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Working My Holiday

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

So the DOM has managed to get rid of a week's leave in the office (which someone else might be needing or you could have used later)
but at a cost of the OT to his budget.

How much lapsing/absorption has everybody else in the office had to do to save him enough dosh in his OT budget to do this?
Speedylegs59
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Post by Speedylegs59 »

Can't believe this has even popped into somebody's mind!! Lol.
Anyhow, it is a fact you are at work OR on leave. I think he will let you do the work and worry about fiddling the books later......and if it can't be done prepare for a big roll of laughter from DOM..
arnold cheshire
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Post by arnold cheshire »

OK I'm not offering any advice ignorant
number one
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Post by number one »

Yeah it can be done and is done frequently. I know people who have carried over so many weeks leave over the years one guy had 10.5 week leave accumulated. He decided to book 6 weeks and work the other 4.5 weeks so got paid 40+ hours overtime each week. Maximum overtime was 30 hours per week so carried the 10+ over to the following week. This meant if he didn’t do any overtime the following week he still got his 10 hours overtime paid from the week before
ballsup
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Post by ballsup »

Way Forward Agreement

Section 4 Annual Leave

Taking Leave


Employees may not attend the office whilst on annual or other leave. This means that employees may not attend the office to work overtime or Scheduled Attendance.
aiden01
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Post by aiden01 »

number one wrote:Yeah it can be done and is done frequently. I know people who have carried over so many weeks leave over the years one guy had 10.5 week leave accumulated. He decided to book 6 weeks and work the other 4.5 weeks so got paid 40+ hours overtime each week. Maximum overtime was 30 hours per week so carried the 10+ over to the following week. This meant if he didn’t do any overtime the following week he still got his 10 hours overtime paid from the week before
So lets all just say f--k the cwu whats the point of national agreements.. or will posties be like management pick an choose whatever suits them.
aiden01
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Post by aiden01 »

ballsup wrote:Way Forward Agreement

Section 4 Annual Leave

Taking Leave


Employees may not attend the office whilst on annual or other leave. This means that employees may not attend the office to work overtime or Scheduled Attendance.
And some people will still not believe. people cant get leave regulary yet some want to work annual leave f--king crazy :roll: :roll: :roll:
rambo1
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Post by rambo1 »

Vickihamill1 wrote:Get a life seriously.
This! Do you pay for extra leave out yer wages too? If so, you're paying for your holiday pay anyway out your wages the rest of the year. Just take the time off for goodness sake. Coming up to the busiest time of the year, and you want to do more? Mad.
maisymoo04
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Post by maisymoo04 »

sad really happened in our office we have a few sad people who come in on holiday . think its wrong because some of the posties who needed that week off couldn't get it and the sad people with no life our coming in working . should just do what I do when they come in call them sad and get a life and soon gets to them then the hissing comes into it then B AND H come into mind :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :silenced :silenced
"Some day I will have the bottle to take the money"
number one
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Post by number one »

maisymoo04 wrote:sad really happened in our office we have a few sad people who come in on holiday . think its wrong because some of the posties who needed that week off couldn't get it and the sad people with no life our coming in working . should just do what I do when they come in call them sad and get a life and soon gets to them then the hissing comes into it then B AND H come into mind :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :silenced :silenced
So you’re admitting you’re a bully? Thats nice. If you think people working for double pay is sad then your opinion should be kept to yourself.
Last edited by number one on 04 Nov 2018, 19:45, edited 1 time in total.
kookoo32
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Post by kookoo32 »

TheTrolleyMan wrote:If I ever got that desperate id sell some of my shares first
Everyone's circumstances are different. Some people haven't been in the business long enough so don't have shares to sell.
panch1989
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Post by panch1989 »

You should never work annual leave. People who do are jokes. The I'm alright jack's. Unfortunately this company is rotten and it's not just the management. The culture is unbelievable
maisymoo04
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Post by maisymoo04 »

number one wrote:
maisymoo04 wrote:sad really happened in our office we have a few sad people who come in on holiday . think its wrong because some of the posties who needed that week off couldn't get it and the sad people with no life our coming in working . should just do what I do when they come in call them sad and get a life and soon gets to them then the hissing comes into it then B AND H come into mind :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :whistle :silenced :silenced
So you’re admitting you’re a bully? Thats nice. If you think people working for double pay is sad then your opinion should be kept to yourself.
no al just say it to there face thanks been in the job to long to care now no one does the job properly and no one is arsed I do the job properly take me break start at the correct time cut off at the correct time if I cant complete etc and don't come in on double pay ??? never heard that one before why is it £22 pound an hour now for coming in on leave ?? :cuppa :cuppa
"Some day I will have the bottle to take the money"
Creditshampoo
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Post by Creditshampoo »

Ozzvaldo wrote:we've had disputes in my office about this. Specifically, when somebody was unable to pick a particular holiday week in the middle of Summer (due to the leave allocation being full when it was their turn to choose) only to find that one of the people who had been allocated that particular week ended up working the whole week anyway.
I’ve had it before. Declined for a week....come in and someone is working their holiday. I absolutely lost it.
Pollyp
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Post by Pollyp »

Sure, not certain, that PSP will not accept any ot being entered onto,system if you are down as annual leave. If this IS the case your DOM will promise you the earth knowing full well that they won’t be able to pay your hours until,the week after so you’ll wait yet another week for your payment....... they aren’t doing you any favours just getting what they need to cover themselves