Thanks,
I've since seen an older post regarding overtime, and seen some very heated debate as to whether it should even be allowed. I don't have family comitments or a morgage to look after and I have been known to book days off only to work them on a different shift (say, if I need the morning off, book the morning shift off and get the afternoon shift on overtime). So I don't think the issue of stress and fatigue strictly apply.
Regarding the shift pattern, I'm currently a security guard working at Heathrow Airport and
LOATH my current roster of lates/earlies/nights. Between the late and early shift midweek, I can only get 4 hours sleep which I find difficult to recuperate. By the time I've got my body clock back on track, I'm doing nights, screwing everything up again. Is my current roster really any healthier than the Swanwick roster described in the above post and is the feeling against the Swanwick roster felt by all?
I suppose an ideal one would be a change to 2m/2m/2m/4o/2a/2a/2a/4o.
