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Mr Love Pants
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Post by Mr Love Pants »

Heard today that 500 Post Offices were going to be asked to open for business on the Sunday's during the olympics - something to do with new stamp issue - anyone else heard this?
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Blue8
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Re: Olympics

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Yes see it some where. Something about stamp issues to represent medals we win so does that mean we only win medals on a Saturday!!
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Tis because of this...
https://www.myroyalmail.com/mrm/appnews ... aspx?i=739" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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The BFO
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Re: Olympics

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I don't work on Sunday.
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demoralisedofessex
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Re: Olympics

Post by demoralisedofessex »

We were asked at our office for volunteers a while back - nearly got crushed in the stampede (not)
Call me cynical, but could management possibly be dipping their toe in the water to see how popular Sunday opening is with the public?
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GG23
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Re: Olympics

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Yes we r expected to open on Sunday's during the Olympics so that we can sell stamps celebrating any gold medals that might b won
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http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ... G_10028516" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Sunday work


A directgov site on Sunday working if anyone is researching their rights and obligations.
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It'll only be London anyway, the rest of the country couldn't give a flying fook about the Olympics, bunch of middle class tossers, pandering to upper class toffs for bits of shiney metal.
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GG23
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They want 500 offices to open Sundays so it won't just be London. No matter how we feel about the Olympics
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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/ ... G_10028516

Sunday work


A directgov site on Sunday working if anyone is researching their rights and obligations.
Thank you, that is very helpful and interesting, because I anticipate trouble in our office over this due to lack of volunteers.
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Re: Olympics

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Is this an April fool three weeks late?
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goggins69 wrote:Is this an April fool three weeks late?
http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... ic#p483151" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; the evidence tends to suggest a No.
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Re: Olympics

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Is there a list of post offices that will sell UK gold medal winner stamps?
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simjan
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Re: Olympics

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huddersfield is one of the offices
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Re: Olympics

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http://www.postoffice.co.uk/branch-finder" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

When you search,the drop down menu has the olympic option.
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