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.
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Last week I was called into a very big company main office to talk to the owner/president of the company.
I was asked to try and see if our company could save them Parts and Labor cost in these hard times...............I said sure NO PROBLEM.......one condition..............You ask my landlord, Insurance agent, Phone company, Hydro, Gas stations, ect... to give me a break on my billls and I would do the same for him.
He smiled and said I never thought of it that way.
WE ALL HAVE BILLS TO PAY.....
Penny pinching. Sounds like your company is joining in on the cost saving jamboree popular in these hard times.
Always a good opportunity for employers to use "Be thankful you have a job" as a big stick to ensure their employees toe the line
Sounds like penny pinching to me. With my last employer, I've had plenty of techs approach me on the travel issue. I always was fair and said if the job starts at 8:00 a.m. be at the job site at 8:00 a.m. However, while you are driving to the jobsite and have to drive past the (shop, base, branch, office) by 8:00 a.m. you will be paid travel to your destination. As for the insurance of the van, it will always have insurance whether in service or not it would be in the company's best interest.
Well, sounds like a lot of problems for everone, maybe sleep in an extra 1/2 hour.
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