So further to my last post I have heard back from AVID today. They have said the below:
This issue is related to the Automation is not following edit in "Shuffle Mode" issue that is currently being investigated by our engineering team. Thank you for reporting the issue. I've submitted your case information to Engineering to assist with their research in the matter.
For your reference, the defect/bug number is PT-269825.
There is currently no estimated time for a possible resolution but if we have an update in the near future we will pass that along to you.
So I guess at least they are aware of it. But not real timeline on how long it will take to get it fixed. If I hear from them, I'll let you all know.