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I Supported Toymods
Location:
melbourne.vic.au
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May 2002
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Supermarket Employment... Can they scew me over?
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Mon, 01 November 2004 18:08
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Hey All,
I have been on a Uni Trainee Program for the past 9 months now and I have 3 months to go. Story goes that I worked for a 24 hour (big) supermarket on a permernet part-time during studies.
My Leave was approved by the Store manager so it's all proper.
My Question to you all that may know is, what are my entitlements when I got back (if I have any)? and am I entitled to go back to my original work time or is it just the alloted hours per week?
Any help would be good. I informed the Union that I was going on "Leave without Pay" due to Uni Commitments and they terminated my Union Membership...
Cheers...
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Australia
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Supermarket Employment... Can they scew me over?
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Tue, 02 November 2004 00:41
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How long are you off for?
Its very strange for the union to terminate your membership, but that all depends on how long the leave is.
If you are away for a while, they shop has the right to change your hours to what ever they see fit when you return.
It all depends on how well you get along with your boss.
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Location:
Castle Hill NSW
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Supermarket Employment... Can they scew me over?
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Tue, 02 November 2004 00:42
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Just join the union again, and call them a week later. I work with unions, they love to help you.
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
melbourne.vic.au
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Supermarket Employment... Can they scew me over?
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Tue, 02 November 2004 03:12
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I will be gone 12 months from the 1st of Febuary 2005. Funny thing is though they paid me out in annual leave of 1.5 months thus I was on unpaid leave for 10.5 months (till Feb 2005)...
As I am going back to do full time study, *I think* they are going to screw me over, my manager inline apparently has left and I am also left in the dark. The store manager and I don't see eye to eye...
Thanks for the reply chrishulbert, I'll do what you said and join back up, I will submit a letter stating that I will be returning to the store on Febuary 1st for employment. *I hope the letter will work and I get reaccepted back to the job*
Many thanks all, If anyone knows what to do or has done it before please post... Apparently from store statistics, they have screwed sooo many people over that they left, I can't leave... I still have 2 years of Uni left and a very demanding car 
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Location:
adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: Supermarket Employment... Can they scew me over?
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Tue, 02 November 2004 03:30
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i'm pretty sure you're entitled to sfa.
really you should be glad that you have any job waiting for you at all, big supermarkets have very little trouble recruiting new staff. beyond taking earned annual leave its really at their discretion to allow you to take unpaid leave at all, they can just give you the ultimatum to come back after your annual leave or hand in a resignation.
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Supermarket Employment... Can they scew me over?
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Tue, 02 November 2004 05:39
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I'm pretty sure what u have there is just a deal u made with ur manager and nothing concrete .
When ur finished they might not have space for you so u could be out of a job.
But it's only a supermarket after u have done uni ur Job options will have greatly improved .
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2004
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Re: Supermarket Employment... Can they scew me over?
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Tue, 02 November 2004 07:59
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Just call the union, if you were a financial member up until u stopped receiving an income then they will help you, just explain the situation and they will be able to answer your questions.
Not to sound disrespectful but is it that important to you to go back to supermarket work after uni?
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Location:
adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: Supermarket Employment... Can they scew me over?
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Tue, 02 November 2004 08:14
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mookie is on the money, you have some sort of agreement but its not an entitlement and if you don't have it in writing then they can very easily dishonour it.
and to those of you who say why go back, i finished a bachelor of economics almost 6 months ago and i'm still a nightfill manager for woolies - if you got a job going then you gotta take it, just cos you're qualified doesn't mean that jobs suddenly fall into your lap
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
melbourne.vic.au
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Supermarket Employment... Can they scew me over?
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Tue, 02 November 2004 09:42
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| Dust wrote on Tue, 02 November 2004 18:59 |
Just call the union, if you were a financial member up until u stopped receiving an income then they will help you, just explain the situation and they will be able to answer your questions.
Not to sound disrespectful but is it that important to you to go back to supermarket work after uni?
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I was on a trainee program for a year. Instead of doing 3rd year, I and an option of doing paid Work Experience for a year... So I have a year to go at uni before I am home free and can work full time. But I have a year left after this year so the options look grim... I'll call the Union tomorrow and discuss the options. It looks grim...
Thanks all for your help. If bad comes to worse. I'll just quit and move on.
Cheers.
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