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Wally week holiday's

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nig79
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Wally week holiday's

Post by nig79 »

Hi I currently work the Wally week rotation and get the full 6 weeks holiday having been with the company 27 years, my question is we only get 5 weeks holiday with the Wally week rotation, is this correct I've been told we lose roughly a week because we're on this Wally rotation therefore do not get the full 6 weeks anymore..... Thanks in advance anyone that can help
Jefferson Starfish
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by Jefferson Starfish »

It's worked out in hours and minutes these days.
But to make it easy, those on a wally week still get 30 days holiday per year(20+ years service) but when they book a week off, they use up 6 days leave.
Someone on a normal day off per week, only uses up 5 days of leave when booking a week off.
Last edited by Jefferson Starfish on 02 Feb 2025, 16:29, edited 1 time in total.
Londonsburning
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by Londonsburning »

Simple stuff really. I'm sure 20 year+ OPGs on Wallington shift patterns never got 6 full weeks off in the first place
Londonsburning
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by Londonsburning »

nig79 wrote:
02 Feb 2025, 16:12
Hi I currently work the Wally week rotation and get the full 6 weeks holiday having been with the company 27 years, my question is we only get 5 weeks holiday with the Wally week rotation, is this correct I've been told we lose roughly a week because we're on this Wally rotation therefore do not get the full 6 weeks anymore..... Thanks in advance anyone that can help
Have you just moved into a wally week DO?
ebbzie
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by ebbzie »

nig79 wrote:
02 Feb 2025, 16:12
Hi I currently work the Wally week rotation and get the full 6 weeks holiday having been with the company 27 years, my question is we only get 5 weeks holiday with the Wally week rotation, is this correct I've been told we lose roughly a week because we're on this Wally rotation therefore do not get the full 6 weeks anymore..... Thanks in advance anyone that can help
yes that is correct
Londonsburning
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by Londonsburning »

ebbzie wrote:
02 Feb 2025, 18:13
nig79 wrote:
02 Feb 2025, 16:12
Hi I currently work the Wally week rotation and get the full 6 weeks holiday having been with the company 27 years, my question is we only get 5 weeks holiday with the Wally week rotation, is this correct I've been told we lose roughly a week because we're on this Wally rotation therefore do not get the full 6 weeks anymore..... Thanks in advance anyone that can help
yes that is correct
To be fair, Wallingtons don't lose a week :left: so it's not correct lol
R5001
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by R5001 »

As others have said, it costs 1 more day per week for your holidays, you get the same overall time off.
nig79
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by nig79 »

Thanks for replys much appreciated 👍
Wullie10
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by Wullie10 »

I don't know how long these weeks will last with all the changes going in. Can't get my head around it all.
ebbzie
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by ebbzie »

Londonsburning wrote:
02 Feb 2025, 18:21
ebbzie wrote:
02 Feb 2025, 18:13
nig79 wrote:
02 Feb 2025, 16:12
Hi I currently work the Wally week rotation and get the full 6 weeks holiday having been with the company 27 years, my question is we only get 5 weeks holiday with the Wally week rotation, is this correct I've been told we lose roughly a week because we're on this Wally rotation therefore do not get the full 6 weeks anymore..... Thanks in advance anyone that can help
yes that is correct
To be fair, Wallingtons don't lose a week :left: so it's not correct lol
Dont complicate things. You can only book 5 weeks holiday a year not 6 so it is correct
mailcom
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by mailcom »

You only get 5 weeks holiday, 6 days a week off that's 222 hours(30days) taken, but you only get paid 37 hours a week for those 5 weeks =185 hours.
Rotational day get 6 weeks off 222 hours paid(36 days)
R5001
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by R5001 »

mailcom wrote:
03 Feb 2025, 16:32
You only get 5 weeks holiday, 6 days a week off that's 222 hours(30days) taken, but you only get paid 37 hours a week for those 5 weeks =185 hours.
Rotational day get 6 weeks off 222 hours paid(36 days)
You also get a full week off and paid 37 hours every 6th week, despite doing jack in that time... It's not hard to understand. You just shove the days off into one week as "time owed", effectively.

Rotationals aren't getting paid 6 days off, they're getting paid 5, the other two are normal days off.
mailcom
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by mailcom »

Your right I get every 6th week off =6 days off
Rotational day off gets a day off every week =6 days off over same 6 weeks.
postmanzach
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Re: Wally week holiday's

Post by postmanzach »

Londonsburning wrote:
02 Feb 2025, 16:29
Simple stuff really. I'm sure 20 year+ OPGs on Wallington shift patterns never got 6 full weeks off in the first place
yea they did and still do if they book holidays when the work 4 days a week