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Boxing Day ?

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abuch1980
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Boxing Day ?

Post by abuch1980 »

Are we working Boxing day on the RM notice spreadsheet it says Saturday Collection only? So only a few will have to work ?
PostmanBitesDog
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abuch1980 wrote: ↑
19 Nov 2020, 21:13
Are we working Boxing day on the RM notice spreadsheet it says Saturday Collection only? So only a few will have to work ?
It's shown here: Service Update - Public Holidays

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abuch1980
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Post by abuch1980 »

Ok. Perhaps someone made a mistake on the official RM notice wall sheet.
PostmanBitesDog
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That wouldn't surprise me. :chuckle
Celgar
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Post by Celgar »

Not sure why this question keeps coming up. It has always been the case that we get another day off if Xmas day and/or Boxing day fall/s on 'the weekend'.
The views I express here are mine alone and do not represent the views of Royal Mail Group.
abuch1980
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Keeps coming up because RM publish posters with Saturday Collections only on Boxing day on it.! :shock:
wallan
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Post by wallan »

abuch1980 wrote: ↑
20 Nov 2020, 08:35
Keeps coming up because RM publish posters with Saturday Collections only on Boxing day on it.! :shock:
Collections from Priority Boxes ?
rogersh
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Post by rogersh »

3. Attendance and Resourcing Arrangements

3.3 Saturday a non USO day so there will be no USO collections or deliveries. However, there will be a requirement to collect, process and deliver Covid-19 test kits, as well as collection from POL outlets. On Sunday 27th December there is a requirement to collect, process and deliver Covid-19 test kits, and we are further required to deliver T24 parcels posted from Christmas Eve on this Sunday, with an expectation that this will be an LAT style service. Monday 28th December will be the bank holiday and again there is a requirement to collect, process and deliver Covid-19 test kits.
Where service requires attendance on Saturday 26th December, people attending will be paid at scheduled attendance Monday to Saturday rate. These additional attendances during this weekend will be on a voluntary basis with work covered utilising the full range of resourcing options.

3.6 In line with normal Christmas bank holiday and non USO service day arrangements, people who would normally be scheduled to work on the day of the bank holiday or non USO service day for the provision of USO collection and delivery services and non USO parcel operations will not be required to attend and not be required to make up the hours
rambo1
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Re: Boxing Day ?

Post by rambo1 »

Celgar wrote: ↑
19 Nov 2020, 23:00
Not sure why this question keeps coming up. It has always been the case that we get another day off if Xmas day and/or Boxing day fall/s on 'the weekend'.
Not everybody! If your day off that week is due to be Saturday, you don't get an extra day off! Or get it back as per bank holiday. Scandalous.
wallop
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Re: Boxing Day ?

Post by wallop »

rambo1 wrote: ↑
20 Nov 2020, 09:46
Celgar wrote: ↑
19 Nov 2020, 23:00
Not sure why this question keeps coming up. It has always been the case that we get another day off if Xmas day and/or Boxing day fall/s on 'the weekend'.
Not everybody! If your day off that week is due to be Saturday, you don't get an extra day off! Or get it back as per bank holiday. Scandalous.
Last time it fell like this they changed everyones attendance to mon-fri for that week so you got the BH on xmas day and the Sat was everyones day off.
Years ago they used to take away the days leave you got for the Queens birthday.