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We interviewed 7 people. We will have a full office staff soon…

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Custard Jelly
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We interviewed 7 people. We will have a full office staff soon…

Post by Custard Jelly »

Hahahahaha

They said this last year

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SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

...in which year :left:
postiewhite
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Post by postiewhite »

4 of the new starters are leaving our office that were set on before Xmas and we only employed 7
Jb1969
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Post by Jb1969 »

6 at our main DO 3 wks ago, 5 quit!
Same old story repeating itself.
ted_e_bear
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Post by ted_e_bear »

postiewhite wrote:
18 Feb 2025, 08:50
4 of the new starters are leaving our office that were set on before Xmas and we only employed 7
We got 2 in October they both left before December even started :left:
postiewhite
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Post by postiewhite »

ted_e_bear wrote:
18 Feb 2025, 09:14
postiewhite wrote:
18 Feb 2025, 08:50
4 of the new starters are leaving our office that were set on before Xmas and we only employed 7
We got 2 in October they both left before December even started :left:
The job for the new starters is rubbish, the pay is vastly inferior to the Legacy contract pay, they have to work Sundays, get moved to other offices and treated like the rubbish.
There are plenty of better jobs out there for the pay they are on.
Valentina@1
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Post by Valentina@1 »

postiewhite wrote:
18 Feb 2025, 09:41
ted_e_bear wrote:
18 Feb 2025, 09:14
postiewhite wrote:
18 Feb 2025, 08:50
4 of the new starters are leaving our office that were set on before Xmas and we only employed 7
We got 2 in October they both left before December even started :left:
The job for the new starters is rubbish, the pay is vastly inferior to the Legacy contract pay, they have to work Sundays, get moved to other offices and treated like the rubbish.
There are plenty of better jobs out there for the pay they are on.
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raXor
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Post by raXor »

The problem being that whilst there are other jobs out there for similar pay, they're not easy to get as often there's 100's of applicants applying.
It seems much easier to get a job with RM because of the staff turn over. They're desperate.
dazzler123
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Post by dazzler123 »

ive had 3 new starters leave in last 6 months. Hilarious as they want legacy staff gone, but its the newbies walking away.

Another reason the union are backslapping themselves saying new staff will get a fairer deal, but they have to in order for them to stay
BenacreNick
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Post by BenacreNick »

I saw the other day that we hired 17 new staff around September time, and they're all still with us AFAIK.
kazardaimenu
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Post by kazardaimenu »

Most jobs will pay better than what they pay new starts so it’s easier to tempt them away. Legacy on a FT contract is still competitive for now…
TopperGas
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Post by TopperGas »

dazzler123 wrote:
18 Feb 2025, 15:12
ive had 3 new starters leave in last 6 months. Hilarious as they want legacy staff gone, but its the newbies walking away.

Another reason the union are backslapping themselves saying new staff will get a fairer deal, but they have to in order for them to stay
You have to sense RM are working on the Amazon model that they'll always be a constant supply of new workers. Your guess is as good as mine as why they think training up new staff for them to then leave after a few months makes any sense.
norris9
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Post by norris9 »

TopperGas wrote:
18 Feb 2025, 19:09
You have to sense RM are working on the Amazon model that they'll always be a constant supply of new workers. Your guess is as good as mine as why they think training up new staff for them to then leave after a few months makes any sense.
Training them up, giving them uniform, putting them through the van driving test which I believe is £200+, getting them a sign-in/sign-out card, the knowledge that they build and then they have to start afresh when they leave.

It's 100% better to try to keep your staff happy than have all that expense and knowledge lost within 6 months.
GRS
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Post by GRS »

norris9 wrote:
18 Feb 2025, 19:19
TopperGas wrote:
18 Feb 2025, 19:09
You have to sense RM are working on the Amazon model that they'll always be a constant supply of new workers. Your guess is as good as mine as why they think training up new staff for them to then leave after a few months makes any sense.
Training them up, giving them uniform, putting them through the van driving test which I believe is £200+, getting them a sign-in/sign-out card, the knowledge that they build and then they have to start afresh when they leave.

It's 100% better to try to keep your staff happy than have all that expense and knowledge lost within 6 months.
Still cheaper than having them stay on the books for any length of time that they start to gain employment rights.

The reason why RM want rid of long serving staff is because they want a transient workforce. One where people come & go in a matter of weeks/months. Wouldn’t worry about the cost of uniform etc as in time to come you won’t be wearing one…..just be like the Amazon guys running round in trackies & hoodies. As for training, they have such a low opinion of us that they believe by giving someone a PDA any sub human could rock up & do the job from day 1.
claretandblue
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Post by claretandblue »

It's seen as an Inbetween job now, many of our new starters have used it as a stop gap while they wait for something better.