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Ride Availability/Operations 2022-24
- Thread starter Ethan
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After a few weeks of steady ops and finally bringing trains back into service, it seems like over the last week or so things are starting to go to sh!t again. The Towers lottery of operations continues - hopefully it’s just some panicked maintenance before half term and school trip season.
Dave
TS Founding Member
Historic poor maintenance, border difficulties getting parts and maintenance staff recruitment and retention. I believe there is work ongoing to fix all of these issues but no idea what or how it’s going.
It closed to cut staffing numbers and the rumour is that the whole thing has deteriorated so much (the building is basically a tent) it would require some significant investment to re-open.
RIPCorky
TS Member
Needs to be fixed properly or removed.
Blackhole_Sun
TS Member
- Favourite Ride
- Black Hole
The older the rides get, the worse it becomes.
Went to Chessington on Friday and the availability and reliability was faultless. When you are behind Chessington in this respect it’s time to make some significant changes to your operations.
BarryZola
TS Member
No, apparently every last penny of the remaining budget is now going to Skyride because some old bloke keeps complaining about it. No idea who that would be though
GooseOnTheLoose
TS Member
- Favourite Ride
- Ug Bugs
Drayton Manor Park and Zoo have an advert for one too, albeit on a 0 hours contract.
Poisson
TS Member
- Favourite Ride
- The Giant Squid
I got pinged for a similar job the other day, indoor working, Monday to Friday, 40 hours. £40-45k in Rotherham.
Dave
TS Founding Member
Yes but that’s Rotherham so there will be danger money involved in taking a job there…
Tom
TS Member
Would say there are a lot of midweek days off for engineers due to shift arrangements?
Seems they have nudged up a little bit on salaries to try and recruit/retain better. The Academy is a long term strategy to retain, and likely keep wages down in my view. Will be interesting to see when the effects kicks in in a few years time.
Seems they have nudged up a little bit on salaries to try and recruit/retain better. The Academy is a long term strategy to retain, and likely keep wages down in my view. Will be interesting to see when the effects kicks in in a few years time.
Dave
TS Founding Member
If you work a bank holiday you legally have to have the time back to take another time. It’s basically 4 weeks plus 8 days either on a BH or elsewhere if worked.
Anyway bit off topic.
Depending on the quality of the employer of course.
I have known staff round here who worked Christmas Day on single time...as it was on the weekend, and no additional payment was made...it wasn't a bank holiday.
After kicking off, they were grudgingly given a lieu day, and nothing more.
I have known staff round here who worked Christmas Day on single time...as it was on the weekend, and no additional payment was made...it wasn't a bank holiday.
After kicking off, they were grudgingly given a lieu day, and nothing more.
RIPCorky
TS Member
If you are self employed you get 0 Holiday pay, so 5 weeks paid leave sounds alright to me.
I'm self employed, and take any day off I fancy, often at a moments notice.
You should also budget holidays into your hourly/daily rate.
Rainy days to the coast/theme parks a speciality...especially if the cash pile is getting high and I might end up with a tax bill.
I would say I take six to eight weeks every year, but being a gardener, only extended weekends at the most through the summer.
You should also budget holidays into your hourly/daily rate.
Rainy days to the coast/theme parks a speciality...especially if the cash pile is getting high and I might end up with a tax bill.
I would say I take six to eight weeks every year, but being a gardener, only extended weekends at the most through the summer.
Matt.GC
TS Member
So are you saying this is additional to bank holidays? In which case that's not too bad. But I know employers do it differently. Mine for example lump it all in at the beginning of the year to include bank holidays, regardless of whether they are worked or not. They only add additional time when there is an unplanned bank holiday, like the king popping his clogs or something. Varies every year due to when Christmas falls as Christmas Day and Boxing day aren't bank holidays when they fall on weekends, so we get less holiday that year if they do fall on those days.
I know, my partner is self-employed. We're talking about job competitiveness for these engineers, not a competition with a self-employed person. It might not be a good deal if a firm down the road is offering more holiday.