Parcelforce doing Royal Mail parcels

[TopperGas]

I'm on collections and we are now collecting every single PF parcel from post offices. From next week they're not even going there to drop parcels off for customers to collect, they now have 3 chances and then it's RTS.

So now (think of the van size difference) we are bringing all PF parcels back to our office, and then a PF driver comes and collects everything oversize. One was waiting outside for over an hour today because he was quiet.

We've not been given 1 trolley for the 20kg+ parcels for 15 collections.

Well played Royal Mail, superb planning!

Our PF collections just go back to the Regional MC on a york with the rest of the RM collections, this is yet another task posties have been allocated with no thought that it might take us longer and so we should be paid more for doing it? The CWU are yet again are just silent on the issues.

[Beanyjazz]

I'm on collections and we are now collecting every single PF parcel from post offices. From next week they're not even going there to drop parcels off for customers to collect, they now have 3 chances and then it's RTS.

So now (think of the van size difference) we are bringing all PF parcels back to our office, and then a PF driver comes and collects everything oversize. One was waiting outside for over an hour today because he was quiet.

We've not been given 1 trolley for the 20kg+ parcels for 15 collections.

Well played Royal Mail, superb planning!

Our PF collections just go back to the Regional MC on a york with the rest of the RM collections, this is yet another task posties have been allocated with no thought that it might take us longer and so we should be paid more for doing it? The CWU are yet again are just silent on the issues.

Yeah ours do that fit in the yorks, anything bigger than a york goes with the PF driver.

We were told 2 weeks ago only take up to 20kg, 20-30kg is a 2-man lift. That's now changed, because today our manager has had an email ,that states it's up to 30kg for one person and we're not getting trollies!!!! I can manage it luckily but it's disgusting to think women and the older blokes are expected to do it.

[GRS]

I'm on collections and we are now collecting every single PF parcel from post offices. From next week they're not even going there to drop parcels off for customers to collect, they now have 3 chances and then it's RTS.

So now (think of the van size difference) we are bringing all PF parcels back to our office, and then a PF driver comes and collects everything oversize. One was waiting outside for over an hour today because he was quiet.

We've not been given 1 trolley for the 20kg+ parcels for 15 collections.

Well played Royal Mail, superb planning!

Our PF collections just go back to the Regional MC on a york with the rest of the RM collections, this is yet another task posties have been allocated with no thought that it might take us longer and so we should be paid more for doing it? The CWU are yet again are just silent on the issues.

Yeah ours do that fit in the yorks, anything bigger than a york goes with the PF driver.

We were told 2 weeks ago only take up to 20kg, 20-30kg is a 2-man lift. That's now changed, because today our manager has had an email ,that states it's up to 30kg for one person and we're not getting trollies!!!! I can manage it luckily but it's disgusting to think women and the older blokes are expected to do it.

Or if you’re collecting from a top floor flat with no lift or you’ve had to park some distance from the point of collection.

[heapsy]

Last night, wr bulked out on the last van to m. centre. 4 Yorkshire of PF stuff. Had to leave 2 yorks of 2nd class RM pkts. It isn't even busy yet, and we've only just begun with this. Collections manager told me last week, we'll deal with it when we have to.

[TopperGas]

Last night, wr bulked out on the last van to m. centre. 4 Yorkshire of PF stuff. Had to leave 2 yorks of 2nd class RM pkts. It isn't even busy yet, and we've only just begun with this. Collections manager told me last week, we'll deal with it when we have to.

Our collections vans are rammed as are collection lorries, by peak we'll have to do relief runs for the local PO's and collections may have to send an extra lorry, or they'll just scrape the idea!

[heapsy]

We collection using small vans. Going to be a very interesting few months, when things get busy.

[heapsy]

We collection using small vans. Going to be a very interesting few months, when things get busy.

[TopperGas]

We collection using small vans. Going to be a very interesting few months, when things get busy.

We can't risk using them in our DO.

[thefox]

I'm on collections and we are now collecting every single PF parcel from post offices. From next week they're not even going there to drop parcels off for customers to collect, they now have 3 chances and then it's RTS.

So now (think of the van size difference) we are bringing all PF parcels back to our office, and then a PF driver comes and collects everything oversize. One was waiting outside for over an hour today because he was quiet.

We've not been given 1 trolley for the 20kg+ parcels for 15 collections.

Well played Royal Mail, superb planning!

Our PF collections just go back to the Regional MC on a york with the rest of the RM collections, this is yet another task posties have been allocated with no thought that it might take us longer and so we should be paid more for doing it? The CWU are yet again are just silent on the issues.

Yeah ours do that fit in the yorks, anything bigger than a york goes with the PF driver.

We were told 2 weeks ago only take up to 20kg, 20-30kg is a 2-man lift. That's now changed, because today our manager has had an email ,that states it's up to 30kg for one person and we're not getting trollies!!!! I can manage it luckily but it's disgusting to think women and the older blokes are expected to do it.

Is there not an option on pda for item being to heavy you could try lift it say it's to heavy for you,say it hurt your back when trying to lift it.

[ArthurPewty]

Yep. Do a dynamic risk assessment - tilt it, wiggle it etc then declare its too heavy/cumbersome for you to lift safely therefore, for H&S reasons, you won't be moving it. Any jip from above just remind them how often they quote "you are responsible for your own and your colleagues health & safety" and how much you've taken that important message on board

[Hyrrokkin]

I'm on collections and we are now collecting every single PF parcel from post offices. From next week they're not even going there to drop parcels off for customers to collect, they now have 3 chances and then it's RTS.

So now (think of the van size difference) we are bringing all PF parcels back to our office, and then a PF driver comes and collects everything oversize. One was waiting outside for over an hour today because he was quiet.

We've not been given 1 trolley for the 20kg+ parcels for 15 collections.

Well played Royal Mail, superb planning!

Our PF collections just go back to the Regional MC on a york with the rest of the RM collections, this is yet another task posties have been allocated with no thought that it might take us longer and so we should be paid more for doing it? The CWU are yet again are just silent on the issues.

Yeah ours do that fit in the yorks, anything bigger than a york goes with the PF driver.

We were told 2 weeks ago only take up to 20kg, 20-30kg is a 2-man lift. That's now changed, because today our manager has had an email ,that states it's up to 30kg for one person and we're not getting trollies!!!! I can manage it luckily but it's disgusting to think women and the older blokes are expected to do it.

I would challenge that and refuse point blank - i will not destroy my back for any manager !

[SMS1969]

I'm on collections and we are now collecting every single PF parcel from post offices. From next week they're not even going there to drop parcels off for customers to collect, they now have 3 chances and then it's RTS.

So now (think of the van size difference) we are bringing all PF parcels back to our office, and then a PF driver comes and collects everything oversize. One was waiting outside for over an hour today because he was quiet.

We've not been given 1 trolley for the 20kg+ parcels for 15 collections.

Well played Royal Mail, superb planning!

Our PF collections just go back to the Regional MC on a york with the rest of the RM collections, this is yet another task posties have been allocated with no thought that it might take us longer and so we should be paid more for doing it? The CWU are yet again are just silent on the issues.

Yeah ours do that fit in the yorks, anything bigger than a york goes with the PF driver.

We were told 2 weeks ago only take up to 20kg, 20-30kg is a 2-man lift. That's now changed, because today our manager has had an email ,that states it's up to 30kg for one person and we're not getting trollies!!!! I can manage it luckily but it's disgusting to think women and the older blokes are expected to do it.

They can fook right off with that, I’ve refused to take heavy parcels in the past and will do again.