ANNOUNCEMENT : ALL OF ROYAL MAIL'S EMPLOYMENT POLICIES (AGREEMENTS) AT A GLANCE (Updated 2021)... HERE

ANNOUNCEMENT : PLEASE BE AWARE WE ARE NOT ON FACEBOOK AT ALL!

How long into January.....

Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
luddite
Posts: 451
Joined: 06 May 2008, 20:24

How long into January.....

Post by luddite »

.....before your DOM announces changes?
More lapsing
Mail dropping
New start or finish times
End of 4 day weeks/ Wally's/ nine day fortnights
I predict next Tues! :nana
Happy New Year. :dance
wacko74
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 1572
Joined: 04 Apr 2009, 20:35
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by wacko74 »

Been lapsing since the 27th here.
Biker Mouse
Posts: 543
Joined: 19 Oct 2009, 18:37
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by Biker Mouse »

Yesterday! Trying it again on Wednesday but he’s got no chance on my walk!
BAILEY21
Posts: 25
Joined: 01 Sep 2017, 17:54
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by BAILEY21 »

Same here,lapsing since 27th,well they asked but didn't get,we were snowed under on new year's eve,was everyone else?
miles_peters
Posts: 298
Joined: 19 Jul 2014, 12:29
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by miles_peters »

BAILEY21 wrote:Same here,lapsing since 27th,well they asked but didn't get,we were snowed under on new year's eve,was everyone else?
no new years eve was as light as a feather, I was done by 11am
yubin282
Posts: 993
Joined: 25 Jul 2014, 19:18
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by yubin282 »

lapsed on 29th and NYE
centenaryman
Posts: 512
Joined: 12 Jan 2010, 20:31
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by centenaryman »

miles_peters wrote:
BAILEY21 wrote:Same here,lapsing since 27th,well they asked but didn't get,we were snowed under on new year's eve,was everyone else?
no new years eve was as light as a feather, I was done by 11am

mmm it was lightish at our gaff......anybody that got back early was kept in the office till 230pm finishing time,,,,,,,doing anything,,,,deads... d2d...whatever they could find to annoy u
rambo1
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 3266
Joined: 12 Jun 2013, 20:00
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by rambo1 »

centenaryman wrote:
miles_peters wrote:
BAILEY21 wrote:Same here,lapsing since 27th,well they asked but didn't get,we were snowed under on new year's eve,was everyone else?
no new years eve was as light as a feather, I was done by 11am

mmm it was lightish at our gaff......anybody that got back early was kept in the office till 230pm finishing time,,,,,,,doing anything,,,,deads... d2d...whatever they could find to annoy u
Just got back before office closed at 4pm . Wish i worked in another office new yrs eve. Any other offices fail collection as it was Saturday times wagon was long gone before most colod got back. Oops.
Tank
Posts: 206
Joined: 27 Sep 2010, 12:15
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by Tank »

Lucky, we lapsed Xmas eve!
Chalky13
Posts: 155
Joined: 10 Nov 2018, 05:29
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by Chalky13 »

Lapsed last week and it’s now going to be double lapsing this week!

On top of which, the line manager is utterly incompetent and keeps leaving frames unprepped due to staff shortage
Celgar
Posts: 2795
Joined: 01 Nov 2017, 17:11
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by Celgar »

RM run decisions on lapsing based on forecasts of predicted amounts of mail rather than on the amount of mail actually arriving. Then the pressure falls on DOMs to either stand their ground and say we are too busy to lapse or capitulate and give us more to deliver. I think the next few weeks at least are theoretically marked down as it being possible to lapse.
The views I express here are mine alone and do not represent the views of Royal Mail Group.
Rapidryan88
Posts: 167
Joined: 26 Apr 2018, 13:04
Gender: Male

How long into January.....

Post by Rapidryan88 »

Celgar wrote:RM run decisions on lapsing based on forecasts of predicted amounts of mail rather than on the amount of mail actually arriving. Then the pressure falls on DOMs to either stand their ground and say we are too busy to lapse or capitulate and give us more to deliver. I think the next few weeks at least are theoretically marked down as it being possible to lapse.
In ours they just added the lapsing to other people’s frames so it’s no longer lapsing it’s just part of the walk which I think is a joke.
Brandy
EX ROYAL MAIL
Posts: 729
Joined: 12 Sep 2011, 21:03
Gender: Female

How long into January.....

Post by Brandy »

Rapidryan88 wrote:
Celgar wrote:RM run decisions on lapsing based on forecasts of predicted amounts of mail rather than on the amount of mail actually arriving. Then the pressure falls on DOMs to either stand their ground and say we are too busy to lapse or capitulate and give us more to deliver. I think the next few weeks at least are theoretically marked down as it being possible to lapse.
In ours they just added the lapsing to other people’s frames so it’s no longer lapsing it’s just part of the walk which I think is a joke.
Then I bet you will get extra lapsing on top! I can remember being told by management that when a round was taken out and dissolved round all the other deliveries that would be it and that there would be no more lapsing!! What a bloody joke,that didnt last long before lapsing started again,and then more rounds taken out.No wonder no one trusts RM and their management. :no no