shorter working week

jtshocka · Post by **jtshocka** » 02 Jul 2020, 17:34

now the cwu back in talks with new management team and agreeing to new revisions how about getting the hour back for the shorter working week that we were promised last october . you will soon see if they have changed or NOT

Cucumber · Post by **Cucumber** » 02 Jul 2020, 18:40

Like most things, it will be based on some offices that have the ability to do so, then forced upon the rest with a 'just wing it' directive.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 02 Jul 2020, 19:13

Can't see it happening, in MCs it would just increase the frequency of failures

norris9 · Post by **norris9** » 03 Jul 2020, 08:55

So no recruitment is currently going on, a large amount of sickness or self isolation, many Posties can't drive which means inefficiencies, .....then the shorter working week comes in....

Would be mayhem. It would surely have to be delayed until this pandemic is over and a new revision is done.

Woody Guthrie · Post by **Woody Guthrie** » 03 Jul 2020, 09:10

The 2nd hour of the SWW was subject to the implementation of the results of the trials as well as ongoing efficiency and operational changes and an agreement on how it could be funded. It was also tied to the pay review for April 2020.

Be careful what you wish for.

Post by **POSTMAN** » 03 Jul 2020, 09:26

This is where the CWU lied and mugged themselves, no savings were made so no hr reduction.
That's my tiny mind opinion of it.

mickeymacca · Post by **mickeymacca** » 03 Jul 2020, 10:51

POSTMAN wrote:This is where the CWU lied and mugged themselves, no savings were made so no hr reduction.
That's my tiny mind opinion of it.

My interpretation also.

anthonyok · Post by **anthonyok** » 03 Jul 2020, 14:35

Did we ever get a vote if we wanted the shorter week ? At the end of the day you will be doing more work in less time ?

Woody Guthrie · Post by **Woody Guthrie** » 03 Jul 2020, 14:40

anthonyok wrote:Did we ever get a vote if we wanted the shorter week ?

Kind of.
It was all bundled up in the Four Pillars agreement so you buy the car you take the seats and steering wheel with it.

At the end of the day you will be doing more work in less time ?

It was poorly implemented and the union allowed too much local s**t to go on but in theory it shouldn't mean that.