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5am start:ESA what?

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Got a PM query about starting at 5am,would it be right in saying that ESA 1&2 is not the 5am start (Is it 5:30 and 6 start times)and anyone starting at 5am would get the relevant ESA allowance?
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i start at 5am
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I asked about moving our start time to 5am on Saturdays and was told it would have to be 5.01 as 5am would attract the extra payment.
But I am m sure somewhere I read today Fishtank say he starts at 5am, but didn't get ESA on his payslip this week.
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ESA 1 is 0401 to 0500

ESA 2 is 0501 to 0530

The Dawn shift Is 2AM to 4AM
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my payslip

pay rate along top £375.16
delivery suplement £20.60
wekly sa £21.76

thats it.

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what is esa 1 please cos i start at 4.30 . should i be getting more than the delivery supplement of 20.60?

an honest and simple answer would be nice PLEASE
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Well I am one of the lucky ones. I still get DSA and now I get £12.88 delivery supplement as well AND I don't deliver and wouldn't you know it I voted NO.
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patio1 wrote:what is esa 1 please cos i start at 4.30 . should i be getting more than the delivery supplement of 20.60?

an honest and simple answer would be nice PLEASE
Big Daz wrote:ESA 1 is 0401 to 0500

ESA 2 is 0501 to 0530

The Dawn shift Is 2AM to 4AM
So....No you wont get any more.
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I was getting ( up until today) £23.55 pay protection for when I started at 4am but I got my payslip today only to find out I'd lost this allowance. I thought that the £12 and £6 allowances were going but not the 4am allowance. Does anyone know anymore about this? My union rep was under the impression that the 4am allowance was staying.
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horris wrote:I was getting ( up until today) £23.55 pay protection for when I started at 4am but I got my payslip today only to find out I'd lost this allowance. I thought that the £12 and £6 allowances were going but not the 4am allowance. Does anyone know anymore about this? My union rep was under the impression that the 4am allowance was staying.
Mine did, which is correct according to the oracle,I think I'll get it spent before they ask for it back. :shock:
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dvbuk55 wrote:
horris wrote:I was getting ( up until today) £23.55 pay protection for when I started at 4am but I got my payslip today only to find out I'd lost this allowance. I thought that the £12 and £6 allowances were going but not the 4am allowance. Does anyone know anymore about this? My union rep was under the impression that the 4am allowance was staying.
Mine did, which is correct according to the oracle,I think I'll get it spent before they ask for it back. :shock:
So I and others in my office should still be getting the £23.55 allowance?
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horris wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
horris wrote:I was getting ( up until today) £23.55 pay protection for when I started at 4am but I got my payslip today only to find out I'd lost this allowance. I thought that the £12 and £6 allowances were going but not the 4am allowance. Does anyone know anymore about this? My union rep was under the impression that the 4am allowance was staying.
Mine did, which is correct according to the oracle,I think I'll get it spent before they ask for it back. :shock:
So I and others in my office should still be getting the £23.55 allowance?
I'd certainly give payroll a ring tomorrow and check, apparently they were having difficulty in identifying some staff functions and you may have slipped through the net.
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dvbuk55 wrote:
horris wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
horris wrote:I was getting ( up until today) £23.55 pay protection for when I started at 4am but I got my payslip today only to find out I'd lost this allowance. I thought that the £12 and £6 allowances were going but not the 4am allowance. Does anyone know anymore about this? My union rep was under the impression that the 4am allowance was staying.
Mine did, which is correct according to the oracle,I think I'll get it spent before they ask for it back. :shock:
So I and others in my office should still be getting the £23.55 allowance?
I'd certainly give payroll a ring tomorrow and check, apparently they were having difficulty in identifying some staff functions and you may have slipped through the net.
I gave them a call today and they told me that ALL grandfather rights had gone because of the new pay deal
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horris wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
horris wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
horris wrote:I was getting ( up until today) £23.55 pay protection for when I started at 4am but I got my payslip today only to find out I'd lost this allowance. I thought that the £12 and £6 allowances were going but not the 4am allowance. Does anyone know anymore about this? My union rep was under the impression that the 4am allowance was staying.
Mine did, which is correct according to the oracle,I think I'll get it spent before they ask for it back. :shock:
So I and others in my office should still be getting the £23.55 allowance?
I'd certainly give payroll a ring tomorrow and check, apparently they were having difficulty in identifying some staff functions and you may have slipped through the net.
I gave them a call today and they told me that ALL grandfather rights had gone because of the new pay deal
Not true - check again tomorrow. Dawn shift allowance was NOT part of the agreement and you should still be getting it. Only ESA 1 and ESA 2 were incorporated into the delivery supplement.
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fishtank wrote:
patio1 wrote:what is esa 1 please cos i start at 4.30 . should i be getting more than the delivery supplement of 20.60?

an honest and simple answer would be nice PLEASE
Big Daz wrote:ESA 1 is 0401 to 0500

ESA 2 is 0501 to 0530

The Dawn shift Is 2AM to 4AM
So....No you wont get any more.
So 5am starts will get nothing?
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