tesco contract??

DCFC79

Daytona_nev wrote: »

Just because someone else doesn't have a disabled son, maybe single, & like to enjoy their days off, it doesn't make their time off any less important. You cannot expect employers to use personal circumstances against someone to decide what shifts they work.

Other people should not lose out because of your personal circumstances. How you manage your work life balance is your business, and it shouldn't impact on other staff.

but then the wifes OP made tesco aware that she couldnt start before a certain time

Biscuitlover

I also work for Tescos and have a disabled son so know how difficult it is to get work to fit round my sons care. I work 7pm-11pm so i have childcare cover, basically enough time for hubby to get home from work to take over.
As far as i'm aware they can change your contract if they give you 30 days notice but i'm sure under the disability act, there was a new law which came out a year or so ago about employers being more flexible to carers. Its not as if shes asking to work unreasonable hours, they have asked her.
Is it worth your wife asking if she can work on a different department where the hours are more flexible. Not the tills.
I usually stick to my hours but if i did have a real problem i could go in later or swap nights, as long as i work my hours.

HGLTsuperstar

DCFC79 wrote: »

but then the wifes OP made tesco aware that she couldnt start before a certain time

OK devil's advocate again - did she get it in writing from Tesco about her time constraints. Not casting aspersions on Mr T but, in court, would it be her word against theirs (and their hot-shot lawyers)

Daytona_nev

DCFC79 wrote: »

but then the wifes OP made tesco aware that she couldnt start before a certain time

That wasn't my point. My point was the OP's incinuation that other's staff's reasons for not wanting to work certain shifts were not as valid because their circumstances and reasons were different.

The OP cannot expect the employer to discrimate against other staff because they don't have families!

The issue here is the OP's agreement with the employer and how this impacts on the OP's work life balance. This has nothing whatsoever to do with other staff and why they want to work the shifts they do. It's none of the OP's business.

Incisor

peediedj wrote: »

a little bit of topic,but still relating to tesco,s my wife works in,they recently said that every new employee they take on will have to work on sundays,even if your contracted to work sundays,you dont need to,wonder if anyone will tell tesco,s this at her branch?

Interesting. The legislation which allows Sunday opening of shops was only introduced after assurances from the supermarkets and other retail that no one would be forced to work on Sundays. I think that went into the legislation, but I am not sure.

viktory

Perhaps English isn't the OP's first language because I also felt that he phrased his question very badly and did indeed insinuate that people that are not carers are unimportant. In that respect, I completely concur with Dayton_nev.

However, the link provided by amandada appears to make it quite clear that the OP's wife is quite within her rights to refuse to work hours that are inconvenient under the DDA. I suspect that when she politely refuses and explains her reasons why, using the relevant part of the DDA Tesco will back down and ask someone else.

peediedj

Biscuitlover wrote: »

I also work for Tescos and have a disabled son so know how difficult it is to get work to fit round my sons care. I work 7pm-11pm so i have childcare cover, basically enough time for hubby to get home from work to take over.
As far as i'm aware they can change your contract if they give you 30 days notice but i'm sure under the disability act, there was a new law which came out a year or so ago about employers being more flexible to carers. Its not as if shes asking to work unreasonable hours, they have asked her.
Is it worth your wife asking if she can work on a different department where the hours are more flexible. Not the tills.
I usually stick to my hours but if i did have a real problem i could go in later or swap nights, as long as i work my hours.

thanks its a small store,and she has been doing a few extra shifts on twilight shelf stacking until midnight or 2am so there maybe a opening there