manual assessment at Jag/Land Rover

declan199210

tezza91 wrote: »

How much/many breaks per 8hr shift? Is it paid or unpaid?

You don't do many 8 hour shifts the majority are either 6-1.30 , 1.30-9.00,9.00-6.00 where you get about 2 15 minute paid breaks give or take a few minutes, you get paid for 36 hours on this system (3 shift)

Or if you do 2 weeks about on days and nights you have 1 15 minute paid and 1 11 minute paid break and a 30 minute unpaid lunch which equals to 37 paid hours a week. Which the hours are 7-3.30 and 8.45-6.30

tezza91

Thanks declan it is good money either way lol your a star for putting all that on here for us cheers

Stinky_Finger

twytchee wrote: »

I've been told different. It's still a year with Manpower and then you get offered a contract. Thats what I've been told by numerous people at the factory

Not the the case im afraid mate. there are a lot of people at the plant that dont know this. Ask manpower or a union rep and im sure they will tell you the truth!

twytchee

Asked my manpower union rep - Rob/Bob Nason. Told me that We are under manpower for a year then depending on how we progress we could be offered a contract.

Day2 - Level 1 maths functional skills test, level 1 english reading functional skills test. Got my uniform went home... thats about it really lol

declan199210

twytchee wrote: »

Asked my manpower union rep - Rob/Bob Nason. Told me that We are under manpower for a year then depending on how we progress we could be offered a contract.

Day2 - Level 1 maths functional skills test, level 1 english reading functional skills test. Got my uniform went home... thats about it really lol

It's a 5 year walk up to 100% and any time after the first year you could be offered a contract. However the load being taken on now will more than likely not be offered one sooner rather than later.

lexon123

W567dsb wrote: »

I've just had a text through on my phone, saying i have one new voice mail,i listened to the voice mail and its from a company called E-PPL saying they have work for me at Jaguar Landrover Halewood(immediate start) i thought Jaguars agency was Manpower? i applied for a skilled trade roll last year sometime(with manpower) but they only had positions in the midlands since then i have returned to study so i very much doubt they are going to accommodate me.

There are quite a few agencies/companies working on JLR sites:
Manpower > JLR (core manufacturing)
Staffline > DHL (logistics/part sequencing)
E-PPL (electrical/mechanical support - generally skilled trades)
G&P (manufacturing support/quality checks)
Draxlmaier (electrical components/harnesses)
Voith (environmental management/recycling)

There are no guarantees but speaking for the midlands a number of E-PPL were taken on inhouse recently. Skilled trades especially auto electricians are in high demand. Perhaps you can negotiate working hours with E-PPL to suit your studies?

tezza91

Lol twytchee loving the daily blog!
Can someone tell me how much 100% means? What hourly rate are jag workers on then that we have to catch up with?

Fireblade954

tezza91 wrote: »

Hiya those figures dont sound right to me declan. The trainer bloke on my manual assessment said days was 410 in your hand after tax. And twytchee said double days is £13 somethin an hour!!

Declan is spot on, I pick up 334.92 after tax on days for 2 weeks and then 430.61 on nights for two weeks. 11.25 an hour days and 15.10 an hour on nights. The manual assessment guy will be core and he will have no real idea of what manpower pay

Fireblade954

You won't pick up 410 on 2 weeks days 2 weeks nights either. Like I said, days take home is 334 and nights is 430, and that's in FA2, and that's not going 3 shift till next February we've been told

Fireblade954

twytchee wrote: »

Asked my manpower union rep - Rob/Bob Nason. Told me that We are under manpower for a year then depending on how we progress we could be offered a contract.

Day2 - Level 1 maths functional skills test, level 1 english reading functional skills test. Got my uniform went home... thats about it really lol

The pay deal struck last November is JLR want 90 percent core and 10 percent agency. New starters as if Jan 1st 2015 will only be offered JLR contracts as and when core workers retire or leave and core staff fall to below 90 percent of the workforce and then it will be on a first in basis