Production Workforce 10 On – 4 Off
Confirmed working pattern rules — Dayshift and Nightshift · Effective July 2026
10
Working days on
4
Rest days off
20
Leave days/year
Team 1 Schedule – Starting 7th July 2026
32-day pattern: W=Work R=Rest T=Travel Numbers show hours paid
| Tue 07 | Wed 08 | Thu 09 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 01 | Sun 02 | Mon 03 | Tue 04 | Wed 05 | Thu 06 | Fri 07 |
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| Pattern | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | R | R | R | R | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | R | R | R | R | T | W | W | W |
| Hours | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–15:30 | 06:30–15:30 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | – | – | – | – | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–15:30 | 06:30–15:30 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | – | – | – | – | – | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 |
| Paid hrs | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | – | – | – | – | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | – | – | – | – | – | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 |
Day shift 06:30–17:15 (10.25 hrs). Saturday & Sunday finish 15:30 (8.5 hrs). Travel day (T) Tue 4 Aug – full day, returning 06:30 Wednesday. Dates July/August 2026.
Team 2 Schedule – Starting 14th July 2026
32-day pattern: W=Work R=Rest T=Travel Numbers show hours paid
| Tue 07 | Wed 08 | Thu 09 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 01 | Sun 02 | Mon 03 | Tue 04 | Wed 05 | Thu 06 | Fri 07 |
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| Pattern | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | R | R | R | R | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | R | |||||||
| Hours | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–15:30 | 06:30–15:30 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | – | – | – | – | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–15:30 | 06:30–15:30 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | 06:30–17:15 | – |
| Paid hrs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | – | – | – | – | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | 10.25 | – |
Team 2 runs the same rotation one week behind Team 1 (starts Tue 14 July). Blank cells are before Team 2 begins; its next travel day falls just after this 32-day window.
Hours & Breaks
- ⌛Walking Time from 16:55 (20 minutes)
- ☕Morning Break — 20 minutes paid
- 🍕Dinner Break — 30 minutes unpaid
Leave & Absence
- 🏠20 days of Leave per year based on a 4-day rotation
- 📅Examples of Leave
2 weeks off Starting the Tuesday of a rotation — 8 days of leave required. Starting back Tuesday 06:30 (unless it coincides with a Travel Day).
1 week off Starting the Tuesday of a rotation — 4 days of leave required. Starting back Monday 06:30.
Sat & Sun — Automatic AA Automatically Authorised Absence for Saturday and Sunday. This is not taken from the guaranteed 10 AA allocation.
- 📅10 Guaranteed AA Days per year at employee’s discretion with 2 weeks’ notice. Prorated to 5 days for remainder of 2026.
- ℹ️Any further AA requested at MEHA senior management discretion, for exceptional circumstances
- 📅Booked Holidays will be honoured
Bank Holidays
- 💰Bank Holiday worked as part of the pattern → appropriate overtime rate plus day in lieu
- 📅Bank Holiday on a rest day → day in lieu
Travel & Return
- 🚌Anyone with Travel Time receives the full day, returning 06:30am Wednesday
Extended Working
- ➕Opportunity to work 11 or 12 days where work is available with Superintendent and Supervisor cover
- 📋13 days can be worked with a risk assessment in accordance with the MEHA Fatigue Plan
- 📅Extended working on Saturdays and Sundays also available with work and S&S availability
Other Provisions
- ⚖️The MEHA process of requesting a variation of working pattern remains in place, reviewed case by case, including for those with protected characteristics
- 💲No pension detriment — all JV Partners’ schemes are based on Basic Pay
10
Working nights on
4
Rest days off
11h
Paid per night
Team 1 Schedule — Starting 7th July 2026
32-day pattern: W=Work R=Rest T=Travel Numbers show hours paid
| Tue 07 | Wed 08 | Thu 09 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 |
Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 |
Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | Mon 27 |
Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 01 | Sun 02 | Mon 03 |
Tue 04 | Wed 05 | Thu 06 | Fri 07 |
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| Pattern | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | R | R | R | R | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | T | R | R | R | R | W | W | W | W |
| Hours | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–04:30 | — | — | — | — | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 |
| Paid hrs | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9.5 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
⚠ Thursday 16 July ends at 04:30 (9.5 hrs paid). All other work nights are 18:30–06:00 (11 hrs paid). Dates shown are July/August 2026.
Team 2 Schedule – Starting 14th July 2026
32-day pattern: W=Work R=Rest T=Travel Numbers show hours paid
| Tue 07 | Wed 08 | Thu 09 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 | Mon 27 | Tue 28 | Wed 29 | Thu 30 | Fri 31 | Sat 01 | Sun 02 | Mon 03 | Tue 04 | Wed 05 | Thu 06 | Fri 07 |
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| Pattern | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | R | R | R | R | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | T | R | |||||||
| Hours | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–04:30 | – | – | – | – | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | 18:30–06:00 | – | – |
| Paid hrs | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9.5 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | – | – |
Team 2 runs one week behind Team 1 (starts Tue 14 July). Thursday 23 July ends 04:30 (9.5 hrs). Travel day (T) Thu 6 Aug. Dates July/August 2026.
Hours & Breaks
- ⌛Walking Time from 05:40 (20 minutes)
- ☕Break — 20 minutes paid
- 🍕Dinner Break — 30 minutes unpaid
Leave & Absence
- 🏠20 days of Leave per year based on a 4-day rotation
- 📅Examples of Leave
2 weeks off Starting the Tuesday of a rotation — 8 days of leave required. Starting back Tuesday 18:30 (unless it coincides with a Travel Day).
1 week off Starting the Tuesday of a rotation — 4 days of leave required. Starting back Monday 18:30.
Sat & Sun — Automatic AA Automatically Authorised Absence for Saturday and Sunday. Not taken from the guaranteed 10 AA allocation.
- 📅10 Guaranteed AA Days per year at employee’s discretion with 2 weeks’ notice. Prorated to 5 days for remainder of 2026.
- ℹ️Further AA at MEHA senior management discretion, for exceptional circumstances
- 📅Booked Holidays will be honoured
Bank Holidays
- 💰Bank Holiday worked as part of the pattern → appropriate overtime rate plus day in lieu
- 📅Bank Holiday on a rest day → day in lieu
Travel & Return
- 🚌The Travel Day is the Thursday prior to the weekend
- 🚌Anyone with Travel Time receives the full day, returning 18:30 Tuesday
Extended Working
- ➕Opportunity to work 11 or 12 nights where work is available with Superintendent and Supervisor cover
- 📋13 nights can be worked with a risk assessment in accordance with the MEHA Fatigue Plan
- 📅Extended working on Saturdays and Sundays also available with work and S&S availability
Other Provisions
- ⚖️MEHA process of requesting a variation of working pattern remains, reviewed case by case, including for those with protected characteristics
- 💲No pension detriment — all JV Partners’ schemes are based on Basic Pay
A
Shift A (Dayshift)
Also applies to Night Shift A — same arrangement21 Dec (Mon)Non-working day
22–23 Dec2 days from holiday entitlement or up to 2 days Authorised Absence
24 Dec (Thu)Move of 31st August Public Holiday
25 Dec (Fri)Working day — Public Holiday for this day
26 Dec (Sat)Moves to 28 Dec (Mon) — Public Holiday for that day
29–31 Dec3 days from holiday entitlement
1 Jan (Fri)Non-working day — added back to balance as day in lieu for 2027 holiday year
B
Shift B (Dayshift)
21–23 Dec3 days from holiday entitlement or 1 day from holiday and up to 2 days Authorised Absence
24 Dec (Thu)Move of 31st August Public Holiday
25 & 26 DecNon-working days — added back to holiday balances as days in lieu on 30th and 31st December
29 Dec (Tue)1 day from holiday entitlement
1 Jan (Fri)Working day — Public Holiday from 2027 entitlement
N
Night Shift A
Same arrangement as Shift A (Dayshift) above21 Dec (Mon)Non-working day
22–23 Dec2 days from holiday entitlement or up to 2 days Authorised Absence
24 Dec (Thu)Move of 31st August Public Holiday
25 Dec (Fri)Working day — Public Holiday for this day
26 Dec (Sat)Moves to 28 Dec (Mon) — Public Holiday for that day
29–31 Dec3 days from holiday entitlement
1 Jan (Fri)Non-working day — added back to balance as day in lieu for 2027 holiday year
Christmas Period Colour Key
Non-working day (no entitlement used)
Holiday entitlement used
Holiday or Authorised Absence
Moved Public Holiday (31 Aug → 24 Dec)
Public Holiday (worked or not)
Day in lieu / moved to another date