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Seasonal hours fiasco

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guardianangel
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Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by guardianangel »

Today we were called together with the boss pleading with us to carry on coming in early on the week of the 18th and claim the 2 hours ,you couldn't make it up seasonal hours hasn't worked and will never work unless they make us self employed,needless to say the majority of opinions was not a chance,seasonal hours and an extra 24 minutes has had no impact on the amount of work getting done,the guys at the top have f----d up big time on this.
ted_e_bear
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by ted_e_bear »

Haha can't wait until the summer period or whatever it's called, starting 24 minutes later, might be ok on a quiet Tuesday in August.
HarrySutton
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by HarrySutton »

I'd like to know when were gonna get the hours leave they took off us back, it wasn't part of the deal
guardianangel
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by guardianangel »

HarrySutton wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 17:04
I'd like to know when were gonna get the hours leave they took off us back, it wasn't part of the deal
I forgot about that, "yeah no leave back and no compliance from me " And surly if you have leave in the 35 hour week they should only take 35 hours off your leave but pay us for 37 hours.
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qwerty2
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

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ted_e_bear wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 16:38
Haha can't wait until the summer period or whatever it's called, starting 24 minutes later, might be ok on a quiet Tuesday in August.
You don’t start 24 mins later
It’s 14 mins later FT then FT and PTimers finish 10 mins earlier
thefox
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

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guardianangel wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 16:06
Today we were called together with the boss pleading with us to carry on coming in early on the week of the 18th and claim the 2 hours ,you couldn't make it up seasonal hours hasn't worked and will never work unless they make us self employed,needless to say the majority of opinions was not a chance,seasonal hours and an extra 24 minutes has had no impact on the amount of work getting done,the guys at the top have f----d up big time on this.
Ha ha waiting for this at ours
pieoftheday
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by pieoftheday »

qwerty2 wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 17:25
ted_e_bear wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 16:38
Haha can't wait until the summer period or whatever it's called, starting 24 minutes later, might be ok on a quiet Tuesday in August.
You don’t start 24 mins later
It’s 14 mins later FT then FT and PTimers finish 10 mins earlier
Why have they done it like that for the summer period and not just 24 minutes at the front like the winter period?
worktotime
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by worktotime »

thefox wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 17:38
guardianangel wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 16:06
Today we were called together with the boss pleading with us to carry on coming in early on the week of the 18th and claim the 2 hours ,you couldn't make it up seasonal hours hasn't worked and will never work unless they make us self employed,needless to say the majority of opinions was not a chance,seasonal hours and an extra 24 minutes has had no impact on the amount of work getting done,the guys at the top have f----d up big time on this.
Ha ha waiting for this at ours
not a f***ing chance :thumbup , and roll on summer when i will get the 30 hrs back that they owe me , s**t and fan comes to mind :left:
SMS1969
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by SMS1969 »

qwerty2 wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 17:25
ted_e_bear wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 16:38
Haha can't wait until the summer period or whatever it's called, starting 24 minutes later, might be ok on a quiet Tuesday in August.
You don’t start 24 mins later
It’s 14 mins later FT then FT and PTimers finish 10 mins earlier
That’s in the deal yes, but we are not doing this at our place. FT’s are starting 24 mins later, PT’s 10 mins later. All finishing at the same time.
postslippete
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by postslippete »

If the seasonal variations adds up to 30 hours owed wouldn't it just be better to give us an additional week off in the summer instead?

I would rather work 37 hours instead of 35 in the summer if that's the case. At least we would have more time to complete our duties and make sure all the mail that we have on a 6 day USO is delivered....
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
ted_e_bear
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by ted_e_bear »

qwerty2 wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 17:25
ted_e_bear wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 16:38
Haha can't wait until the summer period or whatever it's called, starting 24 minutes later, might be ok on a quiet Tuesday in August.
You don’t start 24 mins later
It’s 14 mins later FT then FT and PTimers finish 10 mins earlier
Ah forgot about that, mind you same difference 24 minutes less time per day.
scoobydo79
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

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HarrySutton wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 17:04
I'd like to know when were gonna get the hours leave they took off us back, it wasn't part of the deal
Doubtful We will. We’ve all just worked unpaid overtime basically
guardianangel
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by guardianangel »

qwerty2 wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 17:25
ted_e_bear wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 16:38
Haha can't wait until the summer period or whatever it's called, starting 24 minutes later, might be ok on a quiet Tuesday in August.
You don’t start 24 mins later
It’s 14 mins later FT then FT and PTimers finish 10 mins earlier
its 14 mins later 6.44 am but finish 10 mins earlier too
guardianangel
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

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postslippete wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 18:31
If the seasonal variations adds up to 30 hours owed wouldn't it just be better to give us an additional week off in the summer instead?

I would rather work 37 hours instead of 35 in the summer if that's the case. At least we would have more time to complete our duties and make sure all the mail that we have on a 6 day USO is delivered....
I cant even complete my duty on a 39 hr week ,i leave at least an hours work and they are increasing it again after xmas
dazzler123
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by dazzler123 »

done a fair whack today, booked over 3 1/2 half hours over. That was with one frame of mail untouched. lots of fun delivering in the dark and freezing cold, quite the reminder whats to come.