What does a 4 day week mean for you ?

The introduction of the 4-day week will be the biggest improvement in working conditions for Underground Train Drivers in decades.

An extra month away from work every year.

• The 4-day week means you will spend 35 fewer days at work every year. That is more than an extra month off.

  
  

• Your annual leave entitlement will not change. It will remain at 7.4 working weeks. A week’s leave will now use up 4 days of your entitlement instead of 5.

You will be paid for your meal break.

• Average weekly rostered hours will reduce to 34 hours from the current average of 36.

Your undisturbed meal break will be counted as part of your working hours. Drivers will be the only grade this applies too.

Less fatigue.

• Having a third rest day every week means more time at home and a lot less time spent traveling. Reducing fatigue and giving you a better life quality.

  
  

• As the average rostered week reduces to 34 hours, your longest possible working week will reduce from 42.5 hours now to 38 hours per week. That’s 4.5 hours fewer if you do the roughest possible turn all week.

  
  

Saving you money.

• As well as the time you save traveling to work one day less every week, you will also save money on travel or childcare costs.

• There are already 120 drivers across the combine on a four-day week, with over 130 on waiting lists. Instead of only getting 80% of salary, they will have the option of receiving full pay.

  
  

• This will be voluntary. Anyone who wants to stay on a five-day week will be able to do so.

  
  

• For the first time drivers will have the opportunity to volunteer for overtime like every other grade.

Don't want to do it?

• Not a problem. The 4-day week is voluntary. If you want to stay on a 5-day working pattern you can. It's your choice.

Your ASLEF reps are proud of the agreement we made and that our members voted for. It gives Underground drivers working conditions that are as good as, or better than, those on any mainline train company.

ASLEF is giving you a choice. Others are trying to take that choice away. Once again, they are making promises that they know they can't deliver on.

Instead of the same old rhetoric and slogans, support the union that actually delivers real improvements for train drivers.

Join ASLEF here today.