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Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

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jen12128
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Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by jen12128 »

Hi I am thinking of reducing my hours from 39 to 32 due to an injury. I was just wondering if anybody could give me an idea of what pay I will be losing each week?
Biker Mouse
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

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jen12128 wrote:Hi I am thinking of reducing my hours from 39 to 32 due to an injury. I was just wondering if anybody could give me an idea of what pay I will be losing each week?
I'm on a 32hr contract and the difference between that and if I work 39 hrs is about £60.
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RoyalSlave69
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by RoyalSlave69 »

Work out how much you get paid per hour. Times it by 32 = how much you get paid with less hours.
You can find out how much tax you'll pay by using a tax calculator web-site.
krussel
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by krussel »

Check this "buy down" thread as well :wink:

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=51282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by fishtank »

Biker Mouse wrote:I'm on a 332hr contract.
:shock:
good times, bad times you know I've had my share
krussel
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by krussel »

fishtank wrote:
Biker Mouse wrote:I'm on a 332hr contract.
:shock:

My week feels like that some times. :left:
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
WornOutPosty
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by WornOutPosty »

What exactly are the common hour jobs these days? 25, 30, 32 and 39?
jen12128
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by jen12128 »

krussel wrote:Check this "buy down" thread as well :wink:

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=51282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
they have told me the buy down is'nt available to me
dvbuk55
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by dvbuk55 »

jen12128 wrote:
krussel wrote:Check this "buy down" thread as well :wink:

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=51282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
they have told me the buy down is'nt available to me
What was the injury and was it caused on duty?
Brainache
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by Brainache »

Biker Mouse wrote:
jen12128 wrote:Hi I am thinking of reducing my hours from 39 to 32 due to an injury. I was just wondering if anybody could give me an idea of what pay I will be losing each week?
I'm on a 332hr contract and the difference between that and if I work 39 hrs is about £60.
Poor Biker Mouse,
I hear your new DIM is right up himself.

The reduced pay is offset by increased Child/Working Tax Credits if you get them :dance . Universal Credits might spoil the party soon, though.
jen12128
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

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dvbuk55 wrote:
jen12128 wrote:
krussel wrote:Check this "buy down" thread as well :wink:

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=51282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
they have told me the buy down is'nt available to me
What was the injury and was it caused on duty?
Its plantar faciitis, its a common problem with people who do a lot of walking or standing on their feet
dvbuk55
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by dvbuk55 »

jen12128 wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
jen12128 wrote:
krussel wrote:Check this "buy down" thread as well :wink:

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=51282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
they have told me the buy down is'nt available to me
What was the injury and was it caused on duty?
Its plantar faciitis, its a common problem with people who do a lot of walking or standing on their feet
I just wonder if reducing the hours is the best solution. There is treatment for it of course but having reduced hours may only be a temporary solution because working less may help at first but then the pain may recur and keep reducing hours is not really an option I would have thought.
P13
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by P13 »

dvbuk55 wrote:
jen12128 wrote:
dvbuk55 wrote:
jen12128 wrote:
krussel wrote:Check this "buy down" thread as well :wink:

http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communit ... =1&t=51282" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
they have told me the buy down is'nt available to me
What was the injury and was it caused on duty?
Its plantar faciitis, its a common problem with people who do a lot of walking or standing on their feet
I just wonder if reducing the hours is the best solution. There is treatment for it of course but having reduced hours may only be a temporary solution because working less may help at first but then the pain may recur and keep reducing hours is not really an option I would have thought.
dvb has a point if you reduce your hours from 39 to 32 you will only be doing less indoor work but will still have to do a full delivery
jen12128
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by jen12128 »

i am back at work and have been doing the duty for the last couple of weeks that i would be doing if i dropped to 32hrs and iv been managing ok with it. I have been told that my plantar fasciitis will come back, and they have made our shared van rounds so big that people were working until 6pm last week. I know it would definatley come back if i went back to doing this
dvbuk55
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Re: Reducing hours from 39 to 32 per week

Post by dvbuk55 »

jen12128 wrote:i am back at work and have been doing the duty for the last couple of weeks that i would be doing if i dropped to 32hrs and iv been managing ok with it. I have been told that my plantar fasciitis will come back, and they have made our shared van rounds so big that people were working until 6pm last week. I know it would definatley come back if i went back to doing this
You must of course do whatever is best for you and if the condition is likely to recur then there is the happenstance that the discomfort would be the same. There is of course the drop in pension contributions and thereby the pension. I'm sure you have taken all these factors into account and good luck.