Change of hours in work.

jface187

Hey guys. My work just changed my hours 9-5 to 10-6.30. I got barley a week's notice of this change. I work as an activity coordinator in a nursing home. It is in my contract that my hours can change, but I was not consulted about these changes or given notice. I now have to drive to work which is an hour at least each way. I was getting the train.

Does anyone know if I have legal standing? The kicker is my contract is up end of March (Just doing cover). I'm thinking of saying to them I go now if these new hours happen and leave them stuck for a month. Just wondering if there a legal ledge I can hang on to, before I play hardball.

Mrs OBumble

jface187 wrote: »

Hey guys. My work just changed my hours 9-5 to 10-6.30. I got barley a week's notice of this change. I work as an activity coordinator in a nursing home. It is in my contract that my hours can change, but I was not consulted about these changes or given notice. I now have to drive to work which is an hour at least each way. I was getting the train.

Does anyone know if I have legal standing? The kicker is my contract is up end of March (Just doing cover). I'm thinking of saying to them I go now if these new hours happen and leave them stuck for a month. Just wondering if there a legal ledge I can hang on to, before I play hardball.

Does your contract say that you must be consulted, and that you must agree to the change? (I doubt it.)

But if you're finishing up in March you should be looking for something else now. Focus on looking a bit harder, and when you get sometime hand in your notice then. Just 'cos you have a temp contract doesn't mean you have to stay for the duration.

jface187

jface187 wrote: »

Hey guys. My work just changed my hours 9-5 to 10-6.30. I got barley a week's notice of this change. I work as an activity coordinator in a nursing home. It is in my contract that my hours can change, but I was not consulted about these changes or given notice. I now have to drive to work which is an hour at least each way. I was getting the train.

Does anyone know if I have legal standing? The kicker is my contract is up end of March (Just doing cover). I'm thinking of saying to them I go now if these new hours happen and leave them stuck for a month. Just wondering if there a legal ledge I can hang on to, before I play hardball.

Every contract I ever signed had a clause of "work hours may change". If you think a one hour change is bad, I went from a 9-5 to 15:00 to 23:00, and to add insult to injury, from time to time I was brought in for 8-4.

Legally, assuming the clause is in your contract, you don't have a leg to stand on.

I'm curious though, how long does the train take you? I have to wonder where it is you live that the train gets you somewhere in less than an hour when driving would take you an hour.

dartboardio

I thought it would be common knowledge in a workplace that say for example if your contract says 39/40 hours, that you can be contracted for any of the usual shifts. Had your colleagues not spoke about the different shifts you have to do from time to time?

jface187

No. This position I'm in, the hours are set. These have been the hours for years, from what I been told. Everyone is surprised that the hours have been changed and they don't understand why. I am aware can be changes it was just the speed and lack of communication that has bothered me.

StrikingOut

You have to be given 4 weeks written notice for any change to your working hours