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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jan 1, 2007 14:27:54 GMT -8
So far, we got some sailing waits today because there is no supplementary service from spare vessels.
1 sail wait Langdale-Horseshoe Bay
1 sail wait Departure Bay-HSB next sailling 60% full already
1 sail wait Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay next sailling 52% full
2 sail wait Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen 7:00p.m. already 60% full
BTW, Duke Point service is stopping after 5:45 pm departure.
Now why did they do all those extra sailings yeterday? They should have done them today!
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Post by Scott on Jan 1, 2007 23:56:17 GMT -8
I noticed the same thing the week before when there were extra sailings on Christmas Eve when they probably weren't needed. In fact one extra sailing was cancelled.
Different reasons I suppose. Management probably doesn't like paying to crew an extra ferry on a stat holiday since the crew probably get paid at least time and a half.
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Post by Barnacle on Jan 2, 2007 15:21:00 GMT -8
Maybe it's because traffic isn't one-hundred percent predictable? It's easy to knock in retrospect, guys.
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Post by WettCoast on Jan 2, 2007 19:02:08 GMT -8
This year New Year's Day (NYD) came on a Monday. BCFS's was running the basic schedule with no supplementary sailings at all. Yet for all intents and purposes this was the third day of a holiday weekend. Many ferry users would be travelling home to go back to work following the 3 day weekend, or even following a full week off over the Christmas-New Year period. It is resonable to expect heavier traffic than would usually be anticipated on that day.
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Post by nolonger on Jan 3, 2007 9:06:04 GMT -8
New Years Day and Christmas Day. are designated as super stats and are paid at double time and a half. Hence as many personnel as possible are stood down and there are no extra sailings scheduled. As well, rte 30 only goes from 1015 - 2015. These of course are cost saving measures as well as an opportunity for as many employees as possible to enjoy the holidays with their families.
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Post by ProudCanuck on Jan 3, 2007 17:41:21 GMT -8
New Years Day and Christmas Day. are designated as super stats and are paid at double time and a half. Hence as many personnel as possible are stood down and there are no extra sailings scheduled. As well, rte 30 only goes from 1015 - 2015. These of course are cost saving measures as well as an opportunity for as many employees as possible to enjoy the holidays with their families. Double time & half? 2.5x the regular rate? Can anyone else confirm this? |
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jan 3, 2007 17:42:40 GMT -8
notmuchlonger is an employee with BCFS just FYI ProudCanuck.
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Post by kylefossett on Jan 3, 2007 18:35:54 GMT -8
New Years Day and Christmas Day. are designated as super stats and are paid at double time and a half. Hence as many personnel as possible are stood down and there are no extra sailings scheduled. As well, rte 30 only goes from 1015 - 2015. These of course are cost saving measures as well as an opportunity for as many employees as possible to enjoy the holidays with their families. Double time & half? 2.5x the regular rate? Can anyone else confirm this? i believe the BC Nurses Union is the same, or it was that way in one of their last contracts. if BCFMWU is the same then there are 5 or 6 super stats that are paid double time and a half. |
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Post by Scott on Jan 4, 2007 0:53:50 GMT -8
I think it's the average union deal. My brother is a nurse and he gets that.
BTW, if any of you end up in the psych ward, look out for him and tell him you know me. Maybe he won't shove the needle in so hard:)
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Post by kylefossett on Jan 4, 2007 16:16:35 GMT -8
I think it's the average union deal. My brother is a nurse and he gets that. BTW, if any of you end up in the psych ward, look out for him and tell him you know me. Maybe he won't shove the needle in so hard:) where abouts does he work at. if he is at colony farms then we probably know some of the same people. and just for anybody curious i don't mean patients but other employees |
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Post by Scott on Jan 4, 2007 23:46:01 GMT -8
Right now he's at UBC hospital.
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Post by Airchime on Jan 5, 2007 4:26:26 GMT -8
Double time & half?
2.5x the regular rate?
Everyone gets paid an extra day for working a stat holiday (at least they should). If you're lucky enough to work for a strong union company, then you also get paid time-and-a-half for working the stat, hence the double time and a half.
If you don't work the day, you still get paid the extra day like us regular Joe's.
I've heard of some movie production companies paying overtime on stat holidays! That'll get you into tripple-, even quad-time!! Imagine how much tax the government would take off that paycheque!!
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