Part Time Working Request

[PostieBlackpool]

My partner has worked for Royal Mail for 39 years and thoroughly enjoys the job even though it isn't what it was back in the day. However, this year he draws his pension and would like to drop two days enabling him to have weekends off.
He's been told by his manager that there is no option for this in Royal Mail and can not go part time.

Has anyone got any advice or experience with trying to drop a couple of days. It would seem unfair for him to leave when they already have so many staffing issues with people on long term sickness and staff not being replaced.

Thanks for any suggestions.

[donnie09]

I've change from working 32 hours a week down to just 13 hours, so that is complete utter non-sense. Your manager clearly just wants him to either keep the status quo or leave.

Personally I wouldn't do any favours for that manager again, if that's what he said. Take your day off.

[PostieBlackpool]

That's exactly what I thought! Thank you!

[POSTMAN]

To be fair you can't just drop down willy nilly, the same from going up on hrs.

You can usually only go up or down if the duty is there.

Chances are during a revision this may be possible.

[Acca Dacca]

Id say there’s a chance he could drop down in hours but not choose specifically what days he doesn’t work

[funkflex55]

https://www.gov.uk/flexible-working

Anyone can make a flexible working request but RM do not have to honour it but they would have to provide a reason why they cannot. It would make business sense to retain the older experienced posties but RM only seems to care about cutting the wage bill by forcing them out.

[world class male]

not sure what his fitness is like after 39yrs doing the job but is it possible to get it reduced on medical grounds?