Ref. contactables. That is how they're supposed to be used! They should not be used to enable a late to early change, multiple fatigue reports seems to have stopped this practice though but if I get one a quick call to Flight Safety gets it changed.
On that point lates to earlies and vice versa seem to be falling out of favour and I seem to be getting blocks of earlies or lates, usually 3 or 4, then 2 or 3 days off. I haven't had an early to late or late to early mid week change since the beginning of summer.
Of course, I'm at the best base where they treat us better.
Contacted on days off - well don't answer the 'phone if you don't want to be contacted! They don't even bother me know as they know I won't answer.