Part-time has fewer rights than Full.

ThisIsWeird

They are giving them the botd until they demonstrate otherwise.
Quite possibly it was a rushed in change, and not dotted and crossed.
But apparently, when the PT issue was questioned, they were gobsmacked. They seemingly believed the changes didn't concern these folk.

Marcon

ThisIsWeird said:

They are giving them the botd until they demonstrate otherwise.
Quite possibly it was a rushed in change, and not dotted and crossed.
But apparently, when the PT issue was questioned, they were gobsmacked. They seemingly believed the changes didn't concern these folk.

Which suggests it was an innocent (albeit daft) mistake. An HR manager in an outfit of just 20 people might have the job title but isn't going to have anything like the knowledge of one who works in a much bigger company.

General_Grant

ThisIsWeird said:

General_Grant said:

So it seems the hourly rate of pay for full-time staff will increase. Effectively, yes, by around 4%
Holiday for the part-timers (in terms of hours of paid leave) should increase in proportion but the OP seems to be concerned only with the hourly rate. They are concerned with both matters. If the part-time hours remain the same - which is what's proposed - then the holiday entitlement should increase as a percentage, and ditto the actual salary.
Are all those 20 employees currently on the same rate of pay? No.

Answers - ttbomk - in bold.

As you say "No" to the question of whether the 20 employees are on the same rate of pay then they are already not on the same terms.  Taking the position of devil's advocate - I do not see the need to change the terms of the contracts for the part-timers in respect of salary (which was the concern in your OP).

ThisIsWeird

General_Grant said:

As you say "No" to the question of whether the 20 employees are on the same rate of pay then they are already not on the same terms.  Taking the position of devil's advocate - I do not see the need to change the terms of the contracts for the part-timers in respect of salary (which was the concern in your OP).

Thanks, GGrant.

The part-time staff are paid pro-rata. A %-age of the equivalent full-time hours. This is stated in their contracts - what their annual salary 'is' based on the full-time number of hours, and then what their actual salary is, based on their actual number of part-time hours.

So, if the full-time number of hours change - which is what is being proposed - the part-time proportion of this doesn't have to?

I'm not sure I understand the significance of the 'same rate of pay'? The staff will have differing levels of experience and responsibility, so their pay scales are bound to be different, but the number of weekly full-time hours is the same for all.

Could you clarify, please? Thanks.