good excuse to give up hours in work?

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Originally Posted by sv_rory

I work in the motorway service station on the M1.

I have to work long hours at weekends generally start at ten in the morning and im lucky if i can get out at 7 or 8pm.

I never have sundays off, however they say you can opt out of sundays but im not sure what criteria you must fulfil.

I would suggest a quick call or visit to your HR department and ask about the opt out. You could even say that you would be happy to still do two weekends a month. I would say that if you have to work every Saturday and Sunday, you definately have leverage to ask for a reduction in your Sunday shifts as you can use the same kind of lines I gave Hovis. You cannot have a very full relationship with friends and family if you can never see them can you!!

I think in your case, ask the questions, then if you need to, come back here and we'll all see how we can help. Give your HR dept. a call now if you can.

Religious reasons! You can't go wrong, they can't complain.

Originally Posted by Magnum

Religious reasons! You can't go wrong, they can't complain.

well i do worship the fireblade

Seriously its the best reason. Aparantly you cant be made to work sundays.
Say youve recently given your life to christ and wish to worship him incessantly every sunday. Well, make it sound a little less farfetched.

Tell them you're pregnant.

as i said im crap with forms. I have two questions to answer. . . .

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Originally Posted by hovis

as i said im crap with forms. I have two questions to answer. . . .

Well, we know what one of them is.....what's the other one???

you still not done it?!

Originally Posted by hovis

as i said im crap with forms. I have two questions to answer. . . .

1) impact of the new working pattern. . . . . . I think this change will affect the service area and my colleagues as follows

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Originally Posted by hovis

1) impact of the new working pattern. . . . . . I think this change will affect the service area and my colleagues as follows

Easy,

"I believe that the impact of the proposed new working pattern will be minimal on both the service area and my colleagues as I have been proactive in ensuring that the shift will be covered. Because of this, none of the other colleagues need to worry about changes to their own shift patterns and I will be more than happy to assist in making the transition as smooth as possible. By ensuring a comprehensive handover with the colleague that is taking up the shift, I can reduce the impact on the service area for the benefit of the whole team."

How's that?