Re: Bikes on Southern trains; the jackboot goes in


"David Martin" <martin-family@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> Ian Blake wrote:
>
> > Some time, say fifty years, ago parts of the civil service required
> > that at least the junior employees lived within a certain distance of
> > the office (10 miles?). My parents bought a house in Pencoed (near
> > Bridgend) which was marginal on distance for my father's job in
> > Pontypridd. A couple of years later my father got a new job in
> > Cardiff and was obliged to move nearer.
> >
> > Perhaps it would be better if rules like this still existed. Although
> > my 16mile bicycle commute would be too far.
>
> My employer insists that all staff live within 20 miles unless
> exemption has been granted. Suitable reasons for exemption include
> having a partner already employed at a particular location, making a
> move of a few miles somewhat problematic. In practice most live within
> 5 miles.
> It's November, below freezing in the mornings and the bike sheds are
> full.. I'm hoping they build the new facility by the spring.
>
> ..d
>

Who's your employer, remind me never to get a job with this company as it
would probably involve major upheaval. If you moved to a new house outside
of the 20 mile exclusion zone would that be grounds for dismissal.

cheers
Jon_H


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