shift cover

maya40

Hi i constantly cover my colleagues shift when she is off on a Saturday and end up finishing late because my manager wont do it on a weekend, however this time i said no and he got really angry and started saying everyone was going to be allocated shifts to cover equally can he do this i am contracted hours and work for a large company.

skintandscared_2

Surely if everyone is allocated to cover shifts equally that works in your favour, as it won't always be you that ends up doing it?

maya40

Sorry maybe i did not explain properly it's only when people are on holiday.

fleesaurus

People like that take you for granted if you keep covering for them. You can just work your hours and refuse to cover for anyone. ^_^

maya40

I said no because it was my daughters birthday and i wanted to do my normal shift 8.30 - 5.30 instead of covering till 7pm i normally agree to keep the peace Thank you for the advice

princessdon

Basically

a) they can change your shift to include a 7pm if the business dicatates
b) this could be considered unreasonable.

Would they do ^^^ to you think?

maya40

Maybe, i already do 2 late finishes and i work full time

fleesaurus

maya40 wrote: »

Maybe, i already do 2 late finishes and i work full time

So she always ask you to cover for her and you still work every hour of your own shifts? You should make her swap hours with you.

Where I work, the norm is if you need time off, you'd ask a colleague to cover for you, and in exchange you swap hours with them for the same week. Makes it fairer for everyone.

maya40

Yes i think that's why i get fed up i may bring that idea up next time... thank you :j