A Childrens Story - Winnie-the-Pooh

And it really does stink

Chris (topher Robbins)

We are over 2 months down the line.

Is there any progress in your follow-up?

This is a compliance & Ethics issue. Shouldn’t there be some action on this?

I have spoken to some of the drivers at Dewsbury, these actions are still continuing.

Is Compliance and Ethics turning a blind eye to this?

With reference to other issues that I have raised there has been no response to date in the last 3 months other than;

17^th January 2012 – Roger Mays - I am currently reviewing your correspondence, and will be in contact with you further in due course.

9^th February 2012 – Roger Mays - I write further to my email to you on 17 January 2012 to let you have an update. I am currently reviewing the correspondence and related documentation but, as you will appreciate, there is a substantial amount to review and as such, this is taking some time. I am away on annual leave next week, but will write to you further once I return.

Do I need to go higher up in Compliance & Ethics to receive an answer?

Regds

Mike

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Chris

At the meeting with Emma O’Toole, H.R.’s response to my raising of integrity issues was;

Am I doing the right job?

Am I working for the right Company?

How does this fit in with the Policy book?

Regds

Mike

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From: Robbins Christopher (HJJ4CDR)
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 6:43 PM
To: Whitehead Mike (UKG2MXW)
Subject: RE: Update

Mike,

A case has been opened and sent to EMEA. Nothing has come back to me for review yet.

Rgds,

Chris

_____________________________________________

From:    Whitehead Mike (UKG2MXW) 

Sent:   Saturday, July 09, 2011 8:19 AM

To:     Robbins Christopher (HJJ4CDR)

Subject:        RE: Update

Chris

Is there any update?

Regds

Mike

_____________________________________________

From:    Whitehead Mike (UKG2MXW) 

Sent:   Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:39 AM

To:     Robbins Christopher (HJJ4CDR)

Subject:        FW: Update

Chris

This is the grievance that I submitted.

This is the document that was given to me at the start of the grievance.

<< File: Notes & Appendices.pdf >>

Regds

Mike

______________________________________________

From:    Whitehead Mike (UKG2MXW) 

Sent:   Tuesday, February 01, 2011 7:12 AM

To:     Bradshaw Lisa (LMM6LXB); Marchant Chris (UKG2CXM)

Subject:        Update

<< File: Grievance update.doc >>

 

Mike,

I have reviewed your write up and will begin following up on your concerns.

Rgds,

Chris

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From: Mike Whitehead [mailto:mikewhitehead1@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 5:02 AM
To: Grimes Randy (FIN1REG); Robbins Christopher (HJJ4CDR)
Subject: Fwd: Tachograph Project

Randy/Christopher

Please see the comments from Albert Graham regarding my Tachograph Project.

This backs up the claims that I have been making for some time now.

There is a lack of integrity within UPS in the UK and that this starts from the top.

I also wish to complain about the intimidation shown at a meeting held 20th October 2011.

I was given less than 24 hours notice of this meeting.

I was not given the opportunity to arrange any representation.

There were no notes made by the Company at the meeting despite there being 4 on one side against me on the other.

At this meeting with Cindy Miller, Tony Colaizzo, Craig McIntosh & Steve O'Donnell I was accused of threatening the Company.

Where are the ethics in this kind of intimidation?

I also wish to complain about the lack of investigation into my grievance.

The instructions for my grievance to be investigated were given in an e-mail to Emma O'Toole on 25th July 2011. This was also forwarded to Lisa Bradshaw on the same date. As at today I have received no information regarding my grievance.

A quote from Ayn Rand - A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.

& from Denis Waitley - You must consider the bottom line, but make it integrity before profits.
& from Douglas Adams - To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.

Regds

Mike

 

-----Original Message-----
From: albertgraham <albertgraham@ups.com>
To: mikewhitehead1 <mikewhitehead1@aol.com>; lxbradshaw <lxbradshaw@ups.com>; cjmiller <cjmiller@ups.com>; tcolaizzo <tcolaizzo@ups.com>
CC: sharon.hauber <sharon.hauber@europe.ups.com>
Sent: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 19:45
Subject: RE: Tachograph Project

I am shocked to read this e mail. UPS are suspending drivers all over the 

country for taco infringements, when clearly this all stems from the top. What 

is going on ?

RDGS

ALBERT GRAHAM

convenor

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From: Mike Whitehead [mikewhitehead1@aol.com]

Sent: 04 January 2012 11:13

To: Bradshaw Lisa (LMM6LXB); Graham Albert (VYF6YZG); Miller Cindy J (CPN1CJM); 

Colaizzo Anthony (ATL2ALC)

Subject: Tachograph Project

As the Tachograph project ground to a halt some time ago, Here are a few 

thoughts for you.

There has been little importance shown towards this project, which, given its 

nature and background, is rather strange. Why would you have fuelled my original 

argument, unless you were trying to make me a scapegoat for the Company’s 

failings?

From the very start of the project there has been a ploy to keep me away from 

Tachographs as much as possible. For the whole of the first week I was sent out 

on road. Craig McIntosh claims that he knew nothing about this, but is 

contradicted by Shayne Williams. Meetings have been considered so important that 

Craig McIntosh hasn’t even been bothered to turn up to them or let me know that 

they have been cancelled. The amount of follow-up has been nominal throughout 

the whole of the project. Yet despite all the obstacles that have been put in my 

way, I have kept up to date with the project at all times. On the few occasions 

Craig asked for work, it was there ready.

Has there been any commitment to the project? With regard to going on road, 

Craig says “It was regrettable…..but unavoidable” Why? Were a few deliveries and 

collections more important than Tachograph Compliance? Though based on Craig’s 

comments on Friday 23rd December, the project wasn’t important or high profile.

Cindy, How high profile are you?

I achieved a reduction in infringements of 49.5% yet Craig claims that the 

country’s reduction of 0.8% was comparable.

I offered to take the project around the Country starting with the most help 

needed centres. I didn’t even receive the courtesy of a reply.

Craig has stated that not all Centres are keying their timecards into 

Tachomaster, that they are hiding their figures in GTS. This will mean that the 

reduction of 0.8% in the National figures is not accurate, but will be an 

increase instead, should the timecards every be keyed accurately.

Craig has also said that all small breaks, toilet, cigarette, etc can be rolled 

up into one break and keyed into the DIAD. This is not legal.

Craig has also stated that drivers choose to have infringements.

The drivers have been receiving little feedback from their Managers yet the 

drivers are expected to be disciplined for their infringements-Craig McIntosh.

If this is the case, then by the same logic, the Centre Managers are also 

choosing to ignore the infringements. The Centre Managers have far more 

information than the drivers have. There are the Daily/Weekly tachograph reports 

and conference calls. The drivers are not privy to this information, so their 

Centre Managers should also be disciplined for choosing to ignore the Tachograph 

infringements. The fact that disciplinary action does not take place against 

Centre Managers shows that Division, then Operations and District Managers are 

also ignoring the infringements that are taking place.

This was my original comment, that we turn a blind-eye to Tachograph & working 

time infringements.

UPS’s obsession with over-despatching drivers is a contravention of the

Legal Responsibility of the Employer.

UPS must organize work loads so that drivers are able to comply with the 

driver’s hours and Tachograph regulations. (Tachograph MOP)

This would also cover the appalling safety results that have been achieved 

throughout December. Not exactly the hazardous conditions of last year. I 

haven’t seen the month end figures, but they were 30% over plan with several 

days still to report. How do you explain this? The drivers choose to have 

accidents. There are no other forces on them?

Are UPS choosing to ignore these results?

113 over 87 – December month to date – 129.88%

1300 over 1016 – Year to date – 127.95%

HSE, Safety Law poster

“Your employer has a duty under the law to ensure, as far as is reasonably 

practicable, your health, Safety and welfare at work”

I believe that Tony Colaizzo’s instructions to deliberately overload vehicles 

are creating an unsafe working environment. (As per my e-mail 29th Sept) Even 

when this has created detrimental results, this practice of deliberately 

overloading vehicles has continued.

What happened to Corporate Responsibility?

Health and safety in the workplace is an important Corporate responsibility 

issue.

Vehicles have been sufficiently overloaded for the instructions “bus-route” to 

be used. That is, ignore your timed deliveries and deliver as many stops as 

possible. Nigel Harnell was disciplined for doing this.

With regard to Nigel Harnell. Shayne Williams had time to go through Nigel’s 

delivery and collection records. Why doesn’t Shayne use this time that he has to 

check the records of drivers that are working through their lunch breaks? Is it 

because we don’t want to find the answers?

On the few days where we have had bad weather, the over-despatching has 

continued. Safe practices?

Whilst I have been on road for the best part of the project, only 6 days not on 

road out of 44, has there been any other follow up at Dewsbury. According to 

Jane Secker, there has been nothing. Who is going to do any follow up now?

Had anyone been interested I could have given you a huge time-saving piece of 

information. The Tachograph Control folder is obsolete. There is more than 

enough information in Tachomaster to render all the work in the Tachograph 

Control folder as duplication and therefore a huge waste of time.

There were adequate procedures in place originally. Why have these been ignored 

wholesale throughout the Company? These issues have continued at Dewsbury for 

years, despite being raised. Why has no action been taken? Are Manager’s bullied 

into achieving results by ignoring integrity issues? It would appear so.

Has there been any noticeable change in attitude in the weeks since I handed in 

my notice. There doesn’t appear to be. Is it just there is more and more to be 

seen?

A quote from George Orwell for you to ponder.

“In times of universal deceit, telling the truth will be a revolutionary act”

Regds

Mike