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The heat.

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Sean06
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Re: The heat.

Post by Sean06 »

borders wrote:
09 Jul 2025, 23:09
Did you actually read any of those posts ? Let me spell it out again for you very slowly ............
Royal Mail has a legal duty of care to all its employees, regardless of union membership. This duty stems from general employment law and health and safety regulations, not from union agreements.
Can you read that and understand it ? or you really are 7 years old ? :pray
Put the fool on foe list..7 yr old talks more sense.
borders
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Re: The heat.

Post by borders »

Good Advice Sean06
"why should it just be the bankers, politicians and the idle rich who get all the best things ? we demand a standard of living for our members that enables them to share in the fine wines and times that the likes of Cameron and his Eton buddies take for granted " - the late great Bob Crow RIP.
SkiSunday
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Re: The heat.

Post by SkiSunday »

Sean06 wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 10:09

Put the fool on foe list..7 yr old talks more sense.
Lol the words "POT, KETTLE and BLACK" spring to mind.
LouBarlow
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Re: The heat.

Post by LouBarlow »

SkiSunday wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 18:23
Sean06 wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 10:09

Put the fool on foe list..7 yr old talks more sense.
Lol the words "POT, KETTLE and BLACK" spring to mind.
viewtopic.php?f=84&t=113989#top
Sean06
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Re: The heat.

Post by Sean06 »

LouBarlow wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 21:48
SkiSunday wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 18:23
Sean06 wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 10:09

Put the fool on foe list..7 yr old talks more sense.
Lol the words "POT, KETTLE and BLACK" spring to mind.
viewtopic.php?f=84&t=113989#top
Yet he posts on here freely bit strange but hopefully he will get banned eventually ...
LouBarlow
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Re: The heat.

Post by LouBarlow »

Sean06 wrote:
11 Jul 2025, 00:09
LouBarlow wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 21:48
SkiSunday wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 18:23
Sean06 wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 10:09

Put the fool on foe list..7 yr old talks more sense.
Lol the words "POT, KETTLE and BLACK" spring to mind.
viewtopic.php?f=84&t=113989#top
Yet he posts on here freely bit strange but hopefully he will get banned eventually ...
He will still come back. I think the attention he gets on here is all he gets in life. Pretty sad really.
Wullie10
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: The heat.

Post by Wullie10 »

borders wrote:
09 Jul 2025, 23:09
Did you actually read any of those posts ? Let me spell it out again for you very slowly ............
Royal Mail has a legal duty of care to all its employees, regardless of union membership. This duty stems from general employment law and health and safety regulations, not from union agreements.
Can you read that and understand it ? or you really are 7 years old ? :pray
Surely if you're spelling it out slowly you would use spaces ?
Royal. Mail. has. a. Legal
(For example). Do you actually read what you write ? You clearly haven't spelt out anything very slowly at all. And why ask if someone is 7 years old ? How would they get a contract of employment at 7 ? Must be the heat ... I'm sweating buckets.
borders
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Re: The heat.

Post by borders »

Wullie10 wrote:
11 Jul 2025, 05:25
borders wrote:
09 Jul 2025, 23:09
Did you actually read any of those posts ? Let me spell it out again for you very slowly ............
Royal Mail has a legal duty of care to all its employees, regardless of union membership. This duty stems from general employment law and health and safety regulations, not from union agreements.
Can you read that and understand it ? or you really are 7 years old ? :pray
Surely if you're spelling it out slowly you would use spaces ?
Royal. Mail. has. a. Legal
(For example). Do you actually read what you write ? You clearly haven't spelt out anything very slowly at all. And why ask if someone is 7 years old ? How would they get a contract of employment at 7 ? Must be the heat ... I'm sweating buckets.
Re: The heat. If I were seven, I’d be flattered—at least I’d have an excuse for missing the point. But alas, I’m older and sweating just as much, which makes the grammar policing even more surreal.
Still, your “slow spelling” tutorial was riveting. I'm taking notes—full stops between each syllable? Revolutionary.
It’s a shame when a legitimate point like the duty of care gets tangled in hyperbole and baiting.
However , i do admire your need to stick up for Ski Sunday , even though my posts were " Trying " to help our colleague Nuit who is Pregnant.
"why should it just be the bankers, politicians and the idle rich who get all the best things ? we demand a standard of living for our members that enables them to share in the fine wines and times that the likes of Cameron and his Eton buddies take for granted " - the late great Bob Crow RIP.
SkiSunday
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Re: The heat.

Post by SkiSunday »

LouBarlow wrote:
11 Jul 2025, 05:09
Sean06 wrote:
11 Jul 2025, 00:09
LouBarlow wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 21:48
SkiSunday wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 18:23
Sean06 wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 10:09

Put the fool on foe list..7 yr old talks more sense.
Lol the words "POT, KETTLE and BLACK" spring to mind.
viewtopic.php?f=84&t=113989#top
Yet he posts on here freely bit strange but hopefully he will get banned eventually ...
He will still come back. I think the attention he gets on here is all he gets in life. Pretty sad really.
Your lengthy post history on here is.... questionable at best lol
funkflex55
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Re: The heat.

Post by funkflex55 »

Why do so many threads on here turn into childish bitching? If people are trolling ignore them. So many threads derailed or locked.

Anyway, regarding the heat, no mention of it today by management. You would think at 30c they would allow for smaller workloads but no, the same as always. Maybe they think if they just ignore the heat then it's not a problem.
woodpecker
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Re: The heat.

Post by woodpecker »

Don’t forget the old mantra of WTLL, walk in the shade!!!
Rve83ndxd
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Re: The heat.

Post by Rve83ndxd »

And don't forget the latest RM advice to take breaks. So 1 less loop so that will be 1 loop a day. :cuppa
WalkerX
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Re: The heat.

Post by WalkerX »

nuit wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 07:00
They should have a duty of care but they do nothing. Just expect you to take it all and do what you can.
It's disgusting and dangerous where it could literally cause a death down the line. They think if you survive the day then it's all fine and you're being a knob. But who knows what hidden damage it's causing.
I'll just have to dynamically risk assess myself. Since the risk assessment is a waste of time. Though I will push to have it ammended but I doubt anything will change.
I had breathing issues the other week when it was 32 degrees and had to cut off. They wouldn`t ever sanction an earlier start for the next day when the temperature was likely to be even worse, so I took matters into my owns hands and rang in sick. OK it became my 3rd in 12 months, but I`m not killing myself for this lot who don`t give a toss.
LouBarlow
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Re: The heat.

Post by LouBarlow »

SkiSunday wrote:
11 Jul 2025, 14:11
LouBarlow wrote:
11 Jul 2025, 05:09
Sean06 wrote:
11 Jul 2025, 00:09
LouBarlow wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 21:48
SkiSunday wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 18:23
Sean06 wrote:
10 Jul 2025, 10:09

Put the fool on foe list..7 yr old talks more sense.
Lol the words "POT, KETTLE and BLACK" spring to mind.
viewtopic.php?f=84&t=113989#top
Yet he posts on here freely bit strange but hopefully he will get banned eventually ...
He will still come back. I think the attention he gets on here is all he gets in life. Pretty sad really.
Your lengthy post history on here is.... questionable at best lol
And yet I’ve managed to not be banned 3 times on here, unlike yourself. Maybe get the hint after the second?
yellowbelly
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Re: The heat.

Post by yellowbelly »

nuit wrote:
09 Jul 2025, 06:35
What's the deal with being expected to complete a full delivery while third trimester pregnant in a heatwave when it's 28/29 degrees outside and god's only knows how hot inside the van with no Aircon and no breeze?

How are we expected to do this? What should be happening?
Without going sick and being forced onto maternity leave early?
Surely the individual should be on lighter duties by now?

Have the union been involved?