Saturday Staffing- Summary
Thank you to all who replied to my post. Reading seems to be out of synch
with everyone else! Any further information/comments about Saturday
staffing gratefully received.
Thanks
Madeleine
Windsor and Maidenhead
All staff work 2 out of 4 Saturdays.
Senior librarians work 1 Saturday in 4.
Everyone spends all day on the counter/enquiry desk.
Saturday assistants also employed.
Llanelli
All full time staff work every other Saturday with the exception of the
library manager and administrator.
Back room staff come in on Saturday to cover service points.
Staff on SO1 or above can't claim time and a half on Saturdays.
Hackney
Regular staff do not work Saturdays- refused to do so when they lost their
Saturday enhancement, so libraries are staffed by Saturday only staff.
Essex
4% fixed rate allowance for all staff working Saturdays.
All full timers work every other Saturday.
East Renfrewshire
All staff work one Saturday in two (full time and part time.
Saturday assistants are employed who work every week.
No backroom work is done on a Saturday.
Northumberland
Staff work alternate Saturdays, but can be asked to worked 2/3 if necessary.
All staff are on the desk (for the three hours in the morning that the
library is open).
Staff up to scale 6 work Saturdays and everyone is paid time and a half.
Bristol
All staff work alternate Saturdays (except senior managers).
Saturday library assistants are employed and spend all day on the counter
(except one session).
Professional staff spend 40% of their time in the week on the
counter/enquiry desk.
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