where do i stand with hours of work

when_will_it_end

it does depend on why the op is stressed if it is work then the employer has a duty of care

when_will_it_end

but the op does have choices if they say no she can appeal and ask for a full explanation of why they refused its not just a no means no with a veiw to dismissal a compromise has to be seen to be atempted to have been met by both sides

SandC

It does sound to me like the stress is irrelevant and that it is all about picking your children up from school. Which is an absolutely valid reason to request more flexibility in your hours - the worst that can happen is they say no and that you must revert back to however you worked the 33.5 hours previous to being off with stress. If this is the case then you must then decide whether you wish to continue there or not. In your discussions with them I would not bring up stress at all.

How long have you worked for them out of interest, before having to have the time off?

Googlewhacker

when_will_it_end wrote: »

but the op does have choices if they say no she can appeal and ask for a full explanation of why they refused its not just a no means no with a veiw to dismissal a compromise has to be seen to be atempted to have been met by both sides

Where's the compromise from the employee in this situation then?

The employee is requesting to cut their hours and to be honest it is easy to say, 'no we require someone to do your job 33.5 hours a week and hiring someone else does not make business sense due to added costs etc'

Imani

i_want_to_be_happy wrote: »

That's really helpful, the main issues i have for wanting to change the hours of work are childcare and , having more balance to my family life for my boys, as the Job is still making me stressed , and i find it hard not to bring the stress home with me. I feel by re arranging mu hours, and cutting an hour and a half a week, it will improve my motivation for work, still waiting to see what they say .

before putting your request in. please do some research to add into your application such as why you feel your reduced hours or change in shift will not effect the company etc

I work in a call centre and it took me a few years to get sorted, although they definitely had the cover. my hours are now fixed even though my role had to change a few times and I still perform as good if not better than the full timers whose shifts are all over the place.

I got a lot of people telling me negative stuff about business comes 1st etc etc. But I applied anyway and got my hours. I know many people who left because of hours and they had more flexibility than me.

also if you belong to a union take advice from them. my work does not have on site external union - so i must make sure I join one soon. they have a people rep who I found completely useless

so just do your research and take what information you can.

good luck

SnowWhiterThanWhite

i_want_to_be_happy wrote: »

I normally do 33.5 hours a week at work, i was off with stress about 6 weeks ago, when i spoke to the director about returning, i said i would do 9 til 3 with half hour lunch for the foreseeable future, with half hour lunch, this totals 27.5 hours. during this time i have ended up staying later. this week i have given proposals to go back up to 32 hours, but i have changed the way i work my hours round so i am able to collect my boys from school 3 days a week, if my employer says no to this where do i stand ?

Hi, I am assuming you work your hours over 5 days? If so, could you not work 9-3 on the 3 days you need to do the school pick-up, but don't take a lunch break?
You would then have 14 hours left to work over 2 days? It is my understanding that you may work upto 6 hours without a mandatory break, and I am also assuming that your half hour lunch break is unpaid, therefore maybe, your employer will allow you to take this 'break' when you leave at 3 ?

HTH