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extra saturdays off

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the mad woman
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extra saturdays off

Post by the mad woman »

anybody managed to get one in 4 saturdays off if so what are your hours for rest of weeks thanks
eian687
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Location: south wales

Re: extra saturdays off

Post by eian687 »

i am getting less saturdays off.................table top revision lost my duty now doing different duty every day and different days off, when i complain they say wait till resign next month, that does so all for my sats off
DGP1
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Re: extra saturdays off

Post by DGP1 »

We've been conned - dingo - 17th March 2011..................still, I'm pissing myself laughing over it :chuckle :chuckle
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singingpostman
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Joined: 01 Oct 2007, 14:22

Re: extra saturdays off

Post by singingpostman »

also, is anybody on a 39 hour week yet ?, we certainly aint.
fishtank
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Re: extra saturdays off

Post by fishtank »

singingpostman wrote:also, is anybody on a 39 hour week yet ?, we certainly aint.
Yes to 1 in 4.
Yes to 39hr week.
DGP...you've been conned. :left:
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
DGP1
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Re: extra saturdays off

Post by DGP1 »

fishtank wrote:
singingpostman wrote:also, is anybody on a 39 hour week yet ?, we certainly aint.
Yes to 1 in 4.
Yes to 39hr week.
DGP...you've been conned. :left:
Oi you................... :chuckle :chuckle I've exposed myself for less :wink:
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arnold cheshire
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Re: extra saturdays off

Post by arnold cheshire »

i have 1 in 3 sats off :nana :nana
the mad woman
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Re: extra saturdays off

Post by the mad woman »

what hours do you work the other days we have been told we may have to work longer on the saturdays we are in
skull
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Re: extra saturdays off

Post by skull »

We are just going through the final stages of drawing up new duty structures and a new shift pattern for full time staff that will provide a 39hr a week and 1 in 4 Saturdays off . This is scheduled to be introduced in May . It looks like we might be working a nine day fortnight , which works something like below .

week 1 , you work Mon, Tues, Fri and Sat =34.5 hrs
week2 , you work , Mon ,Wed , Thurs , Fri and Sat = 43.75 hrs
week 3 , you work Mon ,Tues ,Wed, Thurs = 34.5 hrs
Week 4 , you work Tues , Wed ,Thurs , Fri and Sat = 43.25 hrs

You work 156 hrs over 4 weeks . In joint management , planner and union presentation it was put forward to the office staff and it seems to have gone down quite well . If the planner can get it to fit into the office work plan I think this is the way we will be working in May . . On week 3 you get Fri and Sat off and week 4 you get the Mon off , so every 4 weeks you get a long weekend . There are other shift pattern options but this one seems to be the most popular
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enzio
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Post by enzio »

skull wrote:We are just going through the final stages of drawing up new duty structures and a new shift pattern for full time staff that will provide a 39hr a week and 1 in 4 Saturdays off . This is scheduled to be introduced in May . It looks like we might be working a nine day fortnight , which works something like below .

week 1 , you work Mon, Tues, Fri and Sat =34.5 hrs
week2 , you work , Mon ,Wed , Thurs , Fri and Sat = 43.75 hrs
week 3 , you work Mon ,Tues ,Wed, Thurs = 34.5 hrs
Week 4 , you work Tues , Wed ,Thurs , Fri and Sat = 43.25 hrs

You work 156 hrs over 4 weeks . In joint management , planner and union presentation it was put forward to the office staff and it seems to have gone down quite well . If the planner can get it to fit into the office work plan I think this is the way we will be working in May . . On week 3 you get Fri and Sat off and week 4 you get the Mon off , so every 3 weeks you get a long weekend . There are other shift pattern options but this one seems to be the most popular
we tried to work that and the rounds end up being over five hours long so did not go though with it same as the four day week that came in at over six hours long and i am f##### at 4 1/2 hours :Boo hoo!