Quick employment question.

BrettMorganxD

Too late to do anything about it now, coz i finished last July but...

When I worked in my last place of employment I was contracted to 22 hours per week.

However, after 8 weeks they lowered my hours as I was "working too slow" (bare in mind this was a nursing home).

They kept giving me only 16.5 hours per week, sometimes they would top it up with annual leave (which I know they are within their rights to dictate.

Sometimes I came up short on funds because there was no annual leave and I had to try and live on 16.5 hours.

Is giving an employee lower hours without their aggreement legal?

BrettMorganxD

Like I said too late to do anything now but just wondering.

Sambucus_Nigra

What you need is an employment law specialist.

If only we had one....hang on a minute.....didn't we used to...oh - I remember.

Never mind.:doh:

j.e.j.

oh dear, brett, I think you might have offended the little clique on here.. don't expect to get any replies from them now, LOL

Emmzi

you appear to have agreed to this by doing nothing at the time

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/EmploymentContractsAndConditions/DG_10037116

sofaspud1234

Emmzi helped you:)

BrettMorganxD

Emmzi wrote: »

you appear to have agreed to this by doing nothing at the time

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/EmploymentContractsAndConditions/DG_10037116

Oh I know, and it is way too late to do anything now as I said. It was a quick hypathetical. As my current employer said it is illegal to give below the contract hours without your permission and they can't legally force you to do more than 48 hours a week unless you sign the opt out.

Which I have opted out of anyway.

BrettMorganxD

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

What you need is an employment law specialist.

If only we had one....hang on a minute.....didn't we used to...oh - I remember.

Never mind.:doh:

Oh do give it a rest.

Sambucus_Nigra

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

Oh do give it a rest.

I think perhaps take some of your own advice.

BrettMorganxD

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

I think perhaps take some of your own advice.

yeh but was there a need to post on this thread?what happened happened 2 days ago it is over now.

agrinnall

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

What you need is an employment law specialist.

If only we had one....hang on a minute.....didn't we used to...oh - I remember.

Never mind.:doh:

I expect to see a proper citation when you quote me in future:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=50828651&postcount=2

:beer: