Core Hours ( Shift Work)

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psychocandy replied

12 August 2014, 16:32
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

You posted that last year or was that the year before?

Client was last year. The new contract was last week - I said no thanks.
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SueEllen replied

12 August 2014, 16:15
Originally posted by psychocandy View Post

Worked at one client who said we want 12 hrs so we all thought sod that.
Then they said ok 1.5 time daily rate so everyone happy. (they then said 1.5 for nights and 1.5 for weekends too - all cumulative - kerching!)

Worked 5x 12 hr shifts one week and got 7.5 days for it. Pity it wasnt night or weekend.

Then again, on the flip side, agent ran me about role. Rate was awful - £200. Turns out this payment was per shift for 12 hr shift days and nights as well. Still struggling to get people I see.

You posted that last year or was that the year before?
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psychocandy replied

12 August 2014, 16:00
Worked at one client who said we want 12 hrs so we all thought sod that.
Then they said ok 1.5 time daily rate so everyone happy. (they then said 1.5 for nights and 1.5 for weekends too - all cumulative - kerching!)

Worked 5x 12 hr shifts one week and got 7.5 days for it. Pity it wasnt night or weekend.

Then again, on the flip side, agent ran me about role. Rate was awful - £200. Turns out this payment was per shift for 12 hr shift days and nights as well. Still struggling to get people I see.
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TheFaQQer replied

12 August 2014, 14:30
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

You are on a roll today TF!

Saying that I think that should either be 4.0 or just 4

The forum doesn't allow you to have less than two characters in a post, so you can't just respond "4", so I added a full stop rather than a decimal point. If it was a decimal point, it would have been "4.0".
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northernladuk replied

12 August 2014, 14:17
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

4.

You are on a roll today TF!

Saying that I think that should either be 4.0 or just 4
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TheFaQQer replied

12 August 2014, 14:15
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

What?

9-5
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SueEllen replied

12 August 2014, 14:04
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

4.

What?
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TheFaQQer replied

12 August 2014, 14:01
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

What's 9-5?

4.
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SueEllen replied

12 August 2014, 13:41
Originally posted by CloudWalker View Post

What happened to the good old 9-5

What's 9-5?
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Scruff replied

12 August 2014, 12:29
Originally posted by stek View Post

Only ever did shifts once, ruined me. Never again....

Ditto - did it for 3 months. I would say that it took me another 6 months to recover!

I also did it for 2 years in the mil. but then I had no choice!
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stek replied

12 August 2014, 11:10
Only ever did shifts once, ruined me. Never again....
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northernladuk replied

12 August 2014, 10:30
Get with it grandma/pa... If you can't hack it move over and let the younger generation in.
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CloudWalker started a topic Core Hours ( Shift Work)

12 August 2014, 09:53
Core Hours ( Shift Work)

I'm finding a lot of City jobs have a standard core working hours of 9 hours now and they say you will also be required to work on a rotational shifts. e.g 8-5pm or 1-10pm
What happened to the good old 9-5
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