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Who else has Friday as there rest day?

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Smir
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Who else has Friday as there rest day?

Post by Smir »

Seems like as normal the Res's get shafted with missing out on an extra day off this week (and probably next)

Union guy said they were meant to be stopping this? I don't know how true...

but the res's all work full-time hours (over there 25/30 hour) and usually have their set route as well! not a huge office either maybe 12 frames total....
woody38
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Who else has Friday as there rest day?

Post by woody38 »

You get an extra day added onto your leave years ago we worked it either got double pay or, pay & a half plus day of
daveyeff
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Post by daveyeff »

ask for the money. you never get the lieu day when YOU want it so bollocks with them. take the extra money.
Smir
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Post by Smir »

how do I claim for the holiday back? still missing one from January.
nickbsmooth
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Post by nickbsmooth »

This lieu day nonsense is fast becoming a company wide scandal.
You get told you can put in for lieu days on certain months, then when you do you're told you can't apply for them.
IloveMYredTROLLEY!
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Post by IloveMYredTROLLEY! »

"b/h excess" overtime claim in for Friday then and forget the lieu day, you will likely never get it, or get it on a day you don't want.
kath17265
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Post by kath17265 »

dom came round this morning asking who wants paying for Monday and who wants a lieu day.
ScousePostie
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Who else has Friday as there rest day?

Post by ScousePostie »

Yep. My day off this week is Friday. DOM has already asked us what we want; lieu day or pay. I asked about Saturday this week or Tuesday next as lieu day but wasn't able to so took the pay option.
CPTNemoUK
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Who else has Friday as there rest day?

Post by CPTNemoUK »

Mine on friday but thats only because the duty im covering day off lands on that day. Found out i will be on it for a good few months so can't complain just happy to have regular days off for a change. :nana
Clared
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Who else has Friday as there rest day?

Post by Clared »

Yep me

And I will be on the same duty this week. my partner has Saturday off as his DO & I got told because I'm a AG I have to have Friday as my DO instead & take the day in lieu how fair is that ?
number one
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Who else has Friday as there rest day?

Post by number one »

You have the day off that is scheduled for that duty, just bacuse you are an AG matters not. How much notice did you get for a change of day off? Ask for the pay instead.
Clared
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Post by Clared »

number one wrote:You have the day off that is scheduled for that duty, just bacuse you are an AG matters not. How much notice did you get for a change of day off? Ask for the pay instead.
My DO should be Saturday though. I got told yesterday that my DO would be Friday. I rather pick it up a day in lieu rather than pay
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Post by number one »

Clared wrote:
number one wrote:You have the day off that is scheduled for that duty, just bacuse you are an AG matters not. How much notice did you get for a change of day off? Ask for the pay instead.
My DO should be Saturday though. I got told yesterday that my DO would be Friday. I rather pick it up a day in lieu rather than pay
If thats the case then just stick to your guns a take Saturday off. Say you have made plans because you originally had Saturday off.
Creditshampoo
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Post by Creditshampoo »

CPTNemoUK wrote:Mine on friday but thats only because the duty im covering day off lands on that day. Found out i will be on it for a good few months so can't complain just happy to have regular days off for a change. :nana
I'm on a duty next week which has Friday as it's day off but they've changed it to Monday! Really needed Friday off too
wacko74
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Who else has Friday as there rest day?

Post by wacko74 »

Is there a difference between Friday being a rest day or an annual leave day?

Are you still entitled to pay or a day lieu in either case?