Former staff speak out on firm s wall of shame drive-off policy
Two former members of staff have spoken out after a copy of the policy was shared online last week.
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A County Derry convenience store chain has been criticised after a copy of a store policy penalising shop staff in the event of drive-off thefts from their forecourts was shared online.
Former employees of Kenny s Convenience Stores, who have stores in Garvagh, Kilrea, Magherafelt and Coleraine, have told the County Derry Post the policy has been in place as far back as 2012.
Photos from inside the company also revealed staff lists detailing how much each employee owes as part of the policy are posted in communal staff areas each week.
Paying fan-powered royalties breaks from the standard model that pays artists based on streams. The more fans listen on SoundCloud, and listen to your music, the more you get paid, SoundCloud said.
SoundCloud on Tuesday announced that it will pay artists royalties based on a fan s overall listening time, breaking a long-standing industry standard of pro-rata payments.
SoundCloud s new payment model will pay royalties to artists according to users listening habits, rather than pooling revenues to be distributed among all artists on the platform based on their share of overall streams. The more fans listen on SoundCloud, and listen to your music, the more you get paid, the company explained on the site it created to announce the new payment model.
The question of whether Uber drivers are independent contractors or employees remains contentious in South Africa.
In the UK in 2016, the Employment Tribunal found that Uber under certain standards when drivers are performing their duties, they exhibited similar characteristics to employees.
They applied certain tests: High-Quality Service Stats: We continually look at your driver rating, client comments, and feedback provided to us. Maintaining a high rating overall helps keep a top tier service.
‘Low Cancellation Rate: When you accept a trip request you have committed to the rider, cancelling often or cancelling for unwillingness to drive to your clients leads to a poor experience.