Sunday pay query

TweetyPie1

Hi all,

I have recently started a new job on a 37.5 hr contract. My question relates to hours worked and sunday hours. Basically I have been taken on a 37.5 hr contract with double pay for any hrs worked on a Sunday. On getting this weeks roster I realised that all the full-time staff have only been given 34 hours work which includes 4 hours on a Sunday. On questioning my manager about why we were not given our full 37.5 hours work the response I was given is that as we are getting paid double pay on a sunday this makes up for the fact that we are not getting our full hours. I have never heard of anything like this before, has anyone come across this situation before or are there any laws relating to this. In my opinion it is a bonus to work sunday and therefore you expect to be reimbursed accordingly whilst also working your standard hrs?
Any advice given would be appreciated???
Also i should mention that we have not been given a formal contract as of yet which outlines the hrs we are contracted for.

Thanks in advance
Tweetypie1

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You'll probably need to wait for your contract but my (salaried) position basically says the following:

You'll work 39.5 hours over 5 days chosen out of 7. Essentially, I have to work 5 days a week, and I have to do 39.5 hours a week, but which 5 days aren't set in stone. As it happens, I work about 50 hours a week Sunday - Thursday but that's neither here nor there.

gerrycollins

TweetyPie1 wrote: »

Hi all,

I have recently started a new job on a 37.5 hr contract. My question relates to hours worked and sunday hours. Basically I have been taken on a 37.5 hr contract with double pay for any hrs worked on a Sunday. On getting this weeks roster I realised that all the full-time staff have only been given 34 hours work which includes 4 hours on a Sunday. On questioning my manager about why we were not given our full 37.5 hours work the response I was given is that as we are getting paid double pay on a sunday this makes up for the fact that we are not getting our full hours. I have never heard of anything like this before, has anyone come across this situation before or are there any laws relating to this. In my opinion it is a bonus to work sunday and therefore you expect to be reimbursed accordingly whilst also working your standard hrs?
Any advice given would be appreciated???
Also i should mention that we have not been given a formal contract as of yet which outlines the hrs we are contracted for.

Thanks in advance
Tweetypie1

i think i know who you work for and its in the contract. the whole idea is that they end up paying you the same amount of money per week regardless of hours worked, its a cost management system.

for you the only benefit is that you work less hours but get the same money every so often not that its noticeable.