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Clear Frames

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Stormproof
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Clear Frames

Post by Stormproof »

This weeks team talk we were told we are not allowed any personal items on the frames, including packed lunch boxes and the like, as we could secrete mail in them, is this a way to get us all to use the canteen. Anything personal left on/under the frame the managers can go through without your consent or you being present.
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ar26
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Re: Clear Frames

Post by ar26 »

I'm going to speak to our rep about this as we don't have enough lockers in our place, so if you can;t leave your lunch box on the top of your frame or other items you need to take with you where do you put them ? I can understand why they don;t want us to leave stuff lying about but they also need to see that we need somewhere to leave items whilst we're out.
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Re: Clear Frames

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Helmet, hi-vis vest and any crap from the management go on top of my frames so they can look through them if they want (I lock my man-bag away in my locker :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy ).
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Re: Clear Frames

Post by dvbuk55 »

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Helmet, hi-vis vest and any crap from the management go on top of my frames so they can look through them if they want (I lock my man-bag away in my locker :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy ).
Be honest dissie - it's a bum bag isn't it - come on now no need to be bashful :wave
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Re: Clear Frames

Post by DGP1 »

dvbuk55 wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Helmet, hi-vis vest and any crap from the management go on top of my frames so they can look through them if they want (I lock my man-bag away in my locker :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy ).
Be honest dissie - it's a bum bag isn't it - come on now no need to be bashful :wave
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It's a genuine leather man bag but it doesn't mean I'm a bad man :nervous (the fact is that I'm a very, very good man :angel ).
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uprising95
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Re: Clear Frames

Post by uprising95 »

:chuckle :chuckle :chuckle

good one that
bum bag
then the picture :chuckle

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DGP1
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Re: Clear Frames

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Although it said 'fanny pack' so I was kinda confused :crazy: at him pulling his weapon out of it.
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Re: Clear Frames

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Anyway, back on topic, nobody should leave anything of importance on top of their frames because things do tend to go missing :nervous

I thought the top of the frames were not to be used for anything because of H&S issues :hmmmm
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Re: Clear Frames

Post by stokes11eg »

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Anyway, back on topic, nobody should leave anything of importance on top of their frames because things do tend to go missing :nervous

I thought the top of the frames were not to be used for anything because of H&S issues :hmmmm
:nana We've had a clear frame policy for years. We used to get warning letters left on our frames, even for leavbing elastic bands --I kid you not. We were told we would ba taken down the conduct code.
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Re: Clear Frames

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Sherpas Rule wrote:
stokes11eg wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Anyway, back on topic, nobody should leave anything of importance on top of their frames because things do tend to go missing :nervous

I thought the top of the frames were not to be used for anything because of H&S issues :hmmmm
:nana We've had a clear frame policy for years. We used to get warning letters left on our frames, even for leavbing elastic bands --I kid you not. We were told we would ba taken down the conduct code.
WTF? Even thought here's an actual piece of the frame designed for putting bands in! What a joke.
;liar Yes, I was bieng serious--it was only when someone pointed out that, in Scots Law, it wes illegal to threaten in writing that they stopped.
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Re: Clear Frames

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k66yla wrote:This weeks team talk we were told we are not allowed any personal items on the frames, including packed lunch boxes and the like, as we could secrete mail in them, is this a way to get us all to use the canteen. Anything personal left on/under the frame the managers can go through without your consent or you being present.
Does this apply to management or do they not thief!. I would call it discrimination based upon social class which is not against the law but is harassment if one rule is for one but not for another!.
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Re: Clear Frames

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k979aaa wrote:
k66yla wrote:This weeks team talk we were told we are not allowed any personal items on the frames, including packed lunch boxes and the like, as we could secrete mail in them, is this a way to get us all to use the canteen. Anything personal left on/under the frame the managers can go through without your consent or you being present.
Does this apply to management or do they not thief!. I would call it discrimination based upon social class which is not against the law but is harassment if one rule is for one but not for another!.
:nana I am pretty certain that Management canot go through your personal belongings without you bieng presrnt. and i
also believe they need your consent.
pickaname
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Re: Clear Frames

Post by pickaname »

stokes11eg wrote:
k979aaa wrote:
k66yla wrote:This weeks team talk we were told we are not allowed any personal items on the frames, including packed lunch boxes and the like, as we could secrete mail in them, is this a way to get us all to use the canteen. Anything personal left on/under the frame the managers can go through without your consent or you being present.
Does this apply to management or do they not thief!. I would call it discrimination based upon social class which is not against the law but is harassment if one rule is for one but not for another!.
:nana I am pretty certain that Management canot go through your personal belongings without you bieng presrnt. and i
also believe they need your consent.
Managers can search through anything youre not carrying on you. They dont have the power of stop and search so if your posessions are left unattended then they could say they thought the item was lost or a bomb or whatever.
Viewfindergeneral
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Re: Clear Frames

Post by Viewfindergeneral »

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Helmet, hi-vis vest and any crap from the management go on top of my frames so they can look through them if they want (I lock my man-bag away in my locker :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy ).
What`s a locker? You must work in an upmarket office if you have one of those. We haven`t even got pegs to put our coats on! Mind you, we haven`t got anywhere undercover to leave our bikes so this morning they were covered in three inches of snow.
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Re: Clear Frames

Post by DGP1 »

Viewfindergeneral wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:Helmet, hi-vis vest and any crap from the management go on top of my frames so they can look through them if they want (I lock my man-bag away in my locker :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy :Very Happy ).
What`s a locker? You must work in an upmarket office if you have one of those. We haven`t even got pegs to put our coats on! Mind you, we haven`t got anywhere undercover to leave our bikes so this morning they were covered in three inches of snow.
We have so many lockers that there are spares, plus we have a changing room :shock: (it's never used but it is there) and a bike shed that runs the entire length of the building and lots of space for everyone to move around..............................................there could be something in the rumour that some of the smaller office will end up in ours :shock:
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