Here’s a good one for the mathematicians.
If you get a matelot that is in a shore billet – maybe even a PSI then he does not work 365 days per year.
There are 365 days in the year.
Jack gets 6 weeks leave – that’s 365 – 42 = 323 days.
In the remaining 46 weeks of the year there are 46 weekends. Let’s say Jack’s blue card and gets 44 of them off. That’s 44 x 2 = 88 days.
The number of days left is 323 – 88 = 235 days.
Now he may be a traveller, and get the odd make and mend. Let’s say that is ½ day off per week so that is 46 weeks x ½ day = 23 days.
That leaves 235 – 23 = 212 days,
Oh – 8 of these are bank holidays.
That leaves 212 – 8 = 204 days.
So where is this leading?
Well if his daily rate is £50 a day then his annual salary is 50 x 365 = £18,250.
….but he works just 204 days – equivalent rate of pay = 18250 / 204 = £89.46 for a day’s work.
So are the RNR getting seen off getting one days pay for a full days work? (especially with the travel over a weekend when you only get 2 days pay).
I look forward to some arguments on this – x factor, bounty, part time employment regulations, pension spring to mind.
I may also be a rubbish mathematician and I am sure someone will find the fault in the argument.
If you get a matelot that is in a shore billet – maybe even a PSI then he does not work 365 days per year.
There are 365 days in the year.
Jack gets 6 weeks leave – that’s 365 – 42 = 323 days.
In the remaining 46 weeks of the year there are 46 weekends. Let’s say Jack’s blue card and gets 44 of them off. That’s 44 x 2 = 88 days.
The number of days left is 323 – 88 = 235 days.
Now he may be a traveller, and get the odd make and mend. Let’s say that is ½ day off per week so that is 46 weeks x ½ day = 23 days.
That leaves 235 – 23 = 212 days,
Oh – 8 of these are bank holidays.
That leaves 212 – 8 = 204 days.
So where is this leading?
Well if his daily rate is £50 a day then his annual salary is 50 x 365 = £18,250.
….but he works just 204 days – equivalent rate of pay = 18250 / 204 = £89.46 for a day’s work.
So are the RNR getting seen off getting one days pay for a full days work? (especially with the travel over a weekend when you only get 2 days pay).
I look forward to some arguments on this – x factor, bounty, part time employment regulations, pension spring to mind.
I may also be a rubbish mathematician and I am sure someone will find the fault in the argument.