A comment from”RESPECT and LOVE”???? —- Is our NEW EBA going to be any better in protecting us?

Where was the UNION the last three years to protect us from  NPT when they were changing our EBA conditions so they can stop us from claiming our legal entitlements?

*  Where was the UNION to protect us when NPT was forcing us to start work 15 minutes earlier without getting paid?

*  Where was the UNION when NPT was forcing us to call Clyde Scorgie if we wanted to claim our late meal allowance?

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So what part of our EBA states “ Do you want to claim late meal allowance?  Very very easy….. all you have to do is to convince Clyde Scorgie Beyond a reasonable doubt that you are not trying to rip-off the company” Piece of cake, who can argue it was not designed to intimidate staff from claiming their entitlements?……..We bet NPT will claim not a single staff can come forward and claim they were treated by Clyde Scorgie like they were trying to deceive the company by falsely  claiming a late meal allowance and no crew EVER was put on the spot to keep working so the company (NPT Group)  can keep up with all the late pick ups and, when  the time came for these staff to claim the late meal allowance no employee ever was told “Stop crying it was your decision to keep working we never forced you it was your own goodwill”  We bet there are bonuses for dispatchers to push work, we bet the CEO Jeff Wilson gets bonuses We bet Clyde Scorgie was praised for intimidating staff and decreasing late meal allowances  but when an Employee does something  that is in the best interest of the company, the company treats them like criminals all because they are trying to claim a late meal allowance an allowance that the company agreed to pay under EBA.

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Late meal allowance a very simple issue……if we have to take our meal between the 4th and 5th hour of our shift why when the time comes and if we did not book it earlier then we lose all our rights for the late meal allowance ? We are only a road crew and we can not see behind the computer screen what jobs NPT has ahead and if a dispatcher can not prearrange the meal breaks then who can? (According to National Patient Transport it is our job) So how to you book a meal break that you do not end up having it at the wrong time? (a very early or a very late?)  Do you book it on the 2nd hour to have your meal break on completion of the current job which might end up been a quick job and risk to have your meal break very early or leave it to book it after that job which might take you longer due to traffic, hospitals or patients delays?  At the end of the day it is only a few dollars and we are not going to get rich or have a better financial life with the late meal allowance but the issue is how we have been treated regarding the late meal allowance. This behavior demonstrates staff are not respected and treated more like criminals than staff (these applies mostly to the staff that NPT does not like or care) I wonder can NPT claim these post are unfair for the company because NPT is always open for discussions with all the employees for any issues and that Mr. Clyde Scorgie  has never been bias between staff and his door has always been open for all the employees.
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Did you ever see the same old road crew before they start their shift buying coffees from cross the road  and take them to a manager’s office and have the coffees behind closed doors time after time?  Why no other employee ever done(can do)  that? There is no argument that this manager has been a very reachable with some staff and a horror for most of the other staff.  It is either because these staff are disgrace to the company and not worth the time or managers have been bias on how they treat staff.

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Did you ever started your normal 10 hours shift and while in the first 2 hours of your shift you were given a country job that was going to take you over 5 hours before you could have your lunch break so you were given the option to have your lunch at that time (2 hours in to your shift) or forfeit your late meal allowance if taken after you finish that country job?  It happened to us, so who do you complain without any fear of getting targeted afterwards? According to Jeannie you have to either keep your mouth shut or you leave your job.

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RESPECT and LOVE says:

July 27, 2013 at 9:52 pm

GoDaddy May Face Class Action Over Nickel-and-Diming Employees

Does the below claims sounds like NPT?
Several tech specialists are telling GoDaddy where to go — in legal terms — for policies they claim cheated them out of compensation. Among other things, they had to work through lunch breaks, arrive early to set up their stations, and stay late to conclude calls — all without pay, according to the complaint. They’re seeking class-action status, which could add thousands to the suit. – See more at:http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/76907.html#sthash.r9HPnBgY.s4mDKDKA.dpuf

A very familiar story of NPT

Forced to start work 15 minutes early without getting paid.

Constantly forced to work through our lunch time to transport patients that are waiting and if we refuse or try to claim that lousy “Nickel-and-Dime” late meal allowance we all know that we are exposing ourselves to future harassment and discrimination (having every step of ours monitored so they can get the excuse to tell us off; treated like a second class employee by missing out overtime; having our roster changed to any shifts they like; missing opportunities that the company offers.

Forced to speed between jobs or while driving back to the branch at the end of our shift, in case NPT management tries to claim that it took us too long and cut our pay by claiming unreasonable travel time

We, the staff have always been treated like the dishonest people and the bad people of the company NOT THE MANAGEMENT NOT THE TEAM LEADERS NOT THEIR PETS and if you are one of the staff that cannot stand up for them shelf or you feel there is too much to lose if you speak up then, you are always at the bottom of the pyramid, you are the dishonest and incompetent employee.

This is NPT and this is our life in NPT, and the only people that will disagree other than NPT management are the management’s PETS or the one that are hopping to be the future PETS.

What would Jeannie say?
“You are right, It is not fair that the management would not help you swap your shifts so you can attend your school placements but instead tell you, if you cannot manage to swap your shifts, it is your problem if you miss your placements” (it is no like they never helped her keep a full time roster that involved around her full time studies, especially when prior to that she was not even a long time employee)

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Would Jeannie say “if you do not like it, leave” Is it possible for Jeannie to be wrong with whatever answer she gives? Her working conditions in NPT is been an unreachable dream for most of the employees (and I am talking about the ones that been there for a long time and have worked very hard but achieved A BIG NOTHING, all because of the way NPT runs. There is no respect for their staff as employees are not seen as employees by management but as a PERSONAL preference that is unrelated to work ethics.