"Mrs Redboots" wrote in message
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Q wrote to uk.transport.london on Tue, 2 Nov 2004:

In reply for the other post - I will either have to find someone who is
going in to the office from my end of the world, or ill have to fork out
£35
(is it double on Xmas day for private hire?) for a cab to get me from
home
to the office...

Surely your employer is aware that public transport doesn't run on
Christmas Day, and either makes appropriate arrangements, or compensates
you for the expense?
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"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 31 October 2004

There aware that my first train on a Sunday at 08:00 into town. Yet I'm
still expected to start my shift at 07:00 (Unless I can make other specific
arrangements with the person I'm relieving...)

As I have been told on several occasions before - since I chose not to drive
its my problem to get to and from work on time for whatever rostered shift
I'm on. If it means I have to leave my house 2 hours early then that's my
problem...

Slightly off topic but I had the same problem with builders working on my
building at home. (A year's major work) meaning I wouldn't be able to do
nights without significant problems. Armed with a letter from my local
authority (who's having the works done, and who refused to help me) I took
it to the powers that be - and they weren't interested... Its my problem. I
could either take a significant pay cut and come off shift work, or I could
'just get on with it' - Sufficed to say I had to just get on with it.

A result of the above means they wont compensate me for any travel (to/from
work) (Inter site is ok - but as I hold a season and have no tickets or
receipts for a lot of my travel it makes those in finance double check
everything I submit.

In general the last 2 Christmases I've worked someone has been able to sort
something out for me (A lift from family or someone at work) but the company
are not interested.

The same thing applies in the week for a 07:00 start - I have to make extra
effort to get in *before* 07:00 as the night person I'm taking over from has
to drive out of the CC Zone - (The company will pay the £5 CC...) but they
'encourage' us to make an effort where possible.

Fun fun... Oh and in answer to Malcolm & Nika, its a small company
contracting to a *very* large public service in London.

[Grr]



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