LTB 162/22 – Royal Mail & CWU Terms of Reference Scan to Route (Tracked Parcels) Trial

[jessicarabbit]

Is this the same RM that still prints out a paper signing on sheet every morning with the wrong start times on? Or the same RM that can't work out who is not doing their D2Ds when we send back 3 York's of excess? Or the same RM have 3 different systems for pay balancing of hours and holidays? Or the same RM who use walk balancing software designed for bin men which makes some rounds ridiculously easy and some impossible to complete in 24 hours?

Automation and deliveries just doesn't work. We are not a factory no doubt very clever mangers will think that all this data is useful for waving a big stick at us but I strongly suspect that we will still plod on like we always have at least for the next 20 years which will see me nicely retired. And I probably will still have to cross out the wrong start time on my signing on sheet.

[SpacePhoenix]

Is this the same RM that still prints out a paper signing on sheet every morning with the wrong start times on?

We've done away with signing on sheets (OT is still done on paper for the time being), DOs are due to move over to the same system anytime now

Automation and deliveries just doesn't work.

Walk sequencing for packets does exist but the technology needs improving to improve its speed. The technoogy also alreadyd exists to sequece flats and letters together. If RM could sort out a standard for D2D then it might even be possible to sequenced D2d at the same time using a DB of opt-outs

[Woody Guthrie]

Just for SP.
A clue to the real direction of travel for the business.

The need to reduce our environmental impact is becoming more urgent. It’s not a nice to have – it’s a necessity and it’s our responsibility.
And it is a competitive advantage for Royal Mail too – there is nothing greener than delivering on foot, after all.

We want to agree how we maximise our use of greener ‘on foot’ deliveries for letters and small parcels,

We want to discuss options for this with CWU, including innovative and flexible duty patterns, and ways that we can reduce our reliance on temporary and agency workers.

Bearing in mind that's the top Operations Manager talking can we finally put this nonsense that there will be no place for non drivers and DOs are going to be full of casuals to bed SP?

[SpacePhoenix]

Just for SP.
A clue to the real direction of travel for the business.

The need to reduce our environmental impact is becoming more urgent. It’s not a nice to have – it’s a necessity and it’s our responsibility.
And it is a competitive advantage for Royal Mail too – there is nothing greener than delivering on foot, after all.

We want to agree how we maximise our use of greener ‘on foot’ deliveries for letters and small parcels,

My gut feeling is that letters and flats will go down to a couple of times a week, which would mean each person could cover a larger area

We want to discuss options for this with CWU, including innovative and flexible duty patterns, and ways that we can reduce our reliance on temporary and agency workers.

Bearing in mind that's the top Operations Manager talking can we finally put this nonsense that there will be no place for non drivers and DOs are going to be full of casuals to bed SP?

I've 0% faith that will ever happen. If RM were serious about it, they'd offer contracts to our regular casuals. If anything I think RM will go further towards the use of agency and casuals. Get a quite day, they could just cut down on the number of staff for that day

[Woody Guthrie]

Give it up SP.

[SpacePhoenix]

Give it up SP.

If letters and flats end up going down to a couple of days a week, the days when it's packets only, the call rate is going to be greatly reduced, so RM would almost certainly have less people in on them days

Woody, you might want to read Martin Walsh's last post over in the Payrise thread.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

The call rate may be reduced but as we don't have transporter technology yet we still have to walk past addresses that have no mail.

That means that increasing delivery lengths on lower call rate days have a finite return and the dead walking has to be taken into account.

Flats and Letters are part of the USO and daily delivery of them cannot be reduced without a change in legislation, and even for the Conservatives that wouldn't be a political move that I can see them gambling on.

You might want to experience a day on delivery to get a fuller picture.

[SpacePhoenix]

Flats and Letters are part of the USO and daily delivery of them cannot be reduced without a change in legislation, and even for the Conservatives that wouldn't be a political move that I can see them gambling on.

A good few, probably at least 25% of the packets that we send out to the DOs are technically large letters, which are covered by the USO. A good example would be a jiffy bag with either a standard sized DVD case or a standard sized Bluray case in it

[Jack1960]

Any one know how the trial is going?