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laniani

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okay....well how about if i stuck with the coles group.
eg. kmart/ target/ liquorland type thing....
am i allowed to work at coles + ______, while keeping my max shifts?
 

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okay....well how about if i stuck with the coles group.
eg. kmart/ target/ liquorland type thing....
am i allowed to work at coles + ______, while keeping my max shifts?
You can transfer between them at least. I did.
 

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but.....i cant work at both?
or no one knows whether I can work at both?
I don't know. When I transferred, they had problems processing it all. So to have you working at both might be more of a hassel than for what it's for worth (for them)
 

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Just another couple questions guys. Is it true that for every 2 self-servce registers there has to be 1 person at all times working? My store is going to get 8, so I'm thinking of applying for a position as a 'customer coach'. I guess self-serve person.

Also, can you get register shifts AND self-serve shifts? Because my store manager told me self-serve shifts are 4 hours long, and no longer. So if I get only like 1-2 of these shifts a week, I'm screwed!
 

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Is it true if you are a casual and go home sick before three hours of your shift you don't get paid? :(
 

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Is it true if you are a casual and go home sick before three hours of your shift you don't get paid? :(
yes, thats the whole point of being casual

edit: see post below, didnt read the question in full.
 
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yes, thats the whole point of being casual
So if a casual works 1hr then goes home sick, they don't get paid for that hour? That's crap and certainly sounds wrong... I thought 3hr minimum just meant that's what they could roster you on. I assumed going home sick as a casual meant being paid for only what you worked, just not the whole shift.
 

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ohhh, sorry, i didnt read the whole question. i thought he was asking about the rest of the shift. hmm, not sure on that one*shrug* never known it happen in woolworths. althought i'd suspect you only would get paid for the 1 hour, based on the fact that the wording is the minimum shift engagement should be 3 hours, e.g. you have to ROSTER for 3 hrs, not necescarily pay
 

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The Coles agreement, clause 3.3 states:
Casual team members shall be engaged for a minimum period of 3 hours on each occasion required...:
My dictionary has as a definition of engaged "To require the use of". So, that means that Coles if they request you to work must request a minimum of 3 hours, but are under no obiligation to pay you three hours if you did not work for all of them.
 

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Re: coles group interview what to expect?

I recently went through a group interview for Coles.

We firstly just had to introduce ourselves, talk about ourselves for a while, then did group activities such as: Talking about a piece of food, like a marketing campaign in a way. Then we filled in another application and that was pretty much it.

Hope this settles nerves about upcoming Group Interviews. :)
 

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Re: coles group interview what to expect?

Had stocktake tonight... epic failure, those hundreds of bloody cans of baked bens.
 

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Re: coles group interview what to expect?

Had stocktake tonight... epic failure, those hundreds of bloody cans of baked bens.
Isn't that a bit late for stocktake? I'm sure our store's was back in July. They wanted me to come in 5-8 am and then go to school for a full day. I said No thanks
 

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Re: coles group interview what to expect?

I just did stocktake on Monday as well - at a different store though. My store did it like end of May/early June.
 

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Funny story;

Two months ago Coles emailed me saying my application had progressed and they would contact me within a week regarding a casual job, and eventually I received an email telling me about the group interview.

I went to it, and eventually they emailed me saying I didn't get the job. I then applied for Woolworths Oakleigh (right opposite the Coles Oakleigh I was applying for, just a mention out of interest) and all went well, went to the group interview (Woolies Group Interview > Coles IMO) and got the job at Woolworths. Went to Induction, and have my first shift tomorrow.

Today I received an email from Coles that I was being considered for a casual position at their Oakleigh store - the same one I applied for two months back and didn't get the job. They said they'd contact me within a week in regards to progressing through their careers application etc.

Just found it funny as soon as I got a job at Woolies, Coles emails me saying I'm progressing for the same store they rejected me for two months back.

I'll probably still go to the group interview, who knows; maybe they will accept me this time and I'll have a choice; Woolies Oakleigh, or Coles Oakleigh xD
 

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Does anybody know about the self-checkout rollout?
 

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Quick question,

Do you guys know how much an under 16 casual would get payed p/h? Sister's boss said I could work at her Coles but currently about to start at Woolies and such, if the pay's similiar might consider...

Would appreciate it,

mikey
 

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Do you guys know how much an under 16 casual would get payed p/h? Sister's boss said I could work at her Coles but currently about to start at Woolies and such, if the pay's similiar might consider...
$10.4863/hr mon-sat, $14.8751 sun, ~$20/hr public holidays.
Then $11.5361/hr mon-sat, $16.3428 sun when you turn 17
 

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