postie job now vs 20-25 years ago

[arnold cheshire]

not been around 25 years but just over 10 years ago

5.00 am start
5.15 sorting
5.45 sorting done
7.00 out on delivery, probably 3 very full bags or 4 comfortable. about 2-3 packets in each
9.10 back at office for break till 9.50
9.50 pick up the 2nd delivery mail (consisting on average 5-10 letters)
9.55 head out for 2nd delivery
10.25 all delivered and go straight home

Saturday

5.00 am start
5.15 sorting
5.45 sorting done
7.00 out on delivery, probably 3 comfortable bags. about 2-3 packets in each
9.00 back at office and go home

keep in mind that daily hours were shorter because of a 6 day week. But on reflection the amount of abuse our bodies take now a shorter day and 6 days would probably be better, with the nice early finishes on Saturdays.

5 day week started 13 years ago some of us had to do 2 second deliveries while others where indoors sorting mailsort for the next day

5 day week wasn't as long as 13 years ago, was still a 6 day week when I started in 2003.

it was 2001 can tbt confirm ?

[Ozzvaldo]

In my unit, 90% of full-time duties were already 5 day attendances when I started in 1992 (8 hours 59 minute span on weekdays, 5 hours 29 minutes span on Saturdays, SA payment on Saturday off weeks), and had been for a couple of years prior to that. The other 10%, and all part-time duties, were 6 day attendance. By 1996, every duty in the office had been converted to 5 day attendance following a revision.

[Craig_Fairbrass]

I think it may have been 2003 as it came in the same time as two deliveries stopped didn't it?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

March 2004 was the official date for all Delivery Units to go to a 5 day 40 hour working week. Though some units were already on it by local agreement, and some are still on a 6 day week with SA being used for Saturday attendances.

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d) In conjunction with the introduction of the single daily delivery, all operational grades within each unit will move on to a 5 day week, with all full-time employees moving to a standard 40 hour week.