Bad Weather & BANKED HOURS!!

[Funked!]

Hello,
I know there's no agreement.
Is anyone else experiencing managers sending you home because of the weather conditions & then saying they will either stop your pay, or bank the remaining hours to be worked next week.

[POSTMAN]

Ignore your DIM,why you banking hours anyway???
Your rep needs to flag it to your area.

Moved topic to Blue Shirts.

CWU HQ are receiving numerous reports and enquiries that as a result of the severe weather conditions, Royal Mail Managers are attempting to insist that in cases where our members are being sent home early from work due to unsafe conditions for delivery, collections, road services etc, the Pay & Modernisation Agreement and in particular the flexibility clause within that agreement, is applicable.

There is no provision within the Pay & Modernisation Agreement for the clawback of any time as a result of what is tantamount to an 'act of God' i.e. the severe weather conditions that the UK is currently experiencing.

We have had further reports that some Managers are attempting to have our members take annual leave, make good the time, or even in some cases Special Leave 'C' (unpaid) where they could not attend work through no fault of their own. Once again, our representatives should be clear that this has not been agreed with the Postal Department at CWU HQ.

[Funked!]

Postman, I shoved that LTB at the DOM this morning & made sure everyone saw/knew about it.
I didn't bank hours, but me & one other lad walked out (when told to go) while the other gutless halfwits i work with stayed & made a choice as said in first post.

[janitor]

We get treated to this every morning since the snow hit, only we get " i can't send you home but if you go home of your own choice the hours will be clawed back" he's also telling those that couldn't make it in they may have to play back the hours, take a days A/L or or even unpaid leave.

[eian687]

i was on a rural delivery they got suspended and we were sent out to help those on walks and cover the 1 delivery that was not covered (1 member could not get in even though there neigbour did and a couple who travelled 11 miles did)
anyway finished early told could go home but could not book o/t following day on my rural............seems fair cos i only went 40 mins over

[krussel]

Its the same at my office, no delivery on mon so no extended delivery payed. Funny thing is it was my rest day mon so i owe nothing back so i ve tried to book One and half hours extended this week. My OT sheet has not been passed by the DOM so i look forward for the reason on Mon why i will not be paid

[Funked!]

Yeah janitor we got that yesterday from a different manager & so stayed the duty time. Today was different we were told no work here today & (Managers decision ) to go home.

[witneyite]

This is where we are at now isnt it.
A statement from headquaters stating that there' is no agreement' to claw back hours due to the severe weather,yet local DOM's are taking executive action by forcing their own version of said agreement.

As Funked states the halfwits who co-operate and make it easy for managment to implement actions against them will live to regret their yellow bellied ways and be left with a job with few conditions and rights worth having.

I think its worth saying support your local Reps, without them you have little.

Post Offices,Mail centres, Nights, Hours, seniority, pensions all attacked and ruined in the name of profit.

When and what will it take before we take note and act?

[pickaname]

Royal Mail has to be the most evil employer on the planet.

Confrontation, confrontation, confrontation.

[Funked!]

Well i've stuck to what the LTB from Dave Ward said & am now being threatened with my wages stopped.
This issue needs to be got a grip of quick as members are now being harassed to stay out until they clear, unpaid, under the illusion they owe hours.