Ditching three on, three off rotas can ease North Sea skills shortage, says union boss
Doing away with hated shift patterns has been mooted as one way to help alleviate North Sea worker shortages.
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Union boss defends HSE’s £500,000 price tag for offshore rotas research
A union boss has defended the £500,000 price tag for a new research project into the health effects of North Sea offshore working patterns.
‘Upswing’ for offshore mental health but morale better on two-week rotas – oil chaplain
The North Sea's oil chaplain detects an “upswing” on mental health awareness offshore, but morale tends to be improved on installations with two-week rotas.
Production boost, lower salaries and rota changes see North Sea emerge as ‘cost-cutting power house’
The UK North Sea has emerged as a world leader in cost-cutting thanks to increased production, reduced salaries and rota changes, according to new analysis.
North Sea rota changes ‘top of the list’ for Chrysaor
Changes to offshore rotas are “top of the list” for new workers coming into the business from ConocoPhillips, according to Chrysaor’s chief executive.
Total hit with safety notice over worker rota changes
The UK's safety watchdog has served notice to energy giant Total over “failures” to assess risks around rota changes at the Shetland Gas Plant.
The perfect offshore rota does not exist
As workers adjust to recent changes in the offshore rota system, Nicole Stewart from behavioural change consultancy DEKRA Organisational Reliability, discusses the impact of certain offshore rota patterns on mental health.
Repsol Sinopec latest operator to announce review of 3/3 rotas
Respol Sinopec Resources UK (RSRUK) has become the latest North Sea operator to announce it is reviewing 3/3 offshore rotas.
Shell to make decision on rotas amid mental health questions
Shell will make a decision by the end of the year on whether to change its offshore rotas, amid questions around its effects on mental health.
Mental health link with offshore rotas shouldn’t be overstated, says employment expert
The oil and gas sector shouldn’t be quick to draw a link between mental health issues and offshore rotas, an industry employment expert has said.