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July 25th 11, 08:47 PM
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*From:* David Cantrell
*Date:* Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:53:32 +0100 On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 02:51:02PM -0500, wrote: Drivers are not allowed to do overtime (the unions won't allow it) Why do the unions have any say in the matter? If a driver wants to work overtime, and his manager has work for him to do, then it seems crazy to stop them. -- David Cantrell | A machine for turning tea into grumpiness Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity -- Hanlon's Razor Stupidity maintained long enough is a form of malice -- Richard Bos's corollary I'm not quite sure of the reasoning behind this on the Underground - overtime is worked on the stations. Rest day working is also worked on the mainline (I don't know if it's agreed with all train companies). It isn't because of the amount of actual time worked. When I joined, you worked a five day 40-hour week, Monday to Saturday. Sundays (one on, one off, giving an average 44 hour week) were always classed as overtime. Although they were rostered and you could say in advance "I don't want to work Sunday", very few people did. However, you couldn't work any of your booked rest days, although this was sometimes done unofficially or during training. The Company Plan was introduced in the early 90s when there were sweeping changes made to the terms and conditions and everybody had to sign new contracts if they still wanted their job. Apart from going onto salaried status (paid monthly, at a flat rate, instead of hourly at enhanced rates), one of the major changes was the introduction of a five day 40 hour week when Sundays were classed as no different from any other day and the week ran from Sunday to Saturday. It's possible that this was when overtime was tightened up as the only official overtime (Sundays) was no longer relevant. Personally, I'm neutral over the overtime ban Whilst it might be useful to occasionally work a bit of overtime if you need a bit of extra money, it would be too easy to get into the trap of being used to that extra money all the time and so effectively get trapped into having to work the overtime all the time out of need. Of course this applies to any job, however high or low paid. Roger |
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