On Nov 10, 12:43*pm, Roland Perry wrote:
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04:31:39 on Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Paul remarked:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11725128
What I don't quite understand is what are ASLEF complaining about if
there is a long standing agreeement covering working arrangements on
Boxing Day. Are they just pushing their luck?
* * * * "The spokesman said: "It used to be almost guaranteed that if
* * * * you worked one bank holiday, you would not work the next. But
* * * * the increase in service levels has meant this is now no longer
* * * * possible.
* * * * "We are not opposed to additional services for customers, but we
* * * * believe that there are times when staff need to be appropriately
* * * * compensated for working at highly unsocial times - and that
* * * * includes Boxing Day."
But, of course, the 26th isn't a Bank Holiday this year. Or are they
talking about the 28th, or was that the 27th (cont'd page 94).
(I knew that there was a reason for worrying about the Bank Holiday
arrangements this year!)
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Roland Perry
I am rostered to work Christmas day NIGHTS this year, as there is no
work for me I have to take a days leave.
I am rostered to work Boxing day NIGHTS this year. As it is a Sunday I
have a right to decline to work it, as it is a Sunday. However I am
"expected" to work my Sundays, despite them not being part of my 37
hour week. The only time that I am not "expected" to work a Sunday is
if it is part of a weeks leave.
So this Christmas I will work Christmas Eve night. Annual Leave on
Christmas Day. Work Boxing Day night and then nights on Monday 27th
and 28th, with a rest day on the 29th.
I will be paid NORMAL wages for all of this, NO ENHANCEMENTS what ever
other than the Sunday rate on 26th, which is "paid at time". For the
Bank Holiday on Monday and Tuesday 27th and 28th I will recieve NO
Compensatory leave.
The only good thing about all of the forgoing is that I think
Christmas is one of the most over rated and pointless times of the
year. I fully acceopt that some people will besmirch my comments on
religous grounds for which I have some sympathy, but the adverts
already on TV, the aisles in my local supermarket and the "I've
started my shopping have you" simply feeds my "humbug"
Anyway, next year I will be on exactly the same roster over Christams
(a 4 week roster causes that) the only difference is that I will not
have to take leave on Chritmas day, as it's a Sunday. Instead I will
simply LOOSE a 123 hour Sunday payment, but I will gain a compensatory
day for the 26th as it falls on a "real" Bank Holiday.
It is my suspicion that some of the ASLEF issues are based on
something similar to my story, the difference being that I am a
manager so do it for the love of the company without question !
Richard