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Post by whereami on May 24, 2019 18:25:17 GMT
Not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere but can't see it anywhere
Yesterday bet365 told their 600 odd staff in Gibraltar that they have to move to Malta or take redundancy. It's being blamed on Brexit, yet the timing of their announcement seems somewhat perfect to deflect negative attention away from themselves. I know they took a lot of people on 6 months ago from Stoke, young people who had no attachments and are now trained up, and so would naturally be more pliable to relocate again if needs be compared to people who've worked there for years and met husbands/wives there and for whom relocation isn't such an easy thing. I've said before I'm not a fan of the way they operate but it seems pretty low even for that
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Post by zerps on May 24, 2019 18:33:27 GMT
Not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere but can't see it anywhere Yesterday bet365 told their 600 odd staff in Gibraltar that they have to move to Malta or take redundancy. It's being blamed on Brexit, yet the timing of their announcement seems somewhat perfect to deflect negative attention away from themselves. I know they took a lot of people on 6 months ago from Stoke, young people who had no attachments and are now trained up, and so would naturally be more pliable to relocate again if needs be compared to people who've worked there for years and met husbands/wives there and for whom relocation isn't such an easy thing. I've said before I'm not a fan of the way they operate but it seems pretty low even for that It’s big business mate unfortunately. They’re operating as a conglomerate and these things happen. |
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Post by whereami on May 24, 2019 18:44:44 GMT
Not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere but can't see it anywhere Yesterday bet365 told their 600 odd staff in Gibraltar that they have to move to Malta or take redundancy. It's being blamed on Brexit, yet the timing of their announcement seems somewhat perfect to deflect negative attention away from themselves. I know they took a lot of people on 6 months ago from Stoke, young people who had no attachments and are now trained up, and so would naturally be more pliable to relocate again if needs be compared to people who've worked there for years and met husbands/wives there and for whom relocation isn't such an easy thing. I've said before I'm not a fan of the way they operate but it seems pretty low even for that It’s big business mate unfortunately. They’re operating as a conglomerate and these things happen. I remember as a kid reading about hundreds of joblesses due to outsourcing in Stoke, at least those companies were doing it because they were losing money and it seemed like a needs-must situation. It doesn't sit right that people who moved out for the company up to 10 years ago have been given 2 months to decide then maybe another month to get their affairs in order and relocate to an island in the middle of the sea, and purely because they can make more money on top of the £800 mil increase in their net fortune they made last year.. I'd have hoped a £265 million yearly pay packet would be enough? Maybe she's aiming for £365 million for the poetry of it |
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Post by zerps on May 24, 2019 18:52:13 GMT
It’s big business mate unfortunately. They’re operating as a conglomerate and these things happen. I remember as a kid reading about hundreds of joblesses due to outsourcing in Stoke, at least those companies were doing it because they were losing money and it seemed like a needs-must situation. It doesn't sit right that people who moved out for the company up to 10 years ago have been given 2 months to decide then maybe another month to get their affairs in order and relocate to an island in the middle of the sea, and purely because they can make more money on top of the £800 mil increase in their net fortune they made last year.. I'd have hoped a £265 million yearly pay packet would be enough? Maybe she's aiming for £365 million for the poetry of it They’re not in it to look after certain people from stoke. They employ plenty of stokies. They’re a global brand. Markets constantly change. It’s just how it is. |
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Post by Boothen on May 24, 2019 19:02:59 GMT
I stand by my previous comment from an earlier thread. I fucking love Malta, it's a great place - for a holiday. I imagine living on a small island in the middle of the Med will start to be a drag after a month or so, especially as the cost of living is considerably higher. |
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Post by whereami on May 24, 2019 19:50:22 GMT
I remember as a kid reading about hundreds of joblesses due to outsourcing in Stoke, at least those companies were doing it because they were losing money and it seemed like a needs-must situation. It doesn't sit right that people who moved out for the company up to 10 years ago have been given 2 months to decide then maybe another month to get their affairs in order and relocate to an island in the middle of the sea, and purely because they can make more money on top of the £800 mil increase in their net fortune they made last year.. I'd have hoped a £265 million yearly pay packet would be enough? Maybe she's aiming for £365 million for the poetry of it They’re not in it to look after certain people from stoke. They employ plenty of stokies. They’re a global brand. Markets constantly change. It’s just how it is. Not just stokies, people from all over who joined years ago and have made a family. Saying that, the stokies who were persuaded to move here 6 months ago not knowing they were being trained to be the replacements of the staff who have made a life here can't feel great either - apparently transferring back to Stoke is not an option |
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Post by henry on May 24, 2019 21:33:11 GMT
Tough call, Gibraltar or Malta. Can imagine both being tempting places to work.
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Post by Boothen on May 24, 2019 21:58:58 GMT
Tough call, Gibraltar or Malta. Can imagine both being tempting places to work. Well, if they want to have the same level of living on Malta that they do in Gibraltar then Bet365 had better double their salaries. |
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Post by sheikhmomo on May 25, 2019 8:19:19 GMT
Tough call, Gibraltar or Malta. Can imagine both being tempting places to work. Well, if they want to have the same level of living on Malta that they do in Gibraltar then Bet365 had better double their salaries. Correct. You can rent a town house in Knotting Hill for the price of a flat in Malta these days. So many Gambling companies moving there, there isn't the volume of housing. |
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Post by lawrieleslie on May 25, 2019 8:28:00 GMT
Not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere but can't see it anywhere Yesterday bet365 told their 600 odd staff in Gibraltar that they have to move to Malta or take redundancy. It's being blamed on Brexit, yet the timing of their announcement seems somewhat perfect to deflect negative attention away from themselves. I know they took a lot of people on 6 months ago from Stoke, young people who had no attachments and are now trained up, and so would naturally be more pliable to relocate again if needs be compared to people who've worked there for years and met husbands/wives there and for whom relocation isn't such an easy thing. I've said before I'm not a fan of the way they operate but it seems pretty low even for that How does blaming it on Brexit work? Thought they were an online global betting company. Can somebody explain that please? |
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Post by thevoid on May 25, 2019 10:05:02 GMT
Yet when it comes to appointing foreign managers, Peter Coates has a whiff of the 'Enoch Powells' about him 🤔
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Post by 3putts on May 25, 2019 10:57:38 GMT
This post has agenda written all over it. They announced that they were pulling out of gib yonks ago,
Unlike other gambling firms bet365 have kept their main hq local providing thousands of jobs for the local populace.
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Post by Boothen on May 25, 2019 17:04:40 GMT
Yet when it comes to appointing foreign managers, Peter Coates has a whiff of the 'Enoch Powells' about him 🤔 How do you come to that conclusion? Especially when eight of our last ten manager were foreigners. |
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Post by thevoid on May 25, 2019 17:13:20 GMT
Yet when it comes to appointing foreign managers, Peter Coates has a whiff of the 'Enoch Powells' about him 🤔 How do you come to that conclusion? Especially when eight of our last ten manager were foreigners. Er, Welsh and Scottish aren't foreign 😂 |
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