Can my employer reduce my hours at the same time as taking on new staff?

julia_le_creche

I am a creche worker for a sports trust. I work three sessions at a two different locations. I have just found out, unofficially, that my working hours are going to be reduced with immediate effect. This is happening at the same time as a new worker is starting at one of the locations. Are my employers allowed to do this?

I work 3.25 hours on Tuesday morning at Site A
3.50 hours on Wednesday morning at Site A
and 2.75 hours on Thursday morning at Site B.

The Creche at Site B has been moved to a smaller room which will only accomodate 2 Creche workers, and as I was the last one in, of three, I am going to be forced out. To compensate for the reduction in Creche availability at Site B, the Sports Trust have added an extra 2 hour Creche on Thursday afternoon, and whilst I have always expressed my preference to work in the mornings, this was before I was aware of the threat of a reduction in my hours. I still have not been told officially, but have heard through the grapevine that I will be told on Thursday that I am no longer needed. Creche hours have also been increased at Site B on a Tuesday afternoon and a new Creche worker has been taken on to cover all the additional hours

jazzyman01

Were you advised that your employment was being terminated?

flossy_splodge

julia_le_creche wrote: »

I am a creche worker for a sports trust. I work three sessions at a two different locations. I have just found out, unofficially, that my working hours are going to be reduced with immediate effect. This is happening at the same time as a new worker is starting at one of the locations. Are my employers allowed to do this?

I work 3.25 hours on Tuesday morning at Site A
3.50 hours on Wednesday morning at Site A
and 2.75 hours on Thursday morning at Site B.

The Creche at Site B has been moved to a smaller room which will only accomodate 2 Creche workers, and as I was the last one in, of three, I am going to be forced out. To compensate for the reduction in Creche availability at Site B, the Sports Trust have added an extra 2 hour Creche on Thursday afternoon, and whilst I have always expressed my preference to work in the mornings, this was before I was aware of the threat of a reduction in my hours. I still have not been told officially, but have heard through the grapevine that I will be told on Thursday that I am no longer needed. Creche hours have also been increased at Site B on a Tuesday afternoon and a new Creche worker has been taken on to cover all the additional hours

That sucks but why are you sitting waiting for it to happen?
You need to be proactive (in a pleasant way) and explain you are now willing to work other hours.
If you don't tell them, they can't know.
Good luck

SarEl

flossy_splodge wrote: »

That sucks but why are you sitting waiting for it to happen?
You need to be proactive (in a pleasant way) and explain you are now willing to work other hours.
If you don't tell them, they can't know.
Good luck

Yes. Whether they can or should do this depends on the contractual terms (which you don't mention) although "last one in first one out" is not acceptable in law as a sole reason for "redundancy" - although this isn't a redundancy if you still have a job there! But the whole post is based on rumours you have heard about things you haven't been told, and preferences you have indicated. You might find it easier to find out what is happening if you talk to them - and it's certainly easier to give advice if there are some facts