Lapsing swap

[NewPostieUK]

In my office we lapse every single day.

If you don't have time, you claim overtime. If you don't want the overtime. . . I haven't' a clue, no ones tested that yet.

[taurus88]

In my office we lapse every single day.

If you don't have time, you claim overtime. If you don't want the overtime. . . I haven't' a clue, no ones tested that yet.

If you don't have time, you claim overtime?

Your office must all be DOM's bitches. You're contracted for x hours, no-one can be forced to take overtime (which it sounds like, to me at least, is happening at your office - I can't believe for one moment that everyone is happy to work over their time and then claim - it's bullsh*t).

[da'bunny]

I thought we were all on a five day week!

Sadly not, 6 day week with saturday as COMPULSORY sa day at my office.
Lapsing is done mon - fri at least one round but 2 if people are on annual leave/sick.
The missort run has been cancelled for quite a long time now.

[sidewinder]

Our office we lapse 1 duty all the time everyday between 8 of us,the list is put up on monday we all do it twice a week apart from them who work their day off for free so they dont have to lapse for 3 weeks is this not how every office works.If there is someone on sick we lapse 4 times a week,before our own duty.

I thought I was going mad when I first read this. Work your day for free? Like f@@k would I.

[NewPostieUK]

[quote="taurus88"
If you don't have time, you claim overtime?[/quote]

Yup.

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Your office must all be DOM's bitches.

Yup, mostly.

no-one can be forced to take overtime (which it sounds like, to me at least, is happening at your office - I can't believe for one moment that everyone is happy to work over their time and then claim - it's bullsh*t).

Not sure. As far as I know, no one has lapsed then cut off. People complain, but claim the ovetime. Personally, I feel slightly pressurised into completing. I like to complain but the bottom line is, I'm on a 25 hr contract, with a mortgage, two hungry kids, two thirsty cars, a thirsty wife and earn a pittance. Until I find a proper job, I need all the hours I can get, even though it hurts to think that I'm working loads of overtime and not getting time and a half.

I'd love it if the manager came up to me and said look, get back to the office when you've done your 5 hours, bring back anything undelivered, but that would just make me lazy, and penniless.

[Bernardson]

I thought we were all on a five day week!

Sadly not, 6 day week with saturday as COMPULSORY sa day at my office.
Lapsing is done mon - fri at least one round but 2 if people are on annual leave/sick.
The missort run has been cancelled for quite a long time now.

SA's are signed for annualy you or the managment have to give four weeks notice if either party want to cease the contract.
It seems like you could have a nice Monday to Friday turn!

[da'bunny]

We NEVER sign for the sa annualy, must of signed for it when i first joined but have never signed anything since. I HATE working Saturdays with a passion Don't think i'd be allowed to stay if i said i only want to work mon-fri, ive asked about it on numerous occasions to no avail

[Bernardson]

We NEVER sign for the sa annualy, must of signed for it when i first joined but have never signed anything since. I HATE working Saturdays with a passion Don't think i'd be allowed to stay if i said i only want to work mon-fri, ive asked about it on numerous occasions to no avail

Just put in writing to your line manager that you wish to cease you SA and within the terms of the SA agreement you give four weeks notice of that ceasation.. Then see what happens!

[da'bunny]

Keep meaning to ask my union rep about the above. Possibly a silly question but is the SA agreement a local one or the same for all offices? and if so has anyone got a copy they can put on here?

[coxie]

I have only lapsed once in 3 weeks, we are supposed to do it every day, but its getting too much now and I find it hard to motivate myself anymore to even cut the slightest corner to make a bit of time, as a consequence I am now cutting off most days. Don't bust a gut to help them out, you can cut off any day you want to just by doing it properly, if they mugged me up the way they did to you then i'd have made sure they got a nice present back at 14:15

[Bernardson]

Keep meaning to ask my union rep about the above. Possibly a silly question but is the SA agreement a local one or the same for all offices? and if so has anyone got a copy they can put on here?

Like all agreements they are normaly tailored to local working practice but the overiding principles ie 12 month contract 4 weeks notice of ceasation should be adhered too.

[glenner10]

Lapsing is only done during the summer months in our office to allow more people time off. I can't believe all this lapsing is still happening!!

[lazyjack]

Still no lapsing here

[lazyjack]

Lapsing is only done during the summer months in our office to allow more people time off. I can't believe all this lapsing is still happening!!

Management will keep doing it as long as they're getting away with it

[POSTMAN]

Management will keep doing it as long as you (The office) show it is doable.

Do the job properly,yadda yadda yadda...