staff meeting outside hours

kazzah60

personally I would ask if another employee could pick me up on route ( or ask the manager -explaining the transport difficulties) and take my daughter with me
the surest way NOT to be asked to attend again on a Sunday would be to have the lovely but disruptive influence of a 3 year old there:rotfl:

there is nothing more annoying than trying to conduct a meeting with a little one butting in every 5 minutes for a drink, or because they're bored, or want Mummy's attention:D

my guess is that it would be the quickest meeting ever conducted and you won't be asked to attend again on a sunday

OP - I am not implying your child would be any more disruptive than any other child - but a bored child is a bored child and can be VERY irritating - especially to someone who is childless ( as I suspect this manager probably is!):rotfl:

the mischievous part of me would do it - just the see the reaction of the manager:eek:

Sambucus_Nigra

What did your manager say when you pointed out that you can't get childcare and your daughter is not insured to be there?

Oldernotwiser

Do you think that this is a one off or is it likely to be repeated?

pinkprincessangel

He wants a staff meeting monthly, but this is the only one to last 3 hours as its got all the paperwork to do.
When I told him about the travel he seemed unsympathetic as he's having to drive in and a supervisor is having to get a lift in from 25 miles away, both have children, but both have partners/family to care for them. He stated that anyone who doesnt attend will lose their job and he told me to bring my daughter, give her a muffin and sit her in the corner and she'll be ok. :eek:
The meeting is city centre and theres noone working there from by me, so a lift is impossible unless my DD dad takes us but he's made it clear he wants reimbursement from the company. Its not like I cant get there, its the financial issues as we're on holiday the following day and travelling 170 odd miles and we cant afford additional fuel on top. I havent said to him I cant go, I've told him its difficult with travel at that time and its only that day its fell fortunate with my DD's dads work rota as any other sunday he's working so generally speaking I wouldnt be available if it was another sunday. And he said the company wont offer to pay for fuel and parking as he's not getting it.
And while I do see the possibilities of a disruptive 3 year old, its not fair to her or the other staff. Plus with the legal consequences of her not being insured to be on the premises outside opening hours I'm not willing to take her. The previous manager was fully aware of my circumstances and I never had to go as she made it sunday evenings when everyone could make it in with travel.

pinkprincessangel

also i found out she wasnt insured to be there when i got home so that will be a point made to him when i next go in, but when i go in i want to be armed with facts, and HR and Union backing.

nearlyrich

So the Sunday meeting is not a new thing just the start time?

I think it's cheeky to expect people to be at a meeting at 9am on a Sunday but my company expect me to be at a meeting on a Monday at 9am when I live 4 hours away sometimes.

diable

Take you 3 year old to the meeting and stick pins in her (only kidding) so she plays up through the full 3 hours ;o)))

Sambucus_Nigra

nearlyrich wrote: »

So the Sunday meeting is not a new thing just the start time?

I think it's cheeky to expect people to be at a meeting at 9am on a Sunday but my company expect me to be at a meeting on a Monday at 9am when I live 4 hours away sometimes.

But you work mondays?

the OP doesn't even work sundays....the manager obviously doesn't understand how to manage people if he plans meetings when staff aren't even working and I'm not altogether sure that he is aware of the law regarding sacking staff for not attending on a day they never work.

pinkprincessangel

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

But you work mondays?

the OP doesn't even work sundays....the manager obviously doesn't understand how to manage people if he plans meetings when staff aren't even working and I'm not altogether sure that he is aware of the law regarding sacking staff for not attending on a day they never work.

is there anywhere online that states this law? It doesnt say anywhere in my handbook that i have to work outside my hours. Also as a side point but also relevant. My tax credits are paid based on what i earn, to attend this meeting he'd have to let me go 3 hours early on my usual day to balance my hours, and if monthly meetings go ahead and I do attend I will have to drop an hour elsewhere in that month. I dont honestly believe i can be made to attend with my circumstances but I need the right information to approach him with to state this.

duchy

I'd give ACAS a call.

This bloke sounds a plank though