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Duty Holders

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
pink panther
MAIL CENTRES/PROCESSING
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Duty Holders

Post by pink panther »

Folks after 21 years in the job Ive just been told that a new start will be getting trained on my duty and I will be used as a reserve, can they do this? totally pissed off.
Stella102
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Re: Duty Holders

Post by Stella102 »

yes they can, they can do whatever they like its called operational needs and there will be more of this occuring now the company has become privatised.

the days of seniority are over.
Mr_Pink
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Re: Duty Holders

Post by Mr_Pink »

pink panther wrote:Folks after 21 years in the job Ive just been told that a new start will be getting trained
Lies! No one get trained nowadays :chuckle
Judgee
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 23 Oct 2007, 15:18

Re: Duty Holders

Post by Judgee »

and????


Is that it?


Why would they make you a reserve and give someone your duty?

yes they can do it but why are they doing it what are you not telling us? :hmmmm
Union what Union? Do we have a union?
Moley88
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Re: Duty Holders

Post by Moley88 »

They do what they like now , we should all be working to time now with all the cuts so it really makes no difference anymore what duties we have , if you work steady and run out of time cut off ! Seniority has gone now
pokos27
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Re: Duty Holders

Post by pokos27 »

thats the way it is and it will get awful they are going to break the full timers, the company wants to save money
barrowc
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: Duty Holders

Post by barrowc »

If you're the actual duty holder and there's no agreed revision activity affecting that specific duty then your union rep should be all over this
korky
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Re: Duty Holders

Post by korky »

Used to happen at ours when they actually trained new starters up, think it was for 6 weeks, but the duty holder making way got an extra payment for it, not sure exactly but it was a decent wad p/w
maisymoo04
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Re: Duty Holders

Post by maisymoo04 »

Judgee wrote:and????


Is that it?


Why would they make you a reserve and give someone your duty?

yes they can do it but why are they doing it what are you not telling us? :hmmmm
Correct judge never heard crap like it ever :whistle :whistle
"Some day I will have the bottle to take the money"
Wild Rover
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Location: Jockistan

Re: Duty Holders

Post by Wild Rover »

Work to time so it doesn't really make much difference except you'll not see the regular customers. I am a great advocate of working to time. Busier days the better = less time to deliver...think about it!
barrowc
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: Duty Holders

Post by barrowc »

pink panther is listed in the Mail Centre/Processing group so being a reserve could potentially mean a different shift (early/back/night). Moving someone off their allocated duty and replacing them with someone else isn't on
bogstandard
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Re: Duty Holders

Post by bogstandard »

barrowc wrote:pink panther is listed in the Mail Centre/Processing group so being a reserve could potentially mean a different shift (early/back/night). Moving someone off their allocated duty and replacing them with someone else isn't on
not without prior agreement from the individual concerned. the only thing set in stone is your start /finish times and your m/r, how they occupy the rest is up to them.
if this isn't happening get the local then area rep involved if you're a member of course.
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