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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 1142213" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>It is a bit late at this stage (since you'll know if you're working tomorrow by the time you read this)...</p><p></p><p>If the draft procedure was used - starting at the lowest seniority full-time Courier and working their way up - then there isn't a damn thing you can do about it. Express 'owns' the full-time employees, ESPECIALLY the low seniority full-timers. </p><p></p><p>The issue with drafting is in HOW Express does the 'rotation' and what they consider the 'unit of time' until the rotation starts from the bottom again (I've never got a straight answer to this question from any manager, HR or even reading PEOPLE when I was in).</p><p></p><p>From my understanding, the draft starts at the bottom of full-time seniority and works it way up to the top, with the seniority draft resetting at the beginning of each month (this has been disputed). So in a month period of time, a low seniority person can only be drafted ONCE, as long as there are other full-time employees who have yet to be drafted for the month. Once the entire full-time workgroup has been subjected to a draft, then the rotation starts at the bottom again (or starts utilizing part-timers). In order for a part-time employee to be drafted, EVERY full-time employee either must have been drafted for the period of time (month), OR every single full-time employee MUST already be working a full schedule for the week in question during which a shift is filled by draft procedures. This is how Express manages to draft part-timers during peak (more often than not against their wishes). </p><p></p><p>I've had this disputed by senior managers and HR.</p><p></p><p>Their version, is that the draft is merely a 'rotation'. The rotation starts at the bottom - and it proceeds to the top, then the rotation starts again. According to 'them', there is no 'reset' of the rotation. This would result in a 'round robin' form of draft - which doesn't give ANYONE any protection from being drafted. This is a bunch of bull. I fought this concept tooth and nail when I was in (to prevent from being drafted as a part-time employee, I had just enough seniority when I was in to protect me from the occasional draft that came up in a month's period of time). The monthly 'reset' protected me from being drafted. I managed to NOT be drafted for anything other than the week right before Christmas. </p><p></p><p>If there wasn't a 'reset' (presumably monthly), then EVERYONE would eventually be drafted - which ISN'T the intention of the draft procedures. The intention of the draft procedures is to hit the low seniority employees with drafting first, but to give some 'protection' to the higher seniority employees as long as the draft needs aren't too severe. </p><p></p><p>If only a couple of shift drafts are needed in a month period of time, then the low seniority people get them. In the round robin version that has been tossed out by senior managers and HR that I know, seniority means crap, since in a round robin, you start at one point, then continue around until one gets back to the original starter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 1142213, member: 22880"] It is a bit late at this stage (since you'll know if you're working tomorrow by the time you read this)... If the draft procedure was used - starting at the lowest seniority full-time Courier and working their way up - then there isn't a damn thing you can do about it. Express 'owns' the full-time employees, ESPECIALLY the low seniority full-timers. The issue with drafting is in HOW Express does the 'rotation' and what they consider the 'unit of time' until the rotation starts from the bottom again (I've never got a straight answer to this question from any manager, HR or even reading PEOPLE when I was in). From my understanding, the draft starts at the bottom of full-time seniority and works it way up to the top, with the seniority draft resetting at the beginning of each month (this has been disputed). So in a month period of time, a low seniority person can only be drafted ONCE, as long as there are other full-time employees who have yet to be drafted for the month. Once the entire full-time workgroup has been subjected to a draft, then the rotation starts at the bottom again (or starts utilizing part-timers). In order for a part-time employee to be drafted, EVERY full-time employee either must have been drafted for the period of time (month), OR every single full-time employee MUST already be working a full schedule for the week in question during which a shift is filled by draft procedures. This is how Express manages to draft part-timers during peak (more often than not against their wishes). I've had this disputed by senior managers and HR. Their version, is that the draft is merely a 'rotation'. The rotation starts at the bottom - and it proceeds to the top, then the rotation starts again. According to 'them', there is no 'reset' of the rotation. This would result in a 'round robin' form of draft - which doesn't give ANYONE any protection from being drafted. This is a bunch of bull. I fought this concept tooth and nail when I was in (to prevent from being drafted as a part-time employee, I had just enough seniority when I was in to protect me from the occasional draft that came up in a month's period of time). The monthly 'reset' protected me from being drafted. I managed to NOT be drafted for anything other than the week right before Christmas. If there wasn't a 'reset' (presumably monthly), then EVERYONE would eventually be drafted - which ISN'T the intention of the draft procedures. The intention of the draft procedures is to hit the low seniority employees with drafting first, but to give some 'protection' to the higher seniority employees as long as the draft needs aren't too severe. If only a couple of shift drafts are needed in a month period of time, then the low seniority people get them. In the round robin version that has been tossed out by senior managers and HR that I know, seniority means crap, since in a round robin, you start at one point, then continue around until one gets back to the original starter. [/QUOTE]
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