Van Sharing and social distancing

Acca Dacca · Post by **Acca Dacca** » 22 Mar 2020, 20:54

POSTMAN wrote:There could be some possible updates or maybe it's just an isolated ides.

One office is changing van sharing.

As of tomorrow van sharing has ceased in a DO which is a fairly big office 120+ staff and van shares are on alternating 3 day weeks, 12 hour days.

Guy 1 does his own delivery and tracked and specials for guy 2 on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and guy 2 does likewise on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.

Singleton and rural duties have staggered start times so half start at 6.30am and leave the office at 7.50am and the other half start at 8am and so on, this is also on an alternating basis i.e. 6.30am Monday, 8.00am Tuesday, etc

The idea being one frame occupied, next frame empty and so on and more social distancing.

And sorry I do not know anymore and can't answer any questions.

I know you said no questions but what are the non drivers doing?

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 22 Mar 2020, 20:59

sindba wrote:
I just will not share a van. To heck with the consequences.

There are probably people on trolley duties who don't have the same concerns as you.
What if they were made to give up their trolley duties to accommodate people like you?
I can imagine the squealing now.

Post by **POSTMAN** » 22 Mar 2020, 21:03

The understanding is that van share guy 1 preps as much of both duties as he can and vice versa on his days and leaves the office at 7.50am sharp and takes whatever is ready regardless.

Non drivers and those with childcare issues who cant change times "will be looked at" is all they have been told.

I guess more info as it goes on.

Zicomurphy · Post by **Zicomurphy** » 22 Mar 2020, 21:47

Wonder if this is just a management plan or something they been working on with The CWU. 6.30 start, out on delivery by 8 and a 12 hour day means a potential delivery span of 10 and a half hours. What if you get done by 3pm? Job and finish or sent out with more work? 10 hours of delivery a day sounds pretty brutal.

Acca Dacca · Post by **Acca Dacca** » 22 Mar 2020, 22:00

Zicomurphy wrote:Wonder if this is just a management plan or something they been working on with The CWU. 6.30 start, out on delivery by 8 and a 12 hour day means a potential delivery span of 10 and a half hours. What if you get done by 3pm? Job and finish or sent out with more work? 10 hours of delivery a day sounds pretty brutal.

think youve misunderstood

Zicomurphy · Post by **Zicomurphy** » 22 Mar 2020, 22:10

Acca Dacca wrote:
Zicomurphy wrote:Wonder if this is just a management plan or something they been working on with The CWU. 6.30 start, out on delivery by 8 and a 12 hour day means a potential delivery span of 10 and a half hours. What if you get done by 3pm? Job and finish or sent out with more work? 10 hours of delivery a day sounds pretty brutal.
think youve misunderstood

Maybe.

I read it as taking out your delivery every other day with tracked and specials for the other walk. 12 hour day, 6.30 start, out of office by 7.50.

Acca Dacca · Post by **Acca Dacca** » 22 Mar 2020, 22:56

Zicomurphy wrote:
Acca Dacca wrote:
Zicomurphy wrote:Wonder if this is just a management plan or something they been working on with The CWU. 6.30 start, out on delivery by 8 and a 12 hour day means a potential delivery span of 10 and a half hours. What if you get done by 3pm? Job and finish or sent out with more work? 10 hours of delivery a day sounds pretty brutal.
think youve misunderstood
Maybe.

I read it as taking out your delivery every other day with tracked and specials for the other walk. 12 hour day, 6.30 start, out of office by 7.50.

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norris9 · Post by **norris9** » 23 Mar 2020, 08:17

one option could be to drop post out to Posties who live within the relevant town/city and they can walk from their house and back to do loops. Not ideal. But an option.

Post by **tractorboy2** » 24 Mar 2020, 08:38

SpacePhoenix wrote:
sindba wrote:No, the realistic alternative is that RM looks after us, whilst delivering as much as possible. Some will fail, so what, prioritise the important stuff.
The non-important stuff would have to be stored in DOs as MCs won't have the room to store it

Let's stop taking in DSA , if the mail is THAT important then the sender must use Royal Mail.