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Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by threelinkdave, Aug 20, 2014.

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  1. 2857Harry

    2857Harry Well-Known Member

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    Not quite. The trial will prove the sustainability really. If it’s a success that makes the right ammount of money then it can be looked at from a more paid staff type operation which of course is a game changer. I think it will be well patronised
     
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    Sidmouth Resident of Nat Pres Staff Member Moderator

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    I think some credit ought to be given that the way this has been set up and the due diligence done means it is financially worthwhile for the railway . Gus and all involved will have taken a very measured approach to this trial and the potential future
     
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    Gladiator 5076 Resident of Nat Pres

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    Having retired 14 years ago and hence somewhat out of touch, what is the view in this country about people leaving work to get a specific public transport service?
    When I used to visit Boeing a lot it was very common for half a meeting to stand up at 16:00 (as they all started so early) and leave due to travel/car pool requirements as that activity was fully supported by the company. Such activity in the UK that I witnessed at my suppliers, and especially at my company, would have led to the suggestion that you will be better off working elsewhere if you adopted that activity. Many times I witnessed car pool members waiting over an hour for someone to get away. Have attitudes changed post Covid?
    It becomes easier if this actually became more than two trains each way, because even hourly you have a way of getting back to Bewdley, especially if say WMT were operating it.
    But I must admit I can not see how such a limited trial can produce a worthwhile result as it would certainly not be the sort of thing I would risk using.
     
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    Practices vary between employers. But, generally, there is increasing tolerance that in normal circumstances, employees should be able to get away at the time required to meet their other commitments rather than wait regardless of necessity
     
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    ilvaporista Part of the furniture

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    I think it also depends on the responsibility of the person. In the company where I work, there is no hesitation, the office staff just stop at the official end of the day. By three minutes past the hour all you could see was dust settling in the car park.
    Since COVID the working from home has blurred a bit the definite end of the day, but by 15 minutes past the numbers online plummet.
    On the other hand the more senior staff are pulled around all hours of the day and the Japanese (and now Chinese) culture almost dictates longer hours. Meetings start at 7:30 am and if you need anything from the Americas you can find yourself still going at 9pm.
    Only 1072 days to go...
     
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