New Posts For Thread: Workers at McD's, TGIF, Wetherspoon's on strikehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strikeBl00dy Marxists. Why don't they work harder or get a better job if they want more money?If the building industry couldn't meet demand by importing workers, the training levels of tradesmen in building would increase dramatically and the wages would do the same.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strike?post_id=555702041#555702041If the building industry couldn't meet demand by importing workers, the training levels of tradesmen in building would increase dramatically and the wages would do the same.Sun, 07 Oct 2018 06:28:51 -0500Wages have come down in the building industry, and the reason given is always competition from cheap foreign labour. Demand is met by importing workers, so it's no wonder there's a shortage of home grown talent when we hardly train people ourselves,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strike?post_id=555702013#555702013Wages have come down in the building industry, and the reason given is always competition from cheap foreign labour. Demand is met by importing workers, so it's no wonder there's a shortage of home grown talent when we hardly train people ourselves,Sun, 07 Oct 2018 06:26:04 -0500Dr C, you have a point but work in the catering industry has always been notorious for low pay.Yes, people in the building trade have seen their wages come down but I keep hearing that there's still an acute shortage of workers in this industry.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strike?post_id=555701847#555701847Dr C, you have a point but work in the catering industry has always been notorious for low pay.Yes, people in the building trade have seen their wages come down but I keep hearing that there's still an acute shortage of workers in this industry.Sun, 07 Oct 2018 05:58:38 -0500The situation that has developed would have been impossible years ago.The unions and the Labour party would have seen to that. Any party that supports free movement of labour, when wages here are higher than abroad is an anti home grown worker party.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strike?post_id=555701823#555701823The situation that has developed would have been impossible years ago.The unions and the Labour party would have seen to that. Any party that supports free movement of labour, when wages here are higher than abroad is an anti home grown worker party.Sun, 07 Oct 2018 05:52:39 -0500This was against the rules, btw. That makes it fraud.Everyone knew it was going on but a blind eye was turned.Tbh though, more junior staff would fiddle their expenses and overtime. But they would if they knew that people further up the chain were thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strike?post_id=555701821#555701821This was against the rules, btw. That makes it fraud.Everyone knew it was going on but a blind eye was turned.Tbh though, more junior staff would fiddle their expenses and overtime. But they would if they knew that people further up the chain were tSun, 07 Oct 2018 05:52:29 -0500At the organisation I worked for around 1987, managers at a certain level would get a company car. At the next level up, they were entitled to a fully expensed car. ie all petrol paid for - business and personal.This was before the days of itemised thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strike?post_id=555701791#555701791At the organisation I worked for around 1987, managers at a certain level would get a company car. At the next level up, they were entitled to a fully expensed car. ie all petrol paid for - business and personal.This was before the days of itemised tSun, 07 Oct 2018 05:47:02 -0500SH - I refer you to my post from yesterday at 15:25Furthermore, what they fail to mention is that they get one free meal per shift.What about the senior managers who work away from the outlets? If that was me, I'd be banging on my boss's door wantinhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strike?post_id=555701693#555701693SH - I refer you to my post from yesterday at 15:25Furthermore, what they fail to mention is that they get one free meal per shift.What about the senior managers who work away from the outlets? If that was me, I'd be banging on my boss's door wantinSun, 07 Oct 2018 05:30:02 -0500when the poor are down, kick them hard, great thread nick. Living in London on £7.5 is peanuts and barely covers rent and other expenses, many already work their fingers to the bone and it's not as easy as just getting another job with so many otherhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strike?post_id=555698853#555698853when the poor are down, kick them hard, great thread nick. Living in London on £7.5 is peanuts and barely covers rent and other expenses, many already work their fingers to the bone and it's not as easy as just getting another job with so many otherSat, 06 Oct 2018 18:33:51 -0500classic case of over extending oneselfhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strike?post_id=555697137#555697137classic case of over extending oneselfSat, 06 Oct 2018 14:53:17 -0500Jamie blaming paying the plebs minimum wage for his business going belly up,have a heart you ungrateful coooonts,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31456791/workers-at-mcds-tgif-wetherspoons-on-strike?post_id=555696957#555696957Jamie blaming paying the plebs minimum wage for his business going belly up,have a heart you ungrateful coooonts,Sat, 06 Oct 2018 14:33:15 -0500