Park And Loop Pandamonium!

[skull]

can park and loop ever work, or is it just very badly planned.
surely how can it work over christmas with the increase of packets recorded.
i work on a night shift, packets have increased.

Park and loop would work just fine if RM reduced the size of the duties , their going to either carry on paying the overtime or make the rounds smaller because with the current set up there is no way of getting finished on time . If some of the loops are heavy the trolleys are spot on . In our office I can't believe there's staff who won't use them . I suppose when laws came in to stop kids going up and sweeping chimneys it took years to convince people that it was a poor way of working and bad for your health .

[london sub]

Its not the size of the duties, its the speed of which the duties are set at on geo route.

Everybody is meant to walk at a speed of 3.7mph (dead walking from and to delivery points)...and what i mean by anybody is male, female, young, old, tall, or small has to walk at that pace thats because geo route set that pace which in my eyes is wrong as everyone is different of course.

[moondustprince]

The Guardian has been inundated with stories from furious readers who have been caught up in delays following the introduction of new Royal Mail procedures aimed at making the system more efficient.

Despite the temperatures dropping below freezin
ADVERTISEMENTg, long queues of people - including pensioners and mums with young children - have been seen standing outside the delivery office to collect parcels.

In the past, householders have been advised to wait for two or three hours before going to collect an undelivered parcel but now they are being asked to wait for 24 hours before making the trip.

for her work. She said she was going to be more than an hour late for work due to the delays at the post office.

She added: "I've never seen it like this before, you think they could get some temporary workers to help out if staffing is the issue, there are plenty of people without a job who would jump at the chance of some seasonal work."

A spokesperson for Royal Mail said: "We apologise if some customers visiting Chorley Delivery Office have had to wait longer than expected to collect their parcels."

Yeah agree, I have worked in a callers office as part of my duty, and its the same old problem up and down the country. R.M. think they can staff these callers offices with one person [ pref part time ] and until they wake up to the fact that you can`t it wont be any better

[belle smith]

We got told today that P&L suspended, but we get WS in February

What do you mean suspended, that you were doing it but your not now?
or has it's introduction been posponend?

[barbario]

The real problem with Royal Mail is they are arrogant and can't admit when they are wrong.

[dvbuk55]

We got told today that P&L suspended, but we get WS in February

What do you mean suspended, that you were doing it but your not now?
or has it's introduction been posponend?

The planning stages I think Belle. We were meant to start planning in November, and then the dom said we`d leave it till after xmas as its hectic at our place. So the plan was to start planning in January, and now theyve been told to scrap the planning until further notice, and dont expect to have any news until at least NEXT xmas, if at all. It wont work at our place for numerous reasons, and they know it.

You will have some sort of revision Jimmy because your WS mail will be long before next christmas.............preparation for the installation of the machinery is well underway at an office near you

[pickaname]

I still dont see why RM have spent £1.3 billion on new equipment when they are so close to being owned by the Dutch/Germans.

Will the new owners still owe the govt this money or will it be written off at the expense of the tax payer?

[skull]

[quote="pickaname"]I still dont see why RM have spent £1.3 billion on new equipment when they are so close to being owned by the Dutch/Germans.

I don't think the goverment gave this money to benefit RM and its employees , Spending the money on modernisation makes RM look more attractive to potential buyers . I also think that Postcomms recent relaxation in what RM can charge its business competitors is no coincidence .

[maisymoo04]

I have heard of 6pm which is bad enough, 9pm is extreme and dangerous, we truly are expendable when RM allow this.

People have even complained of being woken up at 9pm and asked to sign for a recorded

A lad from our place is currently rushing round Chorley with 2 high capacity trolleys taking parcels - coz he cant drive! Seriously, he cant drive a trolley either by the looks of it!

haha how funny would that be ,just laughin at him