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4 day weeks!!!

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poptart
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4 day weeks!!!

Post by poptart »

We have a few 4 day duties in our office.

They work Tues-Fri 0600-1600, every week.

They have every Saturday off.

They take their own duty and 1/2 another walk, but no absorbing.

How do the four day duties work in your office??
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We haven't had a 2010 revision is your 4 day week after one of those.

My office rolling rest days,so off wed/thur one week,then fri/sat the next and mon/tue the next.
See the 5 day long weekend pattern?
Oh and 4hr walks.

But like i said we aint been into the 2010 P&L thing yet.
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""We haven't had a 2010 revision is your 4 day week after one of those""

No, it was part of last years summer savings plan, and they've just carried on with 'em!!

Dont really think its fair that these staff get every Saturady off though?!
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poptart wrote:""We haven't had a 2010 revision is your 4 day week after one of those""

No, it was part of last years summer savings plan, and they've just carried on with 'em!!

Dont really think its fair that these staff get every Saturady off though?!
I'm guessing it was voted in?
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Our's has been downgraded to a "best practice revision" (what ever that means?) cos their skint!. We have been told, No repick, No 1 in 4 sats off, No vans, no Park and loop, weight still on shoulder, still scope for collapsing and a 7 til 3 attendance
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blair-jakehead wrote:Our's has been downgraded to a "best practice revision" (what ever that means?) cos their skint!. We have been told, No repick, No 1 in 4 sats off, No vans, no Park and loop, weight still on shoulder, still scope for collapsing and a 7 til 3 attendance
All signed off by Mr Bob McGuire
cheers mate!
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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.
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Post by noggin1969 »

Ours are on rurals 06.00 to 16.00 during the week 05.00 to 15.00 on Saturday , rotating days off MON/TUE one week , WED/THUR following week then FRI/SAT meaning a long weekend every 3 weeks as per agreement
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Post by blair-jakehead »

This is not the deal we was asked to vote on last year, it should go back to a ballot.
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Re: 4 day weeks!!!

Post by Tank »

poptart wrote:We have a few 4 day duties in our office.

They work Tues-Fri 0600-1600, every week.

They have every Saturday off.

They take their own duty and 1/2 another walk, but no absorbing.

How do the four day duties work in your office??
Our dim asked me if I wanted to go back on a 4 day week, said no. It's 1 and half rounds and 1 and half lapsing aswell. Just too much for so little! :no no
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poptart wrote:We have a few 4 day duties in our office.

They work Tues-Fri 0600-1600, every week.

They have every Saturday off.

They take their own duty and 1/2 another walk, but no absorbing.

How do the four day duties work in your office??

Dont have them :sad:
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1500 Offices = 1500 different systems :crazy: I expect a lot of these systems are voted in by those with vested interests, that's human nature! Hope the rest of the office was as happy with the choice. :whistle
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Dorset Plodder wrote:1500 Offices = 1500 different systems :crazy: I expect a lot of these systems are voted in by those with vested interests, that's human nature! Hope the rest of the office was as happy with the choice. :whistle
Beggars the question - has the rep got one of those duties? :whistle
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plainpat wrote:
Dorset Plodder wrote:1500 Offices = 1500 different systems :crazy: I expect a lot of these systems are voted in by those with vested interests, that's human nature! Hope the rest of the office was as happy with the choice. :whistle
Beggars the question - has the rep got one of those duties? :whistle
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Bongos wrote:
plainpat wrote:
Dorset Plodder wrote:1500 Offices = 1500 different systems :crazy: I expect a lot of these systems are voted in by those with vested interests, that's human nature! Hope the rest of the office was as happy with the choice. :whistle
Beggars the question - has the rep got one of those duties? :whistle
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