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39 hour week

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Not sure if this has been asked BUT when does the 39hr week begin ...................if the agreement gets a yes vote?
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I'm sure it's when you've had your walk sequencing revision.
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Re: 39 hour week

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whats the bets its just a paper exersise and they just take 30 mins off monday and tuesday............the light days
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eian687 wrote:whats the bets its just a paper exersise and they just take 30 mins off monday and tuesday............the light days
Why would that be a paper exercise, if you work half an hour less on Monday and Tuesday???
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belle smith wrote:
eian687 wrote:whats the bets its just a paper exersise and they just take 30 mins off monday and tuesday............the light days
Why would that be a paper exercise, if you work half an hour less on Monday and Tuesday???
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Re: 39 hour week

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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
belle smith wrote:
eian687 wrote:whats the bets its just a paper exersise and they just take 30 mins off monday and tuesday............the light days
Why would that be a paper exercise, if you work half an hour less on Monday and Tuesday???
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Is that a reffrance to the shorter working week.....or the whole agreement. :chuckle
But if you get half an hour off your workday on the Monday and Tuesday, then that is a shorter workin week and not a paper exersise.
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jockstrapp wrote:Not sure if this has been asked BUT when does the 39hr week begin ...................if the agreement gets a yes vote?
Its in the "agreement", on implementation of your office revision.
1 poxy hour off your working week :roll:
Call me a moaner but if ever there was a chance for our union top brass to get anywhere near the 35hr week it is now .
Massive automation program and RM claiming huge time savings and all our negotiators come away with is one hour and 24 000 job losses, and in three years time it will still be 1hr and there will be more job losses.
Still not to worry we might get another bite at the cherry when RM bring in those rocket boots
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Page 72 of the agreement.

shorter working week.

The one hour reduction will be implemented in two phases. There will be a reduction of 30 minutesor credit given (either aggregated to give additional leave or taken as shedueld attendance by employee choice) When the mail centre is walk sequencing mail for 50% of it's catchment area. The final 30 minute reduction will be implamented (along with phase one 30 minutes if not already deployed) when the Mail Center is walk sequencing mail for 100% of it's delivery units.
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belle smith wrote:Page 72 of the agreement.

shorter working week.

The one hour reduction will be implemented in two phases. There will be a reduction of 30 minutesor credit given (either aggregated to give additional leave or taken as shedueld attendance by employee choice) When the mail centre is walk sequencing mail for 50% of it's catchment area. The final 30 minute reduction will be implamented (along with phase one 30 minutes if not already deployed) when the Mail Center is walk sequencing mail for 100% of it's delivery units.

That's M/Cs belle not deliveries.
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fishtank wrote:That's M/Cs belle not deliveries.
ahh i'll get the right one in a second. :oops:
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Re: 39 hour week

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belle smith wrote: shorter working week.

To Be implamented in all Delivery Units in line with Walk Sequencing revision.

sorry :oops:
Maybe my earlier post could be usefull to MC staff. :chuckle
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Re: 39 hour week

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belle smith wrote:
TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
belle smith wrote:
eian687 wrote:whats the bets its just a paper exersise and they just take 30 mins off monday and tuesday............the light days
Why would that be a paper exercise, if you work half an hour less on Monday and Tuesday???
No perceived benefit for the workforce = pissed off unit = more likely to strike = end of trust :Very Happy :Very Happy
Is that a reffrance to the shorter working week.....or the whole agreement. :chuckle
But if you get half an hour off your workday on the Monday and Tuesday, then that is a shorter workin week and not a paper exersise.
yeah and you will still be delivering to the same ammount as you do now mon-tues @7.30 wed-sat 8 hours
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Re: 39 hour week

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eian687 wrote:yeah and you will still be delivering to the same ammount as you do now mon-tues @7.30 wed-sat 8 hours
I'm sure you will. as you said yourself 'on light days'.
I have lots of gripes about the agreement, but thats not one of them. :neutral:
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Re: 39 hour week

Post by opgpat »

This is a scam.
Same weekly workload - 1 hr less to do it in.
Or increased weekly workload (8d2d) - 1hr less to do it in.
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Re: 39 hour week

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eian687 wrote:whats the bets its just a paper exersise and they just take 30 mins off monday and tuesday............the light days
Mondays are light for you? can I come to your DO!

We get hammered* on Mondays.


*and not in a good way :cool