Change of rota

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Dear Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service,

I would like to make a freedom of information request.

Does your service have a formal system that allows uniformed operational staff swap shifts. For example a firefighter who is due to work a Saturday can swap his work day with a firefighter who is rostered off?
if so, does your service record these swaps and keep a running tally of the swaps for the individuals?
What happens when one resigns or retires. Does your service have a way of dealing with any positive or negative balances for these swaps. For example the swap mentioned above what would happen if either of them then resigned or retired before the "pay back of the swap". Would the firefighter who got Saturday off have his final pay reduced because he never paid his day off back to the other firefighter? Or if the firefighter who worked the extra shift then retired or resigned. Would he receive a days pay for working the Saturday and the Firefighter that got the day off have to work a day to pay back the day off he got?

If you need anything clarified please contact me.

Yours faithfully,

A Jay

Freedom of Information, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Mr Jay

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000/Data Protection Act 1998 Request –
Reference: 1424

 

Thank you for your recent request for information regarding Change of
rota.

 

Your request was received on 11 November 2019 and we are dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000/Data Protection Act
1998. We will respond to you as soon as possible, but at the latest by 9
December 2019.

 

If you do not hear from us by this date, please contact the Executive
Support Office on 01606 868700 or by email to [1][email address].

 

Thank you for your co-operation.

 

 

Tracy Radcliffe

Governance Officer

 

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service,

Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road,

Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2UA

Tel: 01606 868810

email: [2][email address]

 

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Freedom of Information, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Mr Jay

 

Your request, received on 11 November 2019, Reference 1424

 

Does your service have a formal system that allows uniformed operational
staff swap shifts. For example a firefighter who is due to work a Saturday
can swap his work day with a firefighter who is rostered off?

  

If so, does your service record these swaps and keep a running tally of
the swaps for the individuals?

 

What happens when one resigns or retires. Does your service have a way of
dealing with any positive or negative balances for these swaps. For
example the swap mentioned above what would happen if either of them then
resigned or retired before the "pay back of the swap". Would the
firefighter who got Saturday off have his final pay reduced because he
never paid his day off back to the other firefighter? Or if  the
firefighter who worked the extra shift then retired or resigned. Would he
receive a days pay for working the Saturday and the Firefighter that got
the day off have to work a day to pay back the day off he got?

 

 

Our response, 25 November 2019

 

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service does allow uniformed operational staff to
swap shifts.  Shift swaps are agreed locally and records are maintained on
CFRS’s Workforce Planning System by local managers.  As shift swaps are
managed locally, it is the responsibility of station based managers to
ensure the swap process is administered fairly, taking into account
factors such as staff leaving the service, as such the need has not arisen
for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service to deal with positive or negative
balances for swaps.

 

 

Response prepared by:

 

Alex Smith

Workforce Planning Systems Lead

 

 

Notes

If you have any queries about this information, or, if you would like any
further assistance with this information, please contact Alex Smith on
telephone number 01606 868860, or by e-mail to
[1][email address]

 

If you are still dissatisfied with any aspect of our response to your
request, please contact us by email at [2][email address] or write
to the Information Manager at the address below. We will endeavour to
assist you, and then advise you how to progress a formal review if you
require.

 

 

 

Tracy Radcliffe

Governance Officer

 

Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service,

Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road,

Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2UA

Tel: 01606 868810

email: [3][email address]

 

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