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1 in 4 saturdays

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
gunnerj
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Post by gunnerj »

Has anybody heard if the 1 in 4 Saturdays are going back to 1 in 6 , rumour going round our office they may be due to sickness levels up. :arrrghhh
Jefferson Starfish
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Location: Greendale DO

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Post by Jefferson Starfish »

Never had 1 in 4 at ours, it's always been 1 in 6.
arnold cheshire
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Post by arnold cheshire »

You have to work a longer week to have one in four Saturdays off did you think royal mail just give you an extra Saturday off?
GT85
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Location: ASDO

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Post by GT85 »

We're all here because we're not all there
arnold cheshire
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Post by arnold cheshire »

We have 3 in 12 sats off
gunnerj
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Post by gunnerj »

arnold cheshire wrote:You have to work a longer week to have one in four Saturdays off did you think royal mail just give you an extra Saturday off?
we don't , rotating day off but we work every Thursday and Friday to get more Saturdays
stephen.cal87
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Joined: 19 May 2016, 12:59
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Post by stephen.cal87 »

Some of us don't even get rotating days or 1 in 6 off. Only get a sat off when on holidays for the week.
Clared
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Post by Clared »

1 in 6 at our place
streetwalker
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Joined: 09 Sep 2008, 14:02
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Post by streetwalker »

We get 1in 4 Saturdays in our office. Rotating days off except Tuesday and Wednesday. Long weekend every 4th week.
Part time don't work Tuesday or Wednesday
South_London_Postie
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Post by South_London_Postie »

Streetwalker, so do the part timers get royally shafted in your DO by not getting 1 in 4 Saturdays off too ?