I think that the introduction of self-service checkouts must by definition reduce the number of checkout staff otherwise required by a supermarket - why would they bother otherwise?
The Germans however, in their inimitable fashion, have found two alternative effective solutions:
1). Instruct the checkout staff that it is not necessary to spend an average of 2-3 minutes in conversation with any customer who is willing to converse about just about anything on God's earth, to the frustration of the lengthening queue behind, instead of getting on with the job in hand and for which they are paid.
2). Follow Aldi's lead in requiring the purchases to be placed back in the trolley after they have been scanned, requiring the customer to bag these on a bench away from the checkout area. In this way checkout speeds are increased by between 100% - 200% , thereby both reducing queues and the number of checkout staff required. This may seem somewhat annoying at first to the uninitiated, but one soon gets to value the sheer efficiency and speed of the checkout process as well as being able to pack one's purchases under less duress and therefore more logically and with greater care.
I just heard on the news that 29 million UK tourists visit the EU each year. This was followed by the head of Monarch airlines saying the reason there are now so many cheap flights is in large part down to our membership of the EU and fares would almost certainly go up in the event of Brexit. He said this had been confirmed by Easyjet and Ryanair...
A Brexiteer then said this wasn't true and the cost of flights would come down.
Sometimes I don't believe I'm hearing what I'm hearing.
Why would flights get more expensive in the event of Brexit? Is the UK going to move further from Europe BOTH physically and metaphorically?
The most expensive cost for airlines is fuel - that won't change due to brexit.
Then landing fees - why would they change?
Then fees and taxes (for passengers too) - why would they change?
With respect I think the owners of Monarch, Easyjet and Ryanair know far more than you do on this subject.
With respect Remain have been claiming sterling collapse for ages now so tourists would find the UK a more affordable and attractive destination to visit. The UK's hospitality, entertainment and tourist industries would boom in that scenario, and the airlines would be full of europeans taking advantage.
All these economic arguments are largely futile because every one produces some winners and some losers.
' He said this had been confirmed by Easyjet and Ryanair...'
I am sure that an Irish airline really does have the UK's interests at heart.
Having a quick look at Wikipedia their Employment Relations look interesting.
'Contracts offered to Ryanair staff are at times unusual and made complicated when compared to other airlines; for example, by forcing pilots to pay tens of thousands of euro for training, then establish limited companies in Ireland and working for Ryanair through an agency,[74] or by forcing ground staff in Spain to open bank accounts in Gibraltar in which to receive their wages.[75]'
It was Thorpe who said that of the Night of the Long Knive, which was a major Cabinet reshuffle on 13 July 1962. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismissed seven members of his Cabinet, Then a Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe observied that "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his friends for his life. (nod to wikipedia) It's now clear that Jeremy was bisexual, and it's also now pretty clear that he was indeed involved in a plot to kill his gay blackmailer. Peter Cook's satire on the judge was well-deserved, but it was nothing to do with Thorpe. The judge, for whatever reason, sided with Thorpe. Thorpe could have a biting wit and inspired loyalty; I have always thought that had he got somone else to stand as Liberal candidate in his N. Devon seat in 1979, when he was on trial, that such a replacement cabdidate would have held the seat, and Jeremy could have reurned to politics. However he was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease shortly after his acquittal and retired from public life. I'm reliably informed that by the mid 80's he was a shadow of a man.
You do not have to be a good role model to be a good orator
Maybe not, but you have to inspire trust in your audience, at least convince them that you are sincere, or you are no more than an actor at best, a confidence trickster at worst. People just will not believe you - see Cameron's recent problems.
You do not have to be a good role model to be a good orator
Maybe not, but you have to inspire trust in your audience, at least convince them that you are sincere, or you are no more than an actor at best, a confidence trickster at worst. People just will not believe you - see Cameron's recent problems.
Many people did believe in Thorpe, at least until his trial
The only people big business care about are their shareholders.
Beg to differ, Mr. Chesnut. What most people at the top of publicly owned companies care about is the terms of their contact and especially the bit that talks about their bonuses. The interests of their shareholders , especially their long-term interests, come well down the list.
It was Thorpe who said that of the Night of the Long Knive, which was a major Cabinet reshuffle on 13 July 1962. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismissed seven members of his Cabinet, Then a Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe observied that "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his friends for his life. (nod to wikipedia) It's now clear that Jeremy was bisexual, and it's also now pretty clear that he was indeed involved in a plot to kill his gay blackmailer. Peter Cook's satire on the judge was well-deserved, but it was nothing to do with Thorpe. The judge, for whatever reason, sided with Thorpe. Thorpe could have a biting wit and inspired loyalty; I have always thought that had he got somone else to stand as Liberal candidate in his N. Devon seat in 1979, when he was on trial, that such a replacement cabdidate would have held the seat, and Jeremy could have reurned to politics. However he was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease shortly after his acquittal and retired from public life. I'm reliably informed that by the mid 80's he was a shadow of a man.
With supposedly failing health in the mid 80's, it's rather surprising that he lived for a further 30 years, surviving his wife and long term carer Marion, before dying in December 2014.
You do not have to be a good role model to be a good orator
Maybe not, but you have to inspire trust in your audience, at least convince them that you are sincere, or you are no more than an actor at best, a confidence trickster at worst. People just will not believe you - see Cameron's recent problems.
Many people did believe in Thorpe, at least until his trial
Many people still believe in Cameron, see examples on this site nearly every day.
The only people big business care about are their shareholders.
Beg to differ, Mr. Chesnut. What most people at the top of publicly owned companies care about is the terms of their contact and especially the bit that talks about their bonuses. The interests of their shareholders , especially their long-term interests, come well down the list.
Except of course to the extent that overly-generous share option entitlements do rather concentrate their minds on their employer's share price, if nothing more.
It was Thorpe who said that of the Night of the Long Knive, which was a major Cabinet reshuffle on 13 July 1962. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismissed seven members of his Cabinet, Then a Liberal MP Jeremy Thorpe observied that "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his friends for his life. (nod to wikipedia) It's now clear that Jeremy was bisexual, and it's also now pretty clear that he was indeed involved in a plot to kill his gay blackmailer. Peter Cook's satire on the judge was well-deserved, but it was nothing to do with Thorpe. The judge, for whatever reason, sided with Thorpe. Thorpe could have a biting wit and inspired loyalty; I have always thought that had he got somone else to stand as Liberal candidate in his N. Devon seat in 1979, when he was on trial, that such a replacement cabdidate would have held the seat, and Jeremy could have reurned to politics. However he was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease shortly after his acquittal and retired from public life. I'm reliably informed that by the mid 80's he was a shadow of a man.
With supposedly failing health in the mid 80's, it's rather surprising that he lived for a further 30 years, surviving his wife and long term carer Marion, before dying in December 2014.
Indeed. Parkinsonism can though be a cruel disease, leaving people "living" for ages. He was, too, a reasonably (at least) wealthy man and tried all sorts of "odd" treatments.
The only people big business care about are their shareholders.
Beg to differ, Mr. Chesnut. What most people at the top of publicly owned companies care about is the terms of their contact and especially the bit that talks about their bonuses. The interests of their shareholders , especially their long-term interests, come well down the list.
Except of course to the extent that overly-generous share option entitlements do rather concentrate their minds on their employer's share price, if nothing more.
"Shareholders" are of course nowadays pension companies and share traders who are much more interested in the share price than the profits.
The only people big business care about are their shareholders.
Beg to differ, Mr. Chesnut. What most people at the top of publicly owned companies care about is the terms of their contact and especially the bit that talks about their bonuses. The interests of their shareholders , especially their long-term interests, come well down the list.
Except of course to the extent that overly-generous share option entitlements do rather concentrate their minds on their employer's share price, if nothing more.
"Shareholders" are of course nowadays pension companies and share traders who are much more interested in the share price than the profits.
The share price is ultimately a reflection of expectation of future dividends, which must ultimately come from future profits. At least that is how I view them.
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The Germans however, in their inimitable fashion, have found two alternative effective solutions:
1). Instruct the checkout staff that it is not necessary to spend an average of 2-3 minutes in conversation with any customer who is willing to converse about just about anything on God's earth, to the frustration of the lengthening queue behind, instead of getting on with the job in hand and for which they are paid.
2). Follow Aldi's lead in requiring the purchases to be placed back in the trolley after they have been scanned, requiring the customer to bag these on a bench away from the checkout area. In this way checkout speeds are increased by between 100% - 200% , thereby both reducing queues and the number of checkout staff required.
This may seem somewhat annoying at first to the uninitiated, but one soon gets to value the sheer efficiency and speed of the checkout process as well as being able to pack one's purchases under less duress and therefore more logically and with greater care.
All these economic arguments are largely futile because every one produces some winners and some losers.
' He said this had been confirmed by Easyjet and Ryanair...'
I am sure that an Irish airline really does have the UK's interests at heart.
Having a quick look at Wikipedia their Employment Relations look interesting.
'Contracts offered to Ryanair staff are at times unusual and made complicated when compared to other airlines; for example, by forcing pilots to pay tens of thousands of euro for training, then establish limited companies in Ireland and working for Ryanair through an agency,[74] or by forcing ground staff in Spain to open bank accounts in Gibraltar in which to receive their wages.[75]'
It's now clear that Jeremy was bisexual, and it's also now pretty clear that he was indeed involved in a plot to kill his gay blackmailer. Peter Cook's satire on the judge was well-deserved, but it was nothing to do with Thorpe. The judge, for whatever reason, sided with Thorpe.
Thorpe could have a biting wit and inspired loyalty; I have always thought that had he got somone else to stand as Liberal candidate in his N. Devon seat in 1979, when he was on trial, that such a replacement cabdidate would have held the seat, and Jeremy could have reurned to politics.
However he was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease shortly after his acquittal and retired from public life. I'm reliably informed that by the mid 80's he was a shadow of a man.