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joemck
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Post by joemck »

I've been on success factors ands there are three jobs I'm Interested in applying for. They are in G1-4 DO, G41/42 and G5 DO, and also G21/22. Being from a rural town. With the delivery office Being a shambles to be honest, I would imagine it can't get any worse but I could be wrong. Just wondering if anybody works or has worked in these DOs before and can tell me what it is like to work in, overtimee situation and so on. Also the difference between working in the city vs working in a rural town for royal mail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
malkmus
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Post by malkmus »

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Creditshampoo
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Post by Creditshampoo »

What's the odds keeping contract hours the same when you transfer now that's the question
joemck
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Post by joemck »

Most of the contracts I'm seeing are 25-30 hours per week. As I'm on a 25 looks like it will be pretty easy to get up to 30 from jobs I've seen come up
ej88
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Post by ej88 »

Iv worked in the g1-4 depot when i first started. Big turnover of staff when i was there. I get email's every couple of months saying they are looking for staff. Take from that what you will :)
Scotland1990
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Post by Scotland1990 »

How long do you have to be in royal mail before asking for a transfer? Also who do you ask?
South_London_Postie
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Post by South_London_Postie »

I remember seeing a document in my welcome pack stating you need to have done 6 months service before you can transfer. I don't know how strict they are on that though.
clashcityrocker
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Post by clashcityrocker »

joemck wrote:Most of the contracts I'm seeing are 25-30 hours per week. As I'm on a 25 looks like it will be pretty easy to get up to 30 from jobs I've seen come up
It may be that you will be doing a much longer delivery for those extra hours.
I believe some deliveries in the G postcode area a re now well in excess of 4 hours.
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joemck
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Post by joemck »

We are on four and a half at least where I am haha