nearly;John_McC wrote:Ok my head is spinning now ! what I'm trying to say is that if this deal goes through then we all get (F/T & P/T) the 2% rise. But once the 1 hour reduction is put in place for F/T'ers then the hourly rate for F/T will change and you will have two rates of pay one for F/T and one for P/T ? so to make sure they stay the same there has to be two rates of increase to maintain same rate of pay
No we all get the 2% on ratification and then on reduction to a 39hr FT week we all in essence get a 2% increase in the hourly rate.
Best way to see it for me is that imagine we all get a 2% rise at the same time when FT goes to a 39hour week. In this way PT get a 2% rise but work the same hours getting more money per hour.
The FT get the same rise but this is offset by the reduction in the hours worked. Result is we are on the same hourly rate just that FT work 1 hour less and PT basic weekly wage increases.