dUnKle
Distinguished Member
7 years or so ago I began a job which meant I worked shifts - shifta pattern was based over working earlies, lates and nights over a 7 day period
Couple of years back our pattern was slightly modified due to the Working Time Directive, which as I understood it was about to be introduced
Part of the "new" rules I was led to belive involved
(a) A night worker not working more than X amount of hours over X amount of weeks
(b) A limit (believe 9) on the amount of hours a night worker should work
and (c) A break of at least 11 hours between shifts
Now my shift pattern is fine for this - the Union (unison) got involved and where happy with it
However my other half also works shifts, she works in a home looking after kids with severe disabilities and quite often she
(a) Finishes work at 2200hrs to have to be there again at 0700hrs next morning
(b) Starts around 1630hrs - HAS to sleep on site and then be up again at 0700hrs to work - quite often she ends up having to help if woken at night
She also has same union but nobody seems aware of the WTD
Was it just a line we where sold ? Did it ever come into effect ? Does it effect her ?
Couple of years back our pattern was slightly modified due to the Working Time Directive, which as I understood it was about to be introduced
Part of the "new" rules I was led to belive involved
(a) A night worker not working more than X amount of hours over X amount of weeks
(b) A limit (believe 9) on the amount of hours a night worker should work
and (c) A break of at least 11 hours between shifts
Now my shift pattern is fine for this - the Union (unison) got involved and where happy with it
However my other half also works shifts, she works in a home looking after kids with severe disabilities and quite often she
(a) Finishes work at 2200hrs to have to be there again at 0700hrs next morning
(b) Starts around 1630hrs - HAS to sleep on site and then be up again at 0700hrs to work - quite often she ends up having to help if woken at night
She also has same union but nobody seems aware of the WTD
Was it just a line we where sold ? Did it ever come into effect ? Does it effect her ?