1 in 4's

trouble · Post by **trouble** » 29 Jan 2018, 13:17

If you work in an office with say 100 staff and every1 is doing the same job is it fair that 80 out of the 100 get a long weekend every 4 weeks and the other 20 don't even though some of the 20 who don't have high seniority.
Is this not some form of discrimination on RM's part or secondary discrimination?

Kobi72 · Post by **Kobi72** » 29 Jan 2018, 16:14

No it's not fair at all..but those who get the 1 in 4 just don't care about the people who don't get it...you try & mention this in the office & they all start crying like babies...

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 29 Jan 2018, 16:49

trouble wrote:If you work in an office with say 100 staff and every1 is doing the same job is it fair that 80 out of the 100 get a long weekend every 4 weeks and the other 20 don't even though some of the 20 who don't have high seniority.
Is this not some form of discrimination on RM's part or secondary discrimination?

At first glance, it appears unfair. However its difficult to say with any certainty.

Duty structures, whether its the result of a repick vote in by the members, and other issues to numerous to mention will all have an effect, So without more background cant say either way.

Pidleypoo · Post by **Pidleypoo** » 30 Jan 2018, 15:37

Was a leave reserve for over ten years and hardly ever got any Saturdays off, never mind actual long weekends.
I did everything you could possibly do to change it but the union or management do not want to do anything about it.
I now have a one in four duty and think I derserve the weekends I’m now getting.
It is down to duty structure but Royal Mail and the union need to address leave reserves issues with this.

gerardy · Post by **gerardy** » 31 Jan 2018, 21:45

Duty structures are due to change slightly in our office but still a number of staff will not be recieving a 1 in 4 despite previous promises from managers. Not fair at all and nobody seems to care

Postmanjack · Post by **Postmanjack** » 01 Feb 2018, 14:16

Approach union and ask for the same perks has a 1in 4
If you on same contracted hrs it is discrimation in my book they ain’t got their own rules I would challenge this

salomon2 · Post by **salomon2** » 02 Feb 2018, 11:42

I'm a leave reserve and in 3 years have had 1 long weekend as I happened to be covering the same round for 2 weeks and it was luck that it was the duty holders long weekend!!