WMT Driver Shift Patterns

[AndySV1K]

Hi all,

Are there any WMT drivers on here that would be willing to send me over their shift patterns? Obviously no sensitive info, but I'm interested to know the types of shifts that WMT run for their drivers and any other info like overtime, breaks etc etc.

Thank you!

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Which depot do you want info for?

 

[AndySV1K]

Which depot do you want info for?

Specifically Bletchley but any info will be helpful just to get some idea of working hours.

 

[172007]

Best for Bletchley / Northampton staff to give an answer.

Whilst the business has two public facing names it is ran by one company. That said there are still number of work practices that are depot / route specific stemming from agreements made and never harmonised from Silverlink amd Central Trains days.

 

[tb5345346]

I'd be keen to get some info for Leamington if anyone has any? TIA

 

[United84]

Hi, does anyone have any information on the shift patterns for the Crewe depot. Or general patterns for the company, RDW, Sunday conditions, early / late rotations please? Any current drivers for WMT on here?

 

[SCDR_WMR]

For all depots at WMT it's a 3 week rolling roster (M+T, W+Th, F+Sa).
Sunday are commited for new drivers, paid at 1.5x rate.

Pretty much just early or late shifts at Crewe, alternating though some earlies start mid morning so more like middles.

Earliest start is around 4am, latest finish is 2am (but involves shed moves and so often finished way before then

 

[boxerdog]

For all depots at WMT it's a 3 week rolling roster (M+T, W+Th, F+Sa).
Sunday are commited for new drivers, paid at 1.5x rate.

Pretty much just early or late shifts at Crewe, alternating though some earlies start mid morning so more like middles.

Earliest start is around 4am, latest finish is 2am (but involves shed moves and so often finished way before then

Sunday's aren't committed for drivers

 

[SCDR_WMR]

Sunday's aren't committed for drivers

Indeed that is true, I meant to say aren't commited (yet)

 

[United84]

Thank you for the information SCDR. So if Sundays become committed does that mean they become standard working week for new drivers? Do you know how that will affect the patterns that you listed? Or is it too early to tell? Also do you have any information on when that will apply from?

 

[whoosh]

@United84

There are three different treatments or ways of working for Sundays throughout the rail industry:

'Voluntary' - There will be Sundays in the base roster, as overtime, but you can say you are "not available" with a certain amount of notice. Then it's the Roster Clerk's issue to find someone else to cover the job for that Sunday - there are usually people who will work an extra Sunday in normal circumstances.

"Committed" - If you don't want to work a Sunday in the base roster, YOU have to find someone else to work it for you, or you HAVE to come in and do it, even though it is overtime. Enforced overtime.

"Sundays in the working week" - Sunday is a normal day, not overtime, and if you want a Sunday off, you'd apply for annual leave for that day. This would have a different rest day pattern as for every Sunday at work there would need to be another day of the week as a rest day.


At the moment, at West Midlands, Sundays are voluntary, meaning they are overtime if you work them, but you can have one off easily.

If they move to committed, then you have all the responsibility of finding cover, which for the Sunday between Christmas and New Year might well be a hassle for example. Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter Sunday - you have the hassle if you want the day off and the base roster has you down to work.
As Sunday would still be outside the working week with "committed" and therefore still completely overtime, the rest day pattern for the other days of the week would still stay the same.


Nothing has been agreed about any changes to current situation yet.