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Old 11th Mar 2007, 14:07
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PaulW
 
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STOP STIRING! Dont try and wind people up. Engineers have been doing baggage overtime for years it is purely voluntary and frankly a very good earner, especially when there wasnt any engineering overtime. We get paid our overtime rates for doing baggage handling and have to comply with the Working Time Directive the same as every other person working shift. Its no different from doing engineering overtime. Some of the guys even double their wage through overtime. This year is the first year it has lasted all year rather than in the peak summer months. We do not step on the baggage handlers toes and work with them together with the agreement of their union. There is so much overtime available we just fill the slots they cannot fill due to running out of hours. I can't believe you are questioning safety. Yes I have taken the bait to reply but to kill this thread dead.
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