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Seasonal hours fiasco

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rubberbond
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by rubberbond »

postslippete wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 18:31
If the seasonal variations adds up to 30 hours owed wouldn't it just be better to give us an additional week off in the summer instead?

I would rather work 37 hours instead of 35 in the summer if that's the case. At least we would have more time to complete our duties and make sure all the mail that we have on a 6 day USO is delivered....
You can’t get your leave when you want it now, never mind an extra week , every time I go on leave I’m asked if I can work it , er, no , what’s the point of having leave if you’re going to work.
postslippete
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

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rubberbond wrote:
02 Dec 2023, 17:24

You can’t get your leave when you want it now, never mind an extra week , every time I go on leave I’m asked if I can work it , er, no , what’s the point of having leave if you’re going to work.

True. But I do recall the business suggesting that seasonal variations would allow more staff to have time off in the summer when it would be less busy. Often this is the time of the year when we have lapsing and even though they want to reduce this, they haven't promised to take it away completely. Its a good little money spinner for the company not having to staff duties.
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.
ted_e_bear
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by ted_e_bear »

postslippete wrote:
03 Dec 2023, 06:46
rubberbond wrote:
02 Dec 2023, 17:24

You can’t get your leave when you want it now, never mind an extra week , every time I go on leave I’m asked if I can work it , er, no , what’s the point of having leave if you’re going to work.

True. But I do recall the business suggesting that seasonal variations would allow more staff to have time off in the summer when it would be less busy. Often this is the time of the year when we have lapsing and even though they want to reduce this, they haven't promised to take it away completely. Its a good little money spinner for the company not having to staff duties.
I'm sure that lapsing was originally introduced to fill our time in summer when it got quiet, that in turn enabled more leave slots, well that was the theory I suppose I must have dreamt it after all as it never happened at our place.
matthew68
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by matthew68 »

qwerty2 wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 17:25
ted_e_bear wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 16:38
Haha can't wait until the summer period or whatever it's called, starting 24 minutes later, might be ok on a quiet Tuesday in August.
You don’t start 24 mins later
It’s 14 mins later FT then FT and PTimers finish 10 mins earlier
I think it depends on local office. We’re alll starting 24 minutes early
qwerty2
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by qwerty2 »

matthew68 wrote:
03 Dec 2023, 18:59
qwerty2 wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 17:25
ted_e_bear wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 16:38
Haha can't wait until the summer period or whatever it's called, starting 24 minutes later, might be ok on a quiet Tuesday in August.
You don’t start 24 mins later
It’s 14 mins later FT then FT and PTimers finish 10 mins earlier
I think it depends on local office. We’re alll starting 24 minutes early
Not now - May to September next year
matthew68
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Re: Seasonal hours fiasco

Post by matthew68 »

qwerty2 wrote:
04 Dec 2023, 20:05
matthew68 wrote:
03 Dec 2023, 18:59
qwerty2 wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 17:25
ted_e_bear wrote:
01 Dec 2023, 16:38
Haha can't wait until the summer period or whatever it's called, starting 24 minutes later, might be ok on a quiet Tuesday in August.
You don’t start 24 mins later
It’s 14 mins later FT then FT and PTimers finish 10 mins earlier
I think it depends on local office. We’re alll starting 24 minutes early
Not now - May to September next year
oh yea! I think we’ve been told 709 am should be fun double prepping and completing not !!