Change of TOC franchise when you are a trainee.

[theageofthetra]

Am curious if anyone on here has been midway through training, so not passed out, and the TOC has lost the franchise? Reading various posts on here tells me that qualified drivers and other staff simply transfer to the new TOC but how about trainees? I ask this because I know someone who was a manager in another industry and they had to get rid of anyone who had not finished their probationary period when his firm lost a huge contract.

 

[carriageline]

What TOC do you currently work for?

 

[theageofthetra]

Its just a general question not aimed at any TOC.

 

[A-driver]

You are counted as staff and the only change you will notice will be the colour of your shirt. You won't loose your job over it unless the last franchise had taken on too many trainees and the new company decided they didn't want them. But no company is going to take on more staff than they need so close to the end of the franchise. Normally companies take on huge numbers of trainees at the end of the franchise period as they have to hand the keys back with a full compliment if staff.

In short you wouldn't loose your job over it. Some managers may if the new operator believes they don't need them but you are safe as a trainee driver or frontline staff.