I am currently in a temp to perm position which I started in October. At the first interview I was asked if I had "any commitments" to which I answered that I have two small children. I was then asked how old they were and who looked after them. I got called back for a second interview and was subsequently offered the job. The job was through an agency. The hours of work were 9:00-5:30, which I said would not be suitable for me due to childcare arrangements. The agency went back to them and they agreed that I could work 9:30-5:00. On Friday of last week I was given one week's notice and the reason for this was because they did not feel I could commit to the hours required to work - they have bids going out and would need me to stay late and maybe even work weekends with little or no notice.Obviously they knew my situation, and theirs, when they employed me, so to now say that is the reason they are giving me notice to me is unfair dismissal and discrimination. Just wondering what my rights are.…
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I am due to return to work after 12 months' maternity leave. I feel I am being forced out of my job as the person covering my maternity leave is dictating job share hours, resulting in me either signing a new contract for two hours per week or being expected to return on a full-time (39 hours) basis. I can’t return to work full time as I have parental duties. This seems to mean my only option is resigning from this position as two hours per week would leave me out of pocket.
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I currently work in the public sector and following the birth of my child I have taken Carer's leave. I am due back in work in January and wish to change my hours when I return. I requested an early return and a change in hours via email in July and, after 5 weeks, I was told there was no job available, but I could return on my previous hours to a different job. The job I was offered involved a lot more work than my previous role and required me to be flexible in the days I would be required to work. As this was not possible due to nursery etc, I had to decline and revert to my original return date. On advice from ACAS, I submitted an official request to change my hours on my return under the statutory rights. After 29 days, I have still had no reply whatsoever other than the original acknowledgement. I feel like I am being totally ignored and am after some advice as to the next steps to take.
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I have said informally that I would like to return to work three days per week in February after 9 months of maternity leave. My employers are volunteer trustees and my role is the most senior in the charity. I have suggested that I could do my role in three days with a two day per week assistant. They have said no and that they want to keep my cover on full time to do half my job and I can have the other half. So I will lose half my remit and share my seniority. Practically this will not work well in our small business, financially it isn't viable and my cover would be impossible to work with. I wanted to know if legally I can stop them doing this. Do I have any right to keep the same job description of my full-time job if I want to return part time?
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I am 15 weeks pregnant and my company has just announced a restructure and redundancies. They have put out requests for voluntary redundancies and in my current position there are 7 people to 4 available positions and I am seriously considering voluntary redundancy. The release date has been given as the 31st March and therefore I will still be employed with the company 15 weeks before my due date. If I was to put in my request for voluntary redundancy would I be entitled to claim SMP as well as my redundancy package? Also the company pays contractual maternity pay of 90% of pay for the first 6 weeks and 50% of pay for a further 12 weeks. Would they have a legal entitlement to pay this on top of SMP if it's stated in my current contract?…
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