Shorter working weeks

All Gone To Cock

Cockfosters suffered staffing cuts when the shorter working week came in - although a concerted fight by local union activists meant they were much less severe than originally proposed.

But the effects of the cuts have now been made much worse by management inadequacy. A few examples: SAMF duties left uncovered; Supervisors working alone for hours on end; ticket machine queues stretching across the ticket hall and beyond; gents public/staff toilets closed for a week without advice to customers or staff; temporary male toilets provided, but no posters to inform drivers; car park exit blocked by refurb but again no posters to advise passengers.

Emergency Response?

The ERU are still waiting for their 35-hour week to be implemented. Management have come up with a way of calculating the banked rest days which produces a strangely low result.

Management also want to block loads more of the leave than previously, so people get much less control over when they are off. And to stagger the introduction, so that you only really benefit from the shorter working week if you are planning on leaving within the next couple of years!