Reserves

[jedimaster]

All reserves in our office given bank holiday Monday as their day off. Doesn’t seem fair. Not the first time it has happened either

[twoloops]

Same in our office those on 22 & half hours where offered 4 & half hours pay for BH Monday, no wonder they don’t stick it.

[number one]

If your day off is a Bank Holiday you can ask for another day off that same week

[Dorset Plodder]

If your day off is a Bank Holiday you can ask for another day off that same week

Very True, but a lot of New Starter Reserves & Part Timers don't realise this and just let it slip (they don't know any better). In the meantime the DOMs just saved a lot of hours on his budget. Older, more experienced, staff can be just as naive. I spoke to a 15 year Postie about this the other day... He's got Monday off .... He just said, "I probably won't get it anyway"

Unfortunately it's that kind of apathetic attitude that lets BAD Managers get away with playing their silly little games!

[Woody Guthrie]

Although you can request another day off the same week it's the one part of the agreement that's down to resourcing needs so you really need the rep there to question the staffing levels otherwise you're likely to get brushed off.

To be honest if reserves are having their day off moved to the bank holiday your rep has already failed because that should really have been hit on the head at the previous week's resource meeting.

[qwerty2]

reserve or not if your day off is on a bank holiday you get a lieu day or get paid overtime the hours your contract is for

[postiepete2]

can you still ask to get paid overtime for your day off on a BH or did they stop this?

[P13]

can you still ask to get paid overtime for your day off on a BH or did they stop this?

You can still be paid overtime if you wish

[qwerty2]

can you still ask to get paid overtime for your day off on a BH or did they stop this?

You can still be paid overtime if you wish

someone told me they stopped it in their office - can they do this? Is there any docu proof written down you can claim the OT?

[P13]

can you still ask to get paid overtime for your day off on a BH or did they stop this?

You can still be paid overtime if you wish

someone told me they stopped it in their office - can they do this? Is there any docu proof written down you can claim the OT?

No they can't do that , the agreement is posted somewhere on this site , you really need to get the area rep involved

[qwerty2]

what about local agreements or office by office or is that BS too?

[clashcityrocker]

what about local agreements or office by office or is that BS too?

You can't have a local agreement that undermines a national agreement.

[Woody Guthrie]

what about local agreements or office by office or is that BS too?

You can't have a local agreement that undermines a national agreement.

To use one of your phrases...
Ha, Ha bonk.

[HTPostman]

Every single PT employee here given bank holiday Friday and Easter Monday as their days off. I’d like to say I’m annoyed but it happened last year, i assume it happened the year before.

[postiepete2]

Every single PT employee here given bank holiday Friday and Easter Monday as their days off. I’d like to say I’m annoyed but it happened last year, i assume it happened the year before.

Make sure you all get 2 lieu days or OT payment