(11 Nov 2022, 2:31 pm)DeltaMan wrote I dont think that is true. Why would a company pay somebody a full time wage if they are only needed to cover 2 hours in the morning  and 2 hours in the afternoon, both for schools? If they can pay somebody 25 hours a week instead of 39. I know which one they'll choose.

Also, if a number of late turns are set aside in a dedicated rota, that's fewer for the daytime drivers, that like to complain about lates. So an operator should be doing that.

Split shift drivers work fixed shifts of 7 hours and 48 minutes which meets the 39 hour guarantee exactly. If a driver is full-time, their rota must allocate them at least 39 hours of work to meet their terms and conditions. The 39 hour guarantee applies to all full-time drivers regardless of their rota. 

For some splits, which do not have enough runs to cover the full 7 hours and 48 minutes, the scheduler will include a period on standby in either half to make up the shortfall before they are released from either split. Not all splits are created equally - one might involve a couple of hours or so in the morning, but then be nigh on five hours in the afternoon, often well into the evening.