Lack of sorters.

Wild Cat · Post by **Wild Cat** » 02 Nov 2007, 18:28

The screws came round today and told us that everyone has to go on the IPS for the full hour(usually 1 hour 10) from Monday.

I was told that as I don't normally do the full sorting as my walk is so long that I will have to claim overtime every day.

I was not given any choice in the matter and do not really want to spend all afternoon out on delivery as it is bad for your health and is effectively taking someone else's job away.

The money you get for O/T is crap and I think I would be better off just cutting off.

peedofpostie · Post by **peedofpostie** » 02 Nov 2007, 18:30

we ve got 22 people on 22 hr contracts were only meant to have 9 everytime anyone leaves they are employing another 22hr contract the problem is these guys are actually earning more than me with all the ot because we have hardly any staff to prep thier walks

jack · Post by **jack** » 02 Nov 2007, 19:37

Basically its another one of :cfo :lfo masterplans on modernisation.

Make new starters P/T = hardly anyone on the IPS.

What a f***ing joke.Managers flapping and clueless,DO full to the hilt with crap still after IPS is finished at 8.50 am,you couldn't make it up,much more of this and its gonna be

postmanpot · Post by **postmanpot** » 02 Nov 2007, 19:46

my line manager threw all my backlogged mail in my frame lol thats how caring he is dont think the pillock can read never had so many missorts so it all got pouched off

hooniebagoonie · Post by **hooniebagoonie** » 02 Nov 2007, 20:10

well they actually want to have most people part time...when the walk sequencing comes in the plan is to have 1 postie throwing off 2 walks delivering 1 and say mrs X who wants a few hours a week can come in and do a couple of bags sfter she has dropped the kids off at school...that way they will save a fortune on NI contributions pension holiday and sick pay etc

OH YOU WONT GET ME IM PART OF THE UNION TILL THE DAY I DIE

Regal · Post by **Regal** » 03 Nov 2007, 14:16

In our office there are 29 of us doing rurals . 15 are PT 5 are bag carriers only that leaves 9 FT , 3 of which dont sort at all because of the distance they have to drive and so are allowed out early without sorting so there are 6 Ft left to sort at 6am but they dont they just prep their mech until the FT lot arrive .
Yes its a mess alsways was and will
Yes managers have helped sort most days

heapsy · Post by **heapsy** » 03 Nov 2007, 16:58

jack wrote:There's more people throwing off walks than sorting on the IPS in our office

Same in our office. We are really struggling now, especially since the change in start times. We went from 05.00 to 06.15 and you can really tell the difference

Post by **dvbuk55** » 03 Nov 2007, 17:14

There are going to be those who get away with murder, if you don't like it, do what he does - mimic his every move. If the supervisor then checks you without checking him tell him you are going for an harassment case as you feel you are being treated unfairly. Do it now! They don't want any aggro before the vote - have you noticed how people are being allowed to go early?

I mentioned to a manager just today how short of sorters we are - I sorted small packets then large packets from 0500 until 10.00 and there was still two full yorks left and the large packet deliveries would have taken an army to shift - his reply "I know - what can you do". Well I know what I'd do but he's the manager not me.