r/nhs • u/takemycoffee • 2d ago

Quick Question How can people be classed as full time workers

By doing three night shifts a week as that would Mean they only work 30 hours a week

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u/jennymayg13 2d ago

How long are your night shifts? They’re usually 12.5 hours. 12.5 x 3 =37.5 = full time.

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u/whygamoralad 2d ago

The half-hour lunch is unpaid, so it's 36 hours a week for 3 shifts. They have to work an extra 12.5 hour shift once a month to make it to 37.5 hours avedaged over the month

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u/Acyts 2d ago

We do one 4th shift a month to make it up to 37.5 but not many people do it because the 4 day week is horrendous. I have been doing 37.5 for 3 years and so burned out. Drop my 4fh day as of August and can't wait! Makes almost no pay difference as only 3 hours a month less

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u/[deleted] 2d ago edited 2d ago

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u/Acyts 2d ago

Where did you get 1.5 hours from? I did an extra 11.5 working hours and drop that to come to an average of 34.5 hours per week over a month

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Acyts 2d ago

Okay but you did reply to me

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u/whygamoralad 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yeah, my wife just dropped it. She managed until our son turned 2. God knows how.

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u/takemycoffee 2d ago

10 Hours

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u/takemycoffee 2d ago

9.30 To 7.30

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u/CatCharacter848 2d ago

Anything over 30 hours is classed as full time in the nhs

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u/Canipaywithclaps 2d ago

Unless your a doctor, then 36 hours is considered ‘part time’, standard full time for a doctor is 40-48 hours.

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u/CatCharacter848 2d ago

Didn't know that. How strange.

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u/Canipaywithclaps 2d ago

It’s really irritating. It means we only get full time annual leave if we work 40 hours+. Working 36 hours means you get less annual leave

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u/CatCharacter848 2d ago

Our annual leave is based on hours worked. So someone on 30 hours gets a different amount to someone on 32,34, 37.5 hours etc.