Royal mail cant recruit

[whisperlite6]

Just had 8 weeks off, came back to 5 new faces (50 roles in DO, still 6 vacancies) and one of those leaves this week. Turns out I failed to meet and greet two newbies in the meantime.

[Chelseablue]

As a new contract employee why don’t I just quit, then reapply for agency work and get a £3 an hour pay rise. I’ll be working as much OT as I can in the run up to Xmas anyway and most likely looking to leave in the new year.

You've answered your own question.

I would never stay in a job that payed you less than the next guy. Def be looking for something else as this equalisation aint happening

[goldy2007]

As a new contract employee why don’t I just quit, then reapply for agency work and get a £3 an hour pay rise. I’ll be working as much OT as I can in the run up to Xmas anyway and most likely looking to leave in the new year.

You've answered your own question.

I would never stay in a job that payed you less than the next guy. Def be looking for something else as this equalisation aint happening

Lots of factory work amongst others have old and new contracts and terms and conditions

It’s not right it’s exploitive

But sadly the race to the bottom is full on

[A2B]

There is a list of allowances on a thread somewhere that a few of the senior posties are still on so it's not exactly a new thing although I can see why it's grating

[goldy2007]

A 30 year man likely to have different allowances to someone on 10/15 years

Never mind a new entrant

And look at agency rates

[Chelseablue]

There is a list of allowances on a thread somewhere that a few of the senior posties are still on so it's not exactly a new thing although I can see why it's grating

Workplace coach money is a huge waste of money £48 a week , for weeks / months not doing anything for it. Not their fault, but we have 4 thats £10k a year , times that by all the DOS in the uk !!!!! They know how to waste money

[Kenfandango]

Workplace coach money is a huge waste of money £48 a week , for weeks / months not doing anything for it. Not their fault, but we have 4 thats £10k a year , times that by all the DOS in the uk !!!!! They know how to waste money

One of our 4 WPC's is a non driver, so we recruit 3 newbies at a time so he only gets to "train" people when they can do all the driving for him, occasionally they send him 3-in-a-van with a driver and a newbie, meaning the driver is doing at least some of his coaching for him!

[ted_e_bear]

Workplace coach money is a huge waste of money £48 a week , for weeks / months not doing anything for it. Not their fault, but we have 4 thats £10k a year , times that by all the DOS in the uk !!!!! They know how to waste money

One of our 4 WPC's is a non driver, so we recruit 3 newbies at a time so he only gets to "train" people when they can do all the driving for him, occasionally they send him 3-in-a-van with a driver and a newbie, meaning the driver is doing at least some of his coaching for him!

I can beat that, one of our 3 is the locker guy who apparently can't possibly do a duty so just about the most training he ever does is how to use a PDA and show someone where the bogs are, I can't remember the other 2 training anyone either as new starters get put with whoever's van share partner is on holiday.

Oh yes the people getting the wpc money were the Dom at the times favourite arse lickers.

[GlassDoor]

As a new contract employee why don’t I just quit, then reapply for agency work and get a £3 an hour pay rise. I’ll be working as much OT as I can in the run up to Xmas anyway and most likely looking to leave in the new year.

You dont just look at your basic pay, you also have to take into account sick pay (yes there still is some), holidays, and more importantly your pensions.

[menditsa]

You get all that on Agency

[norris9]

Workplace coach money is a huge waste of money £48 a week , for weeks / months not doing anything for it. Not their fault, but we have 4 thats £10k a year , times that by all the DOS in the uk !!!!! They know how to waste money

People would be workplace coaches for free as you only have to do half a round when coaching.

What happens anyway is the new start gets put with the workplace coach for just 1 week and then gets palmed off to a regular postie for 6 weeks and that postie has to go out and do a van-share with the new postie who is inadequately trained and having to learn a new frame and new round....and that postie gets sweet F.A for the several weeks of training they do.

[Walter sobchak]

Worst time of the year for increased workload, bad weather and constantly feeling slightly under the weather for experienced posties never mind new starters.

For every 3 new starters we average about 1 staying on.

[Mr Rush]

People would be workplace coaches for free as you only have to do half a round when coaching.

Never had an issue with training someone back when we were on foot as it meant we'd both be finished for lunch! On P&L it's thoroughly awkward and there's nothing to gain as we can't sign out before 1537 anyway

[Woody84]

As a new contract employee why don’t I just quit, then reapply for agency work and get a £3 an hour pay rise. I’ll be working as much OT as I can in the run up to Xmas anyway and most likely looking to leave in the new year.

You dont just look at your basic pay, you also have to take into account sick pay (yes there still is some), holidays, and more importantly your pensions.

But if you’re looking to leave in the new year none of that would matter?

Work all you can from now until Xmas on agency rate and then bugger off after Xmas.

[Mcclinton]

To me it’s more a case of Royal Mail can recruit but can’t retain.