Removal of shift pay

Outofpocket_2

Hi,

I hope someone can give some advice on the situation I find myself in.

15 months ago my company asked me to change my hours from a rotating shift to days as a result of my opposite number resigning. Since then I have been working days whilst the company has maintained my shift payments for this duration. As a result of being the only supervisor I have taken on more responsibilities as well as having the number of my direct reports doubling.

I now find that I have been invited to a meeting to discuss my shift payments (no further information at present). Given that there has been a few comments over the last couple of months regarding me still receiving this payment I can only assume that it will be bad news. Losing this will equate to an 18% reduction in my salary.

As the business have been aware of the payment and on the basis that my moving to day work was for their benefit would the continued payment of this allowance fall into "custom and practice" or implied terms?

Any advice would be great fully received.

Thanks in advance.

getmore4less

OK if you want to remove the shift allowance of 18% I want a performance/responsiblity rise of 25%

ie: negotiate a replacement for the loss of pay for the change in role and call it something else.

one advantage is if you ever go back on shift then the shift allowances kick in again

princessdon

you can't expect a shift bonus if you don't work the shifts.

As above it time to look at what you want. Either you say I will go back on shifts or you say I will work days, but due to extra responsbility and loss of shift allowance I want a salary inrease of XX.

Outofpocket_2

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Whilst I do not want to lose money (who does) it's more the principal of the whole thing. I've saved them the equivalent of my salary plus the shift payment in them not replacing the other supervisor as well as run the department on numerous occasions for long periods where the senior management has "resigned" saving them even more.

Ultimately I'm sure that they can do what they want by making the role redundant and getting me to re-apply for a new role. I was just looking at the legalities of the situation in order that I can negotiate the best position for myself.

princessdon

I'd certainly be mentioning that to them and looking for an increase in salary

getmore4less

Outofpocket wrote: »

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Whilst I do not want to lose money (who does) it's more the principal of the whole thing. I've saved them the equivalent of my salary plus the shift payment in them not replacing the other supervisor as well as run the department on numerous occasions for long periods where the senior management has "resigned" saving them even more.

Ultimately I'm sure that they can do what they want by making the role redundant and getting me to re-apply for a new role. I was just looking at the legalities of the situation in order that I can negotiate the best position for myself.

Why havn't you persued those positions full time?


Do they think you won't take the risk of losing the job, people seem to resign around you while you stay and pick up the pieces.

if this time they won't pay up, next time someone leaves get one of the other seniors to take up the slack, they are getting paid for it allready.

Outofpocket_2

Job descriptions and person specs engineered such that they are not able to be filled internally.

The Powers that be are of the opinion that they need experience/new blood by recruiting from our customers as they "know" where the business needs to move. A sentiment that, in my opinion, continues to fail us.

Totally agree with the sentiment of getting management from other departments to take up the slack. Sadly we are a group that needs to be independant of the others.

getmore4less

Outofpocket wrote: »

Job descriptions and person specs engineered such that they are not able to be filled internally.

The Powers that be are of the opinion that they need experience/new blood by recruiting from our customers as they "know" where the business needs to move. A sentiment that, in my opinion, continues to fail us.

Totally agree with the sentiment of getting management from other departments to take up the slack. Sadly we are a group that needs to be independant of the others.

So you are unsuitable to be doing it on temporary basis

Any jobs going at the customers to get that essential experince