ANNOUNCEMENT : ALL OF ROYAL MAIL'S EMPLOYMENT POLICIES (AGREEMENTS) AT A GLANCE (Updated 2021)... HERE

ANNOUNCEMENT : PLEASE BE AWARE WE ARE NOT ON FACEBOOK AT ALL!

How long is your duty?

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
mandelsons_toenail
Posts: 1294
Joined: 08 Aug 2009, 18:16
Gender: Male
Location: Outer Hebrides

Re: How long is your duty?

Post by mandelsons_toenail »

6am start
Ips generally till 715am
Prep and tie up by 845-900am
Delivering 915am
Break 11 ish for 20 mins
Finished delivery 215pm
Back to office unload
20 min break
Home by 3pm

These are wed-fri times

Hard going, if we will go over we will cut off, don't work over that's for the Dom and Lino to sort.

1300 calls between us, :/
stephenb19578
Posts: 52
Joined: 27 Nov 2012, 22:35
Gender: Male

Re: How long is your duty?

Post by stephenb19578 »

We had our delivery methods last year, when we got bogged down with the tools we used good old fashioned negotiating. We have 90/10 ft pt split and got rid of pre starts to protect under the roof hours. Its indoor absorption which we prefer to having longer walks. We still have people complaining about the hcts but mainly they are the ones who used cars on delivery.
taurus88
Posts: 1259
Joined: 14 Aug 2010, 17:53
Gender: Male

Re: How long is your duty?

Post by taurus88 »

8.50am start
9.30 leave office
9.35 first letter
11am break
1.30pm last letter/cut-off (won't do overtime)
1.40pm back at office (it's uphill on the way back)
1.50pm leave
1.55pm home
DICK43
Posts: 68
Joined: 21 Dec 2010, 16:58
Gender: Male

Re: How long is your duty?

Post by DICK43 »

peedofpostie wrote:
stephenb19578 wrote:In at 6 30, throw off mech boxs, ips 7 till 7 40. Prep etc till 8 45. Out on delivery 9 20. First letter 9 50. Done by 12 30 at the latest, and thats because our rep got us a great deal under bt2010. I get a 4 day week every few weeks and its the same for everyone in our office. Im sick of the people moaning about their heavy workload etc. Just say no.
i would nt complain if i were you either a 2 hr 40 walk sounds like heaven i never had that before our new revision it was about 3hrs now we are 4hrs -430 your rep must be good or your at the wind up :crazy:

Our rep is crap!, he`s just spent five months sitting in the office with the planner while somebody else has taken his walk out for him, he`s excepted everything that management and the planner have proposed, the walks are horrendous, and now he`s gone awfully quiet considering before he was such a gobshite, mmm..
Harrap
Posts: 14
Joined: 14 Jun 2013, 20:20
Gender: Male

Re: How long is your duty?

Post by Harrap »

apparently all duties have been timed at 4 1/2 hours as has mine.......when i asked managenent to explain how that can work as im 24 hour contract and the total of my working day is 4 1/2 hours.....no bundling time, no travelling time etc, i was told 'dont worry we're extending your contracted hours'..........not without consulting me you aint!!!! and the union are fully aware of this s**t!