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Part time to full time ... Xmas

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dunlop
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Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by dunlop »

hi,
my contract is for 27.5 hours but i've been asked if i want to go full time from 12 December for 2 weeks.
apparently this means i'll get the £200 bonus instead of £100. is this guaranteed?
Also, i'm what about the delivery supplement. should that not increase too?
My pay is due to go up by 50p per hour soon too. how much will this increases the weekday overtime @sspr?
does anyone actually know what the overtime rates are?
is it worth me going full time during the busy xmas period?
as it stands i get paid weekday overtime@sspr after 27.5 hours. if i went full time then i'd just be on my basic hourly rate but could possibly get paid overtime if i go over the 39 hours.
Any thoughts anyone? :wave
blakeyboy
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Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by blakeyboy »

You'll only get pro rata Xmas bonus I think your boss is saying that to try and sweeten you into doing the extra hours.The extra hours you do will be at the same rate your getting now.Overtime rate doesn't kick in until after 39 hours kind regards
chrisj
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Gender: Male

Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by chrisj »

If your manager can confirm that you shall receive the full time bonus (is it not £100?) then you should also receive the full time delivery supplement for the time that you have been made up.

The delivery supplement thing should not be an issue as it is paid through a better overtime rate if you are a part timer.

Either way, it should make no difference to you if you have been doing lots of overtime and you are ready to work up to and beyond 39 hours. The only difference it makes is that you have guaranteed overtime - and that is a good thing...

The only proviso is whether you want to be getting to work early as a full time staff and possibly double prepping (I doubt you will be on IPS yet cos of experience)?
koolishy67
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Joined: 04 Nov 2010, 21:02
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Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by koolishy67 »

Look like Xmas overtime.
hellpop
Posts: 62
Joined: 13 Nov 2011, 15:32
Gender: Male

Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by hellpop »

dont get conned . i had this when i first started. there is no way you will get full xmas bonus and they cannot pay you full time d2d payment either.i was told this and didnt get it in writing more fool me.
fishtank
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Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by fishtank »

hellpop wrote:they cannot pay you full time d2d payment either.i was told this and didnt get it in writing more fool me.
If he's working full-time hours he'll get the full-time delivery supplement but it will be in his hourly rate so won't show up on his pay slip as the delivery supplement.
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blakeyboy
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Joined: 04 Aug 2013, 22:05
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Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by blakeyboy »

There is no payment for d2ds it's part of the job now.The delivery supplement is paid for anyone that works on or part of delivery.This is paid at pro rata up to 39 hours the full entitlement regards
BexyB9
Posts: 59
Joined: 24 Jun 2013, 13:12
Gender: Female

Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by BexyB9 »

dunlop wrote:hi,
my contract is for 27.5 hours but i've been asked if i want to go full time from 12 December for 2 weeks.
apparently this means i'll get the £200 bonus instead of £100. is this guaranteed?
Also, i'm what about the delivery supplement. should that not increase too?
My pay is due to go up by 50p per hour soon too. how much will this increases the weekday overtime @sspr?
does anyone actually know what the overtime rates are?
is it worth me going full time during the busy xmas period?
as it stands i get paid weekday overtime@sspr after 27.5 hours. if i went full time then i'd just be on my basic hourly rate but could possibly get paid overtime if i go over the 39 hours.
Any thoughts anyone? :wave
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Isn't it just a way to make you commit to the hours? You'd get the overtime anyway, surely. The bonus thing sounds a bit dubious, I'd get that in writing if you do decide to commit.
spiderj
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Joined: 12 Apr 2013, 07:54
Gender: Male
Location: ctp

Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by spiderj »

Can someone explain this for me please.

Will I make more cash going full time or doing dockett??

:hmmmm
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BexyB9
Posts: 59
Joined: 24 Jun 2013, 13:12
Gender: Female

Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by BexyB9 »

spiderj wrote:Can someone explain this for me please.

Will I make more cash going full time or doing dockett??

:hmmmm
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Don't quote me, I'm fairly new, but it seems to me that the only difference is choice. 39 hours is 39 hours whether full time or part time doing OT. If you're full time, you have to do it and if you're part time you can choose when you want to do the OT.

Hope that helps.
IcanthelpthewayIam
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Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by IcanthelpthewayIam »

spiderj wrote:Can someone explain this for me please.

Will I make more cash going full time or doing dockett??

:hmmmm

The Xmas bonus is worked out on your contractual hours so full time contract is a bigger bonus than pt working docket upto ft hours,

Apart from the Xmas bonus everything else will work out at exactly the same amount
spiderj
EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by spiderj »

Thanks zx,was kinda thinking that was the case.
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Puppetmaster
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Re: Part time to full time ... Xmas

Post by Puppetmaster »

blakeyboy wrote:You'll only get pro rata Xmas bonus I think your boss is saying that to try and sweeten you into doing the extra hours.The extra hours you do will be at the same rate your getting now.Overtime rate doesn't kick in until after 39 hours kind regards
Then it pays less than your normal hourly rate after 10 hours!