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split duty ?

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fng
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split duty ?

Post by fng »

can anyone tell me what a "split duty" is ? My lino has just txtd me to tell me im on one next week, i texted back asking what one was and he hasnt replied, although he normally does...... sounds dodgy to me.

Thanks in advance
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Re: split duty ?

Post by clashcityrocker »

Delivery followed by collection?
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Re: split duty ?

Post by arnold cheshire »

clashcityrocker wrote:Delivery followed by collection?
thats a hybrid isnt it
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Re: split duty ?

Post by arnold cheshire »

we used to have split shift 5 to 10 am then 4 to 6 pm
scoobydo79
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Re: split duty ?

Post by scoobydo79 »

I didnt think there had been any agreement on any split shifts?
silly suffolk
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Re: split duty ?

Post by silly suffolk »

fng wrote:can anyone tell me what a "split duty" is ? My lino has just txtd me to tell me im on one next week, i texted back asking what one was and he hasnt replied, although he normally does...... sounds dodgy to me.

Thanks in advance
very rare now, if its not a duty in your office, don't do it.
Bernardson
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Re: split duty ?

Post by Bernardson »

They used to attract an allowance subject to the lengh of the split.
fng
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Re: split duty ?

Post by fng »

after pestering the lino in question i found out that his idea of a split duty is...... one duty monday (closed Tuesday) then the same duty wednesday then another duty the rest of the week !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :roll: why that has to have its own name i'll never know :roll:
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Re: split duty ?

Post by RedBagMan »

I do what I call a "split duty" - half out of one SPDO and half out of another - tie up the one half and t'other half is tied up and put into pouch boxes (OK sheds !) for me to pick up ... finish at second SPDO then wander back to first SPDO with undeliverables (giving peeps a "second chance" on the way) ...
"We're under model" - oh no we're not - stick your lapse elsewhere ...