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SAY YES TO REQUESTS!
We are launching this petition due to the new rota scheme will be imposed soon within the Hospital. To start with, we feel ignored and that our opinion should have been taken into account from the beginning, since it is our lives and working condition the ones affected.
Whichever it may be the reason (Family, holiday, social life, studies...) we consider the alternative of submitting request gave us quite a lot flexibility to help reconcile working and personal life.
The new shifts that will be introduced (we know this only from the rumour going around and not from an official source) which will result in the cancelation of request (fact that we have been able to check in the next rota) lead us to submit this formal request to express our disagreement with the recent changes.
Therefore, and taking all this into account, we demand a rectification of this new changes as we feel this affects considerably our working conditions and , as employees , we are losing some benefits. If this is not taken into account and the new changes are introduced, the majority of us would consider reducing the number of hours or even resign, which will have a major impact on the hospital costs, staff management, service provided and resources.
We believe ,we, all together, can reach an agreement which benefits both the hospital and the employees, and we look forward to hearing back from you soon with a positive solution.
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Updates
January 25, 2017
The lack of official communication remains a heavy burden and it is clear they hope we will simply accept these changes in silence. I am exhausted by the uncertainty but we are currently preparing a formal document to present to the administration that outlines exactly why this rota scheme is unsustainable.
January 25, 2017
The sheer volume of people joining this fight shows that the frustration throughout the hospital is far deeper than management wants to admit. I am exhausted by the silence from the leadership, but seeing this momentum grow gives me the resolve to keep pushing forward.
12 Comments
I am a midwife with a young child. We really need the requests to continue to have flexible working patterns.
I'm totally against predictive rostering as it doesn't allow choice and very unequal.
Taking away choice from staff will not help the sickness level. It will cause low morale and staff will not come In if important days cannot be swapped.
Would have a catastrophic impact on my current life , no to mention the fact that we will only have 1 full weekend off every 5 weeks .
I take this opportunity to voice my opinion against this new rostering system that has been implemented without formal notice to those affected. Personally I value the possibility of having the option to request if needed especially when working shifts, unsocial hours... To make our personal life more balance! Yes to requests!
I am totally opposed to a predictive rota; not because I do not want to work unsocial hours; I've always worked nights and weekends and have always accepted this was part of my job. This was counterbalanced by the possibility to request particular days off, days of my choice, which suited me, my personal life and my family. This was a fair system. It is also the system which was in place when I trained and when I joined St Thomas’. I also feel the need to point out that my full-time colleagues are being punished for being full-time; not only do they work extremely hard, but when the predictive rota system is implemented, not only will they have to work 5 weekends out of 8 (!) the Trust will also decide which weekends they will be working and which weekends they will be free. I do not see how this can be reconciled with the idea of improving work/life balance and working conditions. Again, the argument that shifts can be swapped is totally unrealistic and untenable; we all know how virtually impossible it is to do so. And again, this was not the deal when we joined St Thomas’. I do not presume to speak for everyone else, however this change has caused a great deal of resentment, anger and sense of being unfairly treated among all my colleagues I have spoken to. This is such a sad state of affairs.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
SAY YES TO REQUESTS!
We are launching this petition due to the new rota scheme will be imposed soon within the Hospital. To start with, we feel ignored and that our opinion should have been taken into account from the beginning, since it is our lives and working condition the ones affected.
Whichever it may be the reason (Family, holiday, social life, studies...) we consider the alternative of submitting request gave us quite a lot flexibility to help reconcile working and personal life.
The new shifts that will be introduced (we know this only from the rumour going around and not from an official source) which will result in the cancelation of request (fact that we have been able to check in the next rota) lead us to submit this formal request to express our disagreement with the recent changes.
Therefore, and taking all this into account, we demand a rectification of this new changes as we feel this affects considerably our working conditions and , as employees , we are losing some benefits. If this is not taken into account and the new changes are introduced, the majority of us would consider reducing the number of hours or even resign, which will have a major impact on the hospital costs, staff management, service provided and resources.
We believe ,we, all together, can reach an agreement which benefits both the hospital and the employees, and we look forward to hearing back from you soon with a positive solution.
Updates
January 25, 2017
The lack of official communication remains a heavy burden and it is clear they hope we will simply accept these changes in silence. I am exhausted by the uncertainty but we are currently preparing a formal document to present to the administration that outlines exactly why this rota scheme is unsustainable.
January 25, 2017
The sheer volume of people joining this fight shows that the frustration throughout the hospital is far deeper than management wants to admit. I am exhausted by the silence from the leadership, but seeing this momentum grow gives me the resolve to keep pushing forward.
12 Comments
The number of off sick will definitely increase when people are made to work on times that does not suit their family responsibilities
I am a midwife with a young child. We really need the requests to continue to have flexible working patterns.
I'm totally against predictive rostering as it doesn't allow choice and very unequal.
Taking away choice from staff will not help the sickness level. It will cause low morale and staff will not come In if important days cannot be swapped.
Would have a catastrophic impact on my current life , no to mention the fact that we will only have 1 full weekend off every 5 weeks .
I take this opportunity to voice my opinion against this new rostering system that has been implemented without formal notice to those affected. Personally I value the possibility of having the option to request if needed especially when working shifts, unsocial hours... To make our personal life more balance! Yes to requests!
I am totally opposed to a predictive rota; not because I do not want to work unsocial hours; I've always worked nights and weekends and have always accepted this was part of my job. This was counterbalanced by the possibility to request particular days off, days of my choice, which suited me, my personal life and my family. This was a fair system. It is also the system which was in place when I trained and when I joined St Thomas’. I also feel the need to point out that my full-time colleagues are being punished for being full-time; not only do they work extremely hard, but when the predictive rota system is implemented, not only will they have to work 5 weekends out of 8 (!) the Trust will also decide which weekends they will be working and which weekends they will be free. I do not see how this can be reconciled with the idea of improving work/life balance and working conditions. Again, the argument that shifts can be swapped is totally unrealistic and untenable; we all know how virtually impossible it is to do so. And again, this was not the deal when we joined St Thomas’. I do not presume to speak for everyone else, however this change has caused a great deal of resentment, anger and sense of being unfairly treated among all my colleagues I have spoken to. This is such a sad state of affairs.
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The number of off sick will definitely increase when people are made to work on times that does not suit their family responsibilities