I earn £6.80 an hour, on a permanent part time contract for one of the biggest handling agents in the world, at a large North West airport
We do 6 on 3 off. Contracted to 20 hours per week, rostered to about 28 over 6 days. First day in usually starts around 0400-0700, with our last day in being a night shift (2200-0700, finishing work on our first day off).
Day 1 off is spent having a power nap when you get home, or sleeping for the whole day.
Day 2 is spent recovering from day 1
Day 3 is spent trying to make yourself tired at night to wake up at 0300 for work...
We aren't rostered to split shifts and can't be forced to do them, but it's pretty much the norm for most people on part time contracts.
We also aren't paid any extra for additional 'skills' (airlines). Whether I can dispatch every airline we handle or just one, I'm still paid peanuts.