Royal Mail Screw-up

wheretheresawill

I was waiting for a parcel, the online company emailed me to say delivery was attempted but nobody was in, well I was in - they just didnt bother knocking, they also didnt bother putting a card down the letter box, I now have to fork out money to park near the post office

wheretheresawill

and then there was the time my mother sent me £100 in the post, very naive.......never arrived

custardy

wheretheresawill wrote: »

I was waiting for a parcel, the online company emailed me to say delivery was attempted but nobody was in, well I was in - they just didnt bother knocking, they also didnt bother putting a card down the letter box, I now have to fork out money to park near the post office

https://www.royalmail.com/redelivery

wheretheresawill

custardy wrote: »

thats great
now whats a sorting office?
hasnt been any in RM for many years

and on a serious note
what strike would that be?
strikes are declared on national ballots

This is the pay deal
Nearly 7% over 3 years
My pay is frozen for at least 2 years

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-mail/7639273/Postal-workers-accept-pay-deal-ending-Royal-Mail-dispute.html

gill_81uk

wheretheresawill wrote: »

I was waiting for a parcel, the online company emailed me to say delivery was attempted but nobody was in, well I was in - they just didnt bother knocking, they also didnt bother putting a card down the letter box, I now have to fork out money to park near the post office

This has happened to me several times :mad: On one of these days he also had a letter that required a signature which he just put straight through. I suspect the parcel wasn't even in his bag so he didn't dare knock with the letter! It was obvious we were in as the car was in the drive and we were in the front room with the lights on.

custardy

wheretheresawill wrote: »

This is the pay deal
Nearly 7% over 3 years
My pay is frozen for at least 2 years

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-mail/7639273/Postal-workers-accept-pay-deal-ending-Royal-Mail-dispute.html

thats the headline
now lets take the removal of D2D payments and various other payments then you have a pay cut
removing the limit on the number of D2D's delivered every week means an immediate increase in workload outwith other parts of the 2010 agreement
the pay 'rise' is also added as a separate part of pay. meaning PT staff only get a pro rata amount as per their contracted amount, even if they work 40 hours per week
there was no pay rise for staff in the 2 (IIRC) previous years
seems you want to get over to the golden streets of RM

wheretheresawill

custardy wrote: »

seems you want to get over to the golden streets of RM

I'll pass on that, theres enough militants in the NHS who whinge, moan and go off 'sick', don't think i'd cope with the post office lot

custardy

wheretheresawill wrote: »

I'll pass on that, theres enough militants in the NHS who whinge, moan and go off 'sick', don't think i'd cope with the post office lot

you're the one moaning about a pay freeze
whats better? a pay freeze or pay cut?

custardy

djbum_syd wrote: »

Yes, that would be good actually.
I would be interested to read it.
Obviously my aunt had other reasons for her part in the strike. Lol. *rolls eyes*

http://www.!!!!!!/file/b3he10d/n/Gifts_Policy_Royal_Mail.doc

Krystaltips

Why would anyone send cash through the post though? Not that I'm mistrustfull of the postman, but it's not an infallible service (as the OP has discovered) there are so many more secure ways to do it... Cheque, bank transfer etc...

My postman frequently chucks parcells behind my bin or in the electric cupboard with a note scribbled on a letter (rarely a red card) I know it's because he can't be bothered to return to the PO after his shift if he can help it... I'm usually in as well... He's just a tit...