Last Withdrawal - Why is it that the term itself invokes a certain ‘discomfort’ as if preparatory to an Op for ‘gender realignment’.
I’ve been using a Digital Card for some weeks/months on an Ad Hoc basis. The interim period might be a few days, or a few weeks.
To me, the Last Withdrawal refers to when a record, any record, was removed from the recording device. Hence, on inserting the card, I would record the Last Withdrawal as being the end of the paid hours period of the last day worked. Not an easy task with these devices as, although they are fine for adding a few minutes, the longer you hold the button, the faster the display changes. Even the timer on my cooker display is easier to set.
Without wishing to insult anyone’s intelligence, let me give an example. You are working 0700 - 1700 hours Mon - Fri. Builder’s Merchant hours. Bliss.
On the Monday, you use a vehicle with a Digital Tachograph. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, you drive a vehicle with an Anologue device.
Come Friday, presented with a vehicle fitted with a Digital Tachograph, do you insert your card and ‘accept’ the Last Withdrawal as being on the Monday, or should you forward the timer to 1700 hours on the Thursday. Bearing in mind that, having made a Manual/any entry, the device then requests an input as to the activity during the intervening period which, obviously, will be Rest, there being no option for ‘multi-use’.
The activity ‘stored’ in the card will then show ‘Rest’ from 1700 Monday to 0700 Friday, which is clearly an incorrect record.
I ask the question because Trainers, who in turn have been Trained to deliver a package concerning Digital Tachographs, are teaching the latter.
My belief is that they are wrong.