Ruth Kelly, Minister for Women, stepped up efforts to reduce the gender pay gap today by awarding nearly half a million pounds to a range of organisations to create more quality part time jobs at senior level.
Visiting a Royal Mail sorting office, Kelly met mail workers who will benefit from one of the schemes awarded funding from a new Quality Part Time Work Fund.
£25,000, match-funded by Royal Mail, will be used to develop job-share and part-time managerial posts on two sites in London.
Royal Mail intend to make 10% of management jobs on these sites part-time within 18 months.
They then aim to roll this out across the business.
Not sure whether this is just a woman thing,strange anyways,i mean part time Managers :Confused
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L Tommo
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Another reason to not give New Labour OUR money..
OH I KNOW LETS GIVE LABOUR OUR SUBS OR IF NOT THAT A HAND OUT... WONT THAT BE FUN??? WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN NEED OF BACKING IN THE WORKPLACE BY THE CWU and all its ££££££ and power...... WE chuck good money after bad........
The women comment isnt a point for me.. Just part time screws is !!! Part time is bad long term full stop...
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ROCKY
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LET ME GET THIS RIGHT
THE GOVT IS COMPLAINING THAT WOMEN WORKING PART TIME EARN LESS THAN MEN WORKING FULL TIME, WHAT THE FUC? IS THAT ABOUT, GET A CHILD MINDER AND WORK FULL TIME LIKE THE REST OF US.THIS MUST BE SEXIST WHERE, IS THE MONEY TO HELP MEN GET BETTER FULL TIME JOBS, OR EVEN JOB SHARE ETC ETC
IS THIS WHY MY TAX BILL GOES UP EVERY YEAR TO SPONSER THIS BOLLOxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WE ALREADY HAVE A PROMOTE A WOMAN SCHEME WITHIN RM, THATS PUTS THE LADIES INTO JOBS NOT AVALIABLE TO MEN AND NOW THIS
WHAT ABOUT MY EQUAL RIGHTS
AS A POINT BOTH ME AND MY WIFE WORK FULL TIME, AND SHE EARNS JUST SHORT OF TWICE WHAT I DO, AND SHE DID IT BY WORKING HARD AND EARNING THE JOB JUST LIKE A BLOKE, AND YES SHE IS EQUALLY PAID WITH THE BLOKES NOT EXTRA BECAUSE SHE IS A LADY AND YES WE HAVE CHILDREN
THE GOVT IS COMPLAINING THAT WOMEN WORKING PART TIME EARN LESS THAN MEN WORKING FULL TIME, WHAT THE FUC? IS THAT ABOUT, GET A CHILD MINDER AND WORK FULL TIME LIKE THE REST OF US.THIS MUST BE SEXIST WHERE, IS THE MONEY TO HELP MEN GET BETTER FULL TIME JOBS, OR EVEN JOB SHARE ETC ETC
IS THIS WHY MY TAX BILL GOES UP EVERY YEAR TO SPONSER THIS BOLLOxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx WE ALREADY HAVE A PROMOTE A WOMAN SCHEME WITHIN RM, THATS PUTS THE LADIES INTO JOBS NOT AVALIABLE TO MEN AND NOW THIS
WHAT ABOUT MY EQUAL RIGHTS
AS A POINT BOTH ME AND MY WIFE WORK FULL TIME, AND SHE EARNS JUST SHORT OF TWICE WHAT I DO, AND SHE DID IT BY WORKING HARD AND EARNING THE JOB JUST LIKE A BLOKE, AND YES SHE IS EQUALLY PAID WITH THE BLOKES NOT EXTRA BECAUSE SHE IS A LADY AND YES WE HAVE CHILDREN
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Have i read this right!!!!
Ruth Kelly, Minister for Women wrote:As things stand, working part-time is concentrated in low-paid jobs
Have i got this right,miss Kelly works for the government,who own us,who are trying their best to replace full timers with part timers and are now only employing part timers.
Ps Good points Rocky/Tommo.
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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F0zziebear
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widening access to the labour market
I think the argument is along the lines of accessing a wider labour market. RM's current policy and work times make it hard to employ some part sof the labour market. This restricts the quantity and quality of potential workers out there at all levels/skill sets.
They mention 10% in 18 months so this is not a transformational thing, but I expect it will help with recruitment into areas where they are finding it difficult at the moment.
My own personal experience of this isn't always great and requires good team working between these people and being well managed.
This relates to an earlier rant by me on people possibly coming in and prepping walks/sorting as a part-time role. This was met with some opposition as prepping a walk is a very personal thing that the postie should have absolute control over. If there were mistakes then accountability could be an issue.
Royal Mail have been attempting for some time to create 'hot houses.' A hot house should be somewhere you can trial ideas before possibly rolling them out. I think this is something the union should encourage as this may help avert national roll-out disasters.
Curoius to know what you think as it sounds like they want to take this approach with this idea
F0zz
They mention 10% in 18 months so this is not a transformational thing, but I expect it will help with recruitment into areas where they are finding it difficult at the moment.
My own personal experience of this isn't always great and requires good team working between these people and being well managed.
This relates to an earlier rant by me on people possibly coming in and prepping walks/sorting as a part-time role. This was met with some opposition as prepping a walk is a very personal thing that the postie should have absolute control over. If there were mistakes then accountability could be an issue.
Royal Mail have been attempting for some time to create 'hot houses.' A hot house should be somewhere you can trial ideas before possibly rolling them out. I think this is something the union should encourage as this may help avert national roll-out disasters.
Curoius to know what you think as it sounds like they want to take this approach with this idea
F0zz
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They do have trials up and down the country,i know i rem reading that various offices trial stuff,like 'starburst' and the like.
East London are trialing the new super dooper sorting machines.
But we never seem to hear much on it.
And i can't see how part time Managers will help or even work,single mothers or not
East London are trialing the new super dooper sorting machines.
But we never seem to hear much on it.
And i can't see how part time Managers will help or even work,single mothers or not
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Walk sequenceing machines
At our branch A.G.M. it was mentioned about the trials at Stratford D.O. concerning walk sequenceing machines.At the moment they are takeing 30 mins prep out of the main office and about 20 mins out of the 6 cluster offices 
Very worrying indeed as they are not at full pelt yet and will get better 
I hate to think what it will mean to us when they are at maxium speed 
Very worrying indeed as they are not at full pelt yet and will get better I hate to think what it will mean to us when they are at maxium speed -
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Re: Walk sequenceing machines
Got this in my news alerts,but no link at the mo.johnnypick wrote:At our branch A.G.M. it was mentioned about the trials at Stratford D.O. concerning walk sequenceing machines.At the moment they are takeing 30 mins prep out of the main office and about 20 mins out of the 6 cluster offices
Royal Mail Group Plc Chairman Allan Leighton indicated the UK's state-owned mail service may fire more than 40000 workers within five years as sorting ...
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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ELLO FOZZ...
Nice 2 c ya back fozz old son... Right your "HOTHOUSE" u spoke of. You said that the Union should take note to evert a national disaster!! Well do you really think RM will give US a platform to actually try new ways of working that WE ourselves dream up???? Well i DONT!!!! (no shock there, i hear you say fozz) Be real Fozz when have RM ever listened and acted on ANYTHING WE SAY???? :Confused .. The brain drain, think tank is only for the GREYSUITS in Old St.... Or screws without a real job, (loads of them) They would NEVER give us a chance to pull any strings coz we might just make it work and where would they be then???? f****d THATS WHERE!!!!Made useless by US the real workers, shown up for what they really are!!! A waste of space like most middle and senior management... They only give us lip service as per norm... The day RM give us a chance to really make our way of working a real go i will be either mad or dead ... I just cant see it happening and i think RM LIE LIKE A CHEAP SUIT 
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DONT LET THE HOUSEWIFES AND STUDENTS NICK OUR JOBS N GRIND US DOWN..
ps Unless you get a student woman with baby to carry a 16kg bag about while i swan about delivering. Then i might come back to Delivs.....
Well i DONT!!!! (no shock there, i hear you say fozz) Be real Fozz when have RM ever listened and acted on ANYTHING WE SAY???? :Confused .. The brain drain, think tank is only for the GREYSUITS in Old St.... Or screws without a real job, (loads of them) They would NEVER give us a chance to pull any strings coz we might just make it work and where would they be then???? f****d THATS WHERE!!!!Made useless by US the real workers, shown up for what they really are!!! A waste of space like most middle and senior management... They only give us lip service as per norm... The day RM give us a chance to really make our way of working a real go i will be either mad or dead ... I just cant see it happening and i think RM LIE LIKE A CHEAP SUIT OUT..
DONT LET THE HOUSEWIFES AND STUDENTS NICK OUR JOBS N GRIND US DOWN..
ps Unless you get a student woman with baby to carry a 16kg bag about while i swan about delivering. Then i might come back to Delivs.....
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