Change to working hours / salary without contract

sarah69696pink

Hi All,
I am after some advice for my OH who has got himself in a difficult situation.
He started a new job beginning of November as a restaurant supervisor on a set salary, despite asking several times he kept being told the contract was being prepared / in the post etc etc and it never materialised.
Then after a month he was offered a promotion to assistant manager with a pay rise (again a salaried amount), he accepted and was paid the new higher rate in Dec's wage. He again asked for a contract several times and kept being told it was being prepared and many other excuses.
Then today he was told that as the restaurant is not making enough money he has go on to hourly pay and not a salary. He was upset by this and then even more upset when he found out the hourly rate is significantly less than his current wage. He asked if this was negotiable as it seemed unfair and was told no, he asked what his minimum hourly contract would be and was told they could not tell him. He is obviously really upset. I don't think there is much he can do with no contract but I advised him to ask for a meeting to discuss properly and for him to explain his upset and that he needs several Q's answered (if he could take the lower wage and remain on a salary, or if there was a way of guaranteeing so many hours a week or if not if he would be allowed to work for another company too), his manager said they would meet but then told him they are too busy to chat about it and they have no further information anyway. He has tried calling the owner but they are on holiday.
I don't think he has any rights without a contract, but wondered if anyone had any advice?
Any help / tips / advice would be greatly appreciated.

SarEl

It isn't really the lack of the "contract" that is the problem - it is the lack of 12 months employment. He has been there for 2 months - they can sack him for almost any reason and there is not a thing he can do. Sorry, but it's time to find another employer.

sarah69696pink

Thanks appreciate the advice, he's had such bad luck lately, similar thing happened in Nov where restaurant wasn't making enough and had to let him go, but they gave great reference and he found this job, so it all seemed meant to be.....and now the same has happened again. I feel guilty as I was the one who encouraged him to give him his long term employment to get the first job!

SarEl

Stuff happens - it's not your fault. At least he has a job for now, and that'll keep him going until another comes along. Maybe this was always intended to be a stop gap!