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USO LATER FINISH TIMES

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Kesknight
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USO LATER FINISH TIMES

Post by Kesknight »

We've been told in our office that we will have a shorter day on a Saturday ie 6 Hours 50 minutes. So therefore we will have to work a little bit longer on the weekdays to make up for it. Does thisbmean that we will be forced into an even later finish?
ted_e_bear
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Post by ted_e_bear »

Yes, looking at the duty options most Saturdays are 7 hrs so to accommodate more Saturdays off the weekday attendances will be a bit longer
Kesknight
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ted_e_bear wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 18:35
Yes, looking at the duty options most Saturdays are 7 hrs so to accommodate more Saturdays off the weekday attendances will be a bit longer
It works out about 15 minutes a day , so that's not too bad
Perseus
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Still amazes me how little has been done to address the issues and variances in finish times, especially for Saturdays. 1pm for some, 4pm for others.
I remember when they brought the new times in last year the CWU said there would be a review to get them earlier again. That just fizzled out.
Now we are talking about pushing it back even more?
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Post by Londonsburning »

Perseus wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 18:42
Still amazes me how little has been done to address the issues and variances in finish times, especially for Saturdays. 1pm for some, 4pm for others.
I remember when they brought the new times in last year the CWU said there would be a review to get them earlier again. That just fizzled out.
Now we are talking about pushing it back even more?
It's almost like the CWU don't care about Delivery or something..? :hmmmm
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Yes Perseus, what about postal workers who go to football ⚽️ on Saturday's, for example those with season tickets etc ?

My train gets me to my station at 2:30, then a 10 min walk home, then get changed and then a 15 min walk to the football stadium. That makes it really tight for kick-off time.

It's got to be looked at.
qwerty2
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BenacreNick wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 19:32
Yes Perseus, what about postal workers who go to football ⚽️ on Saturday's, for example those with season tickets etc ?

My train gets me to my station at 2:30, then a 10 min walk home, then get changed and then a 15 min walk to the football stadium. That makes it really tight for kick-off time.

It's got to be looked at. :left:
They don't care - do you think they're going to change people's times so you can go to the football :left:
GRS
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BenacreNick wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 19:32
Yes Perseus, what about postal workers who go to football ⚽️ on Saturday's, for example those with season tickets etc ?

My train gets me to my station at 2:30, then a 10 min walk home, then get changed and then a 15 min walk to the football stadium. That makes it really tight for kick-off time.

It's got to be looked at.
Exactly why they enjoy doing it!!! They want you to go “nah bollocks to this, I’ve got no time to do what I enjoy” and jack it in and leave. The people coming up with this s**t won’t be working Saturdays and missing out on family time or doing things they enjoy.

I wonder if there’s another company out there who desperately want so many staff to leave. It goes against all good business practice. It really is utterly bizarre
Perseus
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Post by Perseus »

qwerty2 wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 20:01
BenacreNick wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 19:32
Yes Perseus, what about postal workers who go to football ⚽️ on Saturday's, for example those with season tickets etc ?

My train gets me to my station at 2:30, then a 10 min walk home, then get changed and then a 15 min walk to the football stadium. That makes it really tight for kick-off time.

It's got to be looked at. :left:
They don't care - do you think they're going to change people's times so you can go to the football :left:
That's what I'm saying - they've already made it impossible for many offices to have a decent Saturday, but instead of arresting and reversing that, they seem hell bent on going the other way.
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Post by Acca Dacca »

Kesknight wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 18:38
ted_e_bear wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 18:35
Yes, looking at the duty options most Saturdays are 7 hrs so to accommodate more Saturdays off the weekday attendances will be a bit longer
It works out about 15 minutes a day , so that's not too bad
Enough to do your lapsing :funneh
If you tolerate this, then your paid break will be next
Kesknight
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Acca Dacca wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 21:59
Kesknight wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 18:38
ted_e_bear wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 18:35
Yes, looking at the duty options most Saturdays are 7 hrs so to accommodate more Saturdays off the weekday attendances will be a bit longer
It works out about 15 minutes a day , so that's not too bad
Enough to do your lapsing :funneh
With this new agreement we havn't got any lapsing
Acca Dacca
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Post by Acca Dacca »

Kesknight wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 22:04
Acca Dacca wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 21:59
Kesknight wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 18:38
ted_e_bear wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 18:35
Yes, looking at the duty options most Saturdays are 7 hrs so to accommodate more Saturdays off the weekday attendances will be a bit longer
It works out about 15 minutes a day , so that's not too bad
Enough to do your lapsing :funneh
With this new agreement we havn't got any lapsing
Thats the joke
If you tolerate this, then your paid break will be next
Mr Rush
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Twenty years ago a shorter attendance on a Saturday meant hours earlier than Monday to Friday. Now the great attraction for 2-in-5 or 2-in-6 or whatever is... 10 minutes earlier.
The machine stops.
ted_e_bear
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Mr Rush wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 23:43
Twenty years ago a shorter attendance on a Saturday meant hours earlier than Monday to Friday. Now the great attraction for 2-in-5 or 2-in-6 or whatever is... 10 minutes earlier.
2 in 5 the weekdays are all 7hrs 50
2 in 6 all 7hrs 46
Saturday 7 hrs for both
Acca Dacca
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Post by Acca Dacca »

ted_e_bear wrote:
14 Jul 2025, 08:02
Mr Rush wrote:
13 Jul 2025, 23:43
Twenty years ago a shorter attendance on a Saturday meant hours earlier than Monday to Friday. Now the great attraction for 2-in-5 or 2-in-6 or whatever is... 10 minutes earlier.
2 in 5 the weekdays are all 7hrs 50
2 in 6 all 7hrs 46
Saturday 7 hrs for both
How does an extra four minutes a day add up to an extra Saturday off every 6 weeks?
If you tolerate this, then your paid break will be next