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WooLLsterQ · 03-08-2011, 08:12

The point people are missing is how different the working conditions are on the BT contract, and that can not slip into a "kelly's" way like the VM contract because they are very heavily monitored/audited by BT.
Once you are accredited to work on the BT network you can move to other contractors, M J Quinns, Carillion and Hays to name a few all work in the same manner. There is no comparison between the two really.
I have been on the contract now since early March, and was one of the first batch of engineers taken on. First month I received £24k prorata (£2000 gross) and since then I have been hitting targets evry month for £28K.
It's the little things like NBI's, on VM you manager would make you go back no matter what time it was to complete these, not on BT. If they are not in and your in your time slot they get billed and have to reorder, no going back to it.
There is a massive sense of team work/ethic if someone is struggling on a big job you just jump on with them so you all finish early.

03-08-2011, 08:12	#156
WooLLsterQ Inactive Join Date: Apr 2010 Services: VM Tivo, 2x V+, BBI XXL (superhub), XL Telco, SS HD + SM HD Posts: 111	Re: Contractors The point people are missing is how different the working conditions are on the BT contract, and that can not slip into a "kelly's" way like the VM contract because they are very heavily monitored/audited by BT. Once you are accredited to work on the BT network you can move to other contractors, M J Quinns, Carillion and Hays to name a few all work in the same manner. There is no comparison between the two really. I have been on the contract now since early March, and was one of the first batch of engineers taken on. First month I received £24k prorata (£2000 gross) and since then I have been hitting targets evry month for £28K. It's the little things like NBI's, on VM you manager would make you go back no matter what time it was to complete these, not on BT. If they are not in and your in your time slot they get billed and have to reorder, no going back to it. There is a massive sense of team work/ethic if someone is struggling on a big job you just jump on with them so you all finish early.