wendyG Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Has any one here had problems with this Gunstones Bakery? my 2 sons went for jobs 2 weeks ago they had to do some sort of test,and 1 of my sons past but the other did'nt,mind you what a waste of time it was any way.He went for an induction 2 days later and was told by A4E that he would get paid for this,then was told he'd be contacted in the next couple of days but wasn't! So he rang Gunstones and was cut off after a few mins,so he rang A4E who managed to get through to the bakery and was told he would be starting work in an hour,which was short notice because we live in Sheff 6 and the bakery is in Dronfield so we managed to get him there with 10 mins to spare he was there from 11am to 8pm and came back tired but happy to be working at long last.But his happiness was short lived they never rang back to let him know if he was working or not,so we rang A4E again and was told that my son has to ring them to ask for work,how stupid is this set up,plus was told "Oh there sorting his contract out" cus there's a lot of people there,I mean how long do's it take,there useless by sounds of it.I rang A4E and asked what's going on and was told the same,my son has to ring the bakery for work,I asked what about the 1 day my son? did,my sons advisers said "Oh he'll have to work a week in hand,I said right so we have to ring up every day to get work,that is daft,so the adviser said my son will be paid for his induction which he hasn't so that means he's worked for free because I doubt he'll get paid for the 1 day he worked either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Sounds like a right old mess, can't you get the direct number for the guy who's supposed to be his manager and figure out when he's supposed to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYorksDeano Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 A4E....says it all really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteowl Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 A4E....says it all really All 4 Emma ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
820vitesse Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Some employees at Gunstones have had redundancy notices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargepole23 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Has any one here had problems with this Gunstones Bakery? my 2 sons went for jobs 2 weeks ago they had to do some sort of test,and 1 of my sons past but the other did'nt,mind you what a waste of time it was any way.He went for an induction 2 days later and was told by A4E that he would get paid for this,then was told he'd be contacted in the next couple of days but wasn't! So he rang Gunstones and was cut off after a few mins,so he rang A4E who managed to get through to the bakery and was told he would be starting work in an hour,which was short notice because we live in Sheff 6 and the bakery is in Dronfield so we managed to get him there with 10 mins to spare he was there from 11am to 8pm and came back tired but happy to be working at long last.But his happiness was short lived they never rang back to let him know if he was working or not,so we rang A4E again and was told that my son has to ring them to ask for work,how stupid is this set up,plus was told "Oh there sorting his contract out" cus there's a lot of people there,I mean how long do's it take,there useless by sounds of it.I rang A4E and asked what's going on and was told the same,my son has to ring the bakery for work,I asked what about the 1 day my son? did,my sons advisers said "Oh he'll have to work a week in hand,I said right so we have to ring up every day to get work,that is daft,so the adviser said my son will be paid for his induction which he hasn't so that means he's worked for free because I doubt he'll get paid for the 1 day he worked either! Sounds a mess, but why didnt your son find out when he was next required to work before he left, rather than waiting for them to ring him? Might be better if he rang rather than you, it would give a better impression, and would maybe be a lesson in life for him also, getting used to ringing people up and asking things which he may or may not be comfortable with? How do you know the induction was a waste of time? Do you know what its purpose was? Maybe somebody from Gunstones looks at this forum, maybe they remember two brothers who came together, and maybe they now think twice about giving your son another opportunity. They dont owe your son a job, good on him for going, try not to fall into the trap of slagging everything off as a waste of time or useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew1980 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 very odd cus they are desperate for staff!& they will be having more production lines running soon too,but its been badly run for some years to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Similar to the experience they had in January at Fletchers then? Wouldve just been working as and when needed? http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1106423 Are Fletchers and Gunstones owned by the same company? Edited May 14, 2013 by nikki-red Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) I was thinking this is a strange thread. The OP posted a similar thread on 8th January 2013 but then it was about Fletchers Bakery !!! ??? She started the previous thread then never responded to any replies, Bet she does the same with this one. Edited May 14, 2013 by francypants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffeeld Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Sounds like they REALLY want to work in the baking industry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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