same same disgruntled no time to have a s===t matey but still expected to cmplete ho ho just changed me name with with the season must be getting close to you know what!!!!!!PRESSUREdisgruntledpostie1 wrote:We only get told the hours we overspend not the actual amountWe do have lapsing on Tuesday and Saturday but because they are both short days I never have time to do them and if most of the others would grow a set then they wouldn't do it either.
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Christmas Arrangements 2008 – Final agreed version
1. Introduction
This document sets out the arrangements for Christmas 2008 and New Year 2009 based on the principles agreed for recent years. Robust staffing arrangements will be required during the Christmas period to ensure operational needs are covered in line with workload forecasts while taking into account the aspirations of employees. The arrangements apply to OPG and OSG, Processing Engineering grades who are scheduled to shift working (fixed or rotating excluding fixed day jobs) together with those LAs whose current conditioned hours attract assigned shift allowances.
2. Attendances
2.1 Throughout the Christmas and New Year Period, rest days will apply in line with normal year round arrangements. Attendances may be varied by local agreement to take account of workload forecasts and service requirements. People who volunteer to work their normal rest day, or are required to work an additional attendance on a Bank Holiday, will be paid as overtime or credited a day’s holiday in lieu. When someone’s rest day falls on a Bank Holiday, they will receive an additional day’s holiday in lieu. (including people working a week off in six)
2.2 Both parties will fully explore any opportunities to allow people to take time off on annual leave weeks commencing the 22nd and 29th December 2008, in particular Saturday 27th , subject to workload and para 5 of this agreement.
2.3 The detailed scheduling of these arrangements will be subject to negotiation at local level.
2.4 Weekend duty holders will have separate scheduling arrangements based on the same principles adopted in 2006 and continued in 2007.
2.5 Any additional days of holiday arising from these arrangements will be taken by 14 March 2009.
3. Christmas Bonus Supplement
The Christmas bonus supplement will be £100 for full time OPG and OSGs (pro-rated for part timers). The eligibility criteria for the Christmas bonus payment will be the same as last year, based on the four December weeks and with same abatement criteria for industrial action as used previously, drawn from the PBS agreement. Payments in 2008 will be made on Friday 19 December.
4. Scheduled Attendance
Scheduled attendance rates can be paid for pre-scheduled overtime worked during the Christmas period but these will not attract paid meal breaks.
5. Local Negotiations
In order to secure sufficient and reliable staffing and so deliver quality services to our customers throughout the Christmas period, local negotiations will consider the following options:
- People to work their normal rest day in return for a day in lieu or scheduled attendance/overtime.
- Pre-scheduling hours against forecast workload.
- Scheduled attendance or pressure overtime.
- Use of temporary / casual staff to supplement other resource.
Local negotiations will ensure that everyone has a fair and manageable workload.
(Enhanced Operational Arrangements 2008 - See Annex A)
Annex A
Enhanced Operational Arrangements Christmas 2008
The following operational enhancements will be introduced for Christmas 2008. These are intended to address customer concerns and provide an improved service.
Extended Enquiry Offices Opening Times
There will be extended Enquiry Office opening times from Monday 15th December 2008 - Wednesday 24th December 2008. Times will vary from office to office depending on issues experienced during the 2007 Christmas period and taking fully into account local knowledge.
Packet Re-delivery Service
A Packet Re-delivery Service will be introduced on the morning of Sunday 21st December 2008 and the evenings of Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd December 2008. Adequate resource must be in place to meet the requirements of this service and clear guidance issued to ensure that existing driving duties e.g. collections are not overloaded.
In all circumstances employee safety and the security of mail should be taken fully into consideration. Areas/Addresses that are/have been identified as high risk i.e. deliveries suspended due to attacks, robberies or problem dogs etc will be excluded from receiving this additional service.
Sunday Collections
Collections will be made on Sunday 30 November 2008 and the 7th, 14th and 21st December 2008 but will not be an advertised service. Staffing will be on a voluntary basis and the operational arrangements will be subject to local discussions and acceptable attendance times/spans being agreed.
The arrangements will be agreed locally in line with the IR framework.
1. Introduction
This document sets out the arrangements for Christmas 2008 and New Year 2009 based on the principles agreed for recent years. Robust staffing arrangements will be required during the Christmas period to ensure operational needs are covered in line with workload forecasts while taking into account the aspirations of employees. The arrangements apply to OPG and OSG, Processing Engineering grades who are scheduled to shift working (fixed or rotating excluding fixed day jobs) together with those LAs whose current conditioned hours attract assigned shift allowances.
2. Attendances
2.1 Throughout the Christmas and New Year Period, rest days will apply in line with normal year round arrangements. Attendances may be varied by local agreement to take account of workload forecasts and service requirements. People who volunteer to work their normal rest day, or are required to work an additional attendance on a Bank Holiday, will be paid as overtime or credited a day’s holiday in lieu. When someone’s rest day falls on a Bank Holiday, they will receive an additional day’s holiday in lieu. (including people working a week off in six)
2.2 Both parties will fully explore any opportunities to allow people to take time off on annual leave weeks commencing the 22nd and 29th December 2008, in particular Saturday 27th , subject to workload and para 5 of this agreement.
2.3 The detailed scheduling of these arrangements will be subject to negotiation at local level.
2.4 Weekend duty holders will have separate scheduling arrangements based on the same principles adopted in 2006 and continued in 2007.
2.5 Any additional days of holiday arising from these arrangements will be taken by 14 March 2009.
3. Christmas Bonus Supplement
The Christmas bonus supplement will be £100 for full time OPG and OSGs (pro-rated for part timers). The eligibility criteria for the Christmas bonus payment will be the same as last year, based on the four December weeks and with same abatement criteria for industrial action as used previously, drawn from the PBS agreement. Payments in 2008 will be made on Friday 19 December.
4. Scheduled Attendance
Scheduled attendance rates can be paid for pre-scheduled overtime worked during the Christmas period but these will not attract paid meal breaks.
5. Local Negotiations
In order to secure sufficient and reliable staffing and so deliver quality services to our customers throughout the Christmas period, local negotiations will consider the following options:
- People to work their normal rest day in return for a day in lieu or scheduled attendance/overtime.
- Pre-scheduling hours against forecast workload.
- Scheduled attendance or pressure overtime.
- Use of temporary / casual staff to supplement other resource.
Local negotiations will ensure that everyone has a fair and manageable workload.
(Enhanced Operational Arrangements 2008 - See Annex A)
Annex A
Enhanced Operational Arrangements Christmas 2008
The following operational enhancements will be introduced for Christmas 2008. These are intended to address customer concerns and provide an improved service.
Extended Enquiry Offices Opening Times
There will be extended Enquiry Office opening times from Monday 15th December 2008 - Wednesday 24th December 2008. Times will vary from office to office depending on issues experienced during the 2007 Christmas period and taking fully into account local knowledge.
Packet Re-delivery Service
A Packet Re-delivery Service will be introduced on the morning of Sunday 21st December 2008 and the evenings of Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd December 2008. Adequate resource must be in place to meet the requirements of this service and clear guidance issued to ensure that existing driving duties e.g. collections are not overloaded.
In all circumstances employee safety and the security of mail should be taken fully into consideration. Areas/Addresses that are/have been identified as high risk i.e. deliveries suspended due to attacks, robberies or problem dogs etc will be excluded from receiving this additional service.
Sunday Collections
Collections will be made on Sunday 30 November 2008 and the 7th, 14th and 21st December 2008 but will not be an advertised service. Staffing will be on a voluntary basis and the operational arrangements will be subject to local discussions and acceptable attendance times/spans being agreed.
The arrangements will be agreed locally in line with the IR framework.