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Lapsing Question

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Mezza
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Lapsing Question

Post by Mezza »

We are currently doing the summer lapsing thing in our office, but on Monday our DOM sent 2 part timers to another office and then lapsed their duties. Is he allowed to do this?
DGP1
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Re: Lapsing Question

Post by DGP1 »

He can if he has the capacity, if people are finishing early then he's always going to try to save his budget.
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slave
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Re: Lapsing Question

Post by slave »

Can a DOM or otherwise delay or push through mail quicker to make a day lighter/heavier so that additional lapsing can be done on the light days?

In our office we've had some "conveniently" quiet Wednesdays to allow for extra lapsing, the remainder of the week has been heavier...
fishtank
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Re: Lapsing Question

Post by fishtank »

slave wrote:Can a DOM or otherwise delay or push through mail quicker to make a day lighter/heavier so that additional lapsing can be done on the light days?

In our office we've had some "conveniently" quiet Wednesdays to allow for extra lapsing, the remainder of the week has been heavier...

No...even if he could..

1.It's beyond his control to dictate what comes from the MC.
2.If caught hiding mail he would...end up on gardening leave.
3.The lapsing agreement doesn't allow anything that effects QofS.
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eian687
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Re: Lapsing Question

Post by eian687 »

we had mail sort in clearly stated for another day our DOM took lable off then denied knowing it was for the following day :crazy:
slave
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Re: Lapsing Question

Post by slave »

3.The lapsing agreement doesn't allow anything that effects QofS.
Strange how Wednesday is yet again quiet (when we conveniently have to do extra lapsed-lapsing and Thursday is absolutely battered........ Not that I'm suggesting the DOM or others are in anyway up to no good, god forbid :roll:
chunk
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Re: Lapsing Question

Post by chunk »

slave wrote:
3.The lapsing agreement doesn't allow anything that effects QofS.
Strange how Wednesday is yet again quiet (when we conveniently have to do extra lapsed-lapsing and Thursday is absolutely battered........ Not that I'm suggesting the DOM or others are in anyway up to no good, god forbid :roll:
In our area its ultra light Tuesdays and an extra job is always absorbed!
a job over and above what the office normally absorbs every day.

then prepare for back breaking catch up days im sure it stems from the mail centres our dom is not responsible
its far to regular and organized
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eian687
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Re: Lapsing Question

Post by eian687 »

eian687 wrote:we had mail sort in clearly stated for another day our DOM took lable off then denied knowing it was for the following day :crazy:
and he has done it again this week.....................only cos the rep is off