RE: RMG proposed changes. CHAPTER 111 Jul 2022 21:09
Anger sharkz, We have something called LATS. They are late exceptance times items , that arrive in delivery offices after midday in our area. It is costing the company money to get drivers to deliver these items up to 8 at night although some areas are still out at 10pm.
The board believes that by starting everyone later this will be covered by the postman on delivery. They are so out of touch that they haven't worked out that they will then have to pay extra workers to come in and deliver 9am specials and 1 o clock specials. The board sit there every week and throw out another I'll thought out idea, that when challenged don't give any answers to why.
We are all for change , we all know things have to change which is why many have suggested things that need improving, but unfortunately those at the top don't listen.
When Simon Putin joined the board , he was open , asking how we could grow the company, it was a refreshing change from the previous CEOs that were only interested in cuts and savings.
We all knew that the business could grow in so many areas yet had stagnated for years.
Simon Putin has now brought in numerous directors that know nothing about the industry on top wack wages , he has spent millions getting rid of the previous board members, and the company is lurching from one crisis after another created by the board. If these new directors coming in were from DPD, Amazon, Hermes or Yodel then it would be understandable because they could bring ideas to the table but instead they bring in ideas that are unworkable or unachievable.
The latest one , checking on the elderly or vulnerable, is what posties used to do, but that stopped because of increased workload. Now they want us to do it with even more workload.
Delivering longer hours in the winter doesn't mean more work will be done, it will just mean tired posties will move slower and then dawdle pace once it turns dark.
A large number of workers on delivery are part time, many are women and the majority choose to work for Royal Mail because it fits in with childcare. The later start will mean they can no longer pick the kids up from school , so they have a choice , pay for childcare or leave. When your wages are already poor , childcare costs will mean its not worth Carrying on working for Royal Mail.