Confirmed working pattern rules — Dayshift and Nightshift · Effective July 2026
10
Working days on
4
Rest days off
20
Leave days/year
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 06:15am (unless it coincides with a Travel Day).
1 week off
Starting the Tuesday of a rotation — 4 days of leave required. Starting back Monday 06:15am.
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.
ℹ️
Any 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
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
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—
—
—
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
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—
—
—
—
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.
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 18:15 (unless it coincides with a Travel Day).
1 week off
Starting the Tuesday of a rotation — 4 days of leave required. Starting back Monday 18:15.
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.
ℹ️
Further 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
🎄 Christmas period: December 2026 – January 2027. Three shift arrangements apply. Bank holidays on 25 Dec and 1 Jan. Boxing Day (26 Dec) moves to 28 Dec. August Bank Holiday moved to 24 Dec.
A
Shift A (Dayshift)
Also applies to Night Shift A — same arrangement
21 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) above
21 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
