When I returned to work after 9 months maternity leave my company agreed to me working 3 days a week with the opportunity to review this on both sides. I did these hours for 10 months with no issues whatsoever. Then upon my annual review I was asked to up my hours and do 4 days a week due to an increased workload in the department. I agreed on the proviso that these would be my permanent hours going forward. I am now into my 6th month and have just been informed that the company now wish me to work 5 days a week (nothing in my role has changed). As I have carried out this role perfectly well on a part-time basis for 16 months now, do I have a case to argue that the position should remain part time?
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After returning from maternity leave I was told I can work part-time hours. On my first day back I was told I can only do this for one month and after that it will be back to full time. I understand that maybe this is a business need, but can they be allowed to treat me like this?
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I am due to return to work in 12 days and my employer still have not answered my request for flexible working. I had a meeting with my manager almost four weeks ago about my request. He didn't answer me within two weeks, so I contacted my head office they said they'd look into it. I heard nothing from them until I called them again two days later, they then contacted my manager and he was going to look into my request with the rotas that evening. I called my manager the next day to find out what was happening, he advised me what he might be able to offer once he had spoken to his manager! I have now not heard anything since last week, since I rang my manager. What should I do now? I still haven't confirmed my childcare as I don't know what days I need it for.
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Can an employee request to be made redundant during the redundancy process due to the stress of the ongoing process? My wife is due to leave work in three weeks and today has been advised she's in a pool of people for redundancy. It may be beneficial for her to be made redundant so can we request this on medical grounds?
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I have recently returned to work [in August] following my maternity leave. Whilst I was off, the department has gone through a restructuring and half my job has been given to other colleagues. I think they were hoping I would come back part time, but I am working full time. I have also been excluded from committees I previously sat on and new ones being formed without any explanation. I did know about the restructure and attending a meeting in September 2010, but didn't hear anything from the company after that. I feel like I have been demoted just because I've been off and there hardly seems to be a job here for me. It is now affecting my health and I am depressed and unable to sleep at night. Are they allowed to change my duties to this extent without consulting me prior to my return to work?
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