Christmas SHifts for Angard AWR Staff Still Unknown

NW11851 · Post by **NW11851** » 14 Nov 2017, 09:53

Despite an email a few weeks ago to all Angard Staff that we would be advised of what would be available for the Christmas perion 'within eight week', ie before 28 November, when I spole to the Angard comsultant last night, I was advised that they had 'no news yet'

Themail stated that Angard staff would be given shifts and implied that this would be before the Christmas Casuals were employed.

I feel that the Angard AWR staff will be the losers in the process. It seems obvious that they intend to hire as many casuals as possible and give us the dregs of what is left.

The work is fine but this is truly a terrible employer.

NW11851 · Post by **NW11851** » 14 Nov 2017, 13:19

NW11851 wrote:Despite an email a few weeks ago to all Angard Staff that we would be advised of what would be available for the Christmas perion 'within eight week', ie before 28 November, when I spole to the Angard comsultant last night, I was advised that they had 'no news yet'

Themail stated that Angard staff would be given shifts and implied that this would be before the Christmas Casuals were employed.

I feel that the Angard AWR staff will be the losers in the process. It seems obvious that they intend to hire as many casuals as possible and give us the dregs of what is left.

The work is fine but this is truly a terrible employer.

The actual e-mail was dated 26-Sep-17:
"As a current Angard registered employee you DO NOT need to apply for the Christmas Casual Royal Mail positions that will be advertised from 31st August 2017. All Angard Royal Mail staff will be considered for shifts prior to the allocation of roles to external Christmas Casual workers.

We will be in contact with all Angard workers over the coming 8 weeks to confirm bookings for the pre Christmas run in and your availability. "

Don't trust them at all. LOL

tabact · Post by **tabact** » 16 Nov 2017, 08:29

I've been contacted about a block booking (Mon-Fri) starting next Monday up till Christmas so they are starting to allocate shifts at some mail centres.

NW11851 · Post by **NW11851** » 16 Nov 2017, 08:56

Let's hope that this happens at Gatwick RMC, and soon.

xUzi786 · Post by **xUzi786** » 16 Nov 2017, 11:15

Does anyone know when the xmas shifts are starting at PRDC.? Last year I was booked mon-fri in the 2nd week of November, this year still no news yet.

NW11851 · Post by **NW11851** » 21 Nov 2017, 23:40

Gatwick RMC shifts details were emailed this afternoon.

tabact · Post by **tabact** » 22 Nov 2017, 08:22

Royal Mail are block booking but surprise surprise got a text yesterday, shift cancelled.

cazz30 · Post by **cazz30** » 22 Nov 2017, 22:32

Still nothing but I know a few who were blocked booked last week. Then my daughter pointed out an advert to me from an agency called first call advertising for mail sorters for next five weeks. Plus a picture of a royal mail worker on her page!!

AC2490 · Post by **AC2490** » 28 Nov 2017, 17:22

Still nothing

Casuals on 12 hour days + over time but cant find the time to ask angard staff to do anything

Lucky to get one call a week at the minute

Not usually busy time time of year

intelligentsia · Post by **intelligentsia** » 28 Nov 2017, 21:59

Angard AWR staff will ALWAYS be sidelined in favour of much cheaper, fresh faced Christmas casuals (unless you’ve got strings to pull at a particular mail centre.

Worker productivity is a current and future issue. It’s obvious that a highly experienced, hardworking AWR Angardee can out perform most fresh faced casuals. It does not matter what Angard say or tell you. AWR workers will always be sidelined.
Utter hypocrisy

tabact · Post by **tabact** » 30 Nov 2017, 16:15

Being cancelled by the day at the moment and another batch of RM casuals due to start Monday so next week is probably cancelled. Can't be bothered with it and I've better things to do than get cancelled at the last minute so will cancel all my 'pre-booked' shifts and book a couple of weeks holiday then see how it goes after Christmas. I did actually get a few hours yesterday and spoke to the manager I normally work with who wasn't very happy that all the experienced staff they thought were booked had been cancelled.