Pouching off

[silverback]

Does anyone pouch off in the pouch replenishment boxes as is being proposed at our DO. A van picks up the pouched off mail/packets next day when dropping off bags. Surely mail integrity is in question if left in these overnight?

Most posties at my depot 'pouch off' all they do is hand whatever's left with the delivery card over the counter at any post office for the afternoon collections to pick up!!....simple!

Not so simple when nearest post office is 3 or 4 miles away.

[silverback]

or there is but its closed for lunch?

Cant take them home so gotta leave them somewhere.

Take it back to your DO, thats what I have to do. It's a 20 min walk, but hey - I need the exercise.

I used to drop off at the Post Office, but what happens if you drop off after the vans been? People turning up at the office with cards, and their packets still at the Post Office!

Delivery office closed when we finish

[dave7634]

Not so simple when nearest post office is 3 or 4 miles away.

Management are there to manage. Make them manage! Go up to one of these people and ask them to sort it out. Explain to them that the nearest PO is whatever miles away and it's then up to them to sort it out. If not then run through your cwu rep and also stick a grievance in. It's not your job, after you've done your 3.5 hour delivery span to then have to worry or run about with pouch full of P739 items. This has to be within your delivery span. If they still want you to pouch off at your nearest (joke) PO then say, "fine. That'll be xx minutes walking off my 3.5 hours. I'm working to my time so what mail shall I take out and what do you want me to do with the rest?"

[NewPostieUK]

Do you put 48 hours on the P739 card like we have to?

Our office opens at tea time, so I put 5 hours, or whatever it is to opening time. I'll have a re-think now...

[NewPostieUK]

A new starter was given the option to resign or be sacked recently after continually leaving registereds in a pouch box, after being told not to by the DOM.

Do you mean overnight? I hope so.

[silverback]

Not so simple when nearest post office is 3 or 4 miles away.

Management are there to manage. Make them manage! Go up to one of these people and ask them to sort it out. Explain to them that the nearest PO is whatever miles away and it's then up to them to sort it out. If not then run through your cwu rep and also stick a grievance in. It's not your job, after you've done your 3.5 hour delivery span to then have to worry or run about with pouch full of P739 items. This has to be within your delivery span. If they still want you to pouch off at your nearest (joke) PO then say, "fine. That'll be xx minutes walking off my 3.5 hours. I'm working to my time so what mail shall I take out and what do you want me to do with the rest?"

The 3.5hr delivery span is first letter to last letter, conveyance and pouching off are extra I believe.

[dave7634]

The 3.5hr delivery span is first letter to last letter, conveyance and pouching off are extra I believe.

I don't think there's a set time when pouching off at the end of your delivery. Something in the region of up to 15 minutes should be built into your delivery if you pouch off or however long it takes. So therefore, for example you could have a 3.15 delivery and 15 minutes pouching off.

[POSTMAN]

At our place it's 10mins to pouch off.But we are pouching off by leaving the stuff in 'Pouch Boxes' overnight,then the drivers pick it up the next day.

I thought leaving the stuff overnight was a normal thing!Obviously not.

[Up Hill Down Hill]

If you have no post office and the depot is too far away then just card it to the next day and take it the following morning, It's the only option you have?