Youch. Thanks BlackSheep. I knew shifts were hard on us mere mortals, but didn't realise my life would end sooner rather than later!! I'm but as young pup (just under 25) and have been working shift for nearly 3 years now. I've changed shift pattern to one which is a killer - and it sounds like in more ways than 1!! Are there any ideal shift patterns? Ones which allow you to not die 10 years before your misses?
I've heard bits and bobs about this transport regulation exemption thing, but I thought it ran out in 2004 or 5? Would be nice to keep up with the rest of the working world for once!! If I'm not being too nosy, what sort of shift pay do you chaps out there in the cold and rain get? At sunny Swanwick I get £3,500 - a fixed amount and is not a % of pay or anything like that. That also included bank holidays - we don't get O/T for those. Is this comparable with what, on average, the airline types pay?