Christmas casuals

[Seymour Buts]

Delivering and doing collections in our office, as they did last year. In most cases they're more trouble than they're worth to be honest. Probably ain't their fault as they're untrained, but some are just useless.

[Mr Rush]

I spotted one!

In most cases they're more trouble than they're worth to be honest. Probably ain't their fault as they're untrained, but some are just useless.

Which is why some colleagues are actually irritated to have 'help' - they'd rather tackle the backlog of packets and letters that haven't gone out for days by themselves than also unofficially train someone on top of that. You need someone who knows the area, knows how to do the job, and can work independently. Unless you get lucky with someone who does this annually, what you really need is another permanent colleague.

[Grumpyoldmailman]

They are on delivery at my office as one of them did my duty yesterday when I got switch to cover a rural that I know. Hope he hasn’t messed up my Xmas tip!!!!

We had it last year they were just doing about 20 parcels each and taking 5 and 6 hours to do the ffs

[Parmyarmy25]

Ours are starting Monday 2 days on delivery with regular postie then on their own regular postie moved on to packets

[ddtc]

Have had a few at ours but for some reason not allowed to use pdas. So regular full or part timer have to pull all scannable items out and just leave the casuals with the rest. Is this the best management can do?

[wacko74]

Have had a few at ours but for some reason not allowed to use pdas. So regular full or part timer have to pull all scannable items out and just leave the casuals with the rest. Is this the best management can do?

That's ridiculous.
I reckon at least 2/3 of all packets now require scanning, tracked/recorded/2d/scanned delivered etc

It's a rarity to have a packet that doesn't require scanning.

[SpacePhoenix]

Have had a few at ours but for some reason not allowed to use pdas. So regular full or part timer have to pull all scannable items out and just leave the casuals with the rest. Is this the best management can do?

What about sending the casuals out with all the letters, flats, d2d and some of the smaller packets that don't need signing for, along with the P whatever the number is forms for the manual capture of signatures?

[ddtc]

They can do everything else just nothing that needs scanning. Regular ties it all up, puts it in the van. Casual drives out in there car, pick up pouches from van, delivers mail and anything without a scan, no manual forms to get signatures. Regular drives off delivers all scanned items. You get the drill. Doesn't help as the casuals like it has been said don't know the job so 1 pouch for us might take 10/20mins, may take them 30/50mins to do. Really is ridiculous how the higher ups run this company and blame us for it everytime. Also pretty sure non of the casuals have business insurance

[Peejay8T8]

I feel really sorry for them. I'll be getting back off delivery on a late shift and see them bundling up to go out on delivery (at 6 or 7pm!), Or see them out there when I'm driving home looking a bit lost in the dark

[Grumpyoldmailman]

I wonder if the Christmas casuals that DPD get in have to go out without a PDA.

[wallan]

I feel really sorry for them. I'll be getting back off delivery on a late shift and see them bundling up to go out on delivery (at 6 or 7pm!), Or see them out there when I'm driving home looking a bit lost in the dark

Going out between 6 & 7 pm , that,s not on , what time do they start , are the walks not prepped for them
While they may be not CWU Members , the REP / H & S Rep should be looking into this

[HTPostman]

I saw some going out at 3.30om today. I know no one is forcing them to take the available work but I feel sorry for them. By the time they reach the start of the round they have about half an hour of daylight.

Add to the fact it could be a rough area and they might never have even set foot there before....