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October 16, 2009, 12:30pm Report to Moderator
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Does it? Got a link to a news report with this in, to back up what you say?



They want the 40 hour week cut to 35 hours, so there's one hour. For the rest, see the Telegraph article. Significant numbers of postal workers go home early.
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October 16, 2009, 3:37pm Report to Moderator

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the posties in newbury have been working their full shifts for the last two years.
delivery times are later now because of a later start time and because there are no longer any night sorters. so all the mail has to be sorted in the morning before the posties can go out on delivery.
delivery spans are all atleast 3.5 hours and if they finish early they go back to the office and do any soring that has arrived for the next days delivery, only then do they go home. though quite often the posties are pushed to actually finish within their time if it is a heavy day
also to save money on staff, during the periods when there is less post, mainly during the summer instead of employing people to cover holidays. each postie does a part of another delivery. i think royal mail want to extend this all year round.
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They want the 40 hour week cut to 35 hours, so there's one hour. For the rest, see the Telegraph article. Significant numbers of postal workers go home early.
It doesn't say significant numbers of postal workers go home early.

I think you made that bit up, and will continue to think that unless you can show any evidence to support what you claim.
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October 17, 2009, 8:48am Report to Moderator
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It doesn't say significant numbers of postal workers go home early.

I think you made that bit up, and will continue to think that unless you can show any evidence to support what you claim.



You should have gone to Specsavers matey 'cause that's exactly what it says:

According to Royal Mail, the latter is particularly common in London, where a "significant" number of postmen complete their work up to two hours early. It is currently seeking to force these staff to deliver to extra streets.

From:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6179660/Posties-boast-of-Spanish-practices.html
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