careless damage

[ollie989898]

I agree it is a cultural thing. One negative or bad apple can ruin the whole lot mind, it is a bit of a balancing act.

If an employee is witnessed abusing a machine I would take time to find out why.

 

[kiwi pom]

Deduct 50% out of wages. But first you need to put it in writing on memo or letter format. Then add it to the employers handbook. Trouble is it doesn't cover the time going to collect the replacement part/labour. Depends you could ask them to collect in lunch time/afterwork in own vehicle. We've had alsorts here so called qualified mechanics who have put parts on backwards, crap welding, damage to other drivers cars etc. I think until you start putting onus on the employee nothing will change with the gun ho attitude.

Pretty sure you cant deduct anything out of an employees wages whether you write them a letter or not.
Some people wreck stuff some don't, some people are good at their job some aren't, its just part of owning a business. You have to move on from the bad ones.

 

[Will 1594]

Employed in a job where you are under pressure to get things done?

Do you every do any spraying ,

 

[egbert]

If it gets that bad then tell them they’ll have to pay at least a proportion of the damage. What really annoys me is when no one tells you they’ve done it and not a care in the world.

aah, that reckless toerag 'Mr Nobody'. He must work a shift here once a fortnight, careless r'sole that he is.

 

[kiwi pom]

Everyone, bosses or employees break things from time to time, if you never broke anything you never did anything. Careless stuff is annoying and if it continues you have to do something about it. Whenever I've done something stupid especially when I was younger, I found it was usually because a boss was hovering around watching you for mistakes.
I also worked for a bloke once that always wanted you to go faster, "go up a gear, you're not getting enough done" etc You'd end up pushing something too hard and tear it up, then you'd have to listen to how you'd done it all wrong

 

[An Gof]

Do you every do any spraying ,

I do all the spraying here , been out putting on aphicide today as a matter of fact and will be at it again tomorrow and Monday weather permitting
You had a busy day?

 

[Will 1594]

I do all the spraying here , been out putting on aphicide today as a matter of fact and will be at it again tomorrow and Monday weather permitting
You had a busy day?

No not really ploughed 27 acre and levelled a bit of soil on a beet pad ,about an acre and got ready to drill it Monday ,then had a couple rounds in contractors 9 row beet harvester on way home ,back at 4pm ,had early start though ,Monday will be sharp start drill it roll it averdx and spray it but two nice long field one 780 m long other bit shorter

 

[Grassman247]

Yes I’d love to ban mobile phones at work. Been tempted to many a time. I’m sure it’s cost me a lot in repairs

We have them banned. Provide walkie talkie’s instead. There faster to get hold of people and a walkie talkie doesn’t do Snapchat’s!

 

[kiwi pom]

We have them banned. Provide walkie talkie’s instead. There faster to get hold of people and a walkie talkie doesn’t do Snapchat’s!

Banned as in left at home, switched off or just cant use them?

 

[Grassman247]

Banned as in left at home, switched off or just cant use them?

Left in the staff room. They start at 5.30 break for breakfast at 9 for an hour and stop for lunch at 1 for an hour and a half. Plenty of time to catch up on all things TFF and the book of faces. We have it written into our farm Rules and they all sign a copy when they start.

Many employees who come to me speak of total disrespect from there previous employers of no time off and not being paid properly or at all in some cases. They usually arrive with no money and need some form of a sub. Treat them with respect and show them that if they behave correctly they will be treated with the upmost respect and 90% of the time you have there loyalty and respect back.

No being drunk from the night before at work either or smoking on site. The same goes for breakages. I tell everyone of them to come to me immediately if they have broken something so we can get it fixed between us there and then so the next time another member of staff jumps on the machine it’s ready to go to work. Usually going through how the accident happened and perhaps talk through how to avoid it happening next time is also useful.