On Strike

[chalice]

Double post.

I don't get paid for that.

[Biggles]

I did, I did

My boss said I was a traitor to the cause. He also gets me to explain all the pay deals too

Is he an accountant.

Yes, he is a good egg really. I am just better at deciphering the labyrinth text that goes with a pay deal. Just read the Home Office one because we have some Home Office peeps. Opening page says that the offer should be simple and transparent - it runs to 40 pages and requires three calculators and a slide rule

actually it is awful! worse than ours.

[Agrajag]

I think it's probably because they have a Mon-Fri contract rather than a 5 from 7.

Still not quite on board there mate.

Their contract must stipulate the working week which will invariably include weekends at request.

Overtime isn't overtime unless you've worked over the working week innit.

Some people get paid different rates for the weekend, as part of their contract. In addition they may be paid supplements. So a Sunday isn't double time per se, it's the overtime rate (say time and a half) plus the Sunday supplement.

Because of this they lose their Wednesday pay because they didn't work it, but get paid for the Sunday at a higher rate. That's not the same as getting paid O/T for anything more than your contracted hours.

You're rodding me aren't you. Cunt. It's what you do for a living.

[chalice]

Still not quite on board there mate.

Their contract must stipulate the working week which will invariably include weekends at request.

Overtime isn't overtime unless you've worked over the working week innit.

Some people get paid different rates for the weekend, as part of their contract. In addition they may be paid supplements. So a Sunday isn't double time per se, it's the overtime rate (say time and a half) plus the Sunday supplement.

Because of this they lose their Wednesday pay because they didn't work it, but get paid for the Sunday at a higher rate. That's not the same as getting paid O/T for anything more than your contracted hours.

You're rodding me aren't you. Cunt. It's what you do for a living.

No rod. I really think that CC unions (manifold as they are) are taking the fucking pish.

[Agrajag]

It doesn't help their case when they go on a days strike ad make more money from it.