Easter Saturday

gb93 · Post by **gb93** » 04 Apr 2020, 12:59

Dindin wrote:
gb93 wrote:In an act of goodwill or in the safety interests of its colleagues do you think royal mail will give us Easter Saturday off.
do you think they will give us the Tuesday off after Easter?

If it is in the safety interests of all RM staff then yeah I'm sure they will

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 04 Apr 2020, 14:50

gb93 wrote:
Dindin wrote:
gb93 wrote:In an act of goodwill or in the safety interests of its colleagues do you think royal mail will give us Easter Saturday off.
do you think they will give us the Tuesday off after Easter?
If it is in the safety interests of all RM staff then yeah I'm sure they will

Doubt they will, it'll be even busier with packets (probably even busier than the Tuesdays following Easter in previous years

gb93 · Post by **gb93** » 04 Apr 2020, 15:02

SpacePhoenix wrote:
gb93 wrote:
Dindin wrote:
gb93 wrote:In an act of goodwill or in the safety interests of its colleagues do you think royal mail will give us Easter Saturday off.
do you think they will give us the Tuesday off after Easter?
If it is in the safety interests of all RM staff then yeah I'm sure they will
Doubt they will, it'll be even busier with packets (probably even busier than the Tuesdays following Easter in previous years

Safety of employees 1st. Best interests of country 2nd. Then interest of RM operations a very unimportant afterthought.
So convinced RM not thinking about no of parcels & profits only best way of keeping us safe & if that means colleagues having an extra couple of days at home over easter they will make that call without hesitation

Bahia Feliz · Post by **Bahia Feliz** » 04 Apr 2020, 15:35

wallop wrote:It would make sense to move the next bank holiday back to the Mon.

Why? i've got 4 days off then,long weekend

Post by **CRIBMAD** » 04 Apr 2020, 16:31

gb93 wrote:In an act of goodwill or in the safety interests of its colleagues do you think royal mail will give us Easter Saturday off.

is that a serious question ?

Post by **Pathfinder** » 04 Apr 2020, 17:22

Saturday off?

We're apparently lapsing 3 rounds next week..

Strong bull · Post by **Strong bull** » 04 Apr 2020, 18:24

Pathfinder wrote:Saturday off?

We're apparently lapsing 3 rounds next week..

Quite frankly they can lapse as many dutys as they like and give me 20 d2d matters not to me

Start time, prep time , disinfect and check van time , delivery time,pop back to wash after 2 loops then full break back out and back 15 mins before end of finish give whats left to manager,give van a wipe down then bang on time bye until next day.
That's the way you want it then that's the way I'm doing it

Happy days

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 04 Apr 2020, 18:39

SpacePhoenix wrote:
gb93 wrote:
Dindin wrote:
gb93 wrote:In an act of goodwill or in the safety interests of its colleagues do you think royal mail will give us Easter Saturday off.
do you think they will give us the Tuesday off after Easter?
If it is in the safety interests of all RM staff then yeah I'm sure they will
Doubt they will, it'll be even busier with packets (probably even busier than the Tuesdays following Easter in previous years

busier than Christmas for packets at present. busiest ive known for a very long time if not THE busiest. obvious the lockdown is the reason with people stuck in the house with nothing to do, so they all seem to be ordering stuff online. the driver that brings our mail and packets up from the mail centre said today that there was that many packets in there at the minute, that there was no more room in the building and they've had to store them outside on the dock. Monday will be one hell of a day.

gb93 · Post by **gb93** » 04 Apr 2020, 18:40

Strong bull wrote:
Pathfinder wrote:Saturday off?

We're apparently lapsing 3 rounds next week..
Quite frankly they can lapse as many dutys as they like and give me 20 d2d matters not to me

Start time, prep time , disinfect and check van time , delivery time,pop back to wash after 2 loops then full break back out and back 15 mins before end of finish give whats left to manager,give van a wipe down then bang on time bye until next day.
That's the way you want it then that's the way I'm doing it

Happy days

That's not the bulldog blitz spirit to get RM through this.

Dindin · Post by **Dindin** » 04 Apr 2020, 19:26

Bahia Feliz wrote:
wallop wrote:It would make sense to move the next bank holiday back to the Mon.
Why? i've got 4 days off then,long weekend

Same and I have four days off for may Bank holiday aswell

sirchewey · Post by **sirchewey** » 04 Apr 2020, 19:55

gb93 wrote:
Strong bull wrote:
Pathfinder wrote:Saturday off?

We're apparently lapsing 3 rounds next week..
Quite frankly they can lapse as many dutys as they like and give me 20 d2d matters not to me

Start time, prep time , disinfect and check van time , delivery time,pop back to wash after 2 loops then full break back out and back 15 mins before end of finish give whats left to manager,give van a wipe down then bang on time bye until next day.
That's the way you want it then that's the way I'm doing it

Happy days
That's not the bulldog blitz spirit to get RM through this.

Don't take no notice, he's just one of many of us that's been touched inappropriately by Uncle Rico.

Cluaran · Post by **Cluaran** » 04 Apr 2020, 20:33

Dindin wrote:
Woody Guthrie wrote:
panzer4 wrote:I remember we used to have to work good Friday
Don't you have January 2nd off in lieu?
Still do in Scotland.

Yes we are off the 2nd Jan instead.

1617mel · Post by **1617mel** » 05 Apr 2020, 07:01

that's a tonic for a doom and gloom sunday morning , you guys should be stand up comedians , extra days off, bob hope and no hope, at least im having a guffaw this morning!

Post by **CRIBMAD** » 05 Apr 2020, 09:02

Dindin wrote:
Bahia Feliz wrote:
wallop wrote:It would make sense to move the next bank holiday back to the Mon.
Why? i've got 4 days off then,long weekend
Same and I have four days off for may Bank holiday aswell

just started my weeks holiday(should of been at blackpool haven site with my 2 grandkids but corona fooked that up for us) ha ha bank hol monday followed by my day off ! not back in work until a week on wednesday (and i miss boris's letter)

Mick100 · Post by **Mick100** » 05 Apr 2020, 09:04

1984 wrote:Would make sense to change everyone's day off to Saturday

If they do that all cover duties would go