'Cutting off', 'job and finish' - Spanish practices revealed

[Big Daz]

So why are the managers at my D.O still allowing J and F

They have a view point that people work at different speeds.

[andy2007]

They shouldn't be. Job And Finish, was removed as part of the Pay and Modernisation Agreement. See for yourself:
Phase 3 – Transforming the way we work
Both parties are committed to introducing new ways of working throughout the
business by April 2008. In order to achieve this there will be a trial in four offices
per AGM area covering the following:
- New arrangements to cover for one another and develop sensible
options to absorb absences, and increased workload, where time exists
within normal hours
- To ensure all paid work hours are utilised
- To creates a working environment where employees, CWU reps and
managers feel valued and motivated.

Although, to be fair. They only finished getting rid of the early finishes at my RDC, a couple of Months ago. Although, it should have gone over a year ago. I suspect that your Managers, are having problems implementing it too.

[Big Daz]

Problems?

I dont think they want to!!

[andy2007]

Well, so much for National Agreements then.

[opgpat]

So why are the managers at my D.O still allowing J and F

They have a view point that people work at different speeds.

When they say 'we are allowing it' this may be them trying to come across as doing you a favour. In fact if they start saying 'if u get back early you will be put on ISP no ifs, no buts' as they did in our DO a startling thing happens - no one comes back early. They don't achieve anything by trying to implement this by executive/managerial action because people get mightily pissed off.

It's really a non-issue anyway. The thing is J&F is a natural thing because like you say some people walk faster than others. If the rounds are set at the right size then there should be no J&F issue because anyone finishing early has done so simply because they have worked harder than they are required to!

THANKS FOR THE REPLIES, will write an angry letter tommorrow, taking bets at 100-1 against that they will publish it.