BAck to work after maternity leave pls help

Kay_Peel

You are returning to the job you left - a 17 hour week at a nursery - and I would hazard an educated guess that your terms and conditions of service have not been changed.

I think that the arrangement to work mornings was nothing more than an agreement that fitted the workplace at the time. If you look at your Terms and Conditions you will probably see that your employer can specify when you are required to work and that times can be changed due to the 'exigencies of the workplace'.

There is not enough work in the mornings. You would be redundant, your skills would be wasted and you'd be standing around doing sweet all while your colleagues are pulled out and overworked in the afternoons. It makes sense for the manager to put staff where they are needed most, rather than make one of the nursery staff redundant or dispense with their services.

Savvy_Sue

abby35 wrote: »

I only want to stick to my 17 hours which isnt a problem. I just want it to be mornings. They had someone for my maternity leave so rightly they can shove them around to a different shift. They were taken on based on my maternity.

If they took someone on to cover your maternity leave (ie short term contract) and that person was working mornings then yes, I can't see why your 'original job' wouldn't still be open.

BUT if they took someone on a permanent contract and have had them working afternoons, life might be more interesting.

abby35 wrote: »

I know i sound terrible but at the end of the day if i cant get the morning im unable to return to work which will not only drive me mad but i will become just another unemployed number claiming benefits which i havent done and really dont want to.

Well, there must other nurseries in the area, surely? You might start asking yourself if you WANT to go back to this manager?

midnight_ninja wrote: »

You should be allowed to return to the job you left , and if you have your change of hours to mornings in writing its only going to support your claim , basically tell them you know your rights and you'll take it further if you cant return to the job you left

I got the impression that abby put her request to work mornings in writing, but not necessarily that it had been confirmed in her contract that she was to work mornings.

As well as ACAS to confirm your rights, I'd contact HR to ask about policies. It may be that a new manager is doing her best to deploy staff most effectively without realising what constraints there are. I'm not sure.

owaispoul

I am return to job after 12 week but there is no need to worried about it because i have to manage my work and from morning there are so much work pressure and at the end i have to complete my work