Why 'o' why 'o' why??

Number1 · Post by **Number1** » 31 Oct 2007, 17:48

What time are people in here allowed to leave their office to start their walks?? On Tuesday the most crazy stupid thing happend in our office (Sale, Manchester) The manager told people that he would let us leave after his team talk. I use the words 'Team talk' losely because if you say anything back to him or question what he has just said he calls an end to the meeting. Anyhow somebody did say somthing to him and this anoyed so he then told us that nobody is to leave the office before 10:15! He kept us all in until 10:45 on moday and said that he is going to keep us in until 10:45 on thursday and friday aswell. When questioned by staff why we could not leave he said its because we are paid till 14:15 and we must work our hours. Well fair enough but when 90% of the office is bagged up and ready to go at about 9:15 its a joke! How are we working our hours sat around for 1 and a half hours??So basically my manager spits his dummy out all the time and changed the rules every 10minutes just to try and build his ego and "get one over" on his staff!! Sad Sad little man. Thing he has lost the plot BIG time!

kinmad4it · Post by **kinmad4it** » 31 Oct 2007, 17:51

Will you still be able to complete your delivery in time if he keeps you in till 10.45?
If not may I suggest cutting off

Number1 · Post by **Number1** » 31 Oct 2007, 17:55

People have said to him I will not be able to complete my delivery to which his reply is "yes you will". Naturally people then say ok then I will just cut off and bring bags back "his reply to this is whatever mail you talk out of this office you are agreeing to deliver, if you bring mail back I will suspend you" One guy nearly came to blows with him about this!

madelin4 · Post by **madelin4** » 31 Oct 2007, 17:56

Leaving at 10.45am does not allow for your 15 mins travel time out and 15 mins travel time back, which means you should be leaving the office def no later than 10.15am!

kinmad4it · Post by **kinmad4it** » 31 Oct 2007, 18:00

I'm guessing you either have no union rep or a very weak one if he's allowed to walk all over you like this.

Number1 · Post by **Number1** » 31 Oct 2007, 18:01

whooppss forgot to mention we have bloody strange hours in are office:-

Monday,Thursday,Friday 06:15-14:45
Tuesday, Wednesday 06:15-14:15
Saturday 06:15-12:00

kinmad4it · Post by **kinmad4it** » 31 Oct 2007, 18:10

Your Saturday looks a lot better than ours
06.15 - 13.45 :cfo :lfo

simply_the_best · Post by **simply_the_best** » 31 Oct 2007, 18:31

kinmad4it wrote:Your Saturday looks a lot better than ours
06.15 - 13.45 :cfo :lfo

and yours is better than mine, 0630 - 1430 :cfo :lfo

johnnyp · Post by **johnnyp** » 31 Oct 2007, 18:35

Ours 05.30-15.30 4 day week

peedofpostie · Post by **peedofpostie** » 31 Oct 2007, 19:45

simply_the_best wrote:
kinmad4it wrote:Your Saturday looks a lot better than ours
06.15 - 13.45 :cfo :lfo

and yours is better than mine, 0630 - 1430 :cfo :lfo

ours is 05.45 - 13.30 i think how f****d up is this company when no does the same hours i thought that was why they moved all our times so we d all be the same

meweavy · Post by **meweavy** » 01 Nov 2007, 13:38

it seems as though every office has different start and finish times,which is wierd..

ours is
0600-1400 mon -sat.

is there more than one office up and down the country with the same start and finish times.

fatherchristmas · Post by **fatherchristmas** » 01 Nov 2007, 13:43

0615-1415 saturday as well way to go watford!

hooniebagoonie · Post by **hooniebagoonie** » 01 Nov 2007, 17:24

my 318 says im due to leave my office at 10.35...10 mins travelling time first letter 10.45
3 and a half hours delivery takes me to 14.15 10 mins back duty finishes at 14.25
this is subject to change by the screws on a daily basis due to operational needs which means ther having us out of the office by 9.30 and then wondering why people are finishing early
i will try and get a complete copy of it and post it on here

oh you wont get me im part of the union till the day i die(dont you just love the strawbs)

peedofpostie · Post by **peedofpostie** » 02 Nov 2007, 18:36

this is our hours for the week 5.45 - 14.15 mon 6.30 - 1415 tues 6.00 - 14 .15 wed thurs fri & sat 06 .15 - 13 1330 all the post offices shut at 1230 so we dont take specials and we dont take packets that wont go through the letter box incase we have to pouch them off another f***ing great idea from royal mail

LDV 350 · Post by **LDV 350** » 02 Nov 2007, 18:40

johnnypick wrote:Ours 05.30-15.30 4 day week

does this affect your annual leave? our rep thinks that royal mail claw back your leave if you do a 4 day week