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https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/criticism-in-dail-of-supermacs-bosss-claim-some-workers-won-the-lotto-with-350-a-week-unemployment-payment-39242115.html?????

McDonagh is right there is an anomaly but it’s not like winning the lotto. But what really struck me is that he charges his own staff for meals they may not even want. That’s really tight, could qualify for the stingiest thing you’ve see stingy people do thread!

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[Deleted User]

Need for more regulation if you can get around the minimum wage by charging staff for food regardless if they want it or not and charging for a fcking chipper uniform.

Chris_Heilong

It is a crap policy to deduct money from people for food when they are on so little but he is right when he says people at home getting the same as they would at work would have no incentive to return to work, that is simple logic.

NewRed2

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

It is a crap policy to deduct money from people for food when they are on so little but he is right when he says people at home getting the same as they would at work would have no incentive to return to work, that is simple logic.

No what he said was part time workers getting 350 quid per week is like winning the lottery for them. That is not simple logic, that's being an ass.
If he had simply said paying part timers 350 is a disincentive to work then that WOULD be simple logic. But that's not what he said.

I'm not a part timer, I'm not one of the people he insulted, but he definitely shouldn't have said was he did, it was way out of line and if someone gets 350 quid for a while and feels like they've won the lottery then I'd be very surprised, it was a stupid comment to make and showed him in a very bad light.
The good thing is that it seems to be bringing to light the way he structures payments to his staff now and people are finding a bit more about what goes on there so I'm chuffed for him that his comment backfired, it was nasty and unnecessary.

Ave Sodalis

Hulk Hands wrote:

Dya notice I said he & the wife give me to charity, not the companies? Surely that proves it's not a publicity stunt as bar some sports sponsorship I've never seen any charitable causes championed by the companies involved.

As far as I'm aware, there's a bit of a tax incentive when it comes to charitable donations as well. My current employer had said something about it once.

TheDavester wrote:

do you have to return the uniform?

Usually, yeah.

PmMeUrDogs

TheDavester wrote: »

do you have to return the uniform?

Is the taking off money for food illegal?

Yup, you have to return it. By the time I'd left, I'd paid the guts of 500 quid for the privilege of wearing two shirts that didn't fit (about 3 sizes too big), one hat and a pair of anti slip shoes 2 sizes too big. :pac: All returned to be re-used.

[Deleted User]

L1011 wrote: »

McDonald's is the home of cold fries and limp lettuce. You may have got lucky

Have to agree. I go there with the kids as we don't have much choice here. I get curly fries and to be fair, McDonald's are consistent.... Consistently cold and consistently sent back.

enricoh

jimgoose wrote: »

Utter bollocks. McDonagh wouldn't know a decent beef burger if he fell over it, and that'd be the only way he'd encounter one at this rate a' knots.

The fresh burger the rugby fella was doing the ads for is top class, chicken fillet burger tasty too. Had some horrific yoke a year or so ago after failing to specify either of the above to the missus!
Lesson learned.

enricoh

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

It is a crap policy to deduct money from people for food when they are on so little but he is right when he says people at home getting the same as they would at work would have no incentive to return to work, that is simple logic.

Uniform is scabby, think Ryanair iirc charge loads for them.
E3 a day for food n people getting excited - I'd pay that for a coffee ffs.
I don't think people like hearing unpalatable facts in Ireland and prefer to be outraged!

Homelander

I worked in a Supermac's when I was younger, never had to pay for uniforms or food and no-one cared what you ate within reason. Many's the day lunch was easily €10-12 worth of food.

Seems mad they can charge a minimum wage worker for lunch even if it's not eaten.

Pat McDonagh though is increasingly coming across like a maniac these past few years.

Darc19

Homelander wrote: »

Seems mad they can charge a minimum wage worker for lunch even if it's not eaten.

They can't.

Casey78

Meh, I'm still gonna buy a Mighty Mac meal and curry cheese chips after a night out.

PmMeUrDogs

Homelander wrote: »

I worked in a Supermac's when I was younger, never had to pay for uniforms or food and no-one cared what you ate within reason. Many's the day lunch was easily €10-12 worth of food.

Seems mad they can charge a minimum wage worker for lunch even if it's not eaten.

Pat McDonagh though is increasingly coming across like a maniac these past few years.

That's mad how often the rules changed. It was over a decade ago when I worked there, fifty cent an hour taken and a limit of 7 euro worth of food, and you definitely couldn't take anything on promotion because it was cheaper than usual.

Myself and a few others resorted to taking 7 euro worth of bottles of water each day when we got sick of being charged for food we weren't eating :pac:

un5byh7sqpd2x0

RollieFingers wrote: »

Imagine going for breakfast in Supermacs, I'd be mortified.

It’s actually a proper breakfast with china plates and stainless steel knives and forks. Unlike the McDonalds muck

Esse85

Superman's and Keelings proving to be the real losers during this pandemic, neither of them will get my business again going forward.

whisky_galore

PmMeUrDogs wrote: »

Yup, you have to return it. By the time I'd left, I'd paid the guts of 500 quid for the privilege of wearing two shirts that didn't fit (about 3 sizes too big), one hat and a pair of anti slip shoes 2 sizes too big. :pac: All returned to be re-used.

Re used? As in given to someone else to wear?

That is scabby, and a potential health hazard.

Darc19

Esse85 wrote: »

Superman's and Keelings proving to be the real losers during this pandemic, neither of them will get my business again going forward.

Ah bless.

BTW, keelings pay €2500 per month for fruit pickers.
Even the unskilled job of walking the lines checking plants are OK paid €1800 a month

Rates were advertised on European job websites.

But you and others prefer to believe bull they read on fakebook

Same with supermacs - firstly many are local franchisees, second, you cannot pay under minimum wage even after deduction.

But feel free to believe disgruntled people instead of checking facts

Coillte_Bhoy

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Sworn enemy of Jim Larkin and Trade Unions in general; see Dublin Lockout.

He died in 1919

Coillte_Bhoy

pgj2015 wrote: »

he was moaning about someone who had a claim in against them a few months back as well, good enough for him. karma.

In fairness he's dead right on that, hasnt he contested a few dodgy claims?

Esse85

Darc19 wrote: »

Ah bless.

BTW, keelings pay €2500 per month for fruit pickers.
Even the unskilled job of walking the lines checking plants are OK paid €1800 a month

Rates were advertised on European job websites.

But you and others prefer to believe bull they read on fakebook

Same with supermacs - firstly many are local franchisees, second, you cannot pay under minimum wage even after deduction.

But feel free to believe disgruntled people instead of checking facts

It's not all about pay, there's other unethical and greedy actions taken by both Keelings and Supermacs (discussed in this thread, not Facebook) that have shown them both to be businesses I'd not like to support going forward.

Beechwoodspark

Just on the breakfast in supermacs

I’ve had it maybe 3-4 times over the past year as I was in the area for work reasons and supermacs were open and trading

It’s decent enough. You get sausage rasher fried egg and toast with a coffee or tea for approx 5 euro.

Also you can have a complimentary newspaper to read

I think there is a larger offering with orange juice and extras like black pudding available

un5byh7sqpd2x0

Esse85 wrote: »

Superman's and Keelings proving to be the real losers during this pandemic, neither of them will get my business again going forward.

All that Kryptonite you were going to eat with your strawberries?

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

I know we're all hating on Pat McDonagh here (and rightly so given the context), but their food isn't as putrid as is being made out by most of you - I'd take Supermacs before a lot of fast food chains. I'm living abroad at the minute and I'd kill you all for a Garlic Cheese Chips from there right now.

[Deleted User]

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

I know we're all hating on Pat McDonagh here (and rightly so given the context), but their food isn't as putrid as is being made out by most of you - I'd take Supermacs before a lot of fast food chains. I'm living abroad at the minute and I'd kill you all for a Garlic Cheese Chips from there right now.

Had a meal there with the kids during the week. It was hot and the burgers tasty.
My memory of MCD pre lockdown is cold every time and tasteless.

[Deleted User]

Supermacs is the best of the fast food bunch.

JohnnyFlash

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Supermacs is the best of the fast food bunch.

Fact.

pgj2015

Deleted User wrote: »

Supermacs is the best of the fast food bunch.

I prefer burger king myself, supermacs is filth.

gmisk

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

In fairness he's dead right on that, hasnt he contested a few dodgy claims?

He has he was on a programme on rte about dodgy claims, one of them was some eejit throwing water on the floor then laying on the ground in a bathroom....all on camera

Esse85

Otto Straight Abdomen wrote: »

All that Kryptonite you were going to eat with your strawberries?

"It’s actually a proper breakfast with china plates and stainless steel knives and forks. Unlike the McDonalds muck"

If this is your idea of a "proper breakfast" then you've either come from prison or some basement you've lived in all your life, either way I'll not be engaging with you.

ThunbergsAreGo

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

I know we're all hating on Pat McDonagh here (and rightly so given the context), but their food isn't as putrid as is being made out by most of you - I'd take Supermacs before a lot of fast food chains. I'm living abroad at the minute and I'd kill you all for a Garlic Cheese Chips from there right now.

Home make them, did it last week. Very very easy

Mad_maxx

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Supermacs is the best of the fast food bunch.

Hate them all but the only one worse than supermacs is KFC IMO