Northern Rail - Fatigue guidelines, are they accurate?

[Jay_123]

Hi all,

Recently applied for a job with northern and my application was rejected due to the 45 minute commute from the depot rule with google maps at 08:00.

I totally appreciate this rule however I currently live 2.5 miles away so this is virtually impossible even with heavy traffic as I take this route everyday, I also did a check myself this morning and was 15 minutes!

Is this just an automated email?

Thanks everyone

 

[Alfpp]

I believe they do check that. Especially if they’ve put that for the rejection reason. Otherwise you’d just have a unsuccessful email with nothing else more.

 

[Horizon22]

What did your email actually say?

 

[Jay_123]

What did your email actually say?

Thank you for taking the time to submit your application for the Skilled Train Maintainer/ Driver -

We’re sorry to let you know that we won’t be able to move forward with your application. This position is safety-critical and falls under strict requirements set by our Safety Standards team. To ensure compliance with fatigue guidelines and safety protocols, candidates must live within a 45-minute commute from the depot, as calculated using Google Maps at 8:00 AM.



Based on your current location, you do not meet this requirement.



We appreciate the time and effort you put into your application and wish you every success in your future opportunities.



Kind Regards,

 

[robt100]

Worth contacting the recruitment team about it. Had to query mine as I'm 44mins or less at all times apart from one morning where it was 46mins, turns out that one 46mins was the time they took it from...
But they did reply rather quickly, so I'd contact them to clarify as maybe there has been a typo with the postcode (S1 instead of S21 for example) that has thrown it out.