I would rather have spent 10 years in prison. - Vault Operative Loomis Employee Review

Racist, sexist, bigoted management who said "I will never have one of them working here". In response to the lack of ethnic diversity in the work force. "them" being the polite word he used in front of me. I witnessed sexual harassment, suffered ageist remarks daily. And was even underpaid as a result of this, me and one other being paid 0 (zero) shift allowance for my entire 10 years with the company.. I have since found out that management now pay shift allowance correctly, stating that it wouldn't be fair to not pay one person shift allowance. Management (if you can call it that) used to sell counterfeit clothing and dvds etc from the company van when they were on shift... After being discovered doing this, they somehow still managed to progress up in the company ranks, jobs for the boys. Toilets used to flood into the work area regularly. The floors and walls have holes in, staff had to provide their own work equipment, decent boots, scanners I'd holder etc. I was personally warned by the GMB shop steward to "be careful raising your concerns about racism in the company, because the gaffa will find a way to get rid of you". 2 years later I was sacked while on permanent sick leave after the death of my daughter, I was also refused a phased return to work at this time. Shift rotations are illegal, having worked various shifts in short spaces of time eg. In one week I worked night-shift, followed by back shift, and then morning shifts and night shift at the weekend again, followed by morning shifts the week after. . For years this happened, with all complaints be ignored. And being told by management "if you don't like it, you can try to find someone else who will pay you so well". The wages were average at best. Constantly over worked and understaffed, expected at times to work 60hour weeks. Not allowed to take breaks..ever. Was told off by management for sitting to eat my dinner once. Mildew and mold grows from the walls near where you are forced to eat and work simultaneously. When it rained heavily water leaked from the lightswitch, at one point exploding very close to a staff members face. No ventilation and dust 2-3cm deep in places. I was crushed by shelving that collapsed on me and taken to hospital, only to be told they'd wait for me in the A&E so they could take me back to work to finish my shift! I was off sick for nearly 2 weeks with server back pain after this incident.. I was also again told by the union rep that I would be sacked if I pushed for a claim in this case. I found confidential information (age, sex, height, weight, address, telephone, next of kin, photo I'd etc) of 30-40 staff members blowing around outside of the building one day, because someone didn't dispose of the documents properly and just put them in the bin outside. I could go on and on, about how we broke security procedures every day, sometimes not even locking vans with £20+ million on board that's right the door would sometimes just swing open while driving down the motorway.. , or faking signatures on a weekly basis for audits, or the physical and verbal abuse endured every shift...but what's the point. I just hope that this review can prevent at least one person from suffering the way I had to. And to be clear. I only rated 1 star for each section, because I couldn't select a lower value.