Work Rota Long Weekends

[tali1]

I have a work rota that has long weekends off (Sat to Monday) every other week.However, this costs me an extra £8 a month in travel expenses.
The other rota gives every other weekend off btw -so it is just the extra Monday that is essentially difference
So is it worth £8 extra for the 2 Mondays off ?

[Prudie]

Only you can answer this, which is worth more to you, a regular long weekend or £8 saved?

[boxtops]

wot Prudie said ^

[Baldric]

Which do you like most, a day off or £8?

[Prudie]

Day off for me but I can afford it.

[Tilly2]

£8.00, or a day off? No contest!

[tonyav]

Have to be the day off for me.

[boxtops]

I don't understand why it costs more if you have a long weekend. If you work less days, surely travel expenses would be less, not more?

[Prudie]

I wondered that, maybe a lift's available only on one rota?

[Jeza]

£8 is a lot of money when you've got nowt. Been there.

[boxtops]

in the NHS they got round this by giving us an hours per week contract rather than specific days of the week. That way, if you were rostered for a BH you just took another day off in lieu. Nobody missed out on a BH day off, that way.

[tali1]

the extra expense is due to weekly bus travelcard calculations
i work the previous Friday instead of the Monday
Friday travelcard will cover me 7days till Thurdsay- BUT i still have to work the next day Friday -(hence the extra cost)
If i were to work Monday then travelcard will cover me 7days fully on my rota
Hope that makes sense!

[ummmm]

Yes....I thought it would be that.

[Prudie]

So buy your travel card on Tuesdays

[tonyav]

Don't you get extra pay for working at the weekend, ie time and a half for Saturdays and double time for Sundays.

[boxtops]

Not these days, tony - a working day is a working day :-(

[tonyav]

I do, boxy.

[boxtops]

You're lucky then :-) My OH certainly doesn't, irrespective of the day of the week. The only time he gets extra pay is if he's working on a BH.