Harry Lamb Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Bunny's model shop, with Bunny Brunton and Mr Gilbert in Nelson Street - you could buy little electric motors, and dismantle them to see how they worked. Happy days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 9 hours ago, Kopek said: Who's was the basic food store at the top of Derby Sq? About where Talbot blinds are now? Was that a John North outlet? I remember that but not a lot of the others mentioned here! Late 60's. smylies but thet were mainly wholesale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Blimey. Am I the only person on here not drawing a pension? It might explain some of the views and opinions expressed. It’s a shame there isn’t more of a cross section of the population. Maybe the mods could post on one of the local facebook groups encouraging people to sign up here? There are specific groups for people with a young family for example that might bring a bit more life and vigour (and less outdated opinions) to the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, CrazyDave said: Blimey. Am I the only person on here not drawing a pension? It might explain some of the views and opinions expressed. It’s a shame there isn’t more of a cross section of the population. Maybe the mods could post on one of the local facebook groups encouraging people to sign up here? There are specific groups for people with a young family for example that might bring a bit more life and vigour (and less outdated opinions) to the table. What attracted you here Dave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 17 minutes ago, Roxanne said: What attracted you here Dave? Someone told me there was a post about where I work so I came to check it out. Do you not think the place would benefit from some new posters from a slightly different demographic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 13 minutes ago, CrazyDave said: Someone told me there was a post about where I work so I came to check it out. Do you not think the place would benefit from some new posters from a slightly different demographic? Absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majkul Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, CrazyDave said: Blimey. Am I the only person on here not drawing a pension? It might explain some of the views and opinions expressed. It’s a shame there isn’t more of a cross section of the population. Maybe the mods could post on one of the local facebook groups encouraging people to sign up here? There are specific groups for people with a young family for example that might bring a bit more life and vigour (and less outdated opinions) to the table. I am not very young, but still working a full-time job, years away from any pension. I still think (and hope) that Tesco buying out Shoprite is a good move, considering we still have family to feed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 The redundancies have started 😪 I expect new broom is the way most takeovers go but if it is to affect up to 60 of management that is a lot of families that are going to suffer. I doubt there will be many similar jobs locally that they can get so some may have to move off Island. Who will be filling their shoes ? I doubt the present Tesco management team will be able to absorb all the extra work load. Will Tesco be filling the voids with staff they employ over the water ? Work permits permitting of course. The Chamber of Commerce have been campaigning recently regarding work permits which they say is imperative to the hospitality industry, I wouldn’t have thought staffing would be a problem this time of year apart from a burst of trade around Xmas in fact restaurants are looking quite empty apart from weekends especially at lunch times. I used to be a very trusting person now not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Weird going into the Port Erin store and seeing Sainsbury's and Tesco bread on the shelf next to each other. I presume we will be seeing a lot more Tesco stuff over the next week or to as the older stuff clears out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred the shred Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Until we have a stormy couple of days without a boat . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 36 minutes ago, Fred the shred said: The redundancies have started 😪 I expect new broom is the way most takeovers go but if it is to affect up to 60 of management that is a lot of families that are going to suffer. I doubt there will be many similar jobs locally that they can get so some may have to move off Island. Who will be filling their shoes ? I doubt the present Tesco management team will be able to absorb all the extra work load. Will Tesco be filling the voids with staff they employ over the water ? Work permits permitting of course. The Chamber of Commerce have been campaigning recently regarding work permits which they say is imperative to the hospitality industry, I wouldn’t have thought staffing would be a problem this time of year apart from a burst of trade around Xmas in fact restaurants are looking quite empty apart from weekends especially at lunch times. I used to be a very trusting person now not so much. Most of the office jobs will go. Tesco will run things like finance, procurement, HR from England. There will still need to be store managers and assistant store managers on island. If there was 60 before I estimate no more than 10 will be needed on island. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Happier diner said: Most of the office jobs will go. Tesco will run things like finance, procurement, HR from England. There will still need to be store managers and assistant store managers on island. If there was 60 before I estimate no more than 10 will be needed on island. Store managers aren’t included. There are at least 60 relatively immediate redundancies 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 47 minutes ago, Fred the shred said: The redundancies have started 😪 I expect new broom is the way most takeovers go but if it is to affect up to 60 of management that is a lot of families that are going to suffer. I doubt there will be many similar jobs locally that they can get so some may have to move off Island. Who will be filling their shoes ? I doubt the present Tesco management team will be able to absorb all the extra work load. Will Tesco be filling the voids with staff they employ over the water ? Work permits permitting of course. The Chamber of Commerce have been campaigning recently regarding work permits which they say is imperative to the hospitality industry, I wouldn’t have thought staffing would be a problem this time of year apart from a burst of trade around Xmas in fact restaurants are looking quite empty apart from weekends especially at lunch times. I used to be a very trusting person now not so much. Redundancies mean no one will be filling their shoes, that is what redundancy means - the post is redundant. Very sad and I feel for those affected, but at least they will get their full redundancy entitlement (statutory and any contractual on top) which may not be the case if Shoprite went into liquidation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Gladys said: Redundancies mean no one will be filling their shoes, that is what redundancy means - the post is redundant. Very sad and I feel for those affected, but at least they will get their full redundancy entitlement (statutory and any contractual on top) which may not be the case if Shoprite went into liquidation. It does. However the procedure is that the company has to give notice of risk of redundancy to all the staff. They then have to consult and attempt to find alternate roles during that period. I know it's probably not much consolation, but some staff might be redeployed to different roles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, Gladys said: Redundancies mean no one will be filling their shoes, that is what redundancy means - the post is redundant. Very sad and I feel for those affected, but at least they will get their full redundancy entitlement (statutory and any contractual on top) which may not be the case if Shoprite went into liquidation. Is there any suggestion anywhere that there was even the slightest risk of them going into liquidation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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