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walking hours

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jimmy c
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walking hours

Post by jimmy c »

firstly i am sure this has been asked many times, but i have just come back from a union meeting and i need the following question answered .

how long are you allowed to walk for in an office where the revision HASN'T come in yet.
fishtank
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Re: walking hours

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jimmy c wrote:firstly i am sure this has been asked many times, but i have just come back from a union meeting and i need the following question answered .

how long are you allowed to walk for in an office where the revision HASN'T come in yet.
It's a difficult one...
The agreement states this....
Delivery methods and equipment are key enablers to providing a span length which is realistic and achievable.
In units where agreement for change is required in advance of local deployment of the transformation project/delivery methods, consideration can be given to varying the span length provided that genuine and demonstrable solutions to weight and fatigue are introduced.
Outside of a proper delivery methods revision though i'm struggling to think what genuine and demonstrable solutions to weight and fatigue would be.
It was pointed out at the time that this statement was bollocks and that's exactly how i would approach it.
As a rep i wouldn't move past 3.30hrs with weight on the shoulder but some offices have and some did a long time ago. :sad:
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clashcityrocker
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Re: walking hours

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fishtank wrote:As a rep i wouldn't move past 3.30hrs with weight on the shoulder but some offices have and some did a long time ago. :sad:
And have regretted it ever since.
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