Somebody please help- vacant duty stolen.

[smokerjim]

sobricket

Whaddaya think of it so far? RUBBISH!

[Postman Plodd]

i wont quit the day job just yet then





i'll just wait until the pay and conditions are insufferable or they find a spurious reason to fire me

boom boom

*tap tap*

Is this thing on!?!?

[dvbuk55]

sobricket

No I never it was DGP

[dvbuk55]

i wont quit the day job just yet then





i'll just wait until the pay and conditions are insufferable or they find a spurious reason to fire me

boom boom

*tap tap*

Is this thing on!?!?

Hope so...we don't want any little "accidents" do we now

[Postman Plodd]

..said the actress to the bishop

[Wiggins79]

Right everyone, got the letter written out and printed off. Sent a copy to the line manager, her boss, and to the union rep by special this morning. In the meantime, it's become clear they are quite aware in the office that I have a spare day as someone phoned up to check our staffing levels this week. The sub postmistress told them we were ok. 5 minutes later the phone goes again, this time from the temporary acting manager ( as our actual manager is once again away) wanting to know what I was doing on my spare day as she wanted to send me to another DO. Fortunately, as I already mentioned earlier, someone is off sick after an operation, so I had work to do in our do, but that ain't going to last forever. Any advice what to do before any action happens regarding my letter? My intention was to say I couldn't use my car, and can only get to my DO. Then the sub postmistress pointed out that they always manage to find someone to pick you up if you try that one on, but leave you to find your own way back. If they did that, then my intention was to tell them I was classing my arrival at my own DO as my start time, and however long it took to finish wherever I'm sent and get back to my own DO I was going to claim as working time and soon rack up OT. I was also going to refuse to use public transport and using a taxi as I know this will have to come out of my own pocket to be claimed as some distant time in the future. The last time I had to go to another office and I claimed travel for the petrol it took 3 months to get it. So I was going to say I won't carry any cash on me as I am concerned about getting mugged, which would be my excuse for not using buses or taxi's so I'd have to walk back to my own DO unless they provided transport back (which I know they won't). I'm prepared for an uphill struggle and intend to make it as difficult as possible for them. Am I within my rights to do all this?

[dvbuk55]

In short Yes you can make it as difficult as possible and remember any travel between the two offices is part of your duty time.

[Broxi51]

If they want to send you to another DO, just show up at your own at your start time. It is up to them to transport you there and back within your duty time.

[Wiggins79]

Yeah, that's what I thought. No doubt thought they are going to start quoting some unheard of rule. Thanks guys.