History Lesson

What happened in UPS just over a year ago?

Nigel Harnell was sacked for failing to stay out until 22.00 to complete his deliveries.
Scott Fowler's words from Nigel's disciplinary.

This was later overturned but only after he had a new job, but was also ill-advised by the now silent union.

What has happened this year? Drivers have had more and more work loaded on them, and under the threat of dismissal have had to work longer and longer. Has this been happening solely at Dewsbury? No. It happens at Leeds and Manchester as well. It probably happens everywhere else but I haven't personally spoken to any of those drivers. It would be interesting to see the same reports that I was looking at towards the end of last year re Tacho's and breaks. Based on the conversations that I have had, rules will still be broken.

Note to VOSA & HSE

I did my best, but once somebody has been killed I don't want to be the one who says "told you"    
But I'm sure you'd still have a happy Christmas. The UK the worst, oh no, that should be least best, just to soften the blow, district in UPS.......I can't think why.

BIS Update

As yet.......................bugger all

UPS & UBS

What's the connection?

One word used this morning.....

GREED

Welcome right now

To Egypt

Hello America

Interesting that as soon as I post I get some American visitors.

Hello.....

Ahhhhh, but you're pretending to be in the UK.

Is Flag Counter right or is blogger right, is it a combination of the two?

Pull up a chair, grab a coffee and a biscuit or two. Happy reading, not that you haven't read everything else already.

I haven't blinked yet, and don't intend to, so brace yourselves I'm just warming up.

DfT Website

Transport

Safe and dependable transport is essential to UK society and the economy. The government is working to make rail, road, air and water transport more efficient and effective, keep them safe and secure, and reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions.

Hmmm, safe eh?

Isn't that what VOSA are supposed to help out with?

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport 

 Stephen Hammond MP

Yes I know, but there's no contact details. He was the geezer on the How safe are Britain's roads programme.

Note to self.......if you google him you can get his details, but I'm stupid, I wouldn't think of that would I?

Security UPS style

This driver was so busy, he abandoned his van to go to goods in, which is behind a wall to my right.
He'd already been in there quite a while before I started the vid.
He's there more or less the same time every day and does the same thing.

So a message to Mr. Terrorist, I've still some uniform for you, I can let you know where the van is abandoned daily and I can throw in a UPS ID badge as well.

Or alternatively Mr DfT I can give you the details, and also show you another driver doing the same thing about 20 miles away. Unfortunately the vid shows too much detail of the van so can be identified. Can't have any UPS retribution against the drivers because they are overdespatching, can we?

UPS v Yorkshire Building Society

Not an advert that UPS could use

CIPD/PM daily today

Not sure why they would post this. They don't give a toss.

Mind you UPS ought to read this. Mediocre's too good for them

Mediocre managers risk undermining engagement, CIPD warns

‘David Brent’ style leaders not the only threat to organisations

Mediocre managers are just as damaging to employee engagement and well-being as more outlandish bosses, according to CIPD research.

Not taking responsibility for mistakes, passing on stress, panicking about deadlines and commanding rather than consulting staff were some of the worst attributes of bad managers identified by the institute’s latest report.

These characteristics were cited alongside some of the more obvious ‘David Brent’ style behaviours – such as inappropriate humour or favouritism – as ways in which managers undermined employee motivation and well-being.

The research, Managing for sustainable employee engagement: Developing a behavioural framework, pinpointed how managers should behave to get the best out of people.

The report highlighted how managers who were calm under pressure, invested time in getting to know staff as individuals and who discussed workers’ career development, were likely to benefit from higher levels of employee engagement and lower levels of stress and absence.

The study found that managers were more likely to motivate and retain their employees if they consulted people rather than simply told them what to do, took responsibility if things went wrong or mistakes were made, and asked after workers’ well-being.

The research was based on an analysis of responses from a survey of 500 employees and 120 managers, conducted by consultancy Affinity Health at Work.

Respondents submitted views on their immediate line manager, their level of engagement with their organisation and their own well-being.

Commenting on the findings, the CIPD’s head of public policy Ben Willmott said: “Most people will at some time in their working lives have been managed by a ‘David Brent’, whose use of inappropriate humour and favouritism highlights a lack of self-awareness and inability to manage people.

“However, our research shows that arguably it is the mediocre managers, who too often ‘fly under the radar’ in organisations, that are even more damaging to staff engagement over time and often inadvertently cause stress.

“In tough economic times, how people are managed on a day-to-day basis becomes even more critical for organisations that want to engage and get the most out of their workforce,” he added.

The CIPD has also published Managing for sustainable employee engagement: Guidance for employers and managers, which summarises the latest research and pulls out key tips to support organisations in achieving sustainable employee engagement.

Dewsbury farce continues

From a Dewsbury driver, posting on facebook

Yes, I think you are.

But who will do anything about it?

Obviously no-one in Dewsbury is bothered.

Which is why raising a grievance will be pointless. You will be raising your head above the parapet so that you can get it shot off......ask Nige. He refused to drive a defective van and look what happened to him shortly afterwards.

VOSA won't be interested.

Neither will HSE

How about DfT? An unsecure vehicle, potential for packages to be tampered with.

I have a question. Is the warehouse still full of fumes on a morning?