Pay and conditions review advice please?

Wonderful100

Is it really as simple as the employer just ticking boxes?

I was promoted a year ago basically someone left 6 months prior to that and although I was pushed for the job the new terms didn't appeal. So I covered the job for the six months(as applicants were not suitable) discussed terms and officially accepted the role last year and got new job description(officially signed), new contract etc, new ID badges etc.

All staff received pay and conditions review information in May, mine was fine correct job title and the proposed pay was good. It was to start on Oct 1st on condition that a local union ballot accepted proposals. Received the ballot papers earlier this week, all good.

Received an exact same letter to the one in May yesterday but wrong job title(a step down) and with a significant lower proposed rate of pay! The helpline assured me that because it was exactly the same documents it must simply be an error! No such luck I have had it confirmed that the boss contacted the pay reviews only last week and wanted new documents sent out as they had made a mistake! They advised them that they were speaking with me personally last week(they did not bother) hence why no explanation whatsoever came with the bog standard replacement letter.

Can they really do this? It would have been bad enough being wrongfully knocked down and going through the appeals process back in May but to receive the correct info and then have a change of mind two months later is just the lowest of low insult and has really, really upset me. Like everyone else in life I need the money!

Oh and to top it all I can't even speak to anyone to start an appeals process until Sept as it's a school.

Thankyou to anyone that can advise, I was in such a state yesterday I have not used my head and rang ACAS and could not speak to anyone at my trade union.

getmore4less

So you have three set of T&C.

last years
May
Now

How do the latter 2 compare to last years.

Wonderful100

It was'nt terms and conditions that have changed only job title and pay originally a cook, then a catering manager and then back to a cook.

Sorry if that's not what you mean?

Savvy_Sue

There are sometimes staff in school over the summer, it would be worth writing to ask someone to contact you.

Wonderful100

Thanks Sue but the person I need to speak to complain/start an appeal with is not there until September.

I usually have 25 days from receipt of the letter to appeal but this is currently wavered because of the six weeks holiday.

getmore4less

Wonderful100 wrote: »

It was'nt terms and conditions that have changed only job title and pay originally a cook, then a catering manager and then back to a cook.

Sorry if that's not what you mean?

Pay and status is part of T&C's

re reading it look like there are 4 sets.

cook
manager(promotion after the 6month cover)
manager after review on new pay
cook on latest pay proposal.