Full time staff in delivery offices are now expected to work
48 hours 10 mins a week... by force.. from previous seasonal variation hours....
Working the new way of working DM26
I googled this... and it states that no one can work more than 48 hours a week by law.... unless they opt out....
And is breaking the law.....
Can anyone clarify this please....
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Full.time staff working new hours
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roadrunner bill
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Full.time staff working new hours
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funkflex55
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Re: Full.time staff working new hours
Yes. The 48 hours limit is usually over a 17 week period and it's 48 hours average per week. I think in your case the employee will have a few weeks off in that time. That'll drop the average making it legal.
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yellowbelly
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Re: Full.time staff working new hours
Is this in a DO where DM26 has been implemented?roadrunner bill wrote: ↑Yesterday, 21:50Full time staff in delivery offices are now expected to work
48 hours 10 mins a week... by force.. from previous seasonal variation hours....
I googled this... and it states that no one can work more than 48 hours a week by law.... unless they opt out....
And is breaking the law.....
Can anyone clarify this please....
Is this the (what is described in the gumpf they've pushed out) 2 in 5 for existing banked units only.
So each duty gets a week off periodically (Wally week?).
So the 48 hr pw issue is worked out over a 17 week period, which brings the average weekly hours worked down.
DId your office vote for this duty pattern? Then I'd say you've (as in collective you) have agreed to this.
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goldy2007
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Re: Full.time staff working new hours
Is 2 in 5 wallingtonyellowbelly wrote: ↑Yesterday, 22:55Is this in a DO where DM26 has been implemented?roadrunner bill wrote: ↑Yesterday, 21:50Full time staff in delivery offices are now expected to work
48 hours 10 mins a week... by force.. from previous seasonal variation hours....
I googled this... and it states that no one can work more than 48 hours a week by law.... unless they opt out....
And is breaking the law.....
Can anyone clarify this please....
Is this the (what is described in the gumpf they've pushed out) 2 in 5 for existing banked units only.
So each duty gets a week off periodically (Wally week?).
So the 48 hr pw issue is worked out over a 17 week period, which brings the average weekly hours worked down.
DId your office vote for this duty pattern? Then I'd say you've (as in collective you) have agreed to this.
Week 1 mon - sat
Week 2-mon - sat
Week 3 mon -sat
Week 4 mon fri ( sat off )
Week 5 off
This is what we’ve had proposed