Right,so i dont miss any info ill give you the low down.
I have been at my company since october 2013. 1 year and 5months.
Now when i started i was told start time for me (nights) 6pm-12midnight…
But as this was my first actic job i took the bad with the good ie started between 6pm-2am.
So it then went solid midnight starts which wernt great but i was gaining experience etc.
Now its gone back but wilder…8 one day,then 2am,then 9,then to 1am back to 8pm
With all the above said,Have i got a right to accuse them of duty of care ?
He wants to talk about this tommorrow as i started at 9pm and was done for 1151am!
I have had interviews else where but wasnt suitable but im still looking.
buses:
Have i got a right to accuse them of duty of care ?
Duty of care? On what grounds? You agreed on variable start times.
HGV driving isnt a 9-5 job with a set in stone start and finish time. Maybe its just me but as long as Im not expected to sit by the phone to get told start time and know roughly 12 hrs in advance then it really doesnt bother me. Dosen’t sound like their being too unreasonable though.
If you feel they are,however,what are you basing that on? Are they expecting you to sit available from 6pm,unpaid, till they call you to come in?
the 2 things I would worry about are ,
Not having a regular sleep pattern which could lead to driver fatigue while on duty,
Not being able to schedule regular meal times, leading to all sorts of health risks…
ask your manager if he would care to accompany you for a couple of weeks… I bet he says no thanks
Another sad do it or F off job. Changing from week to week isn’t good but day to day by that amount is bloody terrible!
But from the comments so far I’d say you’re probably going to have to ■■■■ it up or find a better job because someone who probably comments here will do it for you.
You could have a chat with your planner and come to some sort of agreement! Those hours do seem to be quite erratic!! As said you are nearly at the 2 year mark, so you could just keep your head down and get a new job with not so erratic hours. But depends on what the office is like! I do weekends at the minute and generally have same start time on a friday but if I am available at any time on the friday they can start me anytime they like. Couple of weeks ago I had a 2am start which wasn’t great, but can’t complain due to being a newbie and getting my 2 years in!!
Tribunal cases have dropped by 55% since the new charges came in, Equality & Human Rights Commission are backing a case to suggest that the new charges are unfair and unlawful.
I am on a 2 hour start time slot and I’m not too happy if it goes more than 30 mins away from this. My company is spot on with the don’t drive fatigued etc things. I would do your times but as others have said get to the2 year mark and put your foot down. If you had a crash you would have the trucknet csi claiming you shouldn’t of drove tired etc.
they’re taking the ■■■■ 
