I have had several contacts with public service bodies in the past fortnight. All my business was transacted normally.
What's going on - is a WTR in operation at the moment and if so where - right across the board?
I got the impression this was ongoing, then someone told me it wasn't, then someone told me it was...
Yes, there is a work to rule going on but like Padraig said, most of my colleagues are just working normally.
There has been a couple of issues in my area recently that would have resulted in more hassle for ourselves than anything else, if we wanted to apply work-to-rule to the letter. From what I can see, most people just want to get on with their job.
I have heard there is supposed to be an escalation of it but I don't know what that means in real terms.
Our local hospital stated to a friend of mine that while she could try to get through to her 94 yr old granny who was in for a few days (no visitors allowed due to a vomiting bug) the nurses probably wouldn't answer in the ward because they were on a work to rule! This proved to be the case. The phone continued to ring out and no contact could be made with that ward.
What if they weren't in the union?If they were in the Union they would be kicked out.