Our company has a system of annualised hours. Winter shift averages out at 44 hours a week with the summer at 30; but it never works out that way. Most of the winter we work a 49 hour week, and it is a killer especially in the months of January and February when most accidents and sickness absences occur. Now they tell us that they want 7 day a week, 24 hour coverage on 'C' checks with no additional man power! Quart into a pint pot comes to mind! The management have ruled out 4 x 4 shift on the grounds of lack of continuity on more complex jobs. I understand that some maintenance organisations work this system for heavy maintenance, so how do they overcome this problem? Or do they just do the basic task cards with no snags or rectification and be damned? Your comments please.