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18 Jan 13
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I work for korals and have had a lad on the phone tonight asking for advice, he offered to work at a shop 20 miles away as a favour to the company, as the weather is so bad the bus company have decided to stop all buses from 8pm this evening (the alternative is he pays for a taxi if he can get one at the cost of £30 which is more than he would get for his shift), he asked what I thought I told him if I was the manager of the shop I would have let him go home or pay for the taxi but it wasn’t up to me so he would have to phone the cluster or area manager who make the decisions, needless to say he's been told he has to stop till the end of his shift so he’s getting a taxi if he can’t get someone to pick him up at his own expense.
Does anyone know if he was legally allowed to go home on the last available public transport, and if by leaving him stranded if he hadn’t got the £30 would they be breaching their duty of care.
never a quarrel but never work for Koral
Does anyone know if he was legally allowed to go home on the last available public transport, and if by leaving him stranded if he hadn’t got the £30 would they be breaching their duty of care.
never a quarrel but never work for Koral
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I am afraid he has learnt a lesson today. Don't do favours for Koral. Should have called in sick this morning when he saw how bad the weather was.
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unreal poor lad, what a company.
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I am afrraid it's like a game of chess, the Kings and Queens sacrifice the porns for their own personel gain.
Same in most large firms these days, i am a Manager in a similar enviroment yet have a stronger "Team Ethic" imo. |
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£30 a shift.?
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Ronnie, have all staff signed the new contract? If not, have they been put under pressure to do so?
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Id tell him to have a £30 variance then, thought that there would be a company policy in place if no public transport was available.
He's done them a favour by manning a shop that far away in this weather |
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ronnie, you're better than this mate....... pull all the stops out & get away !
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The actions of a truly rancid company
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He'll be an expert on the FOBT by now, make the taxi fair back with a couple of spins on roulette, problem solved.
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Sowerby
If he’d know what was going to happen I’m sure he would have, the staff who didn’t sign the new contracts were brought in by the management and given the contract to sign, god knows what would have happened if they hadn’t, but even though we have all now signed the contracts the goals posts are starting to move again, surprise surprise! Penzance The poor lad only started at 5.30 and it wasn’t till after this he found the buses stopped, that’s why the shifts less than £30 Halcyon I’ve always been a trier and I’m trying mate but age goes against me. |
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Korals are vile, end of thread.
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I would steal it out of the float and leave a note saying fuuuk you ya scumbags
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big company like them.could make sure all
staff got home ok,in these conditions. Drop in the ocean. |
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people do take the p!ss but this seems a genuine case, the lad has done them the favour
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the Big Boss has spoken, end of thread
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He could always move the dead body out of the toilets and bed down there for the night !
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years ago the boss would have said take it out of the sleepers and take a handful e.g. a fiver for yourself for helping us out.
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This is why people join trade union's.
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Indeed , Sparrow.
Companies like Korals seem to be cowboy capitalists of a bygone age paying staff 6 quid an hour and treating them like dirt. |
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Any area manager refusing to pay this should'nt be in a job ffs, he's asked for a favor, theres no public transport and snow on the ground, its akin to ask someone to work for nothing.
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No company with a unionised work force would even think of not compensating the man.
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Variance is the way to go, must have enough of them with some of the quality staff they employ
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What a horrible company
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Yes make the till £40 short and have a couple of pints whilst you wait for the taxi....
Some of the Corals staff that I have seen cannot even count to forty let alone pronounce it ... |
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Stealing the money is not the answer. He has made a mistake accepting the shift.
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He won't do it again and where would that leave Korals -
Yes with four FOBTS switched off.... |
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Phone the area manager (C8nt) and say I've had a violent occurrence and been threatened by FOBT players. Just calling Old Bill
He may get a reaction. I;d suggest all koral staff who support the lad do the same. |
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A truly vile company.
All the staff need to do is unite, I would love to see a strike that would make me  and  |
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The lad needs telling that he is fortunate to have a job on the high street, particular after this week. Several thousnad people have an uncertain financial future due to the collapse of several big high street names, many of whom will have others who are dependant on their income and far more rsponsibilities than this lad probably has. I'm sure he knows someone who'll do him a favour and pick him up or lend him. I'm all for having a dig at the bookies but this lad needs to put up or shut up.
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When old joe was the boss the company was one big happy family, times change.
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How much did he earn on the shift?
How much is the Taxi? |
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surely there is a duty of care required by the company ?
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wee eck
I know Nicholas Joes son is still about but what happened to your old pal Bernie his other son is he still around. Diamond The lad was doing a 4 hour shift at about £7.50 an hour so £30 before tax and the taxi was £30 so he’s paying for the privilege of doing korals a favour! |
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Powers opened a new shop in my town. Guess where ALL of the coral's staff moved overnight. Manager, deputy & 2 normal staff.
Desperate story Ronnie. |
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I used to be financial director of a well known retail company with several hundred outlets.I cannot believe that in the circumstances outlined the area manager doesn't authorise the travel cost to be taken from the till.If he's afraid to authorise this the shop manager should give the lad the £30 out of his own pocket and let the operations director know what has happened.A disgraceful episode.
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stoozbet
Same in cheltenham (if thats not your area) paddys head hunted the manager from korals and she took all the staff with her, what a great lass and staff the same, down there for very meeting and always pop in for a chat with her and her staff. Just wish Paddys would head hunt in my area. |
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he shoulda "put one through" for the 30 jibs plus 20 drink on top. fkn no good betting shops!!!
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Diamond
The lad was doing a 4 hour shift at about £7.50 an hour so £30 before tax and the taxi was £30 so he’s paying for the privilege of doing korals a favour! I think he should pay for taxi out of the money he earned |
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Ho far does he have to walk?
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