New starters and commit to deliver

[POSTMAN]

There is no 'commit to deliver'.

[redlen]

9.2

Royal Mail has the responsibility of providing a public service. This puts a special
obligation on all employees to play their part in maintaining the kind of service that
the public has a right to expect. The nature of the service makes a measure of
additional hours and overtime working necessary. For this reason, it is a condition
of your employment that you are liable to work additional hours and overtime and
to attend at varying times on any day (including weekends and public bank
holidays) as the needs of the service demand.

[Acca Dacca]

9.2

Royal Mail has the responsibility of providing a public service. This puts a special
obligation on all employees to play their part in maintaining the kind of service that
the public has a right to expect. The nature of the service makes a measure of
additional hours and overtime working necessary. For this reason, it is a condition
of your employment that you are liable to work additional hours and overtime and
to attend at varying times on any day (including weekends and public bank
holidays) as the needs of the service demand.

Not compulsory and cant be enforced

have a read of this thread

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=72533

[SpacePhoenix]

9.2

Royal Mail has the responsibility of providing a public service. This puts a special
obligation on all employees to play their part in maintaining the kind of service that
the public has a right to expect. The nature of the service makes a measure of
additional hours and overtime working necessary. For this reason, it is a condition
of your employment that you are liable to work additional hours and overtime and
to attend at varying times on any day (including weekends and public bank
holidays) as the needs of the service demand.

Not compulsory and cant be enforced

have a read of this thread

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=72533

My gut feeling is that it can be enforced. RM's lawyers would have gone through the standard new contracts to check what can and can't be done

[Pidleypoo]

9.2

Royal Mail has the responsibility of providing a public service. This puts a special
obligation on all employees to play their part in maintaining the kind of service that
the public has a right to expect. The nature of the service makes a measure of
additional hours and overtime working necessary. For this reason, it is a condition
of your employment that you are liable to work additional hours and overtime and
to attend at varying times on any day (including weekends and public bank
holidays) as the needs of the service demand.

Not compulsory and cant be enforced

have a read of this thread

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=72533

My gut feeling is that it can be enforced. RM's lawyers would have gone through the standard new contracts to check what can and can't be done

My gut feeling is that absolutely no one will put up with that and it’s evidenced by the sheer number of new starters that leave as soon as they find out.

[Acca Dacca]

9.2

Royal Mail has the responsibility of providing a public service. This puts a special
obligation on all employees to play their part in maintaining the kind of service that
the public has a right to expect. The nature of the service makes a measure of
additional hours and overtime working necessary. For this reason, it is a condition
of your employment that you are liable to work additional hours and overtime and
to attend at varying times on any day (including weekends and public bank
holidays) as the needs of the service demand.

Not compulsory and cant be enforced

have a read of this thread

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=72533

My gut feeling is that it can be enforced. RM's lawyers would have gone through the standard new contracts to check what can and can't be done

What redlen has posted isnt just whats in new contracts - clause 9 has been included in contracts for many years

[LouBarlow]

It doesn’t have to be in the contract anyway. A new starter can be pressurised into working to complete. That is why we should be trying to encourage them to join the union, despite them not being seen as a priority by the union higher ups.

[Valentina@1]

It doesn’t have to be in the contract anyway. A new starter can be pressurised into working to complete. That is why we should be trying to encourage them to join the union, despite them not being seen as a priority by the union higher ups.

What’s the union going to do for them exactly?…they’ve unfortunately become completely powerless and won’t address anything at ground level,they just use the “take out a grievance” line.

Open your eyes

[LouBarlow]

It doesn’t have to be in the contract anyway. A new starter can be pressurised into working to complete. That is why we should be trying to encourage them to join the union, despite them not being seen as a priority by the union higher ups.

What’s the union going to do for them exactly?…they’ve unfortunately become completely powerless and won’t address anything at ground level,they just use the “take out a grievance” line.

Open your eyes

It might vary from office to office or area to area, but both our office and area reps are decent.

[Mr Rush]

9.2

Royal Mail has the responsibility of providing a public service. This puts a special
obligation on all employees to play their part in maintaining the kind of service that
the public has a right to expect. The nature of the service makes a measure of
additional hours and overtime working necessary. For this reason, it is a condition
of your employment that you are liable to work additional hours and overtime and
to attend at varying times on any day (including weekends and public bank
holidays) as the needs of the service demand.

My gut feeling is that it can be enforced. RM's lawyers would have gone through the standard new contracts to check what can and can't be done

Emphasis mine. It would be amusing to see the company's lawyers argue all parties should fulfill their contractual obligations.

[degsy]

Manager said just take parcels out no letters .

[guardianangel]

9.2

Royal Mail has the responsibility of providing a public service. This puts a special
obligation on all employees to play their part in maintaining the kind of service that
the public has a right to expect. The nature of the service makes a measure of
additional hours and overtime working necessary. For this reason, it is a condition
of your employment that you are liable to work additional hours and overtime and
to attend at varying times on any day (including weekends and public bank
holidays) as the needs of the service demand.

My gut feeling is that it can be enforced. RM's lawyers would have gone through the standard new contracts to check what can and can't be done

Emphasis mine. It would be amusing to see the company's lawyers argue all parties should fulfill their contractual obligations.

You dont have to work anymore than 48 hours a week now that is law.

[gfte]

You dont have to work anymore than 48 hours a week now that is law.

https://www.gov.uk/maximum-weekly-working-hours

You cannot work more than 48 hours a week on average - normally averaged over 17 weeks.

[Navalron]

9.2

Royal Mail has the responsibility of providing a public service. This puts a special
obligation on all employees to play their part in maintaining the kind of service that
the public has a right to expect. The nature of the service makes a measure of
additional hours and overtime working necessary. For this reason, it is a condition
of your employment that you are liable to work additional hours and overtime and
to attend at varying times on any day (including weekends and public bank
holidays) as the needs of the service demand.

Not compulsory and cant be enforced

have a read of this thread

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=72533

My gut feeling is that it can be enforced. RM's lawyers would have gone through the standard new contracts to check what can and can't be done

It's not in the new contracts. FFS. do your reps not know what is going on. If I didn't know my job as a union rep I would be voted out but wouldn't wait if I was shut at being avrep. FFS.

[spaceman07]

It can't possibly be in their contract.

Commit to deliver means compulsory overtime, which is illegal.

He's probably been lied to by a manager and / or is confused about what willful delay actually means.

This is happening everywhere,where’s the union?
It’s so bad

Have we still got one lol