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Removal from driving

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HeilMoya
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Joined: 26 May 2010, 16:23
Gender: Male

Removal from driving

Post by HeilMoya »

Is there a procedure in place for wanting to refuse to drive?
I have been employed for years before P&L was implemented and have been driving for around a year after changeover training, but for several reasons I no longer really wish to do so as there's absolute no incentive to do so for them. Is it possible to remove myself from it? :hmmmm
hans solo
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Joined: 06 Feb 2011, 18:08
Gender: Male

Re: Removal from driving

Post by hans solo »

sign for walking duty
Lounge Lizard
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 06 Aug 2007, 21:54

Re: Removal from driving

Post by Lounge Lizard »

Involve your van in an unacceptable number of accidents. :crazy:
celerycelery
Posts: 675
Joined: 20 Sep 2007, 16:44

Re: Removal from driving

Post by celerycelery »

Just put it in writing to your dom, just be careful you weren't employed as a driver as I know some of the newer ones were but if that's not the case then a letter is fine.
rehabron
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Joined: 01 Jul 2012, 18:43
Gender: Male

Re: Removal from driving

Post by rehabron »

It would depend on the exact job description of your contract of employment. If your contract of employment states postman/postwoman then you can by writing a letter request to be removed from driving duties.
However if your contract of employment states postman/postwoman/driver then it would be more difficult to be removed from driving duties.
You will need to be careful how you proceed with this for if your contract does not show driver and there has been no adjustment made to include driving in the job description then you by putting in a written request to be removed is likely to succeed but RM could counteract this by saying there are no duties now available for you to cover and offer redundancy.