Working night shift when clocks go back

[dreamer24]

I can't find a consistent answer to this online. DP is working a night shift tonight as overtime when the clocks go back, so he will technically end up doing 13 hours instead of 12. Will he be paid for that extra hour? Does anyone know how this works?

Thanks

I used to do shifts and we never got paid the extra hour worked. It’s considered a bonus when the clocks go forward and you work an hour less!!
there is nothing worse than watching the clock go back an hour when you are working the night shift so my sympathy to anyone that has to work it

Years ago when I worked shifts the extra hour wasn’t paid. But there was an unwritten rule that the following day shift would come in half hour earlier to split the burden.

Well he worked at his workplace for 40 years. Not sure how he feels about it now that he’s dead….i’m pretty sure the read don’t care.

I used to work shifts for an airline. The extra hour in October was not paid. If you were lucky you might be rostered to work a night shift in March to compensate the hour. But not necessarily the case. 🤷🏻‍♀️

We said the same thing, @purplebeansprouts, but we were just first year student nurses, so no-one cared.

I think there should be a tribunal

I’m collecting my NHS pension in a month or so, @purplebeansprouts - it’s too late for me. 😂😂😂

NHS; we never got paid, I only ever did the long night unfortunately! I avoid nights where I can these days!

I’ve just been on a week’s cruise during which we had 4 time changes, no idea how the crew coped, we struggled! Spain was an hour ahead so we lost an hour, on to Portugal which was an hour behind so gained an hour, then France where we lost an hour then back to southampton which was back to Portugal time and we gained again. Now we change again tonight! I’m very confused🤪

Should do if hourly paid
Probably not if salaried(as long as not just on minimum wage)

Well thank you for your service and I'm sorry they treated you badly and then thought if we all clapped for you that might help.

I was NHS and was never paid extra. To be fair there was never any deduction when the clocks went forward. However you didn’t necessarily work both shifts so there was often no way for it to be even.

Depends on where you work.

Everywhere I’ve worked (hospitals), you’re not paid extra on the basis you’re also not paid less when the clocks go forward. Over the years I’ve worked more backwards than forwards now I think about it!

At my nhs hospital, the nurses get paid as if they've worked only 12 hours. And then the nurses come in for the day shift saying what a lovely extra hours sleep they've had, the poor buggers

In our place of work it’s calculated by hours, we have a t&a system so if the clock changes it takes it into account & the employee’ s would be expected to clock out after they have done their 8,10,12 hrs.

In my experience no you don’t get extra for the extra hour but you don’t get less for working an hour less so it only works if the shift pattern has you working both changes.

I work for nhs and didn’t get the extra hour last year

Doctor here. We never did. I spent about 15yrs doing night shifts and they always said you won’t get extra pay when they clocks go back, but if you work a night when the clocks go forwards, it will even out. But I always seemed to work when they went back, but never forwards.

I used to manage a care home and yes we paid the extra hour.

DH is on nights tonight (aviation) and will work 13 hours instead of 12 🥱 so he'll be more knackered than ever on the drive home tomorrow morning...

Most salaried employees will not receive an extra day's pay even though 2024 is a leap year.

We do if it’s a bank shift! Not if it’s a normal shift.

Some good news and sense from the NHS !!

When I did night shifts, we just had to suck it up and work 13hrs instead of 12.

Only if bank nurse however 🤦🏻‍♀️