SWT Driver Contract change December 2013

[iWantIn]

Does anybody know details about the proposed changes to SWT Driver contract in December? Im hearing something about a 4 day week? any truth in this and if so is it a max of 4 day? any info please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

 

[455driver]

Its 4 days a week with 3 days off a week, as it is now we work a 4.4 day average so the actual working work can be from 3 to 5 days depending on the roster, either way over the course of the current roster it is a 4.4 average.

The number of AL days is also being reduced in line with the reduction in the working week.

I have seen a preliminary copy of the roster and it is flippin awful with the days off being split up. I am really looking forward to the new roster, not!

 

[JB25]

So SWT work differently? I always assumed all TOCs ran roughly the same sort of Roster / RD patterns. Ours are fairly simple to follow thankfully.

 

[455driver]

All TOCs rosters (and conditions) are different hence the problems harmonising depots when different TOCs get amalgamated at franchise change-over time.

 

[badassunicorn]

^ exactly, as with GA, the former GE side has a 35hr week with 2 weeks off every 8, whereas the WAGN side have a 4 day week instead.

 

[jc1]

Its 4 days a week with 3 days off a week, as it is now we work a 4.4 day average so the actual working work can be from 3 to 5 days depending on the roster, either way over the course of the current roster it is a 4.4 average.

The number of AL days is also being reduced in line with the reduction in the working week.

I have seen a preliminary copy of the roster and it is flippin awful with the days off being split up. I am really looking forward to the new roster, not!

Is it better for weekends now?
How many Saturdays and Sundays do you work on the new roster?
Is this the same for all depots?