Non-driver discrimination!

[Himaggen]

The Rep in our DO has decided to implement a system for the re-pick which is based purely on seniority. (Each employee chooses their duty according to their position in the seniority list). The HCT duties were not allocated to non-drivers, and Shared Van duties required at least one driver.

The most senior employees, regardless of being able to drive, took the HCT duties so that they didn't have to work with someone else. Those who were able to drive chose to share with their friends who could also drive.

This means that recently recruited employees, (who are required to be drivers at intake), will be able to take a duty above someone with much greater seniority, (who were not required to be drivers at intake). It also means, against all guidance I've seen, that the vast majority of reserves will be non-drivers.

Is there some proper information on this, I don't mind losing out to seniority, but I've no intention of effectively losing my seniority due to an inability to perform a task which was never a job requirement on joining.

Thank you in advance.

[fishtank]

There's guidelines...how far you could push them is anybody's guess...

Allocating people to duties and equipment

The delivery revisions process will produce a new duty set with new routes, methods and equipment. The Way Forward Agreement (Appendix 2) explains how and when a re-pick of duties should be used (resourcing jobs during major change). Because a delivery method will be prescribed for each route in the office, for Delivery Methods revisions, re-picks assume greater significance. Re-picks give the opportunity for people to select a duty that uses the equipment they prefer.

The following headline principles should be applied to your re-pick (but for fuller guidance, consult the Delivery Methods Repick Guidance paper, available in phase four of the Delivery Revisions Process online:

1. Staff will need to be trained on the equipment they will be using
2. Duties should be divided between driving and non-driving duties
3. In line with existing guidelines seniority applies to duty allocation. The only exception to this will be where it has been agreed that there are personal circumstances that need to be taken into account. For example people with a disability need to be offered suitable duties. (See section 16.4 para 3 of Ways of Working within Way Forward Agreement and Section 2.2 in Resourcing Jobs as a result of Major Change)
4. Driving duties will be restricted to existing and volunteer new drivers and non-driving duties will be restricted to non-drivers
5. A driver is needed for every shared van pair. Only one non-driver can pick into a shared van duty pair
6. Non-driving shared van partners should be restricted to 50% or less of the total number of shared van partners. The exact ratio will be determined by you, but the balance you must strike is between creating a duty set:
a. With enough options to match your peoples’ skills
b. With enough flexibility to give you adequate cover in cases of people failure and unplanned absence
7. The non-driving duties can be allocated to any of the shared vans, up to the agreed ratio
8. The cover and the leave reserve duties need to adequately cover the driving requirements of the shared van duty to ensure that the van can be taken out each day

You need to understand the driving requirements and be confident in having sufficient drivers at the planning stage

[not me]

The Rep in our DO has decided to implement a system for the re-pick which is based purely on seniority. (Each employee chooses their duty according to their position in the seniority list). The HCT duties were not allocated to non-drivers, and Shared Van duties required at least one driver.

The most senior employees, regardless of being able to drive, took the HCT duties so that they didn't have to work with someone else. Those who were able to drive chose to share with their friends who could also drive.

This means that recently recruited employees, (who are required to be drivers at intake), will be able to take a duty above someone with much greater seniority, (who were not required to be drivers at intake). It also means, against all guidance I've seen, that the vast majority of reserves will be non-drivers.

Is there some proper information on this, I don't mind losing out to seniority, but I've no intention of effectively losing my seniority due to an inability to perform a task which was never a job requirement on joining.

Thank you in advance.

well if you think about it ,it makes sense
you need a driver in each pair
so if a non driver has picked one half of the duty(by seniority) then the partner must be a driver

[Himaggen]

As above:

There's guidelines...how far you could push them is anybody's guess...
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2. Duties should be divided between driving and non-driving duties
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4. Driving duties will be restricted to existing and volunteer new drivers and non-driving duties will be restricted to non-drivers
<snip>
a. With enough options to match your peoples’ skills
b. With enough flexibility to give you adequate cover in cases of people failure and unplanned absence
<snip>
8. The cover and the leave reserve duties need to adequately cover the driving requirements of the shared van duty to ensure that the van can be taken out each day

That's my problem, as it is 'Guidance' what is my course of action?