part time events

Rockyboxer

Hello I have just joined and would like some advice I work part time and when there is a works event dinner/ christmas party we are told as part time we have to pay half towards it but full time do not. Can they do this? ?

LadyMissA

karen_villiers wrote: »

Hello I have just joined and would like some advice I work part time and when there is a works event dinner/ christmas party we are told as part time we have to pay half towards it but full time do not. Can they do this? ?

I am not the best person to ask but you do not have to go, or is it complusory?

Rockyboxer

Hello No we don't have to go it's our choice just feel it's not fair on part timers when full timers go for free and feel this puts up a divide between us !

cte1111

Here's a link to the laws on not discriminating against part-time workers:
http://findlaw.co.uk/law/employment/discrimination/500293.html

It says 'Where possible, they must offer part-time workers ‘pro rata’ benefits in proportion to the time that they will be working.' I guess they would try to justify their decision based on this. However it does seem unfair, e.g. full time workers get a freebie and you don't. I would be taking it to HR I think but depends how important it is to you.

System

Do the full timers pay into a fund that pays for these events?

Uncertain

cte1111 wrote: »

However it does seem unfair,

Well you could argue it is totally fair.

Pedantic, petty and stupid - but fair!

Rockyboxer

hi everyone thanks for your reply's no the full timers do not pay into a fund.

hcb42

it is a miserable policy, but not sure about legally it being unfair - could be argued that 20 hours gets you the 50% discount on the ticket price and 40 hours gets you the 100% discount - or free...

why not just raise it with HR or manager discretely incase someone has made a dumb decision and not thoguht it through much!