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dennyboycox
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start date for xmas casuals

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APPROX what date does the rm or angard start working the casuals at???? is it november or december any1 have any idea??
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dennyboycox wrote:APPROX what date does the rm or angard start working the casuals at???? is it november or december any1 have any idea??

It depends what the traffic levels are predicted to be, but yes some can start mid to late November and the bulk usually start first week of December.
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skemar007
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Mine starts 2nd of December
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Re: start date for xmas casuals

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skemar007 wrote:Mine starts 2nd of December
what office mate?
daniellet478
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Mine starts on 2nd december
Rivaluk
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Post by Rivaluk »

I Start 24th of November - 24th December, induction is on the first day.
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I start Monday 1st December. Got email yesterday saying that I had passed security checks.
skemar007
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dennyboycox wrote:
skemar007 wrote:Mine starts 2nd of December
what office mate?
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Re: start date for xmas casuals

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Novemeber 24th (Nights) at Peterborough (Shrewsbury Avenue)
ste1969
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I start on the 3rd november bristol outhouse on nights.
wamdue
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Re: start date for xmas casuals

Post by wamdue »

right I have just started a 3 month temp job, but as my post above suggests I start Novemeber 24th.

How long should I wait to tell Royal Mail, I wont be working for them this year?
samfuller09
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Post by samfuller09 »

24th
wamdue
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Re: start date for xmas casuals

Post by wamdue »

ive told them now, seemed to be the decent thing to do, both for Royal Mail and whoever replaces me.