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When will lapsing stop?
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kentpostie
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When will lapsing stop?
We were supposed to stop lapsing weeks ago but there seems to be no end to it!
Are we only going to stop over Christmas or have other offices stopped already?
Are we only going to stop over Christmas or have other offices stopped already?
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GoingRoundTheBend
- Posts: 108
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
Summer lapsing has indeed come to an end
We are now in Autumn lapsing
We are now in Autumn lapsing
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piranha
- EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
When hell freezes over? 
Seriously though in the area I work a lot of offices do not lapse, it seems to be only certain offices where a core of staff continue to come in far too early thus creating time for lapsing by running around, I work at one of those offices ffs.
Seriously though in the area I work a lot of offices do not lapse, it seems to be only certain offices where a core of staff continue to come in far too early thus creating time for lapsing by running around, I work at one of those offices ffs.
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Hitcher
- Posts: 1530
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
When everyone works to their time and does the job properly - until then you've got the time!
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rhino49
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
... and that my friends sums it up perfectlyHitcher wrote:When everyone works to their time and does the job properly - until then you've got the time!
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ted_e_bear
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
Absolutely the same at our place, ffs !!Seriously though in the area I work a lot of offices do not lapse, it seems to be only certain offices where a core of staff continue to come in far too early thus creating time for lapsing by running around, I work at one of those offices ffs.
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douggie68
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- Joined: 14 Mar 2012, 09:39
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
I get asked in my office why are we still lapsing ? My reply is always the same are you finishing within your duty time ? The headbanging moment is when they say yes ,but I have to come in early & work my break

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Cedar_Room
- Posts: 826
- Joined: 31 Aug 2007, 14:09
Re: When will lapsing stop?
Hitcher wrote:When everyone works to their time and does the job properly - until then you've got the time!
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jimmy c
- Posts: 27
- Joined: 01 May 2010, 17:59
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
it stops when it is the same or above your model week.....your rep and manager should know a couple of weeks in advance on when it can stop.....the model week should have been agreed in the revision process....
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worktotime
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
the model week must be stupidly high in our office then cause we are rammed everyday , and he is still trying to do itjimmy c wrote:it stops when it is the same or above your model week.....your rep and manager should know a couple of weeks in advance on when it can stop.....the model week should have been agreed in the revision process....
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jimmy c
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
ask to see the figures...ask your rep what the agreed model week is.....there is no reason for you not to see it....in reality when the revisions took place the model week was chosen on the knowledge of a higher week would offer more hours in the office but more chance of lapsing, going lower would have less lapsing....the problem was (I believe) it was very hit and miss in alot of delivery offices.
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Hitcher
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
Model week has nothing to do with it anymore - we've been in disagreement over it for ages but guys still do it.
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jimmy c
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
why has it got nothing to do with it anymore?
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eastie
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
All the time these muppets come in early and run round with no meal relief and finish early, we will be doing lapsingkentpostie wrote:We were supposed to stop lapsing weeks ago but there seems to be no end to it!
Are we only going to stop over Christmas or have other offices stopped already?
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jimmy c
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Re: When will lapsing stop?
eastie...i totally agree with you