Transporter/kitchen assistant - Kitchen Assistant/Transporter Caterlink Employee Review

2.0
25 Nov 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Term time due to working in schools

Cons

Everything else. It’s hard work and you have to work extra to get help the meals out on time for the kids, but you don’t get paid for the overtime. If you’re off I’ll you end up owing them money ash wages are spread out over the year. Have to use and ruin your own vehicle. The meals are rediculously small and a y6 student is only allowed the same amount as a child in reception, with no seconds allowed even if there’s food left over. The food has to be taken back counted and thrown away. Food is supposed to be healthy but it’s full of bad fats

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2.0
8 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone I worked with face to face was fantastic.

Cons

Demeaning amount of training that contradicted its own imployee handbook, i.e. was told I had to repeat training I already had qualifications in. The opposite was said in the employee handbook. Bizzare kitchen practices that show they have no trust in their cooks, with the company pinching pennies on everything. Food waste system made no sense. Staff punished for eating leftovers which had to go in the bin. Again, absolutely no trust in their employees. Low morale with staff, pay was attrocious.

4.0
5 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Work isn't too challenging honestly.

Cons

Didn't pay me on time.

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