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It was leaked to a few news agencies, I'll have a look and find it.
"The anti-trade union laws prohibit secondary picketing so we will have no other option but to refuse to work on the grounds of health and safety."
The story;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3502581.stm
But I get the impression that you think the union is never in the wrong and all bosses are evil, so whats the point in debating.
Yes? But are they workers?
As is the ordinary worker, both are paid a wage to make profit for the owners, both are workers..........
Well if the boss also has a financial stake in the company, then no, not strictly. They are an owner.
Yes, but a worker and a boss might have slightly different interests you see. A worker wants to have decent pay, good hours and good conditions. A boss wants to increase profit.
Can you see how these things might conflict?
Both of them have a legal responsibility to do their job, and both of them want to make the most money they can.
Its no where near as black and white as you're suggesting.
There are different interests I admit, and it is complicated by power dynamics but I do think it is wrong to label mgt as doing the owners bidding, there are mnay cases where they do not.......
If you are going to make a complaint, perhaps you should know the reality rather than the media approach.
Teachers are currently going through a re-evaluation and redesign of their roles which should help reduce some of the pressures placed upon them, this will remove some of the tasks which they are currently asked to perform and which appear to have little impact on their time with pupils (other than to reduce it!)…
Nurses are currently having their pay scales and leave entitilment changed with both likely to increase. This process, know as Agenda for Change, is affecting all NHS employees and has been ongoing for about a year now.
Hmmm not strictly true.
Firstly most junior doctors are in support for the WTD becuase it makes their lives much easier. It's causing hospitals huge prblems though.
Secondly doctors are more than capable of working to rule and do. Many PCTs are finding this a particular problem since the new GP contract came into force because it didn't covers some basic apects of patient care, such as arranging transport for vulnerable patients to initial outpatient appointment, removal of stitches. Both of those examples of something which GPs have always done...
A narrow minded boss may see the conflict between the two, just as a narrow minded employee might. Good bosses/employee see that the two are inherently linked.
Also worth noting that the boss, even as an owner, would want good conditions etc for himself He’s just in a better position to influence relevant decisions.
As a manager, who is also an employee, I know that flexibility works both ways and I cannot expect my staff to put in the extra time when it’s necessary if I don’t offer them the same courtesy when they need time out. For example.
Must admit some concern about training opportunities generally.
Can you help with with the rest though
Sorry wasn't talking about OOH because this was something specified within the contract. A right which GPs are exercising and any PCT who has a problem with GPs doing that needs an ass kicking IMHO.
I'm talking about basic patient care which isn't specified in the contract and therefore some GPs (a minority) are refusing to offer patients this care unless they are paid extra for it. Even though they have been providing a service for years. Believe me, GPs will work to rule if they want to... [/exasperation]
ETA: if the contract states that they should be paid for providing a particular service, why should they not claim the remuneration to which they are entitled? Declining to provide extra services and working to rule are not the same thing in that case. It is usually not a case of doctors choosing to provide fewer services because they are not getting paid, but sticking to core services which they can reasonably provide with their current staffing and resources.
Bosses on the other hand, especially if they're running the network for profit, put safety rather low on their list of priorties, well below profits and share dividends.
some of the track inspecitons have fallen to once every 3 nights instead of every night
this was just before the central and northern line derailments strangely enough
People who didn't understand the consequences of dropping their hours. Surely they didn't expect to have their cake and the cream on top.
If those doctors are still being asked to do their shift then I would recommend that they make a stance. I agree that they should not be doing those shifts and IMHO it compromises patient safety. I would agree that if they are doing such shift then they should have a room overnight.
However, if they a doing a night shift alone then they should be on the wards (for example) and not asleep.
As for the erratic shifts, I can only refer to nurses who have always been expected to do the same thing and would also point to other workers who do split shifts like this...
It's not about what was specified in the contract but rather about the definition of one aspect of the contract which causes a problem. Namely "essential services" and "core practice", some GPs have taken one view, others have taken another and the GPC have just managed to stir things up...
Split shifts aren't pleasant in any job, but doctors shouldn't have to be tired on the job with nowhere to rest in quiet moments. What's the point twiddling your thumbs on a ward when you could have a power nap in an oncall room? I'll take your word for it - I haven't taken the time to look at the contract in detail.
BTW, it's gone 5 - home time for some, eh MoK?
I read some O'Rourke a few years ago. Total bastard, but very funny.
I suspected you'd say that, he's not all that keen on the Left.