van sharing stopping again?

Surfpostie · Post by **Surfpostie** » 01 Nov 2020, 11:30

Just goes to show how wrong Royal Mail were to suggest going back to 2 in a van,now that we are going back into lockdown. What will their next ridiculous idea be. Also what will the guys who went back to van sharing now do? Take care guys & try & stay safe

qwerty2 · Post by **qwerty2** » 01 Nov 2020, 11:41

so do you think they`ll stop van share now? think the government will order them to stop? - thats if they knew in the first place that its going on!!

Acca Dacca · Post by **Acca Dacca** » 01 Nov 2020, 13:15

Where are you hearing this?

I hope so

It has to be one of the most ridiculous decisions they have ever made with no reasonable justification for it other than being worried about profits before our health and safety.

We are important and our health and safety comes first.......to a point

Then we are expendable

An utterly shameful decision and ye know what - I dont even think they will reverse it as they'd have to admit that it wasnt safe in the first place.

EDIT - sorry misunderstood your post, I thought you had heard it was stopping not that your thinking it should

swintontillidie · Post by **swintontillidie** » 01 Nov 2020, 13:34

No way will van sharing stop!.With the new lockdown Royal Mail will be overrun with parcel volumes going through the roof ,more vehicles desperately needed.

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 01 Nov 2020, 14:24

its still not back on at ours. its supposed to be voluntary anyway. but the union has advised against it.

worktotime · Post by **worktotime** » 01 Nov 2020, 14:37

swintontillidie wrote:No way will van sharing stop!.With the new lockdown Royal Mail will be overrun with parcel volumes going through the roof ,more vehicles desperately needed.

its not just a case of getting vans if you dont have the staff to fill them and to do the job in the first place, and what about p&l non drivers ? how would that help them ?

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 01 Nov 2020, 15:07

Will the no-letter Saturday return?

scoobydo79 · Post by **scoobydo79** » 01 Nov 2020, 15:49

clashcityrocker wrote:Will the no-letter Saturday return?

Ohhh God No !!! Didn’t work last time. Can You imagine what the following Monday would be like?

Post by **onejontwo** » 01 Nov 2020, 19:48

daveyeff wrote:its still not back on at ours. its supposed to be voluntary anyway. but the union has advised against it.

I said no to van sharing and was asked why? I informed of the regular news bulletins and the rise in cases, and they informed me that I would be taken off my walk and my walk given to someone who was willing to van share! So much for the "no pressure voluntarily van sharing".

scoobydo79 · Post by **scoobydo79** » 01 Nov 2020, 20:02

onejontwo wrote:
daveyeff wrote:its still not back on at ours. its supposed to be voluntary anyway. but the union has advised against it.
I said no to van sharing and was asked why? I informed of the regular news bulletins and the rise in cases, and they informed me that I would be taken off my walk and my walk given to someone who was willing to van share! So much for the "no pressure voluntarily van sharing".

So what are You on now? HCT duty while someone else is on Yours sharing a van?

matthew68 · Post by **matthew68** » 01 Nov 2020, 20:49

onejontwo wrote:
daveyeff wrote:its still not back on at ours. its supposed to be voluntary anyway. but the union has advised against it.
I said no to van sharing and was asked why? I informed of the regular news bulletins and the rise in cases, and they informed me that I would be taken off my walk and my walk given to someone who was willing to van share! So much for the "no pressure voluntarily van sharing".

I had similar situation with manager who has told me I am going back n hct duty next as my partner wants to van share and I do not, I told rep and he just said it’s voluntary and as I am not prepared to do it he has put someone else on duty who will! So I have to go on hct, so it’s voluntary but if you don’t do it you will get moved so I come in on time take break on work to my time happy days !!

DICKIEG · Post by **DICKIEG** » 02 Nov 2020, 07:52

There are only so many HCT jobs, so you all need to adopt the Spartacus approach

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 02 Nov 2020, 07:54

DICKIEG wrote:There are only so many HCT jobs, so you all need to adopt the Spartacus approach

Some DOs might not even have any HCT jobs if they're too far away from the area that they cover

Post by **onejontwo** » 02 Nov 2020, 19:33

scoobydo79 wrote:
onejontwo wrote:
daveyeff wrote:its still not back on at ours. its supposed to be voluntary anyway. but the union has advised against it.
I said no to van sharing and was asked why? I informed of the regular news bulletins and the rise in cases, and they informed me that I would be taken off my walk and my walk given to someone who was willing to van share! So much for the "no pressure voluntarily van sharing".
So what are You on now? HCT duty while someone else is on Yours sharing a van?

At the moment all the hct's are taken so I just keep out of the way until they come up with another plan to get me off my walk.

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 03 Nov 2020, 17:55

some at ours are using LWTs and replenishing from the van.

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