Constructive Dismissal for Child Care, Flexible working and Employment TribunL

SarEl

oopsadaisydoddle wrote: »

Thanks for all the responses. I had a feeling it was a bit too good to be true re what the union said. Just kind of makes me wonder why they tell you one thing when in fact it's far from true! They are supposed to have taken legal advice too!!

I had kind of resigned myself to doing the new hours and taking the hit money wise but thought it was worth checking out. Such a shame it'll hardly be worth me working now - would actually not be much worse by giving up work. I've never been out of work though and I'd hate to think I was unemployed!

There is always value in fighting something as far as it is practicable to go.

Savvy_Sue

And I'd say value in YOU suggesting to THEM how it could work, perhaps including moving to a different dept.

But they may be wanting to move away from too many people on individual contracts: the workforce is a lot more flexible if everyone is doing four half shifts a week. When you have to accommodate those with special agreement to leave early on Mondays / only work full shifts on two days / come in late on a new moon then getting the right people in the right places becomes a bit of a nightmare.

Obviously I joke about the new moon, but you get the point.

oopsadaisydoddle

Thanks again for taking the time to respond.

I have suggested moving to different departments. Without saying specifically where I work, there are A LOT of employees in a lot of different depts but basically doing the same thing. So I could easily be moved. I've also said I could maybe compromise and go to 3 days which would be a lot better for me and not too much different from the next shift pattern of 20 hrs. (I do 16 hrs).

The annoying thing is, I know that they could accommodate me (because a family member works in the dept that plan the shifts) - obviously that info is of no official use to me but frustrating all the same!

Again, thanks for replying. Much appreciated.