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days off for xmas?

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RetroJunkie
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days off for xmas?

Post by RetroJunkie »

call me stupid but it is 4 days from xmas day onward?
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Re: days off for xmas?

Post by pinstripe »

It is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. All due back for start of shift Tuesday, unless it's your day off!
RetroJunkie
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Re: days off for xmas?

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awesome thanks :thumbup
bensonhedge
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Re: days off for xmas?

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Unless you go in Monday to put mon and tues d2d in.
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Re: days off for xmas?

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bensonhedge wrote:Unless you go in Monday to put mon and tues d2d in.
I'm thinking of going in on Friday to prep them and then on Saturday to deliver them.
It will make next week that bit easier and I won't have to suffer the in-laws. :wink:
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steve522
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Re: days off for xmas?

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i got tuesday off!!
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Re: days off for xmas?

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steve522 wrote:i got tuesday off!!
Me to :-)
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Re: days off for xmas?

Post by Dorset Plodder »

motherhubbard wrote:
bensonhedge wrote:Unless you go in Monday to put mon and tues d2d in.
I'm thinking of going in on Friday to prep them and then on Saturday to deliver them.
It will make next week that bit easier and I won't have to suffer the in-laws. :wink:
You may laugh Mother but I expect there's some sad bastard out there in a quiet little SPDO doing just that! :shock: We've had sad buggers coming in on their Saturday off (after the duties have gone out) just to throw off their households for the next week! :crazy: Bet the DOM loves them....all those hours he's saving towards HIS BONUS. You just can't train that kind of stupid. :arrrghhh
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Re: days off for xmas?

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It's actually an illness I think these people have. Like the one's who get treated like s**t all year then still give money in when someone comes round asking if they want to give some money for a wip rond for the lino :arrrghhh :arrrghhh
OnAFlyer
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Re: days off for xmas?

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12 days off for me starting yesterday :nana
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gand wrote:It's actually an illness I think these people have. Like the one's who get treated like s**t all year then still give money in when someone comes round asking if they want to give some money for a wip rond for the lino :arrrghhh :arrrghhh
I would contribute to have one roundly whipped :Very Happy
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Re: days off for xmas?

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Rumour has it that if it's your long weekend (i.e Sat & Mon off) you can't claim the days back (or get paid for them) because they're Non-Service Days, when we're not delivering. Can anyone clarify this or is it just more Management BS? :hmmmm
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Re: days off for xmas?

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Dorset Plodder wrote:Rumour has it that if it's your long weekend (i.e Sat & Mon off) you can't claim the days back (or get paid for them) because they're Non-Service Days, when we're not delivering. Can anyone clarify this or is it just more Management BS? :hmmmm
If they told you that you cant claim ANY days then its BS.

If they told you you can't claim for Saturday then thats true, thats the only non service day. Fri and Monday can be claimed.
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Re: days off for xmas?

Post by Dorset Plodder »

Thanks for the info....Guess whose Day Off was Saturday? Merry Christmas and thanks for all your hard work! :sad:
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Re: days off for xmas?

Post by Dorset Plodder »

I've resigned myself to losing a day off .....however what's the difference with it being a Non-Service Day? It is an official English Bank Holiday isn't it? I would have thought we would have been able to claw it back as usual....or is it just a crafty way off saving possibly 10-20,000 Posties Saturday Pay? No they wouldn't do that would they? :whistle
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