Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Neither.
Southern has banned overtime in order to hit striking staff in the pocket - but unfortunately overtime is crucial for the full timetable to run.
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- Thread starter Ernest
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Southern has banned overtime in order to hit striking staff in the pocket - but unfortunately overtime is crucial for the full timetable to run.
Yoda
English & European
Neither. SASTA are not paying them overtime for working rest days, so they are rightly working to rule and not working them and in the process highlighting how incompetent SATSA management really are by relying on them due to not employing enough staff to keep their services running.
The farce there is that virtually everyone knows the actual reason and Southern know that everyone knows, yet they still have to persist with this pathetic 'sickness' lie in what i can only presume is a PR move to make them look less to blame for the whole mess.
Meanwhile, the most important people in all of this (their customers) get screwed left, right and centre and presumably will continue to do so ad infinitum.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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really? that implies a lot of drivers earning a lot of overtime, how long are they going to take the hit on their pockets?
Why you asking daft questions? Should I go round and ask each one for you.
- Jan 19, 2010
- 1,322
Coincidently, 'Investing in Staff' is at the very end of GTR's strategy presentation, and merits a scant three bullet points:
http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/documents/get_lob?id=3865&age=&field=file
Employees need to feel valued. GTR tries to talk the talk, but walking the walk is another matter entirely (more a case of fail the rail).
And I didn't notice the supposed free wi-fi on the new GX yesterday. I hope this isn't another broken promise,
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
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I expect they will be having a similar piss up on Southern soon
TUBE UNION RMT today slammed the “disgusting and obscene spectacle” of nearly 50 senior TFL managers decked out in black-tie regalia at Mayfair’s luxury RAF Club as they celebrated the completion of a massive cuts programme that axes 800 safety-critical station staff and trashes 289 tube ticket offices.
In a gloating bulletin circulated to staff the management report the following:
“FftFS Team Celebrate Successful Completion
Almost 50 people from the FftFS (Fit for the Future Stations) team spent an enjoyable evening in the luxurious setting of the RAF Club in Piccadilly as they celebrated the successful completion of the main ticket office closure programme.
All 289 ticket offices were closed, within budget, in an immense team effort throughout 2015.
Mike Bracken, Head of Fit for the Future Delivery Team, spoke of the dedication and commitment of the team and congratulated everyone for their achievement.
“The team enjoyed a three course meal in a private dining room at the RAF Club and a good time was had by all.””
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said
“It is frankly obscene that nearly 50 senior TFL managers treated themselves to a slap-up beano at the luxury RAF Club in the heart of the West End to celebrate the axing of 800 safety-critical jobs and the smashing up of London's tube ticket offices. The union is demanding to know whether some of all of the cost of this disgusting spectacle was funded by the taxpayer.
“While TFL is talking about further cuts of over £2 billion that would devastate safety and services it is a massive kick in the teeth for the staff across the combine to receive bulletins from the management gloating about their axe-swinging antics. RMT members are furious that while they are being stretched to breaking point the top brass are out on a jolly in a luxury, private members club in Mayfair.”
TUBE UNION RMT today slammed the “disgusting and obscene spectacle” of nearly 50 senior TFL managers decked out in black-tie regalia at Mayfair’s luxury RAF Club as they celebrated the completion of a massive cuts programme that axes 800 safety-critical station staff and trashes 289 tube ticket offices.
In a gloating bulletin circulated to staff the management report the following:
“FftFS Team Celebrate Successful Completion
Almost 50 people from the FftFS (Fit for the Future Stations) team spent an enjoyable evening in the luxurious setting of the RAF Club in Piccadilly as they celebrated the successful completion of the main ticket office closure programme.
All 289 ticket offices were closed, within budget, in an immense team effort throughout 2015.
Mike Bracken, Head of Fit for the Future Delivery Team, spoke of the dedication and commitment of the team and congratulated everyone for their achievement.
“The team enjoyed a three course meal in a private dining room at the RAF Club and a good time was had by all.””
RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said
“It is frankly obscene that nearly 50 senior TFL managers treated themselves to a slap-up beano at the luxury RAF Club in the heart of the West End to celebrate the axing of 800 safety-critical jobs and the smashing up of London's tube ticket offices. The union is demanding to know whether some of all of the cost of this disgusting spectacle was funded by the taxpayer.
“While TFL is talking about further cuts of over £2 billion that would devastate safety and services it is a massive kick in the teeth for the staff across the combine to receive bulletins from the management gloating about their axe-swinging antics. RMT members are furious that while they are being stretched to breaking point the top brass are out on a jolly in a luxury, private members club in Mayfair.”
There's at least two glaring errors in that copy. Just who do these jokers employ to do this stuff?
Luckily there will be a guard on that service to help deal with the incident, assist what will be a traumatised driver and keep the passengers as informed as possible. Once Southern get their way the only trained person on that train will be the driver who frankly will be too busy and probably upset to deal with helping the passengers although he/she will do their best.
Whitechapel
Famous Last Words
1 hour 35 minutes late for work yesterday thanks to Southern.
Whilst it isn't their fault if I'm late today why does the Southern Website still say the train I need will be running on time when it's looking highly unlikely that will be the case? Do I take from the fact its supposed to be on time that the problem at East Worthing has been cleared and trains are now running normally? Or have they just not bothered updating their site.
Whilst it isn't their fault if I'm late today why does the Southern Website still say the train I need will be running on time when it's looking highly unlikely that will be the case? Do I take from the fact its supposed to be on time that the problem at East Worthing has been cleared and trains are now running normally? Or have they just not bothered updating their site.
I'm at Brighton station and they've just announced replacement buses on West Coastway until further notice, if that helps.
http://www.railmagazine.com/news/ne...n-issues-prompt-gtr-remedial-plan/image/13978
Makes me laugh when they say inherited driver problem when southern and gtr are the same company. More down to they didn't think they was going to win this franchise and let the staff levels go down.
Makes me laugh when they say inherited driver problem when southern and gtr are the same company. More down to they didn't think they was going to win this franchise and let the staff levels go down.
- Jan 19, 2010
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Here's the full remedial plan:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...ile/525767/govia-thameslink-remedial-plan.pdf
(might have already been posted)
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
I got the option of a weeks extra leave or some crap gift when I reached 30 years service