PostCon:Remove bulk services from the USO.

[POSTMAN]

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Removing bulk products from the universal service and clarifying the status of other universal service products – a decision document

This document sets out our decisions on changes to the composition of the universal service prior to transfer of regulatory responsibility to Ofcom. Having
carefully considered the responses to our consultation, we have decided to confirm our proposals to:
Remove bulk products from the universal service
Include Recorded Signed For (as an add-on to universal services only),
Redirections, Keepsafe, Poste Restante, and Certificate of Posting (as an
add-on to universal services only) in the universal service.

[DGP1]

Too much to actually read through but what actually remains in the USO?

[fishtank]

Too much to actually read through but what actually remains in the USO?

As a result, the products which Royal Mail is obliged to provide in the discharge
of its universal service obligation, are:

First class single piece stamp and meter mail (and in future, if introduced,
the single piece variant of standard tariff mail paid for by PPI, in so far as it
meets our single piece definition), and other single piece mail paid for by
any payment channel, e.g. stamps online

Second class single piece stamp and meter mail (and in future, if
introduced, the single piece variant of standard tariff mail paid for by PPI, in
so far as it meets our single piece definition), and other single piece mail
paid for by any payment channel, e.g. stamps online

Standard Parcels

Non-contract Airmail and Surface Mail

Special Delivery Next Day (not on account)

International Signed For, when sold with non-contract Airmail and Surface
Mail services

Redirections, both social and business (all durations, with the ability to
renew redirections services for up to a maximum of two years from the
commencement of the initial redirection service). This excludes Diversions
and Do Not Redirect services

Keepsafe, both social and business

Recorded Signed For, as an add on to universal service products

Certificate of Posting, as an add on to universal service products

Poste Restante

[DGP1]

So does this mean that RM now CAN stream the mail FFS I have had enough arguments with my DOM over this and it's now going to get worse

I can see it now, bulk delivery products twice a week and the rest daily.

[fishtank]

So does this mean that RM now CAN stream the mail FFS I have had enough arguments with my DOM over this and it's now going to get worse

I can see it now, bulk delivery products twice a week and the rest daily.

No.
QofS is different to USO.
Everything that enters a D.O. is due for delivery that day.
Anything that doesn't should be reported as a quality failure...not a failure of the USO.

[DGP1]

So does this mean that RM now CAN stream the mail FFS I have had enough arguments with my DOM over this and it's now going to get worse

I can see it now, bulk delivery products twice a week and the rest daily.

No.
QofS is different to USO.
Everything that enters a D.O. is due for delivery that day.
Anything that doesn't should be reported as a quality failure...not a failure of the USO.

Yeah but how long before they stop caring about QofS.............when the big bad kings of profit start saying..........make us more money

[DirtyHarry]

The USO is doomed.
A privatised, profit-driven, cost-conscious, postal BUSINESS, is not going to fanny about with something that will ensure losses, such as the USO.

That is why we had a state-owned monopoly, better known as the postal SERVICE this last 360 years.

We can either have a postal business, or several postal businesses, or a postal service, but we cannot have both.

[parcelboy]

Streaming sounds like a plan to me .Could lead to WILFUL DELAY charge watch u backs posties .How many jobs was it MOYA said would have 2 go

[Phantom]

I can see it now, bulk delivery products twice a week and the rest daily.

Thats exactly what RM will do, this way it cuts out hours from delivery and jobs will go as a result! RM don't give a f**k about QOS.

[AnnexeB]

In a fair world, this could actually work to everyones favour. Rather than be inundated from Wednesday onwards, with unachievable workloads,this is a good opportunity to spread the workload, especially on Mondays and Tuesdays. Of course, this is common sense, and beyond the reach of RM manangers, who will use this as an excuse for more B&H !!

[oypostie]

So where does leech mail fit in ? If we still have to deliver this each day then to be honest it won't make a jot of difference