Mail On Sunday - Royal Mail investigating claims its drivers are logging fraudulent overtime claims after we raised the alarm

[POSTPERSON50]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/marke ... laims.html

[POSTPERSON50]

'Royal Mail is investigating claims that its drivers are logging fraudulent overtime claims after The Mail on Sunday raised the alarm. 

We have handed the FTSE100 giant a number of cases of so-called 'fake hours' claims being submitted across the country. 

Royal Mail is now probing allegations that four HGV drivers at its vast national distribution centre in Crick, Northamptonshire, routinely manipulated their hours. 

It is investigating claims of similar practices at three other offices. 

Sources said the HGV drivers at Crick regularly sign up for lengthy, lucrative overtime shifts at weekends that involve driving long distances as far as Newcastle and Preston. The drivers allegedly then take on lighter duties, including administration work, leaving after just a few hours. Agency staff are then tasked with taking on the long drives instead, it is claimed. 

A source said the practice had enabled the drivers to more than double their annual salaries. One has allegedly been manipulating his hours for nearly two decades. 

The source added: 'We see and work with this every day of the week. It's unfair and makes me sick to the core.' 

Royal Mail said it is reviewing information provided by the MoS, adding: 'If we find evidence of inaccurate payment of overtime, we will take appropriate action'. 

The MoS revealed last month that workers at Royal Mail's office in Llanelli had gone on strike after an employee was fired when he tried to blow the whistle on a fake hours scam, which can artificially boost delivery office budgets. The employee has since been reinstated. 

Employees at other Royal Mail offices have since told this newspaper that the practice is common within its 140,000-strong workforce. One postman, based in the North East, said logging overtime which was paid before it was worked was so routine it was not seen as fraudulent. 

Chief executive Simon Thompson is trying to modernise the company in the face of increasing competition, including from Amazon'

[crimson king]

Look like the media are finally sniffing around for a Roal Mail scoop.

All we need is a couple of undercover Despatches reporters in a couple of DOs like ten years ago and the s**t will well and truly hit the fan.

[POSTPERSON50]

The new chairman needs to get a grip of those issues. If he's aware of systematic misconduct managerial or otherwise, deal with it.

[sweepster70]

This is a disgruntled agency worker wanting their 15 mins of fame.
What happens is... you go in expecting to do your duty and the manager says they are struggling to cover a more complicated duty. You are asked if you would cover it and they would ask the agency driver if they would cover the the easier longer run. If you make time, you make time. You get paid for your duty, as is right. The agency driver books all the hours he /she has worked. Again, as is right.
POSTPERSON50. There is no such word as a Postperson. You are either a Postman or Postwoman. Either driving, on delivery or in a mail centre or rdc, we are all the equal.

[ssdd]

POSTPERSON50. There is no such word as a Postperson. You are either a Postman or Postwoman.

Really? Have you looked at any RM job vacancies lately? Try telling that to someone who may identify as 'gender neutral'. I think that's why the term Postie is being used more now - it can be used for any gender.

[POSTPERSON50]

This is a disgruntled agency worker wanting their 15 mins of fame.
What happens is... you go in expecting to do your duty and the manager says they are struggling to cover a more complicated duty. You are asked if you would cover it and they would ask the agency driver if they would cover the the easier longer run. If you make time, you make time. You get paid for your duty, as is right. The agency driver books all the hours he /she has worked. Again, as is right.
POSTPERSON50. There is no such word as a Postperson. You are either a Postman or Postwoman. Either driving, on delivery or in a mail centre or rdc, we are all the equal.

Actually there is such a word.

postperson in British English
(ˈpəʊstˌpɜːsən)
NOUN a person whose job is to collect and deliver mail

But it's just a forum name, so whatever.

[wallan]

This is a disgruntled agency worker wanting their 15 mins of fame.
What happens is... you go in expecting to do your duty and the manager says they are struggling to cover a more complicated duty. You are asked if you would cover it and they would ask the agency driver if they would cover the the easier longer run. If you make time, you make time. You get paid for your duty, as is right. The agency driver books all the hours he /she has worked. Again, as is right.
POSTPERSON50. There is no such word as a Postperson. You are either a Postman or Postwoman. Either driving, on delivery or in a mail centre or rdc, we are all the equal.

If you make time , you make time , if you are not working your Paid Hours that is what they will be looking at

[TrueBlueTerrier]

POSTPERSON50. There is no such word as a Postperson. You are either a Postman or Postwoman. Either driving, on delivery or in a mail centre or rdc, we are all the equal.

Excuse me, they have used the Screen Name "Postperson" to post on here nothing more nothing less.
The Admins and Moderators police the name choices of members as long as they are not pornographic or offensive we will allow them.