Work place coach

Dayman! · Post by **Dayman!** » 23 Oct 2017, 16:18

If you are asked to train somebody are you entitled to the weekly wpc allowance or to refuse?

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 23 Oct 2017, 16:44

Dayman! wrote:If you are asked to train somebody are you entitled to the weekly wpc allowance or to refuse?

You can't refuse as it would come under the as directed, but if a Coach is free to train I would certainly involve the Rep, as it would be a waste of money and resources.

Yes there is a daily training allowance and anyone who trains others when WPCs can't are entitled to it.

Edward Hunter · Post by **Edward Hunter** » 23 Oct 2017, 17:34

[quote="SpacePhoenix"]Probably the main flaw with WPCs is that generally all DOs (and probably all MCs) are always short on staff so havn't got the capacity to release the WPC to do whatever a WPC is meant to do

Spot on. All WPC duties should be done in duty time. But getting release time to do any of it is a different matter

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 23 Oct 2017, 18:39

How does anyone get trained on vanshare when the van only has 2 seats?

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 23 Oct 2017, 18:41

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
You can't refuse as it would come under the as directed.

Surely you need to be trained in the correct way to train before you can undertake any training of new entrants?

rodtheplod · Post by **rodtheplod** » 22 Jul 2018, 21:55

In our office they have a list of jobs that the managers consider as "training jobs". However they do not have WPC's on any of these jobs. A new start will spend 1 day with a WPC if they are lucky and then be put onto one of the "training jobs" to be trained properly by regular postie's, who are expected to do this for free.
We even have 1 WPC who doesn't drive and therefore doesn't take any people out to train, and he is the union rep.
In essence the idea of a WPC is good, however by what I have read on here it is not being utilised correctly.

Chelseablue · Post by **Chelseablue** » 25 Jul 2018, 05:10

Staff get harrased if they want to put in an hours ot but pAying someone £40 a week for doing nothing at all for weeks on end is ok is it? Imagine the money wasted on this all over Huge waste of money . !