1/4 or 1/6

[funkflex55]

Hello,

Please can someone explain what going to 1/4 from 1/6 means? Apparently the office will save 150 hours a week if this happens. I was chatting to the manager about the future of the office, he said they were due announcements later this week about the redundancy and hours cutting situations.

[meako]

1/4 is one in four Saturdays off .. 1/6 is one in 6 Saturdays off..

[funkflex55]

Thanks. Not sure how that would save the office hours. If the posties do 5 days a week then it would just mean a different day off from Saturday. Or is it due to the hours less working on the Saturday?

[2yearpostie]

youll need less floaters in your office, money saved.

[jbo5066]

We lost our 1/4s over three years ago, everyone on 1/6

[funkflex55]

Any idea how it would save hours for an office?

[jbo5066]

When we lost ours we were told it would create more full jobs - it created a few but not as many as they promised...

[daveyeff]

We lost our 1/4s over three years ago, everyone on 1/6

lost ours about 4 or 5 years ago, but got them back at the last revision. management hate it.

[flimflamman]

It would not save any hours but it would make it easier for the manager to clear walks that do not go out on certain days due to us not having enough delivery staff, they're already doing it,leave your walk in today take that one that got left in yesterday

[chickenwittle]

Still have the 9 day fortnight , best thing we ever did , days slightly longer but worth it for the extra rest days.

[postmanzach]

Any idea how it would save hours for an office?

We have 1/4. We get Friday Saturday off and Monday Tuesday the next week. So 5 days off every 4 weeks. The other 2 weeks you just get Wednesday or Thursday off. Longer days work till 1600 on Wednesday and Thursday.

[scoobydo79]

1/4 is one in four Saturdays off .. 1/6 is one in 6 Saturdays off..

I thought the OP meant 1 in 4 weeks off and 1 in 6 weeks off?

[par4mrl]

We have a half wallington. 18 days on 3 off, 12 days on 3 off. It works well……for now, but I’m sure the enemy would love to remove it.

[Omega853]

Any idea how it would save hours for an office?

We have 1/4. We get Friday Saturday off and Monday Tuesday the next week. So 5 days off every 4 weeks. The other 2 weeks you just get Wednesday or Thursday off. Longer days work till 1600 on Wednesday and Thursday.

How do I get a transfer to your office lol .

[rambo1]

We lost our 1/4s over three years ago, everyone on 1/6

Didn't even know people still had the relative luxury of 1/4 . We all went 1/6 about 8 yrs ago thanks to the CWU persuading part timers they'd get more Saturdays off if they voted for it. Go figure?