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1 in 4 duty templates

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Can someone direct/provide me with the various templates for achieving 1 in 4s etc. Particularly 9 day fortnights. Thanks
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Highly Amusing.Ive been with Royal Mail for quite a long time and I feel we battled for a shorter working week for ages.Now I watch people falling over them selves to work basic 50+ hour weeks :crazy: Is that even legal ?
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scoobydo79 wrote:Highly Amusing.Ive been with Royal Mail for quite a long time and I feel we battled for a shorter working week for ages.Now I watch people falling over them selves to work basic 50+ hour weeks :crazy: Is that even legal ?
yes because it averages over a 6 week period
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scoobydo79 wrote:Highly Amusing.Ive been with Royal Mail for quite a long time and I feel we battled for a shorter working week for ages.Now I watch people falling over them selves to work basic 50+ hour weeks :crazy: Is that even legal ?
It is legal, but it is also stupid. Fought for a 5 day week, and many are just throwing it in the bin. After time, the extra weeks off won't be worth it as you just end up recovering that week and have little energy to enjoy yourself.
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UnhappyGremlin wrote:
scoobydo79 wrote:Highly Amusing.Ive been with Royal Mail for quite a long time and I feel we battled for a shorter working week for ages.Now I watch people falling over them selves to work basic 50+ hour weeks :crazy: Is that even legal ?
stupid
???? Been doing it for over a year and never had it so good, figure the stupidity is on the other side of the fence!
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Thehair wrote:
UnhappyGremlin wrote:
scoobydo79 wrote:Highly Amusing.Ive been with Royal Mail for quite a long time and I feel we battled for a shorter working week for ages.Now I watch people falling over them selves to work basic 50+ hour weeks :crazy: Is that even legal ?
stupid
???? Been doing it for over a year and never had it so good, figure the stupidity is on the other side of the fence!
Not really. You work more hours over the course of a year than you should apparently.
I have yet to speak to anyone who does this and is happy with it.
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UnhappyGremlin wrote:
Thehair wrote:
UnhappyGremlin wrote:
scoobydo79 wrote:Highly Amusing.Ive been with Royal Mail for quite a long time and I feel we battled for a shorter working week for ages.Now I watch people falling over them selves to work basic 50+ hour weeks :crazy: Is that even legal ?
stupid
???? Been doing it for over a year and never had it so good, figure the stupidity is on the other side of the fence!
Not really. You work more hours over the course of a year than you should apparently.
I have yet to speak to anyone who does this and is happy with it.
yes you might work more hours one year but your only 6 weeks behind you might work less hours the next year its well dodgy thats why i dont do it