Landlordreferencing.co.uk – Forum

Paul Routledge said:

The employment market in this country is suffering because people have no real work ethics. I cannot tell you how many people we have had join and leave because they could not do what was written on their CV.

The worse think I am encountering as an employer is the look when you tell them to stop texting all day as their phones buzzes every 2 minutes or you have to tell them to get off facebook or they are sacked. They look at you as if you have just stolen their new bike.

Be interesting to hear from a teacher as to whether schools actually teach kids a lesson in work ethics and protocol because if they do most of my previous staff were skiving that day 

I think what you are so surprised about is a the complete lack of respect and common courtesy towards an employer who is paying them to carry out work in the employers's time; breaks and lunchtimes are the the appropriate periods for workers to enagage in accessing their social media.

Mobiles should be put on silent and only be responded to in break times

As you suggest some employees are incredulous that you request them not to undertake social activities during work time, for which you are paying them, obviously if there is some quiet time and they ask you if it is ok to to a bit of facebook of other social media activity and you say yes, that is different.

But they have shown the courtesy and recognition that under normal circumstances they would not engage in such activities during work periods.

It is a simple concept to understand which does not appear to registered with some of your new workers.

It cannot be deemed to be unreasoanble to expect employees to do solely work whilst being paid to do so by an employer; or have I misunderstood the concept of employment!?

I'm getting sick of hearing about how well the Labour party did in the elections last night.

It's obviously a protest vote against the coalition, which is fair enough, but am I the only person out there that realises this?! Lets get a grip – Labour have only received 39% of the vote!

What Ed Miliband, Harriet Harman and Ed Balls need to do – now that they've got the attention of the voters – is to stop slagging off the opposition and start letting us know what they are actually planning to do; to get us out of this cesspit of an economy!

Reminds me of that defunct company that were your competitors, always trying to slag you off but not actually doing anything pro-active in the property / referencing market – which is why, since registering with you, I've always sung your praises because you all work so hard for good landlords and good tenants. 

I don't think you should be too surprised by last nights results Sal.  Labour have gained a number of Councils overnight but in my view they have just regained a number of Councils they had previously lost.  I doubt whether Birmingham, Cardiff, Derby, Dudley, Merythr Tydfil and Swansea would be considered true blue strongholds in any case !!!

Politicans do spend their lives slagging off other parties – It's part of their DNA !

How many people can remember the Expenses scandal now that they have managed to get their grip on the Murdoch dynasty like a rabid dog ?

Miliband, Harman and Balls are instrumental in the the chaos we have been left it !!!

I am afraid that if the election results that occurred in the local elections are the same in the next genaral election; the old lot will get in.

Then just watch interest rates shoot up as the markets will have no confidence in Labour not to tax, borrow and spend, spend , spend on all those immigrants and benefit claimants, just like they did last tme.

They will allow even more EU and non-EU immigrants in as they tend to vote Labour.

The UK will then go the way of Greece and then the Tories will get in, left with all the c–p to sort out.

Unfortunately the Tory vote is diluted by alternative parties which then lets Labour win.

Unfortunately the only way to stop Labour is to vote only Tory or for the party which is Labour's best competitor

Will the electorate be savvy enough to engage in such tactical voting.

I would prefer to vote UKIP but can't as I have to vote Tory to ensure Labour doesn't win.

Therefore the next GE people who don't want Labour in should vote for the party that will beat Labour.

The Tories should be aware and try and encourage such tactical voting as that is the only way they will win.

Once the GE has been won, the Tories should recognise that they only won due to such tactical voting and they should recognise as such by carrying out some of the policies of these other parties, as a reward for them voting Tory.

If they did this it might encourage such voters to vote Tory in future.

The main thing must be however to stop Labour winning by dilution of the best opposition candidate vote, caused by the smaller parties.

If this doesn't occur we will end up with Labour by default again.

I nightmare scenario.

Would you trust them again!?

Paul Routledge said:

OMG  What a Nightmare thought,  but if that is not scary enough for us look what France has just got a new leader that doesn't believe in austerity and wants to create another 60,000 public sector jobs with no money.

Sacre' bleu 

All on a 35 hour working week!!

When was the last time you ever did a 35 hr working week……………………….if ever!!!!?

This Allonde will be a 1 term President.

They just don't seem to understand the concept of there is no more money.

The markets will not lend;  why should they!?

If they do it will cost the French citizens even more in tax and lower standards of living just to provide for all those 600000 civil servants.

What the voters do not like being told is the sweetie jar is no more and you will have to work hard for anything.

You have essentially whole populations of spoiled brats who don't like being told the party is over and they then behave like petulant children and vote for someone who gives them  the there,  there,  dear everything will be alright.

If Greece is still touch and go for staying in the Euro France can forget being bailed out.