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New Menu Of Duty Options

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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

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I'd like to keep my wally week, works just fine thanks. If it ain't broke, you know the rest. :cuppa
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

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Dracula's Apprentice wrote:As a part timer I am disgusted, I've already been shafted with door to door payments and now I'm gonna have to work Friday saturday and monday. Well done union :arrrghhh

no you're not "gonna have to"

these are examples of possibilities.
also, if you aspire to get full-time, you will then probably change your opinion if and when you reach full-time.

another thing - lots of part-time people have two jobs...full time posties don't...it's their only job and in reality, when RM brought in the part-time or associates, it was to get the work done on the cheap...give the part-time people "overtime" by taking it away from the full time people and bingo - save a lot of money.
who lost out ?

i'm not and never have been against any LTFT people...but the fact is...LTFT was a money saving exercise by RM to do away with FT jobs.
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

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Where exactly are the delivery spans with these options!!
Oh and i am in agreement with the P/T's you are going to be shat on.
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

Post by Glenno »

Dracula's Apprentice wrote:
As a part timer I am disgusted, I've already been shafted with door to door payments and now I'm gonna have to work Friday saturday and monday. Well done union

Royal Mail has explored various resourcing models for operations in a mechanised environment and in conjunction with the CWU has concluded that the best model is a flexible workforce, predominantly full time supported by part time employees. The mix of full time and part time is planned to be around three quarters full time and one quarter part time by 2013. The exact ratio will vary locally depending on the current local mix, needs and employee preferences. Full time employees will retain full time status unless they volunteer to move to
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part time hours. Part time employees will be entitled to retain their existing contractual hours if they wish.
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

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Glenno wrote:Dracula's Apprentice wrote:
As a part timer I am disgusted, I've already been shafted with door to door payments and now I'm gonna have to work Friday saturday and monday. Well done union

Royal Mail has explored various resourcing models for operations in a mechanised environment and in conjunction with the CWU has concluded that the best model is a flexible workforce, predominantly full time supported by part time employees. The mix of full time and part time is planned to be around three quarters full time and one quarter part time by 2013. The exact ratio will vary locally depending on the current local mix, needs and employee preferences. Full time employees will retain full time status unless they volunteer to move to
1200 8th March 8
Business Transformation 2010 and Beyond
part time hours. Part time employees will be entitled to retain their existing contractual hours if they wish.
The problem with that is that existing contractual hours is not the same as existing attendance pattern.
The question is will his individual wishes be catered for or will he have to abide by the decision of the majority of the office?
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

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fishtank wrote:
Glenno wrote:Dracula's Apprentice wrote:
As a part timer I am disgusted, I've already been shafted with door to door payments and now I'm gonna have to work Friday saturday and monday. Well done union

Royal Mail has explored various resourcing models for operations in a mechanised environment and in conjunction with the CWU has concluded that the best model is a flexible workforce, predominantly full time supported by part time employees. The mix of full time and part time is planned to be around three quarters full time and one quarter part time by 2013. The exact ratio will vary locally depending on the current local mix, needs and employee preferences. Full time employees will retain full time status unless they volunteer to move to
1200 8th March 8
Business Transformation 2010 and Beyond
part time hours. Part time employees will be entitled to retain their existing contractual hours if they wish.
The problem with that is that existing contractual hours is not the same as existing attendance pattern.
The question is will his individual wishes be catered for or will he have to abide by the decision of the majority of the office?
Yep. plus the part you've highlighted is hardly a concession.....sorry i meant not atoll a consession.
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

Post by music4essex »

Hi
I know we had a menu of oprtions for different duty structure's, but I can not seem to find it on here :oops:
any chance of someone putting it up for me or pm me.

the only thing is can it be done in microsft as I cannot seem to open pdf

:wave

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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

Post by Geezer »

music4essex wrote:Hi
I know we had a menu of oprtions for different duty structure's, but I can not seem to find it on here :oops:
any chance of someone putting it up for me or pm me.

the only thing is can it be done in microsft as I cannot seem to open pdf

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Essex try here Adobe Reader free download http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/otherversions/
stodgy88
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

Post by stodgy88 »

seen a option that might suit,26 hours ,will royal mail pay buy down from my current hours .
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

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stodgy88 wrote:seen a option that might suit,26 hours ,will royal mail pay buy down from my current hours .
You could ask the DOM, but I think Buy Downs all come as part of the preference exercise you get before closures and revisions.

Mind you someone on my section asked 12 months ago for details as far as I know she is still waiting, and the revision has been delayed.
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

Post by smiley »

Couldnt download the attactment
so i dont no if its been discust yet

our office is looking into 4 day weeks 10 hours

groups of 3

ab mon tues
bc wed thurs
ac fri sat

we will be collasping 2 rounds ithink!

good thing is every 3 weeks you get fri sat sun mon tues off

10 hrs bit rubbish but when u break it down with extra work etc not that bad for an extra day off


anyone else doing this
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

Post by dvbuk55 »

smiley wrote:Couldnt download the attactment
so i dont no if its been discust yet

our office is looking into 4 day weeks 10 hours

groups of 3

ab mon tues
bc wed thurs
ac fri sat

we will be collasping 2 rounds ithink!

good thing is every 3 weeks you get fri sat sun mon tues off

10 hrs bit rubbish but when u break it down with extra work etc not that bad for an extra day off


anyone else doing this
As a matter of interest are you saying you are splitting 5 rounds between you - does that mean there will be surplus staff?
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

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smiley wrote:Couldnt download the attactment
so i dont no if its been discust yet

our office is looking into 4 day weeks 10 hours

groups of 3

ab mon tues
bc wed thurs
ac fri sat

we will be collasping 2 rounds ithink!

good thing is every 3 weeks you get fri sat sun mon tues off

10 hrs bit rubbish but when u break it down with extra work etc not that bad for an extra day off


anyone else doing this
So you wil be increasing your workload by....66% or 2 walks absorbed into 3 and in return you will be working 20% less days.
Yeah it sounds great.....where do i sign up... . :cuppa
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

Post by Big Daz »

Got my pack of 70 preference forms yesterday :Applause

Hoping that we will have a WTLL session on the options. Then hand the forms out and see what the preferences are of the membership ready for revison work. Need to sit down with the DOM and go over options for our D.O.

May well end up reducing the number of duties, but through not filling two vacanies and three retirements beteween now and Xmas rather than EVR/VR.
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Re: New Menu Of Duty Options

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RE:4 day week.
They should be collapsing 1 walk into 4,a lot obviously depends on when they get their WSM's as to how big their walks would be.
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