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they are trying to reduce the rate. They should keep it the same and not give overtime. Problem solved.

easy solution to all this. Hire more staff so there is no need for overtime and everyone can work their standard 37 hour week. How hard can it be to train new staff?

They've played straight into the council's hands. Within the next year they'll move to contractors and use a temp workforce who'll agree to their terms. The writing is on the wall.

your overtime rates are the same as what is being suggested for these binmen and you can't go on strike or you'll get fired. You've actually got it worse than these people striking as it happens. But don't think you have any support from NSC on that one as when you don't do you work rubbish...

if any thread was going to turn into a binfest, it had to be this one. :lol:

no, they are standard. Bit of perspective, unless I've missed something they aren't getting a pay cut? The overtime rate is aligning with other sectors, so working extra hours won't bring as much in but their basic wage is unaffected. Maybe I see it from a business point of view but that is...