Seasonal Variation started in some offices

[Dandaman23]

I hear some offices have all ready gone onto seasonal variation hours, as a trial. Is there any truth to that? If it's true th n why don't they just do it for all offices.

[funkflex55]

I think I read a while ago that there would be trials for this, I can predict the outcome for them.

Make the walks too big - Check
Reduce hours in summer - Check
Fail the USO all summer - Check
Bring in seasonal variation after it's great success - absafu**inlutely

[Dandaman23]

Yes, sounds about right, very sad times, let us see what the ballot vote brings us.

[TopperGas]

I hear some offices have all ready gone onto seasonal variation hours, as a trial. Is there any truth to that? If it's true th n why don't they just do it for all offices.

I doubt they can w/o our approval?

[POSTMAN]

Deployment approach

1.3 There is joint agreement to deploy seasonal variation across the delivery operation in
order to better align resource to workload across the seasons of the year. A short pilot
will inform the national rollout. (Full deployment from Autumn 2023)

1.4 This approach will be piloted in 10 units nationally based on the key principles outlined
above. The pilot units will include a mix of small, medium, and large units, town, rural
and university areas, (as university areas can in particular see a sharper fluctuation in
workload during the year cycle). The pilots will run from May 2023 (week 9) and review
towards the end of the low season (Week 20). The pilots will need to use manual work
packages to set up and manage the seasonal working which will require high levels of
local involvement and co-operation. We will deal with the exceptional situations where
someone considers they cannot adjust to the seasonal approach requirements locally,
but the starting point is that everyone in the unit and working on in-scope roles
undertakes the seasonal variation.

1.5 The pilot approach will generate learning on how best to deploy seasonal variation
taking into account other change activity such as network review. The pilots will also
explore how we can jointly reduce summer lapsing and absorption through this
approach. Pilot units will continue with the approach.

1.6 During the pilot phase all units will undertake preparatory work to accelerate expanded
deployment for the autumn period. National deployment of seasonal variation will
commence with an annual cycle commencing week 24 of 2023 as we enter the high
season.

1.7 The outputs of the pilot will inform a review of annual leave planning for 24/25 which will
take place during October 2023.

RMG/CWU BUSINESS RECOVERY, TRANSFORMATION AND GROWTH AGREEMENT:Delivery- Seasonal Variation