New care work job, bad split shifts *WISH I WAS DEAD*
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Soldato
Unfortunately I fear this all a sign of the times. I work awful hours and not for much money, I hate it, I have been bullied and literally feel anxiety and dread before each shift starts.
I apply for everything I can but there is very little about at the moment. I would love to just resign but I have to live on something.
I think the OP can only do what we all should do in these cases. Knuckle down and try hard to find a better job. These types of jobs and companies are unlikely to change. Workers are two a penny out there and they know if you wont do it somebody else will.
I apply for everything I can but there is very little about at the moment. I would love to just resign but I have to live on something.
I think the OP can only do what we all should do in these cases. Knuckle down and try hard to find a better job. These types of jobs and companies are unlikely to change. Workers are two a penny out there and they know if you wont do it somebody else will.
Zero hour contracts are NOT a bad thing.
But they are exploited. I think if a employee works over 16 hrs per week on avg for 17 weeks then they should be on a 16 hr contract at least.
Zero hour contracts SHOULD be used to help a business take on more staff as they are expanding. Not still being in place once the expansion is proven
But they are exploited. I think if a employee works over 16 hrs per week on avg for 17 weeks then they should be on a 16 hr contract at least.
Zero hour contracts SHOULD be used to help a business take on more staff as they are expanding. Not still being in place once the expansion is proven
Sounds illegal. Tell them in invoice you. When it arrives poo in your own letterbox and then return to sender.
Soldato
Zero hours worked in my favour. Desperate for work I took the risk with it. Once I had proved my self I now have over 40 hours per week minimum.
Problem is I now have too much. But I agree if it helps you get a foot in the door it is a good thing both sides.
Were a few brown pants moments over rent etc when i had the odd week with only 20.
So you're doing over 100 hours a week?
That's ridiculous. When do you sleep, eat, shower etc.?
I just plain wouldn't be able to function after about the second day. The fact that you put *WISH I WAS DEAD* suggests to me that you're barely functioning as well.
That's ridiculous. When do you sleep, eat, shower etc.?
I just plain wouldn't be able to function after about the second day. The fact that you put *WISH I WAS DEAD* suggests to me that you're barely functioning as well.
Soldato
Man of Honour
Eat more bananas mate you'll be fine.
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Get out asap. Although working those hours it doesn't leave much time to find another job.
Soldato
I worked over 16 hours a week on a zero-hour contract when I was studying, it worked very well for me.
Shifts were allocated to the staff that were known as being competent first, so not being a lazy git, I got pick of what shifts I wanted. For weeks when I had lots of other commitments, I could simply work less. It afforded me much more freedom than my friends in regular part time contracts.
I had a few friends that really hated it, but thats because they weren't on the priority list for shift allocation, and didn't get the hours they wanted.
The problem with zero-hour contracts arise when employers take on too much staff meaning that each person gets very few shifts, or like some of my friends, they were just plain lazy.
Associate
I understand if you leave they might try to charge you for training.
But if they fired you.... wonder if you are still liable.
i.e. turning up late and giving them attitude :lol
But if they fired you.... wonder if you are still liable.
i.e. turning up late and giving them attitude :lol
Issues are that if you reject a call to come in, you'll be unlikely to get picked next time.
It's very fickle, and highly pathetic how some of these services/businesses/jokes are operated at a management level.
My local Cooperative Food Store has all their staff (exception being bakers and managers) on 0-hr contracts. A few say that they get called in at 9am, work 1hr, then get sent home. Only to get home and be told to come in. When they arrive, they then get sent home 2hrs later.
Considering most of the staff are young students who commute some 10miles round trip to get there, it is a huge exploitation of their desperation to work.
0-hr need a big overhaul to only be made available in specific circumstances. The current deployment of these contracts is just plain selfish greed on the part of the owners.
This is unlikely as they did not complete his training (a week of shadowing is still classed as training). They broke their verbal/written contract with him?
It's very fickle, and highly pathetic how some of these services/businesses/jokes are operated at a management level.
My local Cooperative Food Store has all their staff (exception being bakers and managers) on 0-hr contracts. A few say that they get called in at 9am, work 1hr, then get sent home. Only to get home and be told to come in. When they arrive, they then get sent home 2hrs later.
Considering most of the staff are young students who commute some 10miles round trip to get there, it is a huge exploitation of their desperation to work.
0-hr need a big overhaul to only be made available in specific circumstances. The current deployment of these contracts is just plain selfish greed on the part of the owners.
This is unlikely as they did not complete his training (a week of shadowing is still classed as training). They broke their verbal/written contract with him?
Man of Honour
When the Sainsburys warehouse opened up in Stoke they were doing a similar thing with split shifts: 4 hours on, 1 hour off, 3 hours on, 2 hours off, 4 hours on 2 hours off and so on.
They seemed to go through the whole of Stoke before they realised they had to treat people with respect.
They seemed to go through the whole of Stoke before they realised they had to treat people with respect.
haydock depot isn't like this, we get a full 5 days @ 40 hours along with both breaks paid, so a full 8 hours paid
Man of Honour
haydock depot isn't like this, we get a full 5 days @ 40 hours along with both breaks paid, so a full 8 hours paid
Like I said, they went through a lot of workers before running it properly.
Soldato
Not that I condone it, but these type of hourly contracts could cause stress and we have all seen the way some care workers flip out at the people they should be caring for.
Man of Honour
If you want out off a job you just need to do something that is unacceptable. As your title states "You wish you were Dead" I'd say you are at the stage where you will be prepared to do what it takes.
Get Creative & get out of that job ASAP.
Get Creative & get out of that job ASAP.
