Pay Cuts?

[Defcon5]

Ive gone from working a 5 on 4 off shift pattern, to a 7 on 3 off. On my last shift I finish in the early hours of the morning, and on the first shift I start in the morning.

In court for 3 days when my next 3 days off are supposed to be, so I am going to be working 17 days without a break.

Modern policing at its best

 

[the_worrier]

...And i'll bet most of that is spent doing paperwork?

I thought about joining the Police......then changed my mind after spending some time with them!

 

[Indy500]

This new job I have, were not even advertising, and to be quite honest didnt even have a job going when they received my CV, it was only after they were having a discussion a few days later when they said, "wouldnt it be great if we had someone to do X?"
"yes, but we dont really have anybody to do it"
"Hmm............hang on, lets have a look at this fella"

etc etc.

The job I have now wasn't advertised either

 

[dowie]

The FBU seem to use the threat of strikes as the first tool of negotiaition.

tbh.. I don't think they should be allowed to go on strike - just as the police/army etc.. can't

Ironic thing is that the young squaddies who cover them when they do go on strike often earn less than them.

 

[Richard_16v]

We get a time allowance for every element of the installations we do. Installing a boiler and associated pipework, for example, is 8.62 hours. We have to do 40 hours worth of stuff in a week to get our basic wage. They're reducing the time allocated for each task by 20% but keeping the week at 40 hours - thus 20% more work.

20% more hours is a lot when you're already doing 40 hours manual labour though. Most of the engineers I've spoken to have said they'll struggle to do 48 hours in a week so it's not just me being lazy. It'll equate to doing 3 heating systems a week, not an easy job when you've got an incredibly high standard of work to maintain.

So basically they are wanting you to work quicker?

Does it really take 8.62 hours to fit a boiler? I have seen it done quicker.

 

[Cyanide]

So basically they are wanting you to work quicker?

Does it really take 8.62 hours to fit a boiler? I have seen it done quicker.

Not when that time includes ripping out an airing cupboard, removing the old boiler, fitting the new boiler, piping everything up and fully testing everything.

I did 18 hours worth in the last 2 days and it took me... 18 hours to do it. I couldn't have worked any quicker if I'd have tried, I never take breaks and I'll often work beyond planned working hours so I don't get how they expect me to do any more.

 

[Dr House]

Unless you have to work over your contracted hours you have no right to complain.