Who's all starting on Mon 19th Nov

[thelaird37]

Been told by a local postie of many years that they have been told that there is 37% more mail/parcels deliveries this year due to new retailer contracts outwith the usual Amazon,Ebay stuff. so hopefully there's more overtime for the casuals for the 5 weeks up until christmas. Done previous royal mail work so anyone starting for the 1st time once you get your first 3 hours done the rest of the shift goes in kinda quick (helps if you have your ipod also) :

[nezy]

i didn't know that casuals had the option of overtime.

[DGP1]

Is it not just working more hours than they believe they would be.

[Verging]

It will not strictly be overtime - just more hours.

[dontstopbelievin]

I start on the 20th

[dm7]

Start backshift at sighthill on the 19th. Can you take your iPod?

[thelaird37]

It will not strictly be overtime - just more hours.

Well it's still overtime - if your working day is 8 hours and they ask you to stay on. - They ask you to work on sundays but most folk dont fancy the option of working 7 days a week. There is usually music blaring out, but the last few years folk took their ipod's it does make the day go in faster trust me

[Verging]

It will not strictly be overtime - just more hours.

Well it's still overtime - if your working day is 8 hours and they ask you to stay on. - They ask you to work on sundays but most folk dont fancy the option of working 7 days a week. There is usually music blaring out, but the last few years folk took their ipod's it does make the day go in faster trust me

Overtime it is not, overtime is normally paid at a premium, this is simply extra hours.

[thelaird37]

It will not strictly be overtime - just more hours.

Well it's still overtime - if your working day is 8 hours and they ask you to stay on. - They ask you to work on sundays but most folk dont fancy the option of working 7 days a week. There is usually music blaring out, but the last few years folk took their ipod's it does make the day go in faster trust me

Overtime it is not, overtime is normally paid at a premium, this is simply extra hours.

Ok i you want to split hair's - Yes it's extra hours,but their not forcing anyone to do them...They told us last year that it wasnt a premium overtime rate so it was'nt underhand.

[thelaird37]

Start backshift at sighthill on the 19th. Can you take your iPod?

Every shift supervisor is different, but as long as your doing your work they didnt mind + it saves you talking to any chav/ned who you have nothing in common with. they soon get the picture

[Verging]

It will not strictly be overtime - just more hours.

Well it's still overtime - if your working day is 8 hours and they ask you to stay on. - They ask you to work on sundays but most folk dont fancy the option of working 7 days a week. There is usually music blaring out, but the last few years folk took their ipod's it does make the day go in faster trust me

Overtime it is not, overtime is normally paid at a premium, this is simply extra hours.

Ok i you want to split hair's - Yes it's extra hours,but their not forcing anyone to do them...They told us last year that it wasnt a premium overtime rate so it was'nt underhand.

All I have said it is not overtime it is extra hours - there is a difference.

Nobody has said it is underhand and I know you are given the chance to do it or not. I get the chance nearly everyday I have been in work for the last few years (sometimes it is overtime for me - if I work more than a certain number of hours a week).

[bluesmurf]

Yeah, I was meant to be starting on the 26th, but got a call last week asking me to start a week earlier. So I start later today.