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got told today that job and finish is over next week

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mandelsons_toenail
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got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by mandelsons_toenail »

i know that it has been really for a while, but in our office, somedays you could still make a couple of hours on some rounds.

now. lol, the dom has said from next week we work to time. which is fine

he also insists that we have to take out break before we go out, and when we come back we will be sorting

at least it will stop people coming in early and running about but

can he make us take our break
IcanthelpthewayIam
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

He cant make you take it, but he can decide when it is, so he could say meal relief is at 10, and if someone does not take it, he would perfectly be entitled to ensure that anyone who didnt, returned to the office to see out their time sorting
walkingnightmare
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by walkingnightmare »

mandelsons_toenail wrote:i know that it has been really for a while, but in our office, somedays you could still make a couple of hours on some rounds.

now. lol, the dom has said from next week we work to time. which is fine

he also insists that we have to take out break before we go out, and when we come back we will be sorting

at least it will stop people coming in early and running about but

can he make us take our break
A couple of hours per day.......I dream of finishing on time!!!!!
As for people stopping running around/coming in early/using cars (delete where applicable) these people will never stop.....Why I hear you ask?

"Because some people were born stupid", you can easily spot them in any office....
they'll be the ones doing the most moaning and selling their workmates down the river, tearing up jobs and telling the DOM how easy your round is.
BELIAL
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by BELIAL »

walkingnightmare wrote:
mandelsons_toenail wrote:i know that it has been really for a while, but in our office, somedays you could still make a couple of hours on some rounds.

now. lol, the dom has said from next week we work to time. which is fine

he also insists that we have to take out break before we go out, and when we come back we will be sorting

at least it will stop people coming in early and running about but

can he make us take our break
A couple of hours per day.......I dream of finishing on time!!!!!
As for people stopping running around/coming in early/using cars (delete where applicable) these people will never stop.....Why I hear you ask?

"Because some people were born stupid", you can easily spot them in any office....
they'll be the ones doing the most moaning and selling their workmates down the river, tearing up jobs and telling the DOM how easy your round is.
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Big Daz
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by Big Daz »

I started on time today and my net working day was 5 hours but im scheduled for a net working day of 5 and a half hours.

It was rather very light today at my D.O
Ahebban
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by Ahebban »

Light in quantity, but Heavy in weight today with so many 'Viking' catalogues and holiday brochures .. not forgetting the return of D2Ds as well! :crazy:

There are still posties at my DO who seem to think 'job and finish' is alive and kicking :d'oh!

And they will be the first to moan when the new Office Plan is introduced and they will be looking at collapsing a further 6 percent in hours (equivalent to 4 duties) once the dust settles at national level!
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Big Daz
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by Big Daz »

holiday brochures, had them last week, hopefully no more to come :hmmmm
teesdale
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by teesdale »

Our job and finish went last year. Now its a case of you dont get paid for the hours you work, but you get paid for the hours you are present. Just what we did before takes longer. Stonking packets failure last night - 4600 1st class ( now becomes 2nd class ) well done junior management.
smelly_cat_lady
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by smelly_cat_lady »

Job and finish does not exist. It exists only in the minds of the nutters that run around like fools, work their meal relief and use their own cars. Follow union advice, don't come in early, weigh your bags and work to time.

The consequence is as clear as a bell to me. The more we 'absorb' the work, the more they will put on us.The more we 'absorb' the work, the more they will put on us.The more we 'absorb' the work, the more they will put on us. See where this one is going.......

Stop it now. If by some weird consequence you do finish early appreciate it but don't expect it
laudrup11
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by laudrup11 »

Not sure how big your office is mate but what if it's a light day and there isnt much ASAP when you come back?
Have 50 guys sit around till their time?
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by fishtank »

laudrup11 wrote:Not sure how big your office is mate but what if it's a light day and there isnt much ASAP when you come back?
Have 50 guys sit around till their time?

In future if it's a light day and it can be predicted like a tuesday many of those 50 guys will be sitting at home on their day off.
The rest of you will be absorbing their shifts. :d'oh!
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by DGP1 »

fishtank wrote:
laudrup11 wrote:Not sure how big your office is mate but what if it's a light day and there isnt much ASAP when you come back?
Have 50 guys sit around till their time?

In future if it's a light day and it can be predicted like a tuesday many of those 50 guys will be sitting at home on their day off.
The rest of you will be absorbing their shifts. :d'oh!
Or they'll have those hours clawed back :wave
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itllnottouchyou
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by itllnottouchyou »

teesdale wrote:Our job and finish went last year. Now its a case of you dont get paid for the hours you work, but you get paid for the hours you are present. Just what we did before takes longer. Stonking packets failure last night - 4600 1st class ( now becomes 2nd class ) well done junior management.
our office this morning had severe packet shortage both wave 1 and wave 2 next to no packets :hmmmm
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by krussel »

smelly_cat_lady wrote:The consequence is as clear as a bell to me. The more we 'absorb' the work, the more they will put on us.The more we 'absorb' the work, the more they will put on us.The more we 'absorb' the work, the more they will put on us. See where this one is going.......

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Job and finish was once the pinnacle of working for RM. You made simply loads of time to either go home early and have a good family life or work OT and still go home at a reasonable time. :Very Happy

Now it’s a mug’s game with people running around like headless chickens risking their own cars and cutting many corners just to go home 20 mins early. Its madness , total madness. :d'oh!
By making people sort mail or go out with parcels when they get back from a delivery may be hard at first but it least it will bring change as It becomes clear to even the die hard runners that the harder you work for RM the more work RM will give you back. :arrrghhh
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
dblad
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Re: got told today that job and finish is over next week

Post by dblad »

thought they brought in flexible working, so if 1 day u work 7 hours later in the week you work 9 hours