Royal mail Footwear

Chelseablue · Post by **Chelseablue** » 25 Apr 2020, 19:16

Bad athritis now , bought decent footwear for my condition . Had a docs note in a long time ago bit dom says need a new one . Do they (gp) send it on to work ? And it prob costs money now for them to do the note now ? Hassle during these times

Post by **aiden01** » 25 Apr 2020, 19:22

Chelseablue wrote:Bad athritis now , bought decent footwear for my condition . Had a docs note in a long time ago bit dom says need a new one . Do they (gp) send it on to work ? And it prob costs money now for them to do the note now ? Hassle during these times

Was told recently have to provide a new 1 every 3yrs. Not as far as i know you collect it yourself altho in these difficult times they might forward it on would doubt it tho. wasnt charged for last note off doc i guess some charge an some don't.

Chelseablue · Post by **Chelseablue** » 25 Apr 2020, 19:25

Thanks aiden for reply .

Post by **aiden01** » 25 Apr 2020, 19:28

Chelseablue wrote:Thanks aiden for reply .

Just hope you have a decent doc an he won't charge

robbertwhitton · Post by **robbertwhitton** » 26 Apr 2020, 20:12

Have to agree none of the footwear is good,and to think that it’s issued so should be ok is missing the point,not sure you need a doctors note to confirm that your work shoes are uncomfortable and causing you pain,are managers adhering to this policy and bringing people up who don’t wear the proper footwear?i doubt it,at the same time not sure I want to shell out a fortune on descent footwear which of course what you have to pay to do ,they do take a pounding that’s true,and never sure trials on them are a true record of the trial,but some obviously don’t have a problem with them,

Post by **aiden01** » 26 Apr 2020, 21:14

robbertwhitton wrote:Have to agree none of the footwear is good,and to think that it’s issued so should be ok is missing the point,not sure you need a doctors note to confirm that your work shoes are uncomfortable and causing you pain,are managers adhering to this policy and bringing people up who don’t wear the proper footwear?i doubt it,at the same time not sure I want to shell out a fortune on descent footwear which of course what you have to pay to do ,they do take a pounding that’s true,and never sure trials on them are a true record of the trial,but some obviously don’t have a problem with them,

But what happens if you have no drs note an have an accident while wearing your own footwear who's the manager going to blame??

robbertwhitton · Post by **robbertwhitton** » 26 Apr 2020, 22:57

Well I just wonder how many staff wear there own footwear without said doctors note,as you say until you slip over,why weren’t you wearing the correct footwear,why mr manager are you letting him wear incorrect footwear?bang goes your claim.but then most people can’t even be bothered to report a dog bite so they won’t bother with a slip no doubt,and of course management won’t push it as it’s so time consuming and will impact on there day

Chelseablue · Post by **Chelseablue** » 27 Apr 2020, 17:57

Willing to pay a premium for footwear that helps my condition now , and get me through last few yrs in royal hell .

sorefeet17 · Post by **sorefeet17** » 27 Apr 2020, 19:54

aiden01 wrote:
robbertwhitton wrote:Have to agree none of the footwear is good,and to think that it’s issued so should be ok is missing the point,not sure you need a doctors note to confirm that your work shoes are uncomfortable and causing you pain,are managers adhering to this policy and bringing people up who don’t wear the proper footwear?i doubt it,at the same time not sure I want to shell out a fortune on descent footwear which of course what you have to pay to do ,they do take a pounding that’s true,and never sure trials on them are a true record of the trial,but some obviously don’t have a problem with them,
But what happens if you have no drs note an have an accident while wearing your own footwear who's the manager going to blame??

Best to keep a pair of official shoes in the van/trolley, if you have an accident change them over.

pieoftheday · Post by **pieoftheday** » 28 Apr 2020, 16:24

Chewster wrote:I find the Magnum boots are alright, I quite like mine but they are too heavy for some people (especially if you get the steel toecaps like I did). I believe the police use Magnums so they can't be that bad

The police most definitely do not wear the Magnums that we get, they get the top knacker £70 ones

Chelseablue · Post by **Chelseablue** » 07 Oct 2020, 10:43

Footwear worn out now needing decent shoes/boots for winter . Seen ones at £80 do the r mail put
£30 towards them a cpl times a year or yearly? I added £40 to last pair 6 months ago.

Post by **aiden01** » 07 Oct 2020, 11:13

Chelseablue wrote:Footwear worn out now needing decent shoes/boots for winter . Seen ones at £80 do the r mail put
£30 towards them a cpl times a year or yearly? I added £40 to last pair 6 months ago.

Only if you have a letter from a health professional saying you cannot wear rm footwear. Rm pay up to a maximum of £34 towards footwear.

Chelseablue · Post by **Chelseablue** » 07 Oct 2020, 11:51

Cheers aidan got docs letter while ago added money and got a pair , How often can you get another pair though every 6 months or,?

Post by **aiden01** » 07 Oct 2020, 16:08

Chelseablue wrote:Cheers aidan got docs letter while ago added money and got a pair , How often can you get another pair though every 6 months or,?

i get mine every 6 months.

Mrjohn · Post by **Mrjohn** » 09 Oct 2020, 20:02

I wear ‘Keen’ walking shoes. Expensive but comfortable from day one, can wear them all day + OT. They have wide fitting at the toes. my feet are crippled after wearing supplied shoes or boots from RM. Manager recently dId a survey as to why so many wearing own shoes, maybe a new supplier on the cards?