making me supervise a weekend shift

harmy

My current employer have decided to make me work on a weekend supervising the whole factory on a 6 hour shift.

When i started they didnt say i would have to do this and i dont want to do this. the weekend would be overtime working.

what right do i have to say im not doing this.

my job is a engineer.

Oldernotwiser

Surely acting as a supervisor would be a good career move? It's certainly something to beef up your CV and a sign that you're valued by your employer.

If you refuse, it indicates that you have no interest in advancement and it will probably stop your career in its tracks.

KiKi

It depends what your contract says. Have a look at it and read through what it says about your working times. It's highly likely they can request this.

If it's only every now and then, does it really matter? If so, you might need to look at finding a different job, assuming that contractually they can ask you do work overtime at weekends.

KiKi

Sambucus_Nigra

Is this because you have something else on, or because you feel you are not trained to cope with the job?

harmy

both. i play sports on a weekend and dont feel like im trained enough to do the job and i dont want to do the job. the company pay supervisors and it should be them who do the supervising on a weekend.

Annisele

Your employer can't *make* you do it - in the sense that if you refuse, they can't physically drag you to the factory and make you supervise it.

However, depending on what your contract says, they might get pretty upset - and when it comes to deciding who to make redundant, they'll probably remember that they didn't think you were very flexible.

If it's likely to happen rarely, I'd probably concentrate on the "not trained enough to do the job" angle, rather than the "I don't want to do it" one. Is there any training your employer could give you that would make you feel more comfortable?

C_Mababejive

harmy wrote: »

both. i play sports on a weekend and dont feel like im trained enough to do the job and i dont want to do the job. the company pay supervisors and it should be them who do the supervising on a weekend.

Who does it at the moment then and why do those who currently do it no longer want to do it?

harmy

C_Mababejive wrote: »

Who does it at the moment then and why do those who currently do it no longer want to do it?

the supervisors andd weekend team leaders. they have been moaning so they think they can just set up a rota and put people on this.

ive checked my contract and it doesnt mention out about being a supervisor.

Blobby8_2

Tell them your an engineer not a supervisor but you are willing to be trained properly to fullfil a supervisory role.
Have your qualification training objective to hand and then ask about a pay rise.
http://www.plus.approvedmanagementtraining.co.uk/UK/questionnaire6/uk-companies.aspx?gclid=CMuy_LXs06cCFcoa4Qod6FyG9g

KiKi

I hadn't appreciated that this would be a different job at the weekend. If it's not *your* job that you're doing at the weekend then absolutely I would refuse. Unless you want the money and career progression and training, of course. But if your weekends are your own, and you don't want to, then put forward the training argument.

KiKi

harmy

KiKi wrote: »

I hadn't appreciated that this would be a different job at the weekend. If it's not *your* job that you're doing at the weekend then absolutely I would refuse. Unless you want the money and career progression and training, of course. But if your weekends are your own, and you don't want to, then put forward the training argument.

KiKi

yeah its a different job on the weekend.

i only get to spend quality time with my family on the weekend and i dont need the money or the hassle. im am going to refuse to do them.