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76robbo
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Post by 76robbo »

being a part timer i get into work well before start time i go upstairs which used to be the canteen sit there have a sandwich and read of the paper i sign in before i go up stairs, have know been told i have to sign in just before duty starts so they dont really know im in the building is this right
parforthewalk
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Re: signing in

Post by parforthewalk »

76robbo wrote:
28 Nov 2022, 19:11
being a part timer i get into work well before start time i go upstairs which used to be the canteen sit there have a sandwich and read of the paper i sign in before i go up stairs, have know been told i have to sign in just before duty starts so they dont really know im in the building is this right
It's usual management bollocks :no no :arrrghhh Under H&S legislation you sign in when you arrive into the office! If there was an emergency i.e. a fire & you didn't sign in they wouldn't know you were in the building? :shock: Your sandwiches would be toast! :crazy: :thumbdown
rambo1
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Post by rambo1 »

How about just come to work on time?
P13
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Post by P13 »

rambo1 wrote:
28 Nov 2022, 19:43
How about just come to work on time?
Some people get buses in, the bus companies don't tailor their timetables to coincide with RM start times .
dennyboycox
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Post by dennyboycox »

P13 wrote:
28 Nov 2022, 20:32
rambo1 wrote:
28 Nov 2022, 19:43
How about just come to work on time?
Some people get buses in, the bus companies don't tailor their timetables to coincide with RM start times .
:dance :dance :nana
HTPostman
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: signing in

Post by HTPostman »

parforthewalk wrote:
28 Nov 2022, 19:36
76robbo wrote:
28 Nov 2022, 19:11
being a part timer i get into work well before start time i go upstairs which used to be the canteen sit there have a sandwich and read of the paper i sign in before i go up stairs, have know been told i have to sign in just before duty starts so they dont really know im in the building is this right
It's usual management bollocks :no no :arrrghhh Under H&S legislation you sign in when you arrive into the office! If there was an emergency i.e. a fire & you didn't sign in they wouldn't know you were in the building? :shock: Your sandwiches would be toast! :crazy: :thumbdown
Re: H+S, Not true I’m afraid. There needs to be a fire risk assessment in place but there is no requirement to have a roll call or signing in/out. If there’s a fire, the fire brigade do a sweep of every floor, every room - last thing they will be doing is ticking off names from a sheet or accessing the SISO data. If it was mandatory, we’d all have to sign in when we go to stadiums, shopping centres, trains, airports etc.

Agree on the management bollocks bit though. I scan in as soon as I arrive, my train often gets me there 20 mins early, I then sit around until my start time.
The day is gonna come when we’re all gonna have to testify.

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matthew68
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Post by matthew68 »

I’d rather sit on a park bench than come into the Royal Mail early, the thought of being in the building any longer than I should be with incompetent management and strike breakers is too much
world class male
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Post by world class male »

76robbo wrote:
28 Nov 2022, 19:11
being a part timer i get into work well before start time i go upstairs which used to be the canteen sit there have a sandwich and read of the paper i sign in before i go up stairs, have know been told i have to sign in just before duty starts so they dont really know im in the building is this right
you could say that you are busting for the toilet, but will hold it in until kick off time, then sit on the throne for 10mins of their time, carry on at your convenience as the film goes :left:
i've never ever come across these measures in my time here but would love it if they did
Acca Dacca
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Re: signing in

Post by Acca Dacca »

P13 wrote:
28 Nov 2022, 20:32
rambo1 wrote:
28 Nov 2022, 19:43
How about just come to work on time?
Some people get buses in, the bus companies don't tailor their timetables to coincide with RM start times .
Thats shut him and his snide comment up
If you tolerate this, then your paid break will be next
thefox
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Post by thefox »

It was a snide comment plenty in ours come in 20 minutes early to have a coffee/tea before they start nothing wrong with it ,not as though they are starting before their time.