hooverboy
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technically, if they want friday as a rest day,then what is the problem?In fairness, it is still generally mothers who take on those responsibilities - you’re a parent so I’m sure you can agree with that. That is just a factual reality.
The point is that the cushy shifts need to be divvied up with the anti social shifts and awarded equally. It would be quite wrong for one group to be given better shifts than another due to lifestyle choices. Mutual swaps etc. are the only fair way of doing it.
Would it be right for Muslim train drivers to be given cushy shifts during Ramadan, for example?
surely there are plenty of christians and jews in the profession that will happily do a swap for saturday/sunday rest days?
ok, you're hassidic, let's plonk you on earlies and you can be back for shabbat.
for family commitments it is much,much easier having a stable shift pattern than an alternating one.
..not to mention health+safety(it is safety critical after all!)
alternating shifts are the equivalent of subjecting your body to jet lag every week....it is NOT good for reflexes,when in such a role they need to be as sharp as possible.
viv-a vis muslims/ramadan.....well again health+safety comes to the fore.If there is sufficient evidence to prove that the fasting has a detrimental impact on accidents/incidents, then provision must be made for the times of day that is likely to occur(ie afternoon shift might be a bit of a problem during summer if they can't eat until sundown)