Another get a life brigade.... oh please for once tell us all what wonderful lifes you lead but still work for RMguardianangel wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 06:52
You need to get a hobby !!! or life :)
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Has working rest days now been officially stopped??
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Wullie10
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In the past we've had a few delivery staff working their wally week in the MC
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Working your day off for RM will never make you rich ,you'll wake up one day and realise your no better off than the who doesn't,that's if you live as long as the one who doesn't that's why its called a rest day,as i've said if you have nothing else in your life then carry on and devote your life to RM or work all your rest days for a couple of years to buy that new car that will get you from a to b the same as mine.Wullie10 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 22:26Another get a life brigade.... oh please for once tell us all what wonderful lifes you lead but still work for RMguardianangel wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 06:52
You need to get a hobby !!! or life :)frankly the people who say get a life need to stop worrying about others and eh.... get a life.
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LouBarlow
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Re: Has working rest days now been officially stopped??
Mate, you are on an internet forum at 7.25am on a Sunday. Your ‘life’ is obviously as fulfilling as ours.guardianangel wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 08:25Working your day off for RM will never make you rich ,you'll wake up one day and realise your no better off than the who doesn't,that's if you live as long as the one who doesn't that's why its called a rest day,as i've said if you have nothing else in your life then carry on and devote your life to RM or work all your rest days for a couple of years to buy that new car that will get you from a to b the same as mine.Wullie10 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 22:26Another get a life brigade.... oh please for once tell us all what wonderful lifes you lead but still work for RMguardianangel wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 06:52
You need to get a hobby !!! or life :)frankly the people who say get a life need to stop worrying about others and eh.... get a life.
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Wullie10
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So the secret of a long and happy life by these life coaches who all happen to work for Royal Mail is to worry yourself sick what others are doing. Personally when I started Royal Mail I lived in a bedsit , skint. Next month I'll pay off my mortgage of my £500,000 home and will retire in a few months at 60. ALL paid for by working long hours at Royal Mail. But thanks for the free advice over the years from the "get a life brigade." Granted I had the best years but I'd never knock anyone who wants to work.
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I enjoy my life and I still enjoy the job. The only day off I don’t work is a Saturday, unless I have the following week off then I don’t mind so much.guardianangel wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 08:25Working your day off for RM will never make you rich ,you'll wake up one day and realise your no better off than the who doesn't,that's if you live as long as the one who doesn't that's why its called a rest day,as i've said if you have nothing else in your life then carry on and devote your life to RM or work all your rest days for a couple of years to buy that new car that will get you from a to b the same as mine.Wullie10 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 22:26Another get a life brigade.... oh please for once tell us all what wonderful lifes you lead but still work for RMguardianangel wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 06:52
You need to get a hobby !!! or life :)frankly the people who say get a life need to stop worrying about others and eh.... get a life.
Its your outlook on life that determines your happiness.
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Re: Has working rest days now been officially stopped??
Totally agree. I work 6 days every week except when it's my Saturday off which at the minute is still one in four. Hour overtime in the mornings to prep and working my day off helps pay the bills. Fingers crossed I can get myself out of royal mail in the coming months but until then it's ALL about supplying for my family, not for the love of the job.FilthyBloke wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 10:57I enjoy my life and I still enjoy the job. The only day off I don’t work is a Saturday, unless I have the following week off then I don’t mind so much.guardianangel wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 08:25Working your day off for RM will never make you rich ,you'll wake up one day and realise your no better off than the who doesn't,that's if you live as long as the one who doesn't that's why its called a rest day,as i've said if you have nothing else in your life then carry on and devote your life to RM or work all your rest days for a couple of years to buy that new car that will get you from a to b the same as mine.Wullie10 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 22:26Another get a life brigade.... oh please for once tell us all what wonderful lifes you lead but still work for RMguardianangel wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 06:52
You need to get a hobby !!! or life :)frankly the people who say get a life need to stop worrying about others and eh.... get a life.
Its your outlook on life that determines⁷ your happiness.
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FilthyBloke
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Re: Has working rest days now been officially stopped??
Exactly. I work for money. Family and bills always come first.hawkeye622 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 11:11Totally agree. I work 6 days every week except when it's my Saturday off which at the minute is still one in four. Hour overtime in the mornings to prep and working my day off helps pay the bills. Fingers crossed I can get myself out of royal mail in the coming months but until then it's ALL about supplying for my family, not for the love of the job.FilthyBloke wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 10:57I enjoy my life and I still enjoy the job. The only day off I don’t work is a Saturday, unless I have the following week off then I don’t mind so much.guardianangel wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 08:25Working your day off for RM will never make you rich ,you'll wake up one day and realise your no better off than the who doesn't,that's if you live as long as the one who doesn't that's why its called a rest day,as i've said if you have nothing else in your life then carry on and devote your life to RM or work all your rest days for a couple of years to buy that new car that will get you from a to b the same as mine.Wullie10 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 22:26Another get a life brigade.... oh please for once tell us all what wonderful lifes you lead but still work for RMguardianangel wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 06:52
You need to get a hobby !!! or life :)frankly the people who say get a life need to stop worrying about others and eh.... get a life.
Its your outlook on life that determines⁷ your happiness.
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Strong bull
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Re: Has working rest days now been officially stopped??
hawkeye622 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 11:11Totally agree. I work 6 days every week except when it's my Saturday off which at the minute is still one in four. Hour overtime in the mornings to prep and working my day off helps pay the bills. Fingers crossed I can get myself out of royal mail in the coming months but until then it's ALL about supplying for my family, not for the love of the job.FilthyBloke wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 10:57I enjoy my life and I still enjoy the job. The only day off I don’t work is a Saturday, unless I have the following week off then I don’t mind so much.guardianangel wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 08:25Working your day off for RM will never make you rich ,you'll wake up one day and realise your no better off than the who doesn't,that's if you live as long as the one who doesn't that's why its called a rest day,as i've said if you have nothing else in your life then carry on and devote your life to RM or work all your rest days for a couple of years to buy that new car that will get you from a to b the same as mine.Wullie10 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 22:26Another get a life brigade.... oh please for once tell us all what wonderful lifes you lead but still work for RMguardianangel wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 06:52
You need to get a hobby !!! or life :)frankly the people who say get a life need to stop worrying about others and eh.... get a life.
Its your outlook on life that determines⁷ your happiness.
Meanwhile part timers haven't got any chance in getting a full time contract while all these people are constantly working all the OT they can
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Re: Has working rest days now been officially stopped??
Can understand that comment, but that's the system that's in place with or without the agreement of CWU - the historyStrong bull wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 11:58
Meanwhile part timers haven't got any chance in getting a full time contract while all these people are constantly working all the OT they can
of it (as I understand it) was that in the past the union agreed to a OT rate on a par with normal pay rates, then decreasing
to discourage people working OT and thereby encourage more employement whether at F/T or P/T, but it's clear some people
are willing to do OT even at lower rates and RM of course are not going to say no......kerching......
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Wullie10
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I think the best policy is to write down all your income and outgoings in a diary and present them to your colleagues as I'm sure they have trouble sleeping at night.
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ihatedogs
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Put simply, our o/t sheets have a tick box option if you want to credit the hours towards TOIL instead of getting paid for them.dazzler123 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 10:59could you elaborate on that mate, if stuff like this was brought in lots of offices people might be more willing moving forward
We can hold TOIL hours up to our weekly contract hours and use them pretty much as we please & it's continuous throughout the year. Use some of your hours for a day off? You can do more o/t & credit it back.there are occasional refusals for the time off, peak summer etc but these are few & far between.
I did over 150 hours TOIL last year & took loads of extra days off
Works great in our office, we've just had the first week of the leave year & I worked 17 hours overtime, all of it credited to TOIL.
Can highly recommend.
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sounds really good, if thats a newish thing hope its introduced elsewhereihatedogs wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 13:26Put simply, our o/t sheets have a tick box option if you want to credit the hours towards TOIL instead of getting paid for them.dazzler123 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 10:59could you elaborate on that mate, if stuff like this was brought in lots of offices people might be more willing moving forward
We can hold TOIL hours up to our weekly contract hours and use them pretty much as we please & it's continuous throughout the year. Use some of your hours for a day off? You can do more o/t & credit it back.there are occasional refusals for the time off, peak summer etc but these are few & far between.
I did over 150 hours TOIL last year & took loads of extra days off
Works great in our office, we've just had the first week of the leave year & I worked 17 hours overtime, all of it credited to TOIL.
Can highly recommend.
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ihatedogs
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Re: Has working rest days now been officially stopped??
dazzler123 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 14:10sounds really good, if thats a newish thing hope its introduced elsewhereihatedogs wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 13:26Put simply, our o/t sheets have a tick box option if you want to credit the hours towards TOIL instead of getting paid for them.dazzler123 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 10:59This is our third year doing this, hopefully it becomes standard.
could you elaborate on that mate, if stuff like this was brought in lots of offices people might be more willing moving forward
We can hold TOIL hours up to our weekly contract hours and use them pretty much as we please & it's continuous throughout the year. Use some of your hours for a day off? You can do more o/t & credit it back.there are occasional refusals for the time off, peak summer etc but these are few & far between.
I did over 150 hours TOIL last year & took loads of extra days off
Works great in our office, we've just had the first week of the leave year & I worked 17 hours overtime, all of it credited to TOIL.
Can highly recommend.
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ted_e_bear
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Can't see that happening at our office, if anyone asks for an odd day off more than likely the answer is no, and that's usually before you've even said when it is.ihatedogs wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 13:26Put simply, our o/t sheets have a tick box option if you want to credit the hours towards TOIL instead of getting paid for them.dazzler123 wrote: ↑01 Apr 2023, 10:59could you elaborate on that mate, if stuff like this was brought in lots of offices people might be more willing moving forward
We can hold TOIL hours up to our weekly contract hours and use them pretty much as we please & it's continuous throughout the year. Use some of your hours for a day off? You can do more o/t & credit it back.there are occasional refusals for the time off, peak summer etc but these are few & far between.
I did over 150 hours TOIL last year & took loads of extra days off
Works great in our office, we've just had the first week of the leave year & I worked 17 hours overtime, all of it credited to TOIL.
Can highly recommend.