summer lapsing is back!!!!

[OnAFlyer]

Don't start early and do your job properly and take your break = NO LAPSING, simples

It goes on the mail volume figures for that day in our office. Below a certain figure = collapsing, above that figure and we don't.

It works well tbh, and stops the ones who previously always tried to get out of collapsing by claiming they had too much on, which was BS 99% of the time.

[hantsman]

Don't start early and do your job properly and take your break = NO LAPSING, simples

It goes on the mail volume figures for that day in our office. Below a certain figure = collapsing, above that figure and we don't.

It works well tbh, and stops the ones who previously always tried to get out of collapsing by claiming they had too much on, which was BS 99% of the time.

Forget mail volume, if you dont work your hours, RM if needed will get you to laspe (Do more work)

[BernardBresslaw]

You can't just forget mail volume though. If it is below a certain figure then there should be no reason for you not to be able to take absorption, unless you are deliberately going slow. As long as you only work your hours I don't see a problem with being asked to absorb - if I can do it in my time, fair enough, if not it just comes back with me at the end of the day.

[PorkPie]

Happens all year round in our office .. used as a legitimate staffing tool .. only the very heaviest of days that it's not utilised and even then they'll still try until most people refuse point blank to take it ....

[mandelsons_toenail]

You can't just forget mail volume though. If it is below a certain figure then there should be no reason for you not to be able to take absorption, unless you are deliberately going slow. As long as you only work your hours I don't see a problem with being asked to absorb - if I can do it in my time, fair enough, if not it just comes back with me at the end of the day.

I agree here.

As long as the mail centre figure is verified!

Our office generally has 15-20% more than the mail centre figure states. Handily this is bad news for our boss as he needs more mail to justify his budget

I agree the way to be is this

If you have time and are asked to do a bit, then do.

If you haven't, don't.

If the manager insists on taking it then get the BBQ fired up and call a strike

[Mr Rush]

Yep, despite it being anything but light the past few Wed/Thurs/Fri, management will still try it on and give you lapsing. Only solution is to refuse it. Coincidentally, they'll be out in a van driving through your area, so you better not finish early.

[WHITEANT]

Sorry don't agree with this volume of mail argument ,just say thur +fri there is 40,000 on each day and is below your target .On the thur you have more registers which u have to break away for ,more tracked items , more packets obviously its going to take you longer is it not ?.Every day is different don't let the PO brainwash you into thinking every day is the same .

[k979aaa]

Well someone has to pay £120,000 back and it won't be her!.