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thechemisyshop
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start times getting later

Post by thechemisyshop »

i am in a small office and our start times have been getting shifted about like crazy this past year
its now
mon- 7.15
tue -7.30
wed 6.45
thur 6.30
fri 6.45
sat 6.45

all duties finish at 3pm (2.40 pm +20 mins meal relief) and over a 6 week rotation this is meant to equal itself out so you are only working 40 hr per week

now they want to shift the town walks to half an hour later and the rural walks to 1 hour later starting times
so a town delivery would finish about 3.30 and a rural 4.30 -(this is on perfect days with no OT)
we have been on park and loop for over a year now and it works for us now we have wrinkled out all the problems(this took a year of arguing )
we are out on delivery for about 4.15 minimum every day in the town

has anyone else had an experience like this
hans solo
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Post by hans solo »

3pm latest for twn del and 4pm for rural
grow a set and insist on your full break before del
tomangoe
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Post by tomangoe »

Shouldn't you be on a 39 hour week if you've had a revision for P & L ?
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POSTMAN
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Post by POSTMAN »

Start times 'should' be based on your arrival times,has that changed?
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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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twobags
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Post by twobags »

start times for our office are crap now suits the lazy 9 or 9.10 out by 11 finish by 3.10 :Sick
blackadder
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Post by blackadder »

aint you allowed 40 mins break :hmmmm
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wiganpostie
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Post by wiganpostie »

thechemisyshop wrote:i am in a small office and our start times have been getting shifted about like crazy this past year
its now
mon- 7.15
tue -7.30
wed 6.45
thur 6.30
fri 6.45
sat 6.45

all duties finish at 3pm (2.40 pm +20 mins meal relief) and over a 6 week rotation this is meant to equal itself out so you are only working 40 hr per week

now they want to shift the town walks to half an hour later and the rural walks to 1 hour later starting times
so a town delivery would finish about 3.30 and a rural 4.30 -(this is on perfect days with no OT)
we have been on park and loop for over a year now and it works for us now we have wrinkled out all the problems(this took a year of arguing )
we are out on delivery for about 4.15 minimum every day in the town

has anyone else had an experience like this
If those are your start times and your finish time is 3pm and you are still on a 40-hour week then you are being conned into working, on average, 25 minutes per week for nothing. I think you should go see your rep :dance
thechemisyshop
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Post by thechemisyshop »

over the 6 week rotation its meant to average itself out with the different days off - i have my own problem in that im holiday cover and my day off is whatever that duties day off is that week - so for 3 weeks in a row i could be off on a tuesday (the shortest day ) and might not get a saturday for a couple of months
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Post by POSTMAN »

deja vu
POSTMAN wrote:All this fecking about with hrs,i'd keep a note,then hit them with what they owe me.
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
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.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
Big Daz
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Post by Big Daz »

tomangoe wrote:Shouldn't you be on a 39 hour week if you've had a revision for P & L ?


Only if a walk sequencing revision has taken place as well,

Walk Sequencing only started being rolled out in my area last month, so some offices allready have P and L.
Darren Bent
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Post by Darren Bent »

Tomorrrow will see us starting 7am every day :cuppa
dave72
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Post by dave72 »

Darren Bent wrote:Tomorrrow will see us starting 7am every day :cuppa
I would kill to go back to this starting time, ours is 8:00am now :arrrghhh
grumpy boy
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Post by grumpy boy »

my office start times are mon-tues 0720 ,wed-thurs -fri-sat 0700,for full time and when ever they like for p-timers who r often in b4 f/t staff even tho there time to start r about 0800 ,som r even bagged up and ready to go b4 ive done mech mail pmsl,