A seven day economy

chewmylegoff

7 day working might ease the strain on london's public transport infrastructure a bit (at least it would for about a month but then it would all collapse as it couldn't be shut on Sundays for maintenance). Also you could mutually arrange your working pattern so that you only had to put up with the colleagues you can't stand (and vice versa) for 3 days each week instead of five. Add some "WFHing" into that and holidays and you never need to see the office moron. I'm all for it.

Babbawah

I think what we're saying here . . . is everyone should work weekends except ME.

michaels

chewmylegoff wrote: »

7 day working might ease the strain on london's public transport infrastructure a bit (at least it would for about a month but then it would all collapse as it couldn't be shut on Sundays for maintenance). Also you could mutually arrange your working pattern so that you only had to put up with the colleagues you can't stand (and vice versa) for 3 days each week instead of five. Add some "WFHing" into that and holidays and you never need to see the office moron. I'm all for it.

Apparently all your colleagues agreed 100%....

zagubov

LydiaJ wrote: »

It's not about whether the people doing the job should work shifts. It's about whether the service is needed round the clock.

A lot of doctors do work shifts to cover 24/7/365. As I said, when my kids were taken to an emergency department by ambulance, there were doctors there to treat them, and I'm glad of that.

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I believe (although I can't produce a link to a study without searching for it, which I haven't time to do now) that shift work has been shown to be detrimental. Of course we need some people to do it - paramedics, for example - but there's no point in insisting everybody work shifts just to make it fair because some other people work shifts. Children, in particular, should have a reasonably consistent daily pattern of sleep, work, play, food, etc, if at all possible. Adults can work shifts if there's a good reason for the particular service that they provide to be available round the clock. If there isn't, there's no reason to expect them to.

By December this year the HSE will have decided whether to class shift work as a carcinogen.

lostinrates

Carl31 wrote: »

Personally, i think the NHS problems would be better solved investing in prevention, rather than cure

Gym memberships, sports team membership, swimming passes etc... should be tax deductible if its proven they have been used that year, or healthy food should be subsidised, paid for out of taxing unhealthy food

This would be a start to not needing the NHS as much, which should be the ultimate solution, the more its there, the more it will be used, and the more it will cost

Still sucks if you get hit by a car on Sunday.

lostinrates

kabayiri wrote: »

I'd like to think we could conduct it as an economic experiment, but I suspect that once people accepted the 7 day premise as universal we would never go back.

Can you imagine people accepting no Sunday opening now? Look how people stock up for the two bank holidays that there is actual closure for. :rotfl: Its a bit of a regret personally.

I do feel that there should be a non religious bank holiday. ( even though some would have to work ) a day of solidarity and celebration for our neighbours and luck to be in a prosperous country with access to amazing things, and comparative civilisation.

lostinrates

Babbawah wrote: »

I think what we're saying here . . . is everyone should work weekends except ME.

My father chose to work Saturdays in a senior role in his last job. Partly as a sign of solidarity with those who had no choice. And partly to be the senior figure on site, but also because weekly commuting out of London is easier avoiding the fri-sun traffic. I'm sure others can think of reasons why they might choose to work weekends not weekdays. Pretty sure its a pattern DH and I could consider.

lostinrates

LydiaJ wrote: »

I believe (although I can't produce a link to a study without searching for it, which I haven't time to do now) that shift work has been shown to be detrimental. Of course we need some people to do it - paramedics, for example - but there's no point in insisting everybody work shifts just to make it fair because some other people work shifts. Children, in particular, should have a reasonably consistent daily pattern of sleep, work, play, food, etc, if at all possible. Adults can work shifts if there's a good reason for the particular service that they provide to be available round the clock. If there isn't, there's no reason to expect them to.

Night shifts certainly do. And if it does off us all off early, your probate solicitor might well need to put in more hours . In seriousness, what might happen is, clerks/ paralegals might be able to do shifts to fit in better with their families, and clients be able to see the solicitors at times more convenient to them. I.e their days off, not just 'working days'. You might not need to see a probate solicitor at midnight, but it might be more convenient to fulltime workers to be able to make appointments with other professionals without taking time off work.



But it wouldn't have to be changing shifts. I'm certainly not proposing a 'fair for fairs sake' system. I'm thinking a system where MORE people work and most people work fewer hours and days to combine to provide a full coverage system.

bugslet

zagubov wrote: »

By December this year the HSE will have decided whether to class shift work as a carcinogen.

That will be interesting! Drivers do stupidly long hours at all sorts of variable hours. My lot can be starting at 02.00 one day, then 14.00 the next with finishing times all over the place.

purch

kabayiri wrote: »

What about the politicians working in shifts?

It was only recently that the House of Commons was meant to move towards working more "office hours". No more late night sittings as it disrupted MP's family lives.

It might be reasonable to expect politicians to set an example, if they want to start preaching to everyone else to be more flexible with their working hours.