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<blockquote data-quote="Ricochet1a" data-source="post: 974447" data-attributes="member: 22880"><p>Did some calling, and there appears to be some conflicting versions regarding how hours are to be reduced.</p><p></p><p>One source stated that employees couldn't be scheduled to work over 40 hours in a week, but if they went over 40 hours (heavy route, picking up a route on short notice due to a sick call, etc.) that would be acceptable - as long as they didn't go over 50 hours.</p><p></p><p>Another source stated that it is supposedly a hard requirement - no overtime allowed. </p><p></p><p>I suspect that the first source is closer to correct - no CRR scheduled for more than 40, but allowed to go over to meet operational need. </p><p></p><p>There is the issue of 4x10s working their day off (getting overtime). The current policy on open shifts state that extra shifts are granted first to volunteers on the basis of seniority - WITHOUT regard to whether that individual will incur overtime in filling that open shift. </p><p></p><p>This is where the 4x10s get their overtime day - they more often than not have enough seniority (and are the only ones available midweek) to fill a open route - they get overtime for the entire day since it is a "scheduled day off". How Express is to prohibit these people from running a route on their scheduled day off - while honoring the PEOPLE mandate that extra shifts are granted according to seniority WITHOUT regard to overtime being incurred - is beyond me. </p><p></p><p>It is a well known fact that Express managers attempt to strong arm PM part-timers to come in and do a delivery route (or at least the P1 portion), since they most likely won't go past 8 hours in a day (thus keeping them out of overtime territory). They schedule part-timers to come in about 30 minutes prior to the anticipated leave building time (to give them enough time to sort out the volume tossed into the truck they'll be driving and scan it all), have them run about 4 hours or so (P1 and a few P2 stops that are to large volume customers), then take a break then run their PM pickup route - all while staying just below 8 hours.</p><p></p><p>This minimizes service failures for P1 and keeps overtime from being granted (but there is a loss in efficiency due to having the extra stem times associated with that extra route). </p><p></p><p>I'm thinking this is yet another knee jerk reaction by Express to minimize costs - just as their move to kill all shift pay was. There is going to be a direct conflict with the policies set forth in PEOPLE - which I'm thinking will be amended yet again to allow part-timers to be compelled to come in and cover shifts outside their regularly scheduled hours. </p><p></p><p>There will also need to be a change in policy in how open shifts are handed out in advance to fully realize this desire of Express' to minimize overtime. PEOPLE would have to be modified to state that seniority is no longer the first determinant in granting extra shifts, but rather whether overtime pay would be incurred by someone being granted an extra shift (if someone were to become eligible for overtime pay in picking up a shift, then a lower seniority person who wouldn't be granted overtime would have higher eligibility to take the shift). This would be the final elimination of seniority of having any sort of privilege (the only thing left would be vacation bidding). </p><p></p><p>The only way to verify this at a local level would be seeing if extra part-time routes were being opened up in a station. I know they've been converting full-time routes to part-time routes whenever possible, but for Express to fully implement this policy, they'd have to add part-time routes to shift volume off of full-time routes, to eliminate overtime situations. This is all part of their "master plan" - I'm left wondering if they intend on merely getting full-timers to quit due to a lack of hours while "flooding" the stations with extra part-time Couriers. Many full-timers that aren't topped out (5 to 15 years of employment) would leave if they were held under 40 hours a week - the only way they can make a living is if they pull at least 50 hours a week.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ricochet1a, post: 974447, member: 22880"] Did some calling, and there appears to be some conflicting versions regarding how hours are to be reduced. One source stated that employees couldn't be scheduled to work over 40 hours in a week, but if they went over 40 hours (heavy route, picking up a route on short notice due to a sick call, etc.) that would be acceptable - as long as they didn't go over 50 hours. Another source stated that it is supposedly a hard requirement - no overtime allowed. I suspect that the first source is closer to correct - no CRR scheduled for more than 40, but allowed to go over to meet operational need. There is the issue of 4x10s working their day off (getting overtime). The current policy on open shifts state that extra shifts are granted first to volunteers on the basis of seniority - WITHOUT regard to whether that individual will incur overtime in filling that open shift. This is where the 4x10s get their overtime day - they more often than not have enough seniority (and are the only ones available midweek) to fill a open route - they get overtime for the entire day since it is a "scheduled day off". How Express is to prohibit these people from running a route on their scheduled day off - while honoring the PEOPLE mandate that extra shifts are granted according to seniority WITHOUT regard to overtime being incurred - is beyond me. It is a well known fact that Express managers attempt to strong arm PM part-timers to come in and do a delivery route (or at least the P1 portion), since they most likely won't go past 8 hours in a day (thus keeping them out of overtime territory). They schedule part-timers to come in about 30 minutes prior to the anticipated leave building time (to give them enough time to sort out the volume tossed into the truck they'll be driving and scan it all), have them run about 4 hours or so (P1 and a few P2 stops that are to large volume customers), then take a break then run their PM pickup route - all while staying just below 8 hours. This minimizes service failures for P1 and keeps overtime from being granted (but there is a loss in efficiency due to having the extra stem times associated with that extra route). I'm thinking this is yet another knee jerk reaction by Express to minimize costs - just as their move to kill all shift pay was. There is going to be a direct conflict with the policies set forth in PEOPLE - which I'm thinking will be amended yet again to allow part-timers to be compelled to come in and cover shifts outside their regularly scheduled hours. There will also need to be a change in policy in how open shifts are handed out in advance to fully realize this desire of Express' to minimize overtime. PEOPLE would have to be modified to state that seniority is no longer the first determinant in granting extra shifts, but rather whether overtime pay would be incurred by someone being granted an extra shift (if someone were to become eligible for overtime pay in picking up a shift, then a lower seniority person who wouldn't be granted overtime would have higher eligibility to take the shift). This would be the final elimination of seniority of having any sort of privilege (the only thing left would be vacation bidding). The only way to verify this at a local level would be seeing if extra part-time routes were being opened up in a station. I know they've been converting full-time routes to part-time routes whenever possible, but for Express to fully implement this policy, they'd have to add part-time routes to shift volume off of full-time routes, to eliminate overtime situations. This is all part of their "master plan" - I'm left wondering if they intend on merely getting full-timers to quit due to a lack of hours while "flooding" the stations with extra part-time Couriers. Many full-timers that aren't topped out (5 to 15 years of employment) would leave if they were held under 40 hours a week - the only way they can make a living is if they pull at least 50 hours a week. [/QUOTE]
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