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Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

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Newpoet
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Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by Newpoet »

We all did that scoping exercise ages ago. Not heard a peep. When I'm on holiday or rwo I only get 30 hours! It's crap. When at work we do 37
Newpoet
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by Newpoet »

I guess not then 🤣
A2B
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by A2B »

We had 5 made up to 37hrs a few months back, I believe the maximum you can go to now is 35hrs but someone else may prove me wrong.

RM will only increase your hours if your office requires it but if you feel you a being fobbed off keep hassling your DOM and your rrep
enzio1272
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by enzio1272 »

There loads in our office that are looking to decrease their hours to a 3 day week, to be honest if I could afford it I would do the same
norris9
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by norris9 »

enzio1272 wrote:
Yesterday, 19:21
There loads in our office that are looking to decrease their hours to a 3 day week, to be honest if I could afford it I would do the same
Is that quite a common thing in your place? how many 3 day week workers do you have working there?
postslippete
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by postslippete »

About a dozen temporary 37 hour full-time contracts were made up in our office. Some of them have been with the business since last Xmas.
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
SpacePhoenix
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by SpacePhoenix »

A2B wrote:
Yesterday, 18:10
We had 5 made up to 37hrs a few months back, I believe the maximum you can go to now is 35hrs but someone else may prove me wrong.

RM will only increase your hours if your office requires it but if you feel you a being fobbed off keep hassling your DOM and your rrep
For a good few offices (including locally here) 37hrs is considered to be full time with anything less being considered to be part time.
A2B
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by A2B »

SpacePhoenix wrote:
Yesterday, 20:22


For a good few offices (including locally here) 37hrs is considered to be full time with anything less being considered to be part time.
Of course that is the case :crazy:

Fulltime hours have been 37hrs for years now but you can only be uplifted to 35hrs now
tramssirhc
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by tramssirhc »

A2B wrote:
Yesterday, 20:29
SpacePhoenix wrote:
Yesterday, 20:22


For a good few offices (including locally here) 37hrs is considered to be full time with anything less being considered to be part time.
Of course that is the case :crazy:

Fulltime hours have been 37hrs for years now but you can only be uplifted to 35hrs now
The agreement says increases in contractual hours can be to 37 hours.
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Newpoet
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by Newpoet »

It's quite unfair working the 37 when you're in but on holiday you just get 30. 35 would be ok with me. Heard nothing, though dm26 hasn't been implemented in our office yet
enzio1272
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by enzio1272 »

Is that quite a common thing in your place? how many 3 day week workers do you have working there?
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We have quite a few not sure on exact numbers and more wanting it
Kenfandango
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by Kenfandango »

About a year ago we were told by our COM and Rep that "loads" of 30 hour staff would be made up (our DO hadn't made anyone up or hired a full timer since 2013!)

Eventually they made up five people, all of whom had worked for RM for 12 years. The two that do a lot of overtime (one does afternoon collections, the other works in the CSP when she returns from duty) say they're £25-35 a week worse off now
darrenpp
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by darrenpp »

We're 3 weeks into DM26 and as part of that we made 16 people up to full-time. For context were a 50 duty office with roughly 65 staff, 60 of them being full-time now. However our part-time staff, all of which are on the new contracts, were only made up to 34 hours. The thinking was that they can work alongside legacy staff on 37 hours and take their breaks at the same time
oypostie
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by oypostie »

We're 3 weeks into DM26
and the big question is.................is it working ????
norris9
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Re: Has anyone been given FT hours yet from PT?

Post by norris9 »

oypostie wrote:
Today, 20:54
We're 3 weeks into DM26
and the big question is.................is it working ????
I have the same question.

Well, I already know that posties taking Tracked + 1st Class Mail will fail most days.... so how that 'improves quality of service' - I don't know.

As for PT to FT.... just ask your rep to see if you can move up in hours now....if your office is recruiting, they have to put you up in hours if you want an increase.