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What is worse

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eastie
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What is worse

Post by eastie »

1/ leavng a 2nd class letter in your frame after going out by mistake.
2/ runners leaving the building early after coming in 40 mins before anyone else and leaving a mixture of missorted and redi mail in the IPS frame.

Shouldnt we all be leaving the building after all missorts are thrown off ??
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Re: What is worse

Post by arnold cheshire »

eastie wrote:1/ leavng a 2nd class letter in your frame after going out by mistake.
2/ runners leaving the building early after coming in 40 mins before anyone else and leaving a mixture of missorted and redi mail in the IPS frame.

Shouldnt we all be leaving the building after all missorts are thrown off ??
number 2 is worse
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Re: What is worse

Post by IloveMYredTROLLEY! »

Given how "1" is a personal error that can be classed as "willful delay" it has to be the more concerning one. Was the 2nd class letter definitely left in the frame while bundling up, or did some numptie find the letter as a missort on delivery and then plonk it on your frame, before you got back, without endorsing the letter "missort [date] [initials]"?

If the runners are supposed to clear down IPS as part of their indoor time, or the lino requested everyone clears down their walks' IPS pidgeonholes, then they are willfully delaying mail too.
eastie
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Re: What is worse

Post by eastie »

not sure the details about the letter in the frame but some of these runners are leaving up to 40 letters behind in the IPS frame because they leave the building before other people have even finished their sorting and redi's.
In our folder ( 316 ?) it says leaving time is 9.50 but some of the runners are out at 8.40. Shouldnt they be waiting or have a meal relief and wait for missorts cos they dont have them either.
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Re: What is worse

Post by POSTMAN »

1 is not wilful delay it's 'unexcused delay to mail',although most screws will try to do you for wilful delay...

UNEXCUSED DELAY TO MAIL
Royal Mail does recognise that genuine mistakes and
misunderstandings do occur and it is not the intention of the Business that
such cases should be dealt with under the Conduct Code beyond counselling
for the isolated instance. The key is that employees should do their job to the
best of their ability and, if in doubt, ask for their manager's advice and
guidance.
WILFUL DELAY...
Wilful delay of mail is classed as gross misconduct, which if proven could
lead to dismissal. The test to determine whether actions may be considered as
wilful delay is as follows:

Deliberate action taken by an employee that causes mail to be delayed is
called wilful delay. Where proven, such breaches of conduct can lead to
dismissal, even for a first offence; indeed Wilful Delay is a criminal offence
and can result in prosecution.
2 is very very bad management,and wankey colleagues.
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Re: What is worse

Post by Stormproof »

POSTMAN wrote:1 is not wilful delay it's 'unexcused delay to mail',although most screws will try to do you for wilful delay...

UNEXCUSED DELAY TO MAIL
Royal Mail does recognise that genuine mistakes and
misunderstandings do occur and it is not the intention of the Business that
such cases should be dealt with under the Conduct Code beyond counselling
for the isolated instance. The key is that employees should do their job to the
best of their ability and, if in doubt, ask for their manager's advice and
guidance.
WILFUL DELAY...
Wilful delay of mail is classed as gross misconduct, which if proven could
lead to dismissal. The test to determine whether actions may be considered as
wilful delay is as follows:

Deliberate action taken by an employee that causes mail to be delayed is
called wilful delay. Where proven, such breaches of conduct can lead to
dismissal, even for a first offence; indeed Wilful Delay is a criminal offence
and can result in prosecution.
2 is very very bad management,and wankey colleagues.
Totally agree
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