Afternoon shift

Jamiechelt · Post by **Jamiechelt** » 11 Jun 2020, 09:41

A few moved to afternoons to help out but with some of the finish times being 20:30 its all gotten too much.

Can we go back to our original starting times ? Can we be refused? Due to lack of vans etc

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 11 Jun 2020, 10:50

Jamiechelt wrote:A few moved to afternoons to help out but with some of the finish times being 20:30 its all gotten too much.

Can we go back to our original starting times ? Can we be refused? Due to lack of vans etc

They can't have everyone going back to their original start times for two reasons:

1) Social distancing within the DO
2) Avoiding having 2 in a van - not enough vans to make that possible

worktotime · Post by **worktotime** » 11 Jun 2020, 10:54

yes, as its your choice to change your regular days and hours of working , as it was voluntary in the agreement.

Jamiechelt · Post by **Jamiechelt** » 11 Jun 2020, 12:00

SpacePhoenix wrote:
Jamiechelt wrote:A few moved to afternoons to help out but with some of the finish times being 20:30 its all gotten too much.

Can we go back to our original starting times ? Can we be refused? Due to lack of vans etc
They can't have everyone going back to their original start times for two reasons:

1) Social distancing within the DO
2) Avoiding having 2 in a van - not enough vans to make that possible

Hmmm so i could be denied? They told me no one wanted to so i offered to help .. but surely its optional

Jamiechelt · Post by **Jamiechelt** » 11 Jun 2020, 12:01

worktotime wrote:yes, as its your choice to change your regular days and hours of working , as it was voluntary in the agreement.

Thats what i hoped but there is a second opinion amongst us

Cucumber · Post by **Cucumber** » 11 Jun 2020, 18:03

There should have been a review of the different types of shift patterns some time ago. Even if just to look at rotating them. Things have gotten stuck in the mud now and people are set in their ways, unwilling to change from the easy little number they have at the moment. That's certainly the case in my DO.
I've read on here that there's plenty of people liking this new way of working - I doubt very much that they are the ones out until 8-9pm.

Jamiechelt · Post by **Jamiechelt** » 11 Jun 2020, 19:38

Cucumber wrote:There should have been a review of the different types of shift patterns some time ago. Even if just to look at rotating them. Things have gotten stuck in the mud now and people are set in their ways, unwilling to change from the easy little number they have at the moment. That's certainly the case in my DO.
I've read on here that there's plenty of people liking this new way of working - I doubt very much that they are the ones out until 8-9pm.

I'm fed up.of being out this late, get no life at all

Post by **hawkeye622** » 11 Jun 2020, 20:20

I'm with you on that jamiechelt, fed up is an understatement. I'm not long in the door and starting to think it's time I have a word with my line manager to tell him these hours just aren't suiting.

DALEDALE · Post by **DALEDALE** » 11 Jun 2020, 22:02

Some of us are doing rotating day. So today I was in late and tomorrow I will be in early. Before that we were on 1 week lates and then following week early.

blakeyboy · Post by **blakeyboy** » 12 Jun 2020, 09:43

hawkeye622 wrote:I'm with you on that jamiechelt, fed up is an understatement. I'm not long in the door and starting to think it's time I have a word with my line manager to tell him these hours just aren't suiting.

What time are you starting to be finishing so late? I go in for between 11.30/12 and am mostly finished around 5/5.30

Post by **hawkeye622** » 12 Jun 2020, 09:57

blakeyboy wrote:
hawkeye622 wrote:I'm with you on that jamiechelt, fed up is an understatement. I'm not long in the door and starting to think it's time I have a word with my line manager to tell him these hours just aren't suiting.
What time are you starting to be finishing so late? I go in for between 11.30/12 and am mostly finished around 5/5.30

I'm starting at 2 currently bud, very unpleasant. Will have to have another discussion with lino.

blakeyboy · Post by **blakeyboy** » 12 Jun 2020, 17:55

hawkeye622 wrote:
blakeyboy wrote:
hawkeye622 wrote:I'm with you on that jamiechelt, fed up is an understatement. I'm not long in the door and starting to think it's time I have a word with my line manager to tell him these hours just aren't suiting.
What time are you starting to be finishing so late? I go in for between 11.30/12 and am mostly finished around 5/5.30
I'm starting at 2 currently bud, very unpleasant. Will have to have another discussion with lino.

Can you not go in any earlier? Surely there must be vans back before that?Do you have to prep all
Your frame?

Jamiechelt · Post by **Jamiechelt** » 12 Jun 2020, 19:58

I'll tell them tomorrow and let everyone know. I'm 38 hr so 12 30 to 20 30 on the latest days.. the annoying thing is the morning guys come back early and go but i gotta work every minute

vinny · Post by **vinny** » 12 Jun 2020, 21:25

Everything is purely voluntary, up to management to sort the rest out vans etc

xPandabear1992x · Post by **xPandabear1992x** » 14 Jun 2020, 23:25

Cucumber wrote:There should have been a review of the different types of shift patterns some time ago. Even if just to look at rotating them. Things have gotten stuck in the mud now and people are set in their ways, unwilling to change from the easy little number they have at the moment. That's certainly the case in my DO.
I've read on here that there's plenty of people liking this new way of working - I doubt very much that they are the ones out until 8-9pm.

I'm one of them who kind of likes this new way of working. There's no deadline timing for anything that you have to deliver, unless it's a COVID Special, take breaks whenever you want and not have to worry about a colleague having to pick up the kids etc.

It's swings and roundabouts I suppose.