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failing specials

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We are being told by doms if we can't deliver special delivery by 1pm to fail them ie after 1pm, is this the norm in other offices? Packets also being left regularly ....what's the score any advice?
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What is your rep doing about it,he should be demanding you break off and finish them all.
This and packets being left should be flagged up to your area rep.
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thefridge wrote:We are being told by doms if we can't deliver special delivery by 1pm to fail them ie after 1pm, is this the norm in other offices? Packets also being left regularly ....what's the score any advice?
we would get conduct coded for doing one late
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i woudl ask moya personally, just email justsayit@royalmail.com and ask their opinion on the matter, am sure you will see a very very swift turn around of this procedure!
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Haven't got a rep, but ill be getting on to area rep asap thanks for info
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thefridge wrote:We are being told by doms if we can't deliver special delivery by 1pm to fail them ie after 1pm, is this the norm in other offices? Packets also being left regularly ....what's the score any advice?
Ask him if he is prepared to put that instruction in writing.
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Loops weren't designed with any time to break off and deliver them before 1pm not a problem Mon, Tue, sat, but failing them every other day...failed 3 today....just have no time to break off
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thefridge wrote:We are being told by doms if we can't deliver special delivery by 1pm to fail them ie after 1pm, is this the norm in other offices? Packets also being left regularly ....what's the score any advice?
just leave em in pouch box and p739 them thats our mgmt answer
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We were told if you get there after 1pm, don't use the PDA use a Card and just ask the person to sign and print and not mention putting the time in, needless to say we asked them to put the time down and inform sender that they can claim the money back. :whistle
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westlondonpostie wrote:We were told if you get there after 1pm, don't use the PDA use a Card and just ask the person to sign and print and not mention putting the time in, needless to say we asked them to put the time down and inform sender that they can claim the money back. :whistle
Not allowed to use cards if you have a PDA.............so I would always use the PDA and let them suffer :nervous
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thefridge wrote:We are being told by doms if we can't deliver special delivery by 1pm to fail them ie after 1pm, is this the norm in other offices? Packets also being left regularly ....what's the score any advice?
are we the only office that if we fail a special we go down the conduct code ?????
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bringon4dayweeks wrote: are we the only office that if we fail a special we go down the conduct code ?????
No.
I can only imagine how these managers explain away the failing Special Deliveries because they will show up as failures and someone is going to want to know why.
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thefridge wrote:We are being told by doms if we can't deliver special delivery by 1pm to fail them ie after 1pm, is this the norm in other offices? Packets also being left regularly ....what's the score any advice?
I mentioned this a while ago, I believe RM don't get fined for normal packets when they delay them, But I think thats still will full delay IMHO

Its not right to fail specials after 1pm, bet your office bosses won't put that in writing :silenced
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A shrug of the shoulders tends to be the default response!!! :d'oh!
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thefridge wrote:A shrug of the shoulders tends to be the default response!!! :d'oh!
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