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Good luck to all applicants.

With respect you are quite wrong about this. We are well within Aslefs best practice guidelines regarding breaks as long as they are taken within certain parameters quite alot of flexiblity is allowed for within the rules.

Well if Bev wont do the honors I will :D. Where I work as a depot driver it's a pretty good gig. Only real draw back is 80% night shifts but loads of upsides. We are willing to work through our breaks (although still get time to eat and have tea at varying times) this means we have our...

Hi folks. If I apply it'll be from my depot drivers position so my question is what kind of progression is average for Driver operator to mainline, is it a depot to depot thing and is it based on seniority or merit? Thanks

Sounds good thanks gents.

Hi chaps, I'm starting at EMT next week as a trainee depot driver with my sights set on mainline. In the employment package there is a pension opt in/out page, the opt in says "shared cost section". I think it is a final salary based pension but there are no details. Now I will be talking...

I spoke to the occupational health department and they told me not to worry as it was obvious I'm not a major health risk. It seems the guidelines are available to give a specific reason to fail clear health risks as opposed to catching people out. I'm still taking the opportunity to lose...

Thanks plastic, yup i was getting myself in a bit of a flap. BMI high or not, I'd imagine I am one of the fitter people in the company so as long as they are allowed to apply commonsense to the results, it should be fine. The recruitment process has been quite wearing (not the tests, the...

Yes not much else I can do really. I'm talking to the Human Resourses lady tomorrow who carries out the tests. Hopefully with a bit of prewarning they'll be sensible about it, I mean I can do 100 pressups for them if they like. I might be able to get sub 30 BMI in time buts that's about it...

I am a little concerned as my BMI is 33/34 with my medical in two weeks. Now I've lifted weights all my life and carry a fair bit of muscle but I'm not fat free, just a little bit of belly. I wasn't really concerned as I'm fit and healthy but now I'm starting to worry a bit. I might try and...

I recently got through the DM interview with EMT and I must have listed their core values about three times and mentioned them induvidually 5 or 6 times. It was obvious what I was doing but it was entirely appropriate to the way the interview was going, plus I was being honest so there was no...

Not much to add to the given advice, especially as you've done it before but the biggest issue I had was finding a comfortable position for my feet. I ended up holding my feet above the pedals with shaky legs after a while. The wrong shoes mean it's hard to feel when you are resting on the...

Nice one, any idea how many are on the course?

Good news, I called EMT yesterday and they told me congrats, medical booked and a few bits and bops to sort but I'm chuffed.

Cheers chap, got the nod yesterday with good news. I'm on hols until 11th Aug so they booked my medical for the 12th. Good luck to you, let me know.

Hey Larry no word yet? Me neither. I've lost EMTs HR phonenumber for the Accademy, could you PM me it if you've still got it, I'll have to give them a shout the waiting is killing me and I want a holiday in the next couple of weeks. Anyway good luck as always chap. Cheers Dunc

Just to clarify JB25 are you saying you have been offered a place on the depot drivers training course at EMT starting end of August or are you talking about another ToC? cheers.

Thanks larry, good news on the starting wage. Bit worrying how many they must have interviewed over that period but at least we're still in it. All the best and shout if you hear.

As a former airline pilot of knakered old planes I had some examples of problems dealt with. However, they weren't deemed good examples and I ended up talking about collecting and erecting a shed that was not the stated dimensions. Sounded stupid at the time but I passed.

Have you Rung em larry? I'm too scared :eek: