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40 hours down to 39

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pop it in pete
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

Post by pop it in pete »

How about keep doing a 40hr week and every 8 weeks have a extra saturday off. Or add it to A/L and get about 6 extra days of A/L up the reserves and keep a few extra people in full time jobs . Could it work? :hmmmm
celerycelery
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

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pop it in pete wrote:How about keep doing a 40hr week and every 8 weeks have a extra saturday off. Or add it to A/L and get about 6 extra days of A/L up the reserves and keep a few extra people in full time jobs . Could it work? :hmmmm
Cause it would work, but have we the managers capable of working it out, or would they rather drink coffee all day and do things the easy way?
Biker Mouse
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

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woofwoof wrote:
Biker Mouse wrote:I'd prefer the hour to be taken off a Saturday!


you voted for satday to be normal day remember
I voted NO!
joshua wingate
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

Post by joshua wingate »

I have no idea how this s**t deal came to voted through!!

In my area the CWU Branch told its members to Vote No....no-one wants a later Saturday, but hey ho....what can we do?

Incidentally, if any member has childcare issues and has to pick their kids up from school/nursery etc., Royal Mail MUST legally accommodate that under the Equality Act 2010.
Get as much evidence as possible, make God knows how many copes (management will lose it), give some to your Union Rep, and Branch Equality Rep if there is one. Put in grievances attaching evidence for this.

Royal Mail thinks it can break the law. It can't.
alvino78
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

Post by alvino78 »

Whats one of these "Saturday off" things you lot are talking about????/
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

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alvino78 wrote:Whats one of these "Saturday off" things you lot are talking about????/
Christmas Day 2010 :whistle :whistle
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

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LMFAO
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

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joshua wingate wrote: Incidentally, if any member has childcare issues and has to pick their kids up from school/nursery etc., Royal Mail MUST legally accommodate that under the Equality Act 2010.
Where exactly in the Equality Act does it say that?
They have an obligation to consider family friendly duties but no legal obligation to provide them.
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flaminmoses
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

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when is the 1 less hour supposed to have kicked in??
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

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When you have a Walk Sequenced Mail Revision.
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

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clashcityrocker wrote:When you have a Walk Sequenced Mail Revision.
ok ta

bet they dont stick to it.
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

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flaminmoses wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:When you have a Walk Sequenced Mail Revision.
ok ta

bet they dont stick to it.
They have to as PTimers get a 2.5% pay rise to cover the 1hr loss to FT (who remain on same weekly wage) If they don't hit the gates.
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DirtyHarry
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

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WOW! :shock:
A whole hour knocked off what can only be described as a Hellish 40hr slog.

The CWU, they spoil us, they really do. :evil/mad
Broxi51
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

Post by Broxi51 »

Is it not illegal for RM to have only some staff changed from 40 hours to 39 hours per week.
I read the agreement and it states that everyone on 40 hours will go to 39 once they have
had a major revision. Unfortunately, RM are now cancelling some of the revisions through
lack of money or a realisation that hours are needing put in.
This means that some members will not get down to 39 hours because of RM whereas others
are now on 39 hours. Is that not illegal and can the members still on 40 hours claim an hours ot every week :Very Happy
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eian687
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Re: 40 hours down to 39

Post by eian687 »

i seem to recall that when we went from 43 to 41 1/2 and then from 41 1/2 to 40 hours we claimed overtime till revisions came in