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Delivery variable hours?

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qwerty2
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Delivery variable hours?

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New tile on people’s App - Delivery Variable Hours - what is this?
A2B
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Re: Delivery variable hours?

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Nobody knows yet, doesn't show on my app at the moment but it started appearing in April

https://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communi ... 1&t=115952
qwerty2
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Re: Delivery variable hours?

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Got this from a website
“ What is a variable-hour employee?

An irregular-hours or variable-hours employee simply means the employee does not have set hours they work every day or week. Their hours change, so they won’t have a regular shift pattern and may do a different number of hours per shift (unlike shift workers, who will do a set amount of time per shift). Therefore, usually this employee is paid by the hour.

It’s worth noting that unless they regularly work hours equivalent to full-time hours, variable hours employees count as part-time for employment law purposes. They are therefore covered by legislation protecting part-time workers from being treated less favourably than full time workers. You need to be mindful of this when dealing with their entitlements so that you don’t accidentally discriminate against these employees.” :thumbdown

https://www.moorepay.co.uk/blog/calcula ... employees/
A2B
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I also found that via Google when it first appeared but I don't think that is it's purpose, from the brief climpse I had of the app it looks like overtime approval but no doubt we will find out soon.

If you have the tile what happens when you click on links?
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Re: Delivery variable hours?

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So is Royal Mail hiring flexible workers to...

... clear up anything that's bought back?

... cover sickness?
qwerty2
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Re: Delivery variable hours?

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A2B wrote:
20 May 2025, 17:53
I also found that via Google when it first appeared but I don't think that is it's purpose, from the brief climpse I had of the app it looks like overtime approval but no doubt we will find out soon.

If you have the tile what happens when you click on links?
It's now disappeared :crazy:
qwerty2
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Re: Delivery variable hours?

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norris9 wrote:
20 May 2025, 17:59
So is Royal Mail hiring flexible workers to...

... clear up anything that's bought back?

... cover sickness?
Sounds like this is for everyone soon :cuppa
A2B
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Re: Delivery variable hours?

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qwerty2 wrote:
20 May 2025, 19:11
A2B wrote:
20 May 2025, 17:53
I also found that via Google when it first appeared but I don't think that is it's purpose, from the brief climpse I had of the app it looks like overtime approval but no doubt we will find out soon.

If you have the tile what happens when you click on links?
It's now disappeared :crazy:
That's what happened in April
A2B
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Re: Delivery variable hours?

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qwerty2 wrote:
20 May 2025, 19:11
norris9 wrote:
20 May 2025, 17:59
So is Royal Mail hiring flexible workers to...

... clear up anything that's bought back?

... cover sickness?
Sounds like this is for everyone soon :cuppa
I'm more inclined to go with this theory
funkflex55 wrote:
09 Apr 2025, 18:20
When you click authorised it pops up with overtime authorised for payment. So I guess this screen will eventually show any overtime done and whether it's authorised by our overlords.
Kaiser_soze
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Re: Delivery variable hours?

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It’s a pilot in afew offices. Shows approved Overtime & SA.

Don’t panic Captain Mainwaring