Employer want me to attend meeting outside hours

jackyann

What is your union advice?

If you are not in a union, with a manager such as you describe - I would join one now.

I have been in such situations, and usually, simply by asking the union,, we found it was magically re-organised more appropriately!

FBaby

OP, it doesn't matter what is right or wrong, let alone what is legal or not. The bottom line is if you don't go, you will get yourself a bad name. It might not be fair, but that's how it is. So you have either the choice of looking at it in a moaning way, that the manager is a pain, that you don't like it, but that in the end, it is only one hour of your time as a one off, that is paid for peace and quiet, or, you can not go, tell everyone to do the same, throw in the air your rights etc..., and in the end, be the one who loses out when your working life is made miserable.

Personally, I think that for the sake of one hour, I'll just go with it. It really isn't the end of the world!

[Deleted User]

We are just getting paid one hours pay at normal rate. No double time or travel paid.

I won't be attending.

Vectis

DandelionPatrol wrote: »

Just in the nick of time here comes the cheerleader for managers with small willies.

Well.......I recently got a warning PM from the moderators for something I said which was a LOT less stupid than this.

Keep a look out in your inbox. 3 strikes and you're out.

stevemLS

Deleted_User wrote: »

We are just getting paid one hours pay at normal rate. No double time or travel paid.

I won't be attending.

Why did you bother asking? You had plainly made your mind up.

[Deleted User]

stevemLS wrote: »

Why did you bother asking? You had plainly made your mind up.

I wanted to know if I had a right not to attend but seems no one knew. Which is ok.

I am in the Union but the local reps are useless, like most Unions, only interested in making themselves heard in national matters but don't actually care about the members on a 1-to-1 basis.

I earn not much more than NWM and work every Saturday, why should I gave up my Sunday day off and be out of pocket even further to attend some crappy meeting which could be held at work during working hours. I like to spend my day off going out with family and friends doing stuff, why should I sit in all day ready to go to some crappy meeting at 6pm.

Podge52

stevemLS wrote: »

Why did you bother asking? You had plainly made your mind up.

Why did you bother posting this?

See op's post 5 and your reply at post 6.

Undervalued

Deleted_User wrote: »

I wanted to know if I had a right not to attend but seems no one knew. Which is ok.

Well that depends on the exact wording of your contract and related documents.

If you have hard and fast hours then, arguably, you have a "right" to refuse.

It there are terms allowing hours to be varied or something to the effect of " such other duties as the company shall require" then it is less clear.

Either way, the only way you will actually find out for certain is to refuse, get sacked, take them to a tribunal and see who wins!

Is that really a route you want to go down?

It is very easy for a few keyboard warriors on here (most of whom know the square route of not a lot) to egg you on.

You job, your pay packet, your call!

Podge52

Undervalued wrote: »

Well that depends on the exact wording of your contract and related documents.

If you have hard and fast hours then, arguably, you have a "right" to refuse.

It there are terms allowing hours to be varied or something to the effect of " such other duties as the company shall require" then it is less clear.

Either way, the only way you will actually find out for certain is to refuse, get sacked, take them to a tribunal and see who wins!

Is that really a route you want to go down?

It is very easy for a few keyboard warriors on here (most of whom know the square route of not a lot) to egg you on.

You job, your pay packet, your call!

How do you know that the op will be sacked if he refuses to attend?

[Deleted User]

Undervalued wrote: »

Well that depends on the exact wording of your contract and related documents.

If you have hard and fast hours then, arguably, you have a "right" to refuse.

It there are terms allowing hours to be varied or something to the effect of " such other duties as the company shall require" then it is less clear.

Either way, the only way you will actually find out for certain is to refuse, get sacked, take them to a tribunal and see who wins!

Is that really a route you want to go down?

It is very easy for a few keyboard warriors on here (most of whom know the square route of not a lot) to egg you on.

You job, your pay packet, your call!

My contract states my contracted hours of work and my days off. It does not say anything about going to meetings outside of work, infact it does not mention meetings at all.