Unsocial Hours Payments (Grades 1 to 6 only)
Shift allowance
Shift Allowances are paid to staff in grades up to and including grade 6 whose working hours change according to a prearranged rota to cover the full 24 hours of the day or a lesser period of at least 11 hours in 24. The former are known as rotating shifts and the latter as alternating shifts.
Shift allowances are worked out as a percentage of Grade 2, point 1; 18% for rotating shifts, and 11% for alternating shifts.
5 in 7 Working
All staff in grades 1 to 6 inclusive have agreed hours and rostered days of work. All hours within the standard working week that are worked in the first five days of the week are paid at plain time irrespective of the particular days on which these fall (for most full-time staff this is Monday to Friday). Hours worked on the sixth day are paid at time plus a half and hours worked on the seventh day are paid at double time.
N.B. This does not affect the procedure for varying an individual's working pattern, which should be done with the agreement of the individual concerned and with the involvement of the Trade Union as appropriate.
Working on Bank Holidays and University closure days
Staff in grades up to and including grade 6 receive double time plus time off in lieu for all agreed hours worked on Bank Holidays, and either double time or time off in lieu for all hours worked on University closure days.
Night work
Payment at the rate of time x1.3 is paid to all staff on grades 1 to 6 inclusive in respect of all agreed hours worked between 10-00pm and 6-00am. These payments do not apply to staff in receipt of a shift allowance (see above) or if the hours in question are already attracting a higher premium.