New working times

Post by **Andyajb277** » 27 Mar 2020, 16:47

So our depo gets message on pda all drivers to start 45 mins later as from Monday finish time will be 45 later
Because of coronaviurs and dropping parcels volumes
Reason is fair enough so we miss night shift in the morning leaving
Also auto route to be used
Union wants the changes
Maybe we should have been asked if we want to lose the 45 mins at the end of the day instead
For me getting shopping from the supermarket is going to be a lot harder less time less choice
Any other depos the same ?

Post by **iainwilson** » 27 Mar 2020, 16:59

Was told we would be using autoroute because of dropping volumes. No mention of changing start times. I thought you had to get it in writing 28 days in advance of change to start time.

2yearpostie · Post by **2yearpostie** » 27 Mar 2020, 17:04

Parcelforce guys, you can have some of royal mail oversized if you want, we are worse than christmas!

Post by **Stokepf** » 27 Mar 2020, 17:56

Will surely put more pressure on the timed parcels especially the 9’s and 10’s

Post by **Andyajb277** » 27 Mar 2020, 17:57

9 and 10 are finished for now

Post by **Andyajb277** » 27 Mar 2020, 17:59

Also union agreed times for night shift cross over

Post by **Takeitforaride** » 28 Mar 2020, 10:26

2yearpostie wrote:Parcelforce guys, you can have some of royal mail oversized if you want, we are worse than christmas!

Prices have just been changed so post is getting more work. A shoe box sized parcel upto 3kg used to be cheaper with Parcelforce (£12.99) It’s changed last week and it’s now cheaper with RM (£8.99)

Post by **Andyajb277** » 28 Mar 2020, 10:57

Royal mail is our biggest problem they want to make them a parcel company hopefully they will make us royal mail large or something stupid
The only good thing about us is rex

Post by **cantonkid1955** » 29 Mar 2020, 10:50

Takeitforaride wrote:
2yearpostie wrote:Parcelforce guys, you can have some of royal mail oversized if you want, we are worse than christmas!
Prices have just been changed so post is getting more work. A shoe box sized parcel upto 3kg used to be cheaper with Parcelforce (£12.99) It’s changed last week and it’s now cheaper with RM (£8.99)

That's the problem,,Rico is pitting Royal Mail against Parcelforce..
Rico is not building 3 super hubs for nothing..he wants to transform RM from a business that delivers letters and packages into a business that delivers parcels and letters..and with work now drying up for Parcelforce ,myself and many others fear for the future of the business as more and more companies and the general public will be price conscience ,plus a whole raft of business will never recover from this virus..
People have hit the reset button and realised that it doesn't matter if they don't have the newest trainers,.business is in freefall.

Post by **Andyajb277** » 29 Mar 2020, 11:50

Boss thinks we will just move over to royal mail sprinter
Who knows tbh I need to get out 20 years service now at my mental limit

Post by **iainwilson** » 29 Mar 2020, 15:05

And DPD has taken some of the Screwfix contract

Post by **jaychips** » 29 Mar 2020, 18:15

iainwilson↓
New working times
Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:05 pm
And DPD has taken some of the Screwfix contract

Bet they haven’t taken the rads

Post by **Nightbreed99** » 29 Mar 2020, 19:04

jaychips wrote:iainwilson↓
New working times
Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:05 pm
And DPD has taken some of the Screwfix contract

Bet they haven’t taken the rads

I think they've kindly left us the radiators and boilers.

Post by **Andyajb277** » 29 Mar 2020, 21:00

Did not know about screfix that's going to be a problem

Post by **iainwilson** » 01 Apr 2020, 19:14

Closed on sundays until further notice