Why is an 8 hr request not really 8 hours?

[ups1990]

According the the Union. UPS can work a driver with an 8hr request, 8.50hrs and still be considered to have the request met. Can someone please explain how this can be so? Only if one works over 8.50 can they file for not having the request met.

 

[Dagoof]

According the the Union. UPS can work a driver with an 8hr request, 8.50hrs and still be considered to have the request met. Can someone please explain how this can be so? Only if one works over 8.50 can they file for not having the request met.

I believe a half for lunch is not counted

 

[Catatonic]

According the the Union. UPS can work a driver with an 8hr request, 8.50hrs and still be considered to have the request met. Can someone please explain how this can be so? Only if one works over 8.50 can they file for not having the request met.

Guaranteed 8 hours and our planning tools (allowances) can only get it to within 21 minutes on average 95% of the time.

 

[UPSNewbie]

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[trplnkl]

Guaranteed 8 hours and our planning tools (allowances) can only get it to within 21 minutes on average 95% of the time.

so what's up with the other 9 minutes?

 

[Catatonic]

so what's up with the other 9 minutes?

LOL

 

[over9five]

so what's up with the other 9 minutes?

That is the secret, emergency use only 37% of the hour.

 

[705red]

According the the Union. UPS can work a driver with an 8hr request, 8.50hrs and still be considered to have the request met. Can someone please explain how this can be so? Only if one works over 8.50 can they file for not having the request met.

That was changed in this last contract. Now if you work over 8.50 you would receive 2 hours of penalty pay. Also ups can refuse your request and pay you 2 hours of penalty also. This is a load of crap, and a reason that we did not accept this change in 705. 8 hours is 8 hours not 8 and a half. IMO

 

[sealbasher]

is hoax a sup?

 

[Catatonic]

is hoax a sup?

A manager working on UPS.com stuff.

I was in operations/District for 18 years but not since 1992.

So not an operations sup which is what your question is actually referring to.

Try to stay in touch with package operations as much as I can to help me do my job better.

 

[disneyworld]

Factor in your idea of 8 hrs and UPS's idea of 8 hrs. It could be the difference of an hour.

 

[feederdriver06]

Guaranteed 8 hours and our planning tools (allowances) can only get it to within 21 minutes on average 95% of the time.

If this is true than it sounds to me like management needs to honor an 8 hour request by giving a 7.5 dispatch to make sure they get it right and not go over 8 hours

 

[Catatonic]

If this is true than it sounds to me like management needs to honor an 8 hour request by giving a 7.5 dispatch to make sure they get it right and not go over 8 hours

And if a frog had wings ...

 

[BleedBrown]

If this is true than it sounds to me like management needs to honor an 8 hour request by giving a 7.5 dispatch to make sure they get it right and not go over 8 hours

So Feederdriver; What your saying is UPS should dispatch a 7.5 hour day and not honor the 8.0 hr quarantee?

 

[UnconTROLLed]

So Feederdriver; What your saying is UPS should dispatch a 7.5 hour day and not honor the 8.0 hr quarantee?

How many times was it "planned" closest to 8 hours and less than 8 was given? I bet you 99.9999% of time it is 8 -9 hours, rather than 7-8.

 

[1980]

OMG you are guaranteed 8 hours its called a margin for error ... if a exact 8 is so important take a sick day!!!! thank God we are workin . bitch, bitch bitch some people just require it.Half full not half empty thank you

 

[foundinload]

agree. call in and guarantee a zero hour request.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

agree. call in and guarantee a zero hour request.

Suppose the function that you need to get to that night doesn't start until 6pm. Why take a full day off when you can work your 8 hrs and still get done in time?

 

[some1else]

so yo get one req. 8 a month. i wonder if it would pay off to req. it every month on a day you know will be busy, then hope for penalty pay? or better off just keeping my 9.5 dispatch...

 

[1980]

lets just say I want my cake and to eat it too!!!!!! 8 or 8 1/2 *** its not a big difference is it?