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Can you get sacked for.....

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andy3665
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Can you get sacked for.....

Post by andy3665 »

I see people taking pictures of their loaded vans and putting them on facebook. Can you get sacked for this?
Lincox
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Re: Can you get sacked for.....

Post by Lincox »

You can get sacked for overloading your van.
fishtank
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Re: Can you get sacked for.....

Post by fishtank »

andy3665 wrote:I see people taking pictures of their loaded vans and putting them on facebook. Can you get sacked for this?
Restrictions on the use of personal mobile and camera phones

Filming or photography on any Royal Mail Group site, or of Royal Mail Group operations,
could jeopardise the security of our business. Therefore employees are not permitted to:

Record, film or take photographs on Royal Mail Group premises, or in Royal Mail
Group vehicles, without the express prior permission of the site manager or person
in control

Film or distribute materials which could harm our commercial reputation, or cause
offence to colleagues
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billyboy123
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Re: Can you get sacked for.....

Post by billyboy123 »

i think people need to be very careful what they put on facebook
brandydoguk
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Re: Can you get sacked for.....

Post by brandydoguk »

billyboy123 wrote:i think people need to be very careful what they put on facebook
Too true, one idiot in our office rang in sick and then posted pics of that day's trip to the seaside......... :arrrghhh
Lounge Lizard
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Re: Can you get sacked for.....

Post by Lounge Lizard »

brandydoguk wrote:
billyboy123 wrote:i think people need to be very careful what they put on facebook
Too true, one idiot in our office rang in sick and then posted pics of that day's trip to the seaside......... :arrrghhh
- and it's through "idiots" like that that Royal Mail have such a low tolerance of sick absence that some with three genuine absences find themselves out of a job. :sad:
maisymoo04
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Re: Can you get sacked for.....

Post by maisymoo04 »

fishtank wrote:
andy3665 wrote:I see people taking pictures of their loaded vans and putting them on facebook. Can you get sacked for this?
Restrictions on the use of personal mobile and camera phones

Filming or photography on any Royal Mail Group site, or of Royal Mail Group operations,
could jeopardise the security of our business. Therefore employees are not permitted to:

Record, film or take photographs on Royal Mail Group premises, or in Royal Mail
Group vehicles, without the express prior permission of the site manager or person
in control

Film or distribute materials which could harm our commercial reputation, or cause
offence to colleagues
Should see the stuff some postie has on his phone in our place :silenced :silenced :silenced :silenced :nervous
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Thunderthighs
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Re: Can you get sacked for.....

Post by Thunderthighs »

But, if your manager says, theres a Dog Warning listed in the Walk Log, and there isnt....

Pictures of this lack of detail tell a thousand words.

And provide indisputable evidence.
Gazza1
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Re: Can you get sacked for.....

Post by Gazza1 »

Can you get sacked for a momentary lapse of judgement? ie - walking away from ur hct for a matter of seconds then realising u left a bag on top?
TrueBlueTerrier
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Re: Can you get sacked for.....

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

Gazza1 wrote:Can you get sacked for a momentary lapse of judgement? ie - walking away from ur hct for a matter of seconds then realising u left a bag on top?
That certainly depends on the context of the incident.

No one saw, it was really a few seconds and in a low risk area - Probably not, unless there is a pattern of previous incidents.

It was nicked during those few seconds - certainly sacking is a possibility for failure to safeguard.

It was more than a few seconds and was seen by the IB or a manager and reported - yes

It will all be down to the circumstances of the case, the judgement of the manager and if dismissal is a reasonable outcome in that particular case.
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