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Odd minutes start and finish times
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clashcityrocker
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Re: Odd minutes start and finish times
The odd times are a result of having to have an average 37 hour week with longs and shorts balanced out over a 6 week cycle.
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TopperGas
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Re: Odd minutes start and finish times
That doesn't answer what the OP asked "6.36 to 13.36 why not 6.30 to 13.30?" Imagine going to a supermarket etc and their winter opening time had moved to 8.06!!clashcityrocker wrote: ↑22 Jan 2024, 18:39The odd times are a result of having to have an average 37 hour week with longs and shorts balanced out over a 6 week cycle.
I was stumped today when it came to claiming OT as I didn't have a clue what time I was supposed to finish!
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The Goats Toe
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Re: Odd minutes start and finish times
Royal Mail over complicating the simplest tasks for over 500 years now
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Route1
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Re: Odd minutes start and finish times
My guess.
Fulltimer starts 07:00, finishes at 14:45. They make the parttimers finish at the same time & work backwards to find their start time.
Over the years the times have changed.
(1) Shorter working week so take 12 minutes from the start of the shift (now start at 07:12)
(2) Mail arrival from MC change slightly so now starting at 07:02 with 14:35 finish.
(3) Long & short days. Finish time changes to 14:44 but start times vary thoughout the week depend on how busy each day usually is. eg Mon 0718, Tue 0744, Thu 0658 etc
Just my guess.
Fulltimer starts 07:00, finishes at 14:45. They make the parttimers finish at the same time & work backwards to find their start time.
Over the years the times have changed.
(1) Shorter working week so take 12 minutes from the start of the shift (now start at 07:12)
(2) Mail arrival from MC change slightly so now starting at 07:02 with 14:35 finish.
(3) Long & short days. Finish time changes to 14:44 but start times vary thoughout the week depend on how busy each day usually is. eg Mon 0718, Tue 0744, Thu 0658 etc
Just my guess.
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SpacePhoenix
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Re: Odd minutes start and finish times
I think dispatch times from MCs are more likely to be 1 to 2 hours later depending on where the mail is coming from into the Mc from other MCsRoute1 wrote: ↑22 Jan 2024, 21:43My guess.
Fulltimer starts 07:00, finishes at 14:45. They make the parttimers finish at the same time & work backwards to find their start time.
Over the years the times have changed.
(1) Shorter working week so take 12 minutes from the start of the shift (now start at 07:12)
(2) Mail arrival from MC change slightly so now starting at 07:02 with 14:35 finish.
(3) Long & short days. Finish time changes to 14:44 but start times vary thoughout the week depend on how busy each day usually is. eg Mon 0718, Tue 0744, Thu 0658 etc
Just my guess.