Working for time owed

Neelienew

My husband works Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week.
Last Friday he was given 10 days notice that he will be working on Sunday 3pm till midnight for stocktaking. They are not paying the staff but giving them the time off in lieu.
Husband has refused to agree to work unpaid overtime, but they say he is expected to do it.
What consequences could he expect from not going in on the Sunday.

Funky_Bold_Ribena

The sack? What else do you want to know?

Daedalus

This would fall under 'reasonable amendments to working hours as business see fit' clause in every employee contract.

Neelienew

Funky_Bold_Ribena wrote: »

The sack? What else do you want to know?

Are you serious, they could sack him?
He will still be working his contract hours Monday to Friday.

stecast

Just out of interest, anybody know if they is a set period for asking you to work extra hours.

Quiet often were I work they will tell me Friday afternoon that im working Saturday, usually no problem for me but they was once when they asked me when I couldn't do it so I just said they were suppose to give me 24 hours notice. Nothing was said, they just asked somebody else instead.

By the way, we also get time in lieu for working weekends, problem is they can not afford to loose you one day during the week so it can be quiet hard getting the time they owe you back

Neelienew

stecast wrote: »

Just out of interest, anybody know if they is a set period for asking you to work extra hours.

Quiet often were I work they will tell me Friday afternoon that im working Saturday, usually no problem for me but they was once when they asked me when I couldn't do it so I just said they were suppose to give me 24 hours notice. Nothing was said, they just asked somebody else instead.

By the way, we also get time in lieu for working weekends, problem is they can not afford to loose you one day during the week so it can be quiet hard getting the time they owe you back

This is what husband is thinking, he could work unpaid and then have a problem getting the time back. He has never had to stocktake on a Sunday before.

silkyuk9

I would refuse it and do so in my job, unless it benefits me. I cannot pay my mortgage on time owing, Also when I go to Tesco and try to pay them with time owing they do not accept it.

Take no notice of the sacking crap. Just refuse to do it unless it does state in his contract that he has to work from time to time doing time owing overtime. If he works his contracted hours they cannot force anyone to work over that contracted time. Has he signed the working time directive rule?

!!!!!!!! to that time owing lark, unless its time and half time owing and it benefits him.

If unsure talk to Acas.

Actually workers do have rights and employers cannot sack people willy nilly.

stecast

We us to get time and half for weekend work, then they changed it to time only then changed again to time in lieu.

The problem is, we are busy and they just can not afford to loose you one day during the week so although you don't loose the time you can quiet often have a long wait before you manage to get the time back.

Funky_Bold_Ribena

Neelienew wrote: »

Are you serious, they could sack him?
He will still be working his contract hours Monday to Friday.

You asked what consequences could he expect; and that is one of them. They will be giving him TOIL to take on a different day.

silkyuk9

Funky_Bold_Ribena wrote: »

You asked what consequences could he expect; and that is one of them. They will be giving him TOIL to take on a different day.

if they sacked me I would have them up in court, im no lawyer but have won 2 cases against major companies for mistreating members of my family (with help from some MSE members of course)

Neelienew

stecast wrote: »

We us to get time and half for weekend work, then they changed it to time only then changed again to time in lieu

The problem is, we are busy and they just can not afford to loose you one day during the week so although you don't loose the time you can quiet often have a long wait before you manage to get the time back.

While people are willing to work it employers will exploit them.
I'm agreeing with silkyuk on this and sod working for time owed.
Can't get your groceries from Tesco and tell them you'll owe them for it. Also getting the time back will be a problem.