Sainsburys thread MK ll

Please can anybody advise me on holiday pay. I've still got 50 hours to use up for this year. Basically I know nothing about holiday pay, how much is it? Also, could I book it some of it off but still work and get paid more for it?

Thanks

The mood was rather low last night as it was the final night for many of the temporary staff, all but one of which have not been offered a contract. I've realised just how many of my friends were temps - it is a real shame.

Also, what should I do about this situation?
One of the checkout supervisors told me that they will want me to work in the cafe for the next three weeks, instead of on checkouts.I've never worked in the cafe.

I told her that one of my shifts is when the cafe is closed, another is when the cafe is open for some of the shift and not the rest. She said they would simply change my shifts. When I said I couldn't do that, she skimmed over it and said they would sort it out.

Also, I have eczema which I stated at interview and put on the health form. It is rather bad and is often very bad on my hands. I simply cannot use industrial strength cleaners, which they have in the cafe kitchen.

What do I do?

gloves?

holiday pay is the same as your usual pay. you might be able to work it if they are short staffed or something,but is pretty unlikely, ask your manager!

Holiday pay is the same as your contracted pay. Technically you can work your holiday and get paid double (I've done it twice before), but you aren't really supposed to and almost all department managers are reluctant to accept it (my manager at the time was old fashioned and didn't care for Sainsburys rules )

Thanks. If they provided the gloves, that would be one way towards helping. I still cannot change my shifts to fit in with the cafe opening times though.

I just wondered what my rights are. I mean, I signed a contract to work on the checkouts for set hours each week. Surely they cannot change my hours etc if I don't want them to?

I am not being difficult for the sake of it. Many times in the past I've changed my hours when I have been able to do so, to fit with them, but I simply cannot do that now.

Post my Holiday Q again -



Before Christmas we were given our holiday forms up until March 2012. Obviously I don't know all the holidays i'm going to need up until then so I only booked about 3 weeks but now one of my friends is saying if we didn't book all of it we'd of lost that holiday. Also, I started during the summer and was given my holiday form around October and I didn't book all of my holiday because at the time I din't really know much about it and my manager didn't say anything about using it all up. I just assumed that i'd be able to book the rest of it later. Does it mean that i've lost that holiday as well?
I'm really confused about it

Thanks. If they provided the gloves, that would be one way towards helping. I still cannot change my shifts to fit in with the cafe opening times though.

I just wondered what my rights are. I mean, I signed a contract to work on the checkouts for set hours each week. Surely they cannot change my hours etc if I don't want them to?

I am not being difficult for the sake of it. Many times in the past I've changed my hours when I have been able to do so, to fit with them, but I simply cannot do that now.

You are not required to change your shifts. If you have agreed to overtime, it forms part of your contractual obligation.

Thanks. If they provided the gloves, that would be one way towards helping. I still cannot change my shifts to fit in with the cafe opening times though.

I just wondered what my rights are. I mean, I signed a contract to work on the checkouts for set hours each week. Surely they cannot change my hours etc if I don't want them to?

I am not being difficult for the sake of it. Many times in the past I've changed my hours when I have been able to do so, to fit with them, but I simply cannot do that now.

Thank you both! That's good news.

My team leader said I could work on my holiday days if I wanted to. I suppose they'd only have to get someone in to cover me anyway.

Will probably just take a couple of days off and work the other three. Only doing 2 nights a week means I'm not desperate for a holiday tbh

I don't see why a lot of people hate checkouts. I mean out of the jobs in sainsburys, it's probably the best department to work in.

Guess it depends on preference, I hated working on the shop floor because I prefer the whole customer interaction thing. Not saying I love it or anything - far from it, but out of the jobs within the store, i feel it's the least taxing, and most enjoyable. Time goes quick.

I hated working alone rolling out those pallettes over and over again. Way too boring.

I agree.

I really like having a shift where I get to have a till and just serve customers.

Instead, I keep being sent elsewhere. I spent four consecutive shifts on fresh doing the domino things and putting out rollers of stuff. And, I spent most of Saturday working in the grocery section - just putting out roller after roller of stuff with no one to talk to.

As mentioned previously, they are now trying to send me to the cafe for around 3 weeks. I'm going to put my foot down though - I simply cannot work in the cafe, hence why I didn't apply to work there.

Why can't you work in the cafe?

if you havent booked holidays for thios year we've been given a deadline of first week of feb or we lose it, it isn't carried over after march.