Good day thought it was time to get you all talking again,
Here`s the companys cunning plan, the field engineer is no longer working as soon as he heads out to his first job ,The company want him to give them the first half hour because they say that would be like traveling to work.
Now all of a sudden your working for nothing for the first half hour of the day.
In england this falls into the bracket of the minimum wage because due to that legislation no one is allowed to work for nothing.Hence designed to do away with slavery.
Also two other problems arise if I am not working is my van insured as we have been told it is only insured for work use!!
If i am not getting paid I am not working.
Also 2 if I am now commuting in the van to the first job/first half hour will I have to then pay tax on the van that I am now useing for commuting?
And finally if I am not to be paid for the first half hour is the customer also getting this time for free????
Let me know what you think, is this company penny pinching at the expense of the engineer ,Is it legitimate to force people to work for nothing. Is it the same overseas or do you have better legislation to protect workers from being used.