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Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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FirstPost
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Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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No more working rest days
No more ghosting docket
You only get paid for what you work and even then the company clearly dont want you working over your time as it’s below normal rate
scoobydo79
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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I’ve been doing the above for 10 years lol
Newpoet
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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I get the feeling a lot of people will leave
FirstPost
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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scoobydo79 wrote:
03 May 2026, 14:48
I’ve been doing the above for 10 years lol
Ghosting and rest days?
FirstPost
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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Newpoet wrote:
03 May 2026, 14:53
I get the feeling a lot of people will leave
How come?
Perseus
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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I guess that will please some people that belittle staff who do overtime.
FirstPost
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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Perseus wrote:
03 May 2026, 14:56
I guess that will please some people that belittle staff who do overtime.
Happens all the time, people who have mortgages paid off berating the younger folk for ghosting/working days off
Pfrizzy10
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

Post by Pfrizzy10 »

Why would the company pay overtime when they can get work out of the majority of the workforce for free!? Halfwits are coming in hours each week before their start times!
Perseus
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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FirstPost wrote:
03 May 2026, 14:58
Perseus wrote:
03 May 2026, 14:56
I guess that will please some people that belittle staff who do overtime.
Happens all the time, people who have mortgages paid off berating the younger folk for ghosting/working days off
But yeah, remember, it doesn't affect them. Just lives rent free in their heads.....
Sean06
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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Perseus wrote:
03 May 2026, 14:56
I guess that will please some people that belittle staff who do overtime.
Why care about them do whatever you need to.helps to pay the bills.
Mickeybrowneyes
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

Post by Mickeybrowneyes »

Overtime is created through sick, there will still some form of overtime, especially coming in on your rest day.
hans solo
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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Going to be plenty of OT then when loads of staff off sick
FirstPost
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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hans solo wrote:
06 May 2026, 12:34
Going to be plenty of OT then when loads of staff off sick
Ghosting?
Chelseablue
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

Post by Chelseablue »

Surplus of staff ( at ours anyway ,) means wont be much if any ot with this crazy new way of working.
scoobydo79
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Re: Overtime with ‘Heavy and Light’

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FirstPost wrote:
03 May 2026, 14:54
scoobydo79 wrote:
03 May 2026, 14:48
I’ve been doing the above for 10 years lol
Ghosting and rest days?
I mean I have not been doing any of the above mentioned