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"Employers are always seeking more productivity from workers, without considering the human factor, the worker's age, the weather conditions and the intense heat. We need to intervene before it's too late, reducing working hours and the load carried by workers, because it's impossible to sustain the rhythm they're forced to work at for many years."
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I used to work in the Datapost room at Mount Pleasant around 1990/91, in the evening. It was transferred out to a dedicated office. I don't think the Datapost service exists now.
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Superseded by Special Delivery perhaps?baldrick wrote:I used to work in the Datapost room at Mount Pleasant around 1990/91, in the evening. It was transferred out to a dedicated office. I don't think the Datapost service exists now.
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I think Tracked is the new incarnation of Datapost.
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What % of all mail processed by a given MC on a given day was made up of Datapost?
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It wasn't much, a couple of hundred items maybe. The mc staff who worked in the Datapost room were paid for by Parcelforce.SpacePhoenix wrote:What % of all mail processed by a given MC on a given day was made up of Datapost?
I don't think Special Delivery or Tracked would be the equivalent. Datapost was absolutely guaranteed with high prices and high compensation for non-delivery on time. If necessary a Datapost courier on motorbike or even by plane would be sent to deliver the item.
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It was aimed at the business sector to move mostly high value documents or items with a same day or next day guarantee.
I suppose it was mostly replaced by the internet but we still offer a similar courier service for businesses called Sameday.
I suppose it was mostly replaced by the internet but we still offer a similar courier service for businesses called Sameday.
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I did it from Glasgow MLO about 1992. 2 of us AGs were taken of firms collections and sent out on a 380 with a radio built into it. We sat about for ages doing nothing (great) watching the talent in Glasgow city centre. They made our duties fulltime from 10am until 18:18. On an average day I delivered about 8 to 10 letters/pkts. Collected about the same and then dropped off at kilbirnie street parcel office. Tried to play it down from the fulltime by saying it was a crap duty with no docket and heavy workload, but ultimately lost it to senior driver at next repick. Seniority is a b......d sometimes, lol.
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