bluez, do you send them out in the van on their own?
do you get them collecting as well or do you just give them a list of houses? do they have any contact with the customer?
I do send them out on their own but only after they have buddied up with an experienced w/c and we are happy that they are able for it from finding the job to communicating with the customer(Same if this is an irish or english guy). They collect if the customer is home or leave env. I give them a list of names adresses and phone no's and a description of the work.
I treat them exactly the same as I would an irish guy, If they have a work permit, a drivers licence, reasonable spoken english and can learn their way around in a couple of weeks then whats the difference except that they want to work. The other benifit I find is that they are less likely to develop relationships with your customers and therefore dont disapear with a % after 6 months.
With regards to working rights for romanians I think it is a bit different in Ireland, they do have to have a work permit, dont know what the situation is in the u.k.