obviously there are effects on shell, but that is different to shell having an involvement.
shell were not part of the dispute on either side.
it affected me and you just as much as shell, but were we involved?
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obviously there are effects on shell, but that is different to shell having an involvement.
shell were not part of the dispute on either side.
it affected me and you just as much as shell, but were we involved?
Shell knew the strike was coming and management will have made "damage-limitation" plans to reduce the effect on themselves as a company so they wont have suffered as much as people think. But owing to their high-profile it was a certainty that they will have got dragged into it in some way so it makes sense for them to become involved even if its only to set the record straight and attempt to reassure the public and distance themselves from the drivers in an attempt to avoid adverse publicity.
You can bet Shell and the sub-contract delivery companies will now be reviewing the Contracts and agreements in place between themselves. I honestly cant see the sub-contractors absorbing a 14% wage rise in full without negotiating and passing some of the extra costs onto Shell unless they can make drastic reductions elsewhere in their budgets to compensate.
You can bet Shell and the sub-contract delivery companies will now be reviewing the Contracts and agreements in place between themselves. I honestly cant see the sub-contractors absorbing a 14% wage rise in full without negotiating and passing some of the extra costs onto Shell unless they can make drastic reductions elsewhere in their budgets to compensate.
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Yes 14% for every driver is a lot of money which needs to be made up from somewhere, guess where it will be from
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the companies employing the drivers will see a loss of profit, if it is so huge a loss that they have to put their prices up then shell may go elsewhere (if someone else can do a better deal).
funny thing is that would put the employers out of business, and the drivers will get hired by the other businesses that win the shell contract, possibly meaning they end up with lower wages.
funny thing is that would put the employers out of business, and the drivers will get hired by the other businesses that win the shell contract, possibly meaning they end up with lower wages.
If I was the company boss I'd be looking closely at how to get rid o them on the full wage.
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Oh dear!
thats not what we pay our army for, its not like a fire fighters strike where people are at risk if army don't step in.
they should be using agency drivers not the army
they should be using agency drivers not the army
Army personnel get paid no matter what they are doing, why should our taxes pay for an agency driver? I think this is a great idea
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Since when has our taxes got anything to do with fuel delivery to fuel stations? Only time it comes into it is when you get raped at the pumps and 60-70% goes straight to the fine UK Government.
our taxes come into it the moment the government follows Dave's advice and pay agency drivers for the fuel delivery.
why should our taxes pay for an agency driver? I think this is a great idea
:nutter: the oil company should be paying the agency drivers, not using the army
My mates dad does night tanker runs for an oil/fuel distributor, he's on 30k, what makes Shell drivers so special?
Also just in case people didn't know . .
Shell Oil Company is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil company ("oil major") of Anglo Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world.
Also just in case people didn't know . .
Shell Oil Company is the United States-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil company ("oil major") of Anglo Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest oil companies in the world.
:nutter: the oil company should be paying the agency drivers, not using the army
Ooops - I see what you mean, I thought you meant the government should pay agency drivers instead of using the army. Nope I do agree with you that oil company should pay agency drivers.
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I'm getting trained on how to deliver the fuel soon, just incase.
Just seen on the BBC that they've voted to strike.
You mean to see in a delivery?
