whats this about 4 day weeks

[postnottm]

Can part timers do 4 day weeks? How would that work?

I do a 30 hour week, so that would become 4 x 7.5 hour day. The question is why do I do in the extra 90 mins of working day I have just gained?

6 hours 20 mins prep and delivery time

40 min break

30 mins travel and pouch off

Hi because youre working day would be less than 8 hrs you would only be entitled to 30 mins break,

[Big Daz]

Damn, I though going up to 7.5 hours might just increase the break

[smokerjim]

How would this be affected if we went down to a 35hr, 5 day week in the agreement? What would the difference be between 35hr GROSS weeks ( lose paid meal reliefs & 1hr 20 duty time a week ) and 35 NET weeks ( keep paid breaks, lose 5 hrs duty time ) - if we do get a shorter working week, I'd still be interested in a 4 day week.

[postworker.org.uk]

How would this be affected if we went down to a 35hr, 5 day week in the agreement? What would the difference be between 35hr GROSS weeks ( lose paid meal reliefs & 1hr 20 duty time a week ) and 35 NET weeks ( keep paid breaks, lose 5 hrs duty time ) - if we do get a shorter working week, I'd still be interested in a 4 day week.

I think you have it the wrong way round, mate.

A 35 hour GROSS working week includes still getting paid for meals breaks. It is the 35 hours NET working week that has unpaid meal breaks. So under the 35 hour GROSS working week, you actually work for fewer hours, as all your attendance (working and meal breaks) has to add up to a total of 35 hours.

I'm sure we can still divide whatever working week end up with by 4 to get a 4-day week attendance. What the duty will do depends on what delivery method would be used: RM Car Drived Van (CDV); RM Van; or trolleys are going to have longer delivery spans than bags over the shoulder.

[SWIM]

what is a 'car derived van'?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

what is a 'car derived van'?

basically a smaller van

But the official description is a Van based the chasis of a normal car.

for example



for other instances see this search I did http://images.google.co.uk/images?rlz=1 ... 20&ndsp=20" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[SWIM]

surely they're not going to be big enough for all packets+parcels,etc for both of you?

[POSTMAN]

They are being used already at some places,any chance someone can take a pic of one and post it up.
You can send me the pic if you want and i'll edit out the naughty bits.

[fishtank]

peugeot-bipper-sm.jpg

The new Peugeot Bipper.
Not too bad for room in the front.
Feck all in the back.
We've got two so far.

[smokerjim]

How would this be affected if we went down to a 35hr, 5 day week in the agreement? What would the difference be between 35hr GROSS weeks ( lose paid meal reliefs & 1hr 20 duty time a week ) and 35 NET weeks ( keep paid breaks, lose 5 hrs duty time ) - if we do get a shorter working week, I'd still be interested in a 4 day week.

I think you have it the wrong way round, mate.

A 35 hour GROSS working week includes still getting paid for meals breaks. It is the 35 hours NET working week that has unpaid meal breaks. So under the 35 hour GROSS working week, you actually work for fewer hours, as all your attendance (working and meal breaks) has to add up to a total of 35 hours.

I'm sure we can still divide whatever working week end up with by 4 to get a 4-day week attendance. What the duty will do depends on what delivery method would be used: RM Car Drived Van (CDV); RM Van; or trolleys are going to have longer delivery spans than bags over the shoulder.

Mea culpa - sorry - but it is a bit confusing...well, we'll have to wait for the agreement coming out to see the details ( I'm on AL this week, and again in 3 weeks time, but the rate it's going I'll be waiting till my next week off in August before it gets out )