It varies. I know from my application I had with Freightliner that Heavy Haul worked on a week on week basis, whereas Intermodal was more structured. From what I’ve seen here, freight seems less structured in this respect that a TOC tends to be. There are loads of people here with hands on experience so I may be corrected yet haha.I've seen that as a legal requirement employers should give their employee's the roster at least 7 days in advance, yet I'm assuming it will vary slightly with each organisation/position. Any train drivers here able to share how far in advance you get yours? Thanks all!
GBRF: Roster Thursday evening for the coming week. Diagrams Friday evening for the coming week.
It's the same for Network Rail Signallers and Controllers, roster published at 12:00 on Thursday for the week starting at 00:01 on Sunday. You just live with it.That's insane. I don't know how anyone can live like that.
I've seen that as a legal requirement employers should give their employee's the roster at least 7 days in advance.
I saw it mentioned in a couple of articles last year but haven't saved the links so can't remember which ones they were unfortunately. I've removed it from the post, it's a lot more believable coming from someone who actually works in employment law! Thanks for the replies everyone!Are you please able to share where this comes from? I work in employment law and cannot think of such a legal requirement.
My base link can change every period so 6 weeks or so. This tends to be minor changes to the jobs but the rest day pattern is set for 12 months each December. The daily rosters giving any changes to a Driver being marked to a job from Spare of alterations due to engineering work are posted 7 days in advance but can be altered up to 72 hours notice.
It's the same for Network Rail Signallers and Controllers, roster published at 12:00 on Thursday for the week starting at 00:01 on Sunday. You just live with it.
That’s interesting. So you don’t know what days you have off next Christmas for example? I can tell you what I’m due to work Xmas 2040! I don’t know the job obviously but I know wether or not I’ll be working.
Is it true they can move you +/- 12 hours from your job too?
That’s interesting. So you don’t know what days you have off next Christmas for example? I can tell you what I’m due to work Xmas 2040! I don’t know the job obviously but I know wether or not I’ll be working.
Is it true they can move you +/- 12 hours from your job too?
True, but as a Resident generally I could mark my diary for a whole year to show days, nights and rest days. The only alterations were if we were asked to cover someones sickness, training, etc.
That’s interesting. So you don’t know what days you have off next Christmas for example? I can tell you what I’m due to work Xmas 2040! I don’t know the job obviously but I know wether or not I’ll be working.
Is it true they can move you +/- 12 hours from your job too?
Not sure who you work for, but no railway roster can guarantee what you'll be working in 2040. You might be able to work it out based on your current roster, but all it needs is 1 line added and it throwss the whole thing out.
We're due a major roster change in December this year,( at the timetable change) and the only requirement his that the roster is displayed 7 days before commencement.
Yeah at my toc which I think is the same as bionic our rest days never change so I know exactly what I'm working in 20 years.
It stays the same regardless, we are on a 3 week rotation and I dont think its changed in 25 years.
There are 3 shifts, each shift at each depot always does the same days as the other depots.
5 day long weekend every 3 weeks ,
Shifts swap over from lates after the Wednesday Thursday rest days to earlies.
Its a 4 day week sundays outside , no single rest days.
No apart from having Christmas day and Boxing day off. We can be moved +/- 3 hours from Spare.
In 25yrs the depot has never had the links increase or decrease ? Or do they always increase or decrease in groups of 3 lines.
I do like your 3 shift approach and love the way it never changes but (at my TOC) things change pretty much all the time. You either have a really strong LDR or there is some kind of advantage to keeping such a pattern and very fixed mentality.
GBRF: Roster Thursday evening for the coming week. Diagrams Friday evening for the coming week.
It stays the same regardless, we are on a 3 week rotation and I dont think its changed in 25 years.
There are 3 shifts, each shift at each depot always does the same days as the other depots.
5 day long weekend every 3 weeks ,
Shifts swap over from lates after the Wednesday Thursday rest days to earlies.
Its a 4 day week sundays outside , no single rest days.
Your place obviously has LDRs who know what they’re doing and aren’t just management stooges.