1. Firstly is it called a walk or round.
2. Do you start the job and get to know straight away details if where you will be delivering, so do I get a list of street etc, I am new to the area so thought I might walk / drive round it to get the lay of the land etc
3. Also do newbies get the round no one else wants
4. Do you ever swap rounds
5. For postie with driving positions are the vans kept at the DO?
6. I understand you get paired up, is it with the same person normally
7. For 30hr contract advert said 7am to 3pm Mon - Sat, so is it a 5 day week doing 6 hrs a day.
8. As a newbie your slower so if you do more than 6 hrs do you get overtime for extra.
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fb1969
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1. Best answer is either! A "round" to someone not in RM, but a round, walk or duty in the office.
2. You should be on a duty/round/walk suitable for newbies but every office varies. Local knowledge is a bonus but not a requirement. Having a look round the area is a good idea, I still use Google StreetView from time to time if I am moved to a duty I don't really know.
3. Unlikely but depends on the office. As a newbie you probably won't get your own duty for a long time (years), but you should be on a fixed duty while you get to know the job. Once you know what you are doing you will probably be a 'reserve' and cover different duties when people are on leave. Having said that, our place had a big turnover of staff last year and a couple of part timers got their own duties after less than a year.
4. Similar answer to 3.
5. Nearly always. Unless there is a specific reason, like a lack of parking, the vans are kept at the office.
6. A van share has two people and it is most like you would be covering one of them while they are on leave, so a different partner most weeks - but the same partner for that week. Or you may be covering a solo duty - either by van or with a High Capacity Trolley.
7. Probably - there seem to be a few places where you could be doing 4 x 7.25 hour days. But 5 x 6 hour days is the usual thing.
8. Any hours over your contracted hours should be paid as overtime, with the authority of a manager. But if you are on a van share and your partner cannot do overtime you would finish at the same time they do, you wouldn't (shouldn't) be left to finish alone while still a newbie.
That's the situation at our office, but everywhere is different.
2. You should be on a duty/round/walk suitable for newbies but every office varies. Local knowledge is a bonus but not a requirement. Having a look round the area is a good idea, I still use Google StreetView from time to time if I am moved to a duty I don't really know.
3. Unlikely but depends on the office. As a newbie you probably won't get your own duty for a long time (years), but you should be on a fixed duty while you get to know the job. Once you know what you are doing you will probably be a 'reserve' and cover different duties when people are on leave. Having said that, our place had a big turnover of staff last year and a couple of part timers got their own duties after less than a year.
4. Similar answer to 3.
5. Nearly always. Unless there is a specific reason, like a lack of parking, the vans are kept at the office.
6. A van share has two people and it is most like you would be covering one of them while they are on leave, so a different partner most weeks - but the same partner for that week. Or you may be covering a solo duty - either by van or with a High Capacity Trolley.
7. Probably - there seem to be a few places where you could be doing 4 x 7.25 hour days. But 5 x 6 hour days is the usual thing.
8. Any hours over your contracted hours should be paid as overtime, with the authority of a manager. But if you are on a van share and your partner cannot do overtime you would finish at the same time they do, you wouldn't (shouldn't) be left to finish alone while still a newbie.
That's the situation at our office, but everywhere is different.
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In the job its called a Duty or a Walk, rarely called a round.Dazzybee wrote:1. Firstly is it called a walk or round.
Not a list of streets the frames are already made up in delivery order - you just follow the letters.Dazzybee wrote:2. Do you start the job and get to know straight away details of where you will be delivering, so do I get a list of street etc, I am new to the area so thought I might walk / drive round it to get the lay of the land etc
Depends on the local manager, but it would be counterproductive. Evereone at some point will get the worst duty.Dazzybee wrote:3. Also do newbies get the round no one else wants
They are called repicks and happen after revisions or when a Duty Holder leaves. (but that won't concern you for a few years)Dazzybee wrote:4. Do you ever swap rounds
Depends on local conditions, some offices are off-site parking, some are on site, and some allow them to be taken home, and some are a mix of all three.Dazzybee wrote:5. For postie with driving positions are the vans kept at the DO?
Yes, until you become a reserve then you can be working anyone. They usually allow a short bedding-in period on one duty to let you learn the processes, but eventually, you will become a reserve.Dazzybee wrote:6. I understand you get paired up, is it with the same person normally
Yes.Dazzybee wrote:7. For 30hr contract advert said 7am to 3pm Mon - Sat, so is it a 5 day week doing 6 hrs a day.
You should. Its part of the training budget., but you need permission to go over as they may decide not to pay it.Dazzybee wrote:8. As a newbie your slower so if you do more than 6 hrs do you get overtime for extra.
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1. Usually called a duty or round
2.when i started i shadowed someone on that duty for 4 days before i done it on my own , the letters follow a pattern.
3.At my office newbies are reserves but don't get moved around alot at first to allow them to get used to what they are doing.
4. We have reserves and people on duites normally longer serving posties get thier own duties. I have been on the same duty since i started 6 weeks ago.
5.yes
6.i have been with the same person for 6 weeks unless its thier day off , they are on holiday ect.
7.5 day week , you get paid for your break though so my hours are meant to be 25 hours but no one takes thier break so my hours are 9 to 1.30 anything i work over i get paid over time. My first couple of weeks it was at least an hour every day some times 2 on busier days but now its about 1 or 2 every week.
Your first couple of weeks are hard as there is alot to learn , but it gets easier
2.when i started i shadowed someone on that duty for 4 days before i done it on my own , the letters follow a pattern.
3.At my office newbies are reserves but don't get moved around alot at first to allow them to get used to what they are doing.
4. We have reserves and people on duites normally longer serving posties get thier own duties. I have been on the same duty since i started 6 weeks ago.
5.yes
6.i have been with the same person for 6 weeks unless its thier day off , they are on holiday ect.
7.5 day week , you get paid for your break though so my hours are meant to be 25 hours but no one takes thier break so my hours are 9 to 1.30 anything i work over i get paid over time. My first couple of weeks it was at least an hour every day some times 2 on busier days but now its about 1 or 2 every week.
Your first couple of weeks are hard as there is alot to learn , but it gets easier