Rotational week off

redneck · Post by **redneck** » 15 Mar 2019, 20:09

We do the Wallington week(rest week). It does give you a lengthy spell off if combined with a weeks holiday, on the downside it can seem a long time coming when you have to work five full weeks before a week off! You feel like you are on a treadmill. Also it's a big bonus gift of working the rest week from the managers for those who have been good boys and girls(another useful way of moving hearts and minds).

da'bunny · Post by **da'bunny** » 04 Apr 2019, 19:57

daveyeff wrote:
da'bunny wrote:We work Mon-Sat with NO day off! unless you have asked for the Saturday off In advance and it is available. Which half the time isn't when you need it
you must be choosing to work your day off. everybody is entitled to a day off.

No im not! Theres no chance in hell I would choose to work a day off. We don't have a rest day! We don't have a choice its a 6 day working week as part of our SA agreement. That's always been the way since I joined 20yrs ago! and no you cant opt out of it.

da'bunny · Post by **da'bunny** » 04 Apr 2019, 19:59

arnold cheshire wrote:
da'bunny wrote:We work Mon-Sat with NO day off! unless you have asked for the Saturday off In advance and it is available. Which half the time isn't when you need it
Really?

Yes really!! :(

jd9442 · Post by **jd9442** » 04 Apr 2019, 21:30

da'bunny wrote:
daveyeff wrote:
da'bunny wrote:We work Mon-Sat with NO day off! unless you have asked for the Saturday off In advance and it is available. Which half the time isn't when you need it
you must be choosing to work your day off. everybody is entitled to a day off.
No im not! Theres no chance in hell I would choose to work a day off. We don't have a rest day! We don't have a choice its a 6 day working week as part of our SA agreement. That's always been the way since I joined 20yrs ago! and no you cant opt out of it.

What’s your contract and shifts lol
Do you get a rotational week off

Post by **aiden01** » 04 Apr 2019, 21:58

da'bunny wrote:
daveyeff wrote:
da'bunny wrote:We work Mon-Sat with NO day off! unless you have asked for the Saturday off In advance and it is available. Which half the time isn't when you need it
you must be choosing to work your day off. everybody is entitled to a day off.
No im not! Theres no chance in hell I would choose to work a day off. We don't have a rest day! We don't have a choice its a 6 day working week as part of our SA agreement. That's always been the way since I joined 20yrs ago! and no you cant opt out of it.

SA agreement thats lasted 20 years

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 06 Apr 2019, 17:55

enforced 6 day week. that was phased out in 2004. don't know how its still allowed.

arnold cheshire · Post by **arnold cheshire** » 06 Apr 2019, 18:03

aiden01 wrote:
da'bunny wrote:
daveyeff wrote:
da'bunny wrote:We work Mon-Sat with NO day off! unless you have asked for the Saturday off In advance and it is available. Which half the time isn't when you need it
you must be choosing to work your day off. everybody is entitled to a day off.
No im not! Theres no chance in hell I would choose to work a day off. We don't have a rest day! We don't have a choice its a 6 day working week as part of our SA agreement. That's always been the way since I joined 20yrs ago! and no you cant opt out of it.
SA agreement thats lasted 20 years

Good money anyway

arnold cheshire · Post by **arnold cheshire** » 06 Apr 2019, 18:32

Why not work 20 weeks and have four weeks off?

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 06 Apr 2019, 19:21

daveyeff wrote:enforced 6 day week. that was phased out in 2004. don't know how its still allowed.

Some offices chose not to have any floaters.
Consequently you work 6 days with the day off paid as SA.
I never really understood whether the office could force this on anyone that didn't want to work that way.

Personally I think a return to a 6 day week for part time staff would be a positive move in some ways.
A better wage might help retention and might help avoid pension poverty.

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 08 Apr 2019, 15:57

so how do they work it if theres 4 or 5 people on the sick?

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 08 Apr 2019, 16:08

I suppose in the same way every other office does when the number of sick is high:
Overtime, area reserves, managers?

daveyeff · Post by **daveyeff** » 08 Apr 2019, 16:28

and, as you mentioned, what if someone didn't want to do those ways of working (6 days a week).

par4mrl · Post by **par4mrl** » 08 Apr 2019, 16:38

We do 12 days on inc Saturday’s then 4 days off inc. Sunday.....then 18 days on inc Saturday’s then 4 days off inc Sunday... so every 3rd week we have Sun Mon Tues Weds off then Thu Fri Sat Sun off

da'bunny · Post by **da'bunny** » 09 Apr 2019, 21:18

Ever since I started there we have always worked 6 days a week with Saturday being the COMPULSORY SA day! No rest day, no rotational week off.
If you don't want to work 6 days a week then you don't take the job. Simple as. Trouble is when I first joined up many years ago I actually had nothing better to do on a Saturday

so wasn't bothered! Time and circumstances changed and now I have MUCH better things to do than waste time delivering crap on a Saturday. Unfortunatley unless Ive asked and been allowed the Saturday off in advance theres nothing I can do other than find another job! Believe it or not tho, nothing better has come along

I could name and shame my office but I think its safer I don't ;)

da'bunny · Post by **da'bunny** » 09 Apr 2019, 21:20

clashcityrocker wrote:I suppose in the same way every other office does when the number of sick is high:
Overtime, area reserves, managers?

Exactly this. We are quite a small office so even with the allocated amount of staff on leave, if someone goes sick the round is normally covered the above way or by lapsing.