LEAVING EARLY

[bluebird34]

My son has just got a 12 week job with tesco after a prolonged period of unemployment and he is over the moon. He will be working afternoons and his shift ends at 6.30pm, however his last bus leaves at 6.35 and he will need at least 10mins to get to his stop. He is now stressing that he will lose the job when he tells the that he will need to leave 5 mins early although he is happy to start earlier (15 mins if necessary) to make up for it. What is their reaction likely to be please.

[Maydup]

Is a moped out of the question tomking?

Not sure which side of the border you're on but in Norfolk we have the Kickstart programme which loans mopeds to people who need to get to work, college etc http://kickstart.btck.co.uk/

If you would prefer talking to them they "have a team of experienced staff waiting to take your call on 01362 699923"

If you're not in Norfolk perhaps a similar scheme exists in your county; they are usually most active in rural areas.

[bluebird34]

THATS why i love this site I have never heard of anything like the kickstart scheme, and you learn so much on here. I will certainly look into it i am not in norfolk but next door in Cambs and thank you for taking the time to suggest it xxx

[Maydup]

Glad it helped tomking.

I read further and found this on the Kickstart site:

Provided applicants meet certain qualifying conditions, Kickstart can provide moped and scooter loans across Norfolk, and parts of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

Suffolk – We cover North Suffolk only, includes Bury St Edmunds up to Lowestoft but not the Newmarket area.

Cambridgeshire – We cover Wisbech, the Fenland and north of (but not including) Cambridge or Huntingdon; We do not cover Peterborough.

[THECORBYLOON]

If he has been on Jobseeker's Allowance and or ESA for at least twenty-six weeks and the job is more than sixteen hours a week, he wil receive an automatic one-off £100 payment. He does not need to claim it, it will be processed when he tells his Jobcentre or Benefit Centre he is starting work. If need be he can use some of that dosh to pay for the odd taxi if need be.

[bluebird34]

Once again thank you all for your interest, he goes in tomorrow for his induction and has decided to mention his problem but say he has a solution if they cannot help. Unfortunately his set hours are ony 15 but they have already asked him to work extra on Friday and Saturday so fingers crossed that it will lead to something permanent. I will certainly collect him for a time and if i can't there is a train he can catch an hour and a quarter after he finishes, so we will play it by ear for a time and see what happens. I will put a final message on tomorrow night to let anyone who is interested know what they say. Again thank you all for taking the time and coming up with very useful suggestions. J.

[gness]

Tomking. I admire the efforts your son and you, at 77, are putting into getting him back to work.
I wish you both well and hope it leads to a permanent job..x

[bluebird34]

Hi quick update. He went into work today(that sounds lovely) and told personnel his problem with buses and she simply changed his hours to 15 mins earlier so he will catch last bus. Have been really stressed about fetching him every night and we are both so relieved it is all sorted now. Hoping for a good nights sleep tonight and thank you all for your interest and the kind comments - i can happily ignore the not so kind ones thank you thank you x

[bednobs]

that's brilliant tomking, i'm really pleased for your son - thanks for getting back to us.

[sherrardk]

Fab news, goes to show - if you don't ask, you don't get! Hope it all goes well and he is kept on permanently, x

[gness]

Tomking. That is wonderful. Best wishes to him for the future. x

[dotty.]

it's always worth asking and a god store with a flexible attitude to their staff rota can usually accomodate, well done your son for having the confidence to ask too, that will stand him in good stead as some employees might have just left or made a fuss about it, excellent.

[pusskin]

Well done tomking, hope your son loves his job and gets on really well with it. x

[bluebird34]

aww thank you all i'm in tears here so hope it leads to a permanent job and i know that he will work really hard to get one we are both on cloud nine at the moment and i realy love this site for its help and encouragement thank you thank you over and out xxxxx

[Maydup]

Good news all round, well done.

[horseshoes]

I had a wee moped before I passed my driving test as my place of work was around the same distance as your son's. They're ideal and very cheap on fuel.

[factor-fiction]

Good result. In my experience most employers are flexible and want to help staff - they are only people like us and they understand these issues. From some posts on AB some posters seem to feel employers are bullies and 'barstewards' out to screw us down but in my experience employers will usually work with us rather than against us if we do the same. I hope he enjoys his new career