Repicks

[superfurrychub]

In my office we had 10 collection duties and after a revision this has been reduced to 9, a colleague has lost his duty but not his job as he was going to be reassigned as a spare driver, however after consulting his union rep it has been decided that he can pick a duty that has been changed, so he picks from one of three duties that are deemed to have been changed by 25% this has a knock on effect as the guy who's duty he's taken must also choose a duty, he chooses mine leaving me as a full time spare driver, is this procedure correct ?, does the "mini" re-pick only involve the duties that have changed the most or should all of them have gone into the pot ?, I have almost 20 yrs service under my belt but lose my duty even though three other guys are below me in the seniority table ?.

[gazza1966]

What should happen is all the duties that have changed by 25% or more put into the resign hat so all 3 jobs should be in the hat, so basically all 3 lose their duties then a resign is done on seniority so you will have have a pick before the other 2 if you are senior.

[rehabron]

In my office we had 10 collection duties and after a revision this has been reduced to 9, a colleague has lost his duty but not his job as he was going to be reassigned as a spare driver, however after consulting his union rep it has been decided that he can pick a duty that has been changed, so he picks from one of three duties that are deemed to have been changed by 25% this has a knock on effect as the guy who's duty he's taken must also choose a duty, he chooses mine leaving me as a full time spare driver, is this procedure correct ?, does the "mini" re-pick only involve the duties that have changed the most or should all of them have gone into the pot ?, I have almost 20 yrs service under my belt but lose my duty even though three other guys are below me in the seniority table ?.

You are being confused over the procedures for a full resign and a revision. In the scenario that you have described your office has carried out a revision more than likely to be instigated by savings which your union rep has endorsed. This revision has resulted in a colleague losing his/her signed duty and in effect this person has become a surplus employee and will then come under the umbrella of the MTSF agreement where management will offer a suitable alternative in relation to allowances and starting and finishing times. This displaced colleague would have to have a reasonable argument in refusing this other suitable duty and by doing so would effect any protective payments which would suit management or this person would become a supernumerary spare dependant on seniority. Of the 9 duties that have been adjusted 3 of these 9 have received a significant impact change and now bear no resemblance in content or starting and finishing times, allowances etc. from when they were originally signed for and are now in a repack while the remaining 6 duties have been subjected to a minimal change and are being retained. In all cases the repick will be on a seniority basis as per the Way Forward Agreement resourcing.