ChrisTheRef
Established Member
Just a quick post for any station staff, could you give an idea as to how your roster works?
Ours seems ridiculous, giving us 4 days off every 3 weeks.
One week of lates, 6 hours, something like 1810-0010. Mon-Sat, one of which is a rest day.
From 1810-0010 on the Saturday, we then do 1530-0010 on Sunday, straight onto a 0945 start on Monday (hidden rules are 9hr turnaround for station staff)
Week two is Middles. 9.5hrs with a 30 min unpaid break. 0945-1915. Again, it's Mon-Sat, of which one will be a rest day.
After 0945-1915 on Saturday, we go to 0745-1630 on Sunday, then onto a 0530 start on the Monday.
Week three is Earlies. 0530-1130 Mon-Sat with one rest day.
After that Saturday, the Sunday is off, leaving a small break from 1130 on Saturday before returning to work at 1810 on Monday.
It means we're in work virtually every day, and as rest days don't particularly follow on from each other, sometimes you have to do 0945-1915 for 5 days in a row, an early sunday then 0530 starts three or four times before a day off.
I'm sure there's a better way of doing it. Ideas from other TOCs are welcome.
Ours seems ridiculous, giving us 4 days off every 3 weeks.
One week of lates, 6 hours, something like 1810-0010. Mon-Sat, one of which is a rest day.
From 1810-0010 on the Saturday, we then do 1530-0010 on Sunday, straight onto a 0945 start on Monday (hidden rules are 9hr turnaround for station staff)
Week two is Middles. 9.5hrs with a 30 min unpaid break. 0945-1915. Again, it's Mon-Sat, of which one will be a rest day.
After 0945-1915 on Saturday, we go to 0745-1630 on Sunday, then onto a 0530 start on the Monday.
Week three is Earlies. 0530-1130 Mon-Sat with one rest day.
After that Saturday, the Sunday is off, leaving a small break from 1130 on Saturday before returning to work at 1810 on Monday.
It means we're in work virtually every day, and as rest days don't particularly follow on from each other, sometimes you have to do 0945-1915 for 5 days in a row, an early sunday then 0530 starts three or four times before a day off.
I'm sure there's a better way of doing it. Ideas from other TOCs are welcome.