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Re: Is anyone happy doing their rotating shift work?

Posted by manager on March 18, 2002 at 19:14:11:

In Reply to: Is anyone happy doing their rotating shift work? posted by tiry on March 18, 2002 at 06:43:28:

In Australia we pay 35% penalties in the auxiliary health care industry for the 23/7 shift. I have recently stunned my staff (I'm new) by refusing to accept that the day when the overnight shift ends can be counted a day off. It definitely is not as you work seven hours. Some staff have been working what I consider very poor rosters - only ever having one day off instead of two in a row. etc. They are not all happy when contemplating the changes, but so far those who have accepted them are saying that after a few weeks they would not like to go back to the old rosters.
I believe if rosters follow healthy guidelines, then staff have fewer days off sick, and are able to be more effective on shift.

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