Employer agreed to part time hours but now gone back on this

ohreally

mountainofdebt wrote: »

Do they have to I thought it was a case of the business saying yes or no not having to justify their decision to an employee

If the request is rejected, the employer should set out clear business reasons for the rejection and inform of the appeal process.


"on what grounds can applicants be refused?
Applications for flexible working arrangements can be refused only for the
following reasons:
• the burden of additional costs
• detrimental effect on ability to meet customer demand
• inability to reorganise work among existing staff
• inability to recruit additional staff
• detrimental impact on quality
• detrimental impact on performance
• insufficiency of work during the periods the employee proposes to work
• planned structural changes."

System

Surely as the OP has not yet returned to work after maternity then her only right at the moment is to return under the same conditions as pre-maternity (assuming no proof of the p/t promise) which is a full time post.

Of course ' the burden of additional costs' from Ohreally's post would apply as it can be more expensive to employ 2 p/t rather than 1 f/t

livalicious

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

If your employer really was this 'bad' then you wouldn't have stayed 7 years.

And you say you could have been looking for a job but in the first post you state you've been applying for 15 a day?

There are a lot of reasons why people stay in jobs they unhappy with, I set goals for myself which I've achieved during that time, I needed job security and stability in order to do that. So I put up with a lot and put my head down, as I knew once that was done I would look for something else. And this is where I'm at now.

Not sure what you mean by your second point?

Takeaway_Addict

livalicious wrote: »

There are a lot of reasons why people stay in jobs they unhappy with, I set goals for myself which I've achieved during that time, I needed job security and stability in order to do that. So I put up with a lot and put my head down, as I knew once that was done I would look for something else. And this is where I'm at now.

Not sure what you mean by your second point?

The second post was stating that all things considered if the job can be done by 1 full time member of staff why would you add a part timer with the added costs that go with it?

livalicious

FBaby wrote: »

I'm wondering if maybe they know you don't like your job and suspecting you are looking for something else. They like the new girl, would like to keep her and think that if they turned down your request, there's a good chance you will give your resignation, hence costing them little and able to keep the other girl full-time. Sorry, I do have a tendency for cynicism.

Its quite possible that is what they trying to achieve, perhaps not having to listen to me cackling was bliss However I do know the girl who took over is struggling to process the work quick enough. This is their busy period and I used to work at breakneck speed to clear up the inevitable backlog (remember 3 people used to do this). I knew before I left it would be difficult as I exceeded targets set last year (I was promised a huge bonus beforehand, and at the end of it, my boss did a U-turn). This is why I think I'm being told to come back full time because it is expected for me to carry on as before so there would be no need for the second person.

livalicious

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

The second post was stating that all things considered if the job can be done by 1 full time member of staff why would you add a part timer with the added costs that go with it?

No I meant I don't get your second point in the first post