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@ Scamp
@ mad
The drop in price is because Xmas figures will be down. In my opinion only.
Potential IA is not even factored in yet.
If Xmas is not as expected, there may be a drop in dividend again when the 12 month statement comes out.
I would not like to be a big holder at the moment.

I am still holding my 81 freebies and have been buying at low prices through the matching shares scheme. I'm glad I didn't get involved at 500p ish.

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@ wolvesposty.
I've been accepting change for over 30 years. The changes have been huge.
Every single postie I've worked with has accepted change.
So. We are all singing from the same hymn sheet.
And I wasnt being insulting. I asked a simple question which you have now answered, albeit for every single postie, past and present.
So wolvesposty, if we all accept change, like we have done for years, where do the savings come from?
What more should we do for the greater good?
Please explain in layman's terms as I'm too thick to understand.

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@ JBT.
I thought that the review was earmarked for October 2019.
However long this takes, nobody knows.
Getting rid of DSA would be a good start.

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@ wolvesposty.
Clocking in and out? You mean swiping in and out using your ID card.
The idea of "clocking in and out" has been mooted for over 20 years.
You may not believe this but the CWU were all in favour of it. And they will be again.

Why do you think that was, and still is?

You use that as a productivity tool? Dear oh dear!!!

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@ wolvesposty.
I understand that you may have difficulty understanding this, but I said YOU!
How can RMG make YOU more productive.
It's a simple question. Please answer.

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@ wolvesposty.
You are one of the more vociferous on here regarding savings that could be made.
How could RMG get you, just you, to be more productive? Thereby helping the company and making you a bit richer in the process.

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@ Fruitster.
"""I’m on here for daily info and advice."""
So why try to dismiss anything that is posted that doesn't suit your investment?
You claim to have an average of 211p. I have no reason to disbelieve you. Is this a good place for you to invest then?
Your average is only shored up by the dividend. What happens if Mr Back decides to cut the dividend like he did last year?
How much higher would your average have been if the dividend had not been cut?
What is your average without the dividend?
Have you re-invested the dividends to increase your holding? Or are you just re-adjusting your actual investment?
I have a feeling that you may be buying more shares in the not too distant future, just to keep your investment in the positive. Dividend based of course.

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@ Oli G.
I assumed DerekR's alluded to the fact that more over 50s go sick.
As I said earlier: Couldnt be more wrong in my office.
We may however, be slower.

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@ DerekR
"""" 47% of RMGs workforce is over 50 years of age. Which is a positive in terms of experience but carries lots of risks."""
I speak for my office only, but I like to think it's indicative nationally.
You could not be more wrong!

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As predicted, get Xmas out of the way, pretend you want to speak to the CWU, and then go back on that too.
IA ballot again, and i'm sure we will be striking this time.
I wonder what the public will make of RMG's stance?
I wonder what is going to happen to the share price!!!

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The perception here is that it is only blue collar workers that go sick.
For anybody that thinks that managers don't go sick, think again.
The same t's & c's apply to everyone. They are on a much higher wage too.
Notwithstanding the actual amount of managers we have, that we don't need. And white collar workers too.

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@ mad.
550p this year was mooted around by one of the longer posters here. That's looking slightly optimistic, but as a shareholder I hope to be proven wrong.
Should xmas results be low or even flat, I'll be looking to buy in after full year results.

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@ madasaballoon.
A couple of months ago I posted about Mr Backs tenure at RMG and the things that have happened since he took over the job.
I think the price was about 230p then. Despite the positivity surrounding Brexit as well as IA, the price is now lower.
RMG have apparently had a stellar Xmas (if you believe some on here), but I posted MY FIGURES (IMO), which gave a different opinion.
It would appear that Mr Back has a difficult job on his hands, notwithstanding the future discussions with the CWU. If these talks are not fruitful, will he fall on his sword?
And if I am correct regarding Xmas volumes, this will only impact on full year figures. If they are "BAD" will the divi be sustainable? We know what happened last year!
Will another reduction be acceptable?

I have a feeling that Falkland Investor will be appearing again in the not too distant future.
Could he/she be the only one to have called this correctly? Apart from me of course who made a few quid recently!

And could the saviour (as many here believe) of RMG actually not see out his 5 year plan?
So many questions! Not many answers.

You can lead a horse to water @mad.

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@ mad.
That's odd. In my office agency workers were only used for normal parcels. Unless I'm mistaken. Or maybe it was just my managers idea.
Definitely not LAT items though. Or rounds.

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@ Oli G & JBT.
That's the point I was trying to make.
They've been paid so use them.
Oddly enough, we didn't have too many in my office. Probably turned in about 7 or 8 days.

Agree with QoS though. How it's measured at this time of year, I'm not sure. But all targets will be met. IMO.

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@ JBT.
I think the agency staff on delivery were paid anyway. In lieu of IA if you like. Hired just in case.
And if you were a DOM or Lino I think you'd take all the help you could get, regardless of cost.
If you could cover all your work by 9 am, then any sane manager would.
It's probably why RMG fail so few items over Xmas, unlike some other couriers.
Looking forward to the update. If this one is "not good" the yearly statement will be pretty damn pants!!
Sell or hold?

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@ JBT.
Yes I did.
Agency staff used? Yes.
Needed? No. IMO.
Overall spend? Down in my opinion.
We'll find out soon. When is the 9 month update released? Wasnt it the 18th Jan last year?

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Cheers mad.
I thought the same, initially.

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@ Fruitster 19.23 yesterday.
You appear desperate to undermine the percentage drop that I posted.
If you think that it was back of a fag packet calculation, you are wrong.
The reason I done this was to show my colleagues the difference between 2018 and 2019 in my office
I think they will be fairly accurate.
They may not be indicative nationally, but I have a feeling that they will be closer than the ridiculous claims of 25% volume increases.
At least I've put together an exercise based on some fact, not just wild claims.
And you said actual figures and insider info. Not me.
Stop trying to twist things.
I can smell the desperation.

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@ mad.
Did the volumes of mail in your office, in particular packets, appear down in the 4 weeks prior to xmas?

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