has it they are doing stale pizza or a meal deal for nights this year to replace the loss of Christmas dinner. Enjoy!  >:D


NightAndDay

Notice how the article doesn't mention potential redundancies, this will probably result in hours being cut by between 10-20% lol.

barafear

I was interested in some of the comments left by "readers" on the BBC website:

"Biggest problem has nothing to do with the tech but with the fact Tesco has realised revenues of £30.4bn and yet taxpayers are topping up a large proportion of their staffs wages on a monthly basis because Tesco do not pay a living wage. It's an insanity which cannot go on."

And

"The Tory way. Low wage jobs, topped up with working tax credits, more profit for Tesco, more donations for the Conservative machine.

If this nonsense about a "transition to a higher wage economy" was in the slightest bit true, Tesco would be quaking in their boots. Notice how they are not."

Nomad

Tesco Ireland is refunding thousands of customers and it's not a scam

I have this feeling that the initial thoughts on the refunds was 'if we keep quiet customers may not notice', but second thoughts on the trouble they could be in prevailed.
:D
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VladPutin

Quote from: Tesla on 18-10-21, 08:59PM
Rumour has it they are doing stale pizza or a meal deal for nights this year to replace the loss of Christmas dinner. Enjoy!  >:D

Well, to be fair, that's better than last year: we didn't even get pizza because the Kung Flu Panda had shut takeaways.

Nomad

#574
Tesco is looking to fill more than 15,000 jobs for Christmas - with up to a £500 immediate bonus

QuoteTesco is also looking for 3,000 permanent colleagues to join our warehouse distribution team – with a £500 bonus for those joining by October.30

They will continue to offer a £250 bonus for those who join between October 31 and November 27.

Why the 'cliff edge' 50% drop  :question:
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