Two jobs conflict

Skip20

I have two jobs one full time one part time both key worker jobs. The first employer has refused to allow me to do the second job due to the fact it may impact on the workers if I catch coronavirus and transmit it to my 1st job is this legal bear in mind I have been doing both jobs for over eight years?

Jeremy535897

Does your main job's contract of employment allow you to do more than one job, or is it at the discretion of the employer? If it is at the discretion of the employer, they may be entitled to withdraw that consent.

Having said that, if your main employer has known about, and been content with, you doing the two jobs for eight years, that consent seems to have become an implied term of your contract, even if not explicit. I suspect your main employer cannot force you to leave the second job, and you might have a case for compensation if you did give up the second job.
 With eight years of service you have built up some statutory redundancy entitlement which might make them think twice about sacking you if you still worked the two jobs. 

sharpe106

What jobs are they both? I don't think it unreasonable if you work in like a care home for one job then work in part time in hospital for another job for example. 

Mrsn

You’ve been doing both jobs for 8 years and they are only saying no at this point?? I’m assuming up until this point they viewed it as “low risk”. What are the 2 different roles doing? 

As above you will need to look into your contract of employment to see what is says in regards to additional employment. 

bradders1983

Skip20 said:

I have two jobs one full time one part time both key worker jobs. The first employer has refused to allow me to do the second job due to the fact it may impact on the workers if I catch coronavirus and transmit it to my 1st job is this legal bear in mind I have been doing both jobs for over eight years?

Is your main employer also going to stop you going on public transport, or going to the shops? Ridiculous.

Skip20

Skip20 said:

I have two jobs one full time one part time both key worker jobs. The first employer has refused to allow me to do the second job due to the fact it may impact on the workers if I catch coronavirus and transmit it to my 1st job is this legal bear in mind I have been doing both jobs for over eight years?

My main job is working for a funeral service the second job is working for a supermarket delivering shopping . My employer thinks that by me doing the second role  may impact the staff at my 1st job and also may impact staff at the supermarket chain staff due to covid 19. My contract does not state anything about doing a second job like I say i've been doing both jobs for several years!

poppy12345

In that case i can totally understand the reasons why.

Skip20

My concerns are if I say i,m going to do the second role they may sack me1

Jeremy535897

You would most likely have a case for unfair dismissal, but your main job may be too important to risk.