IIRC they get compulsory overtime. Nice! Great for planning a social or entertainment life, (we diary over a year ahead!), or even taking the kids out for a treat.

Openreach have envoked contractual overtime (COT) on the several occasions since its inception 2 years ago. I dont believe they can invoke it again in the near future due to contractual agreements that limit its use.

Last period of COT was over the summer hols. Nice ... I think not.

Contractual overtime has been evoked twice this year already, and Openreach head Liv Garfield has informed that it will not been done again this year .....

However, they have asked everyone to input overtime availability up to Christmas, so keen are they to know how many additional hours they can book out.

I am in the South East, but no flooding round this way at present.

Only finished at the end of September round here.

LOL

Did anyone else note that, while the thread *does* talk about winter weather, and darkness, and the effect on Openreach engineers... there was no actual mention of flooding *anywhere* until Bob_s2 complained that there were no floods at the moment.

The one post that *did* mention the word "flood" was actually talking about flood lighting!

So, in case you wondered why you never got any answers to your questions - it's obviously because he doesn't take the time to actually read what you post.

Might be of help

http://www.shoothill.com/FloodMap/

Aye, right in the kids summer holidays, they wanted 9 days over 3 months! while I could always use some extra money losing a day a week that I needed to teach my son how to swim was not welcome and the money does not help me get the time back...

Anyway logged about an extra 20-30hrs OT per week inc end of day and full OT days. Not doing any OT days now COT is over but finished the last few nights between 21:00 and 22:00... just got in 30mins ago and already on this site - how sad is that!

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Not sad at all. You come to be cheered up by all the wonderful comments about Openreach ...
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by the 'iggerant!

In reply to a post by tommy45:

Those who work in the transport industry can work 6 days a week and shifts can be upto 15hrs ,(Heavy goods) 3.5t van drivers even longer hours. And they (bt engineers) think that their wage is poor!!! they want to try working a full week every week then their wage will increase and so will productivity, little wonder that they are so far behind with installs ect,

Whats that saying... "walk a mile in my shoes?" Until you do the job you have no idea so don't be a clown telling us what you consider a full week is, how hard we work or far behind we are...