sunday working

z0nk

Unless your contract says your working week doesn't include Sundays then it's up to the manager. I used to work in a shop and had to do some Sundays. The only way I could get out of it was being nice to the manager.

DVardysShadow

blueye wrote: »

hi i have been working every other sunday for over a year now, there is nothing in my contract which states i have to work sundays, only that i have to be flexiable. can i say i dont want to work sundays anymore without giving notice? im a care worker

I think just telling you you have to work sundays without exploring why you work sundays might miss some options for helping you.

So, what are your regular days and hours? Is sunday overtime? And is the problem more that youhave a sunday dropped on you with no notice? and if so, why is this happening?

McKneff

You really answered your own question in your first post.

You said that your contract said that you have to be flexible. And presumably you signed and received a copy.

You really cant get out of that one free.

Savvy_Sue

I'd say the only other thing to consider is whether everyone works every other Sunday, and if not why not and would they be willing to do so? Because if you can present a solution, you are more likely to get the response you want, but never working on a Sunday again is unlikely to happen.

blueye

loads of people dont work weekends at the company, others that do get two days off in the week, i an many others only get one day off its one rule for one and another rule for someone else. so i guess ill just refuse and they can sack my !!!

DVardysShadow

blueye wrote: »

loads of people dont work weekends at the company, others that do get two days off in the week, i an many others only get one day off its one rule for one and another rule for someone else. so i guess ill just refuse and they can sack my !!!

If you are happy to be sacked, go ahead.

But it looks like the sundays are just your solution and the problem is not entirely about working sundays.

I'll invite you again to answer my questions - So, what are your regular days and hours? Is sunday overtime? And is the problem more that you have a sunday dropped on you with no notice? and if so, why is this happening?

blueye

715-1830 monday- friday one week 715-1830 monday-sunday with whatever 1 day off they decide to give me in the week no sunday is not overtime and its not dropped on me at short notice, and your prob right im prob looking for a way to get the sack then i might have some time for my family and friends

DVardysShadow

SarEl wrote: »

OK - for the sake of total clarity - YOU CANNOT OPT OUT OF WORKING SUNDAYS. The right to opt out extends on to shop and betting office staff - and you are neither of those. The only other right to opt out consists of a deeply and genuinely held religious belief that you should NEVER work on Sundays - and since you have been working Sunday for a year now then you obviously do not have such a belief. It does not matter one bit what your contract says about Sunday. You have worked on Sundays for over a year and therefore it is now CUSTOM AND PRACTICE - that means that it is just as much a part of your contract as if it were written down in there that you work Sundays. If you refuse to work Sundays now, you are REFUSING TO WORK and refusing to work will get you sacked.

While this is probably legally 'right', I don't think we have explored the OP's issue enough. Why is there a problem? Is the OP being asked to do significantly more than their fair share? Is it overtime? Are there other adjustments which can be made to the working week? Is a grievance appropriate?

This to me is a prime example of where 'how it plays out at ET' is all too clear, so the OP's issue is given the wet blanket - when a little more exploration might reveal approaches to the problem which could resolve the OP's issue by a bit of workplace negotiation

DVardysShadow

blueye wrote: »

715-1830 monday- friday one week 715-1830 monday-sunday with whatever 1 day off they decide to give me in the week no sunday is not overtime and its not dropped on me at short notice, and your prob right im prob looking for a way to get the sack then i might have some time for my family and friends

so you are working 11 days a fortnight and you are working 11.25 hours a day, less lunch times.

Total attendance 123.75 hours, max permitted working hours 96 per fortnight. So unless you get 27.75 hours of breaks per fortnight, this exceeds the Working Time Directive.

Are you getting at least 2.5 hours a day of breaks?

blueye

sometimes, sometimes i have to work right through. im sure i signed an opt out form when i started to say that i would work over the 48hr week