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[pred]

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, thats 9hrs between shifts, you should try it sometime chapeau!!

Oh dear, that's funny. How funny is that, that is SOOOOOOOOOOO funny.

pred says "I should try it sometime". 9 hours between shifts !!!!

Oh my.

I'm cracking up here pred.

You have NO idea what I've done, NO idea whatsoever.

9 hours between shifts. Luxury, sheer luxury.

People would DIE if we took 9 hour breaks between shifts when I were a lad.

You are SOOOOOOO funny.

Now run along and pay your debts.

WAKE UP MAN!! YOUR DREAMING AGAIN!!

 

[pred]

Ref: HIPS carried out on xxxxxx, Long Ashton, Bristol,

Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for you invoice and reminders.

The service carried out by your company was not what was required by me in spite of providing verbal instructions and as such I feel that the product was thus inappropriately sold.

I therefore wish to lodge a formal complaint against the sales representative and am withholding payment in light of this.

Yours sincerely,

etc etc etc


(Don't mention the word "until" in you statement since it indicates that you intend to pay once the rep has had his wrist slapped)

Anyway - it's a starting point

Thanks cal, much appreciated, i will amend before i send.

 

[chapeau]

Make sure you let us have a look too. I doubt it will be as funny as your '9 hour shift' post but we can hope.

What are they claiming and why did you ignore them for so long?

 

[enyam]

thats 9hrs between shifts,

What are your actual working hours a day?

 

[chapeau]

He claims an average of 63 hours a week over the past 3-4 months. So laws are being broken or he's making it up. Truck drivers are dangerous enough as it is without them working long hours.

plus it also sounds like somebody did a HIP for him and never got paid which means somebody is short for Xmas.

I'm sure it will all sort itself out in the end.

 

[big-all]

He claims an average of 63 hours a week over the past 3-4 months. So laws are being broken or he's making it up. Truck drivers are dangerous enough as it is without them working long hours.

thats 10 hrs a day and a day off every other week

 

[chapeau]

so against the law then

 

[joinerjohn]

so against the law then

Not against any law whatsoever. Your thinking of the Working Time Directive, which people can opt out of if they so wish. Self Employed people too don't have to work 40 hrs a week (for many SE people 40hrs or less a week would seem like a luxury to them anyway.

 

[chapeau]

there are additional regulations for lorry drivers

 

[enyam]

Not against any law whatsoever. Your thinking of the Working Time Directive, which people can opt out of if they so wish. Self Employed people too don't have to work 40 hrs a week (for many SE people 40hrs or less a week would seem like a luxury to them anyway.

I have opted out but I am still entitled to have a 11 hr continuous break in a 24 hr period,the opting out allows you to work o/t if you like.Company's don't opt out it is up to each employee.You have to renew your opt out each year, I have just done mine for next year.

 

[calorific]

I have opted out but I am still entitled to have a 11 hr continuous break in a 24 hr period,the opting out allows you to work o/t if you like.Company's don't opt out it is up to each employee.You have to renew your opt out each year, I have just done mine for next year.

I take it work is picking up again then?

 

[enyam]

Not really, off until the 7th of Janivere.

 

[calorific]

oh

 

[enyam]

Its just that the opt out has to be renewed each year and the company must keep a record of who has and who has not and they can't be seen to discriminate against either party.

 

[enyam]

oh

Why the red face it was a perfectly legit question.