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Temporary contract is purely based on the fact that the RMT deal has to be signed off. Agreement has been reached and awaiting finalisation.... then all temp contracts will be made permanent and salary increases to 31k
Excellent opportunities have arisen to join the Operations Function as a Train Guard on a temporary basis until March 2020 with a strong possibility of becoming permanent.
The role of a Merseyrail Guard is very much multi-disciplined as they are required to provide high standards of customer...
The bit I don't understand is what changed...... from August 2018
https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/merseyrail-rmt-joint-statement/
"The design of the new trains proposes that the door control and dispatch of the trains will transfer to the driver. No one currently employed as a guard will lose...
Indeed here is the RMT letter to all Guards:
Our Ref BR2/0146
31st July 2019
TO ALL GUARDS, GUARDS STANDARD MANAGERS AND TRAIN DRIVERS AT MERSEYRAIL
Dear Colleagues
LATEST PROPOSALS REJECTED
FURTHER STRIKE ACTION CALLED!
ROLE OF THE GUARD AND INTRODUCTION OF DOO - MERSEYRAIL
Further...
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/what-new-merseyrail-strikes-mean-16677146
"Answering that question today, RMT's regional organiser John Tilley said the dispatch issue had always been on the table.
He said: "It has always been a pinch point for our members.
"We put the...
Hi Camden,
The train heating issue is infortunately down to a fault with the themostat on board the trains. The heating should only work when the temperature drops below a certain level to try to regulate at a normal temp. Unfortunately when this is malfunctionaling it can cause...
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