work shift question

hornetstinger · 20 Nov 2017 at 13:10

I've been asked to work say Tuesday next week 6-12 and now manager changed it to 6-10. Can they do this?

Delvis · 20 Nov 2017 at 13:11

hornetstinger said:
I've been asked to work say Tuesday next week 6-12 and now manager changed it to 6-10. Can they do this?

Perhaps check your contract?

VincentHanna · 20 Nov 2017 at 13:12

Are you on one of those Zero hours contracts?

hornetstinger · 20 Nov 2017 at 13:13

No not zero hour. 16 hour contract, but I usually do far more every week.

MassiveJim · 20 Nov 2017 at 13:15

what does your contract say ?

Delvis · 20 Nov 2017 at 13:16

hornetstinger said:
No not zero hour. 16 hour contract, but I usually do far more every week.

Annnnd what does your contract say about changing shift patterns?

Are you still working your minimum contractual hours with the above change?

UnworthyBean · 20 Nov 2017 at 13:17

As above, check your contract. Any decent contract will usually say X amount of notice.

If there isn't that clause, fairly sure they can change it whenever they want.

Rroff · 20 Nov 2017 at 13:19

Normally they will have to give you a "reasonable" amount of notice for a change in hours but if its less hours but still meets or exceeds your contracted amount then they are able to do that.

Scam · 20 Nov 2017 at 13:26

Sounds perfectly reasonable to be honest.

neodude · 23 Nov 2017 at 18:32

At my company we get a Day off in Lieu if they change our rostered shift with less than 1 week notice.

terley · 23 Nov 2017 at 18:58

If you aren't asked to do days you dont normally work... And you still hit your 16 hours, then yes they are will within their right to do that. Technically even if you don't hit the 16 hours, unless it repeats over a number of weeks.. it is perfectly legal also.

dowie · 23 Nov 2017 at 19:13

hornetstinger said:
No not zero hour. 16 hour contract, but I usually do far more every week.

OK but are you doing at least 16 hours next week with this change?

hornetstinger · 23 Nov 2017 at 19:31

dowie said:
OK but are you doing at least 16 hours next week with this change?

Yup

terley · 23 Nov 2017 at 19:36

hornetstinger said:
Yup

Then they are not breaching your contract, nor asking you to do something unreasonable, Legally sound.

Uther · 23 Nov 2017 at 19:41

So even with the change you are still working 16 hours, so I assume the two hours (6-10 instead of 6-12) would have been overtime?
As long as you get your contracted hours I don't think you can do anything.

hornetstinger · 23 Nov 2017 at 19:48

Uther said:
So even with the change you are still working 16 hours, so I assume the two hours (6-10 instead of 6-12) would have been overtime?
As long as you get your contracted hours I don't think you can do anything.

On average I work the mid 35 hours a week, but sometimes high 40's (and I do another job 12.5 hours a week)

terley · 23 Nov 2017 at 19:52

hornetstinger said:
On average I work the mid 35 hours a week, but sometimes high 40's (and I do another job 12.5 hours a week)

They could legally drop you to 16 hours a week and you couldn't really do anything about it.

Funnily enough, if you where on a zero hour contract and they did the same.. It could be called as "constructive dismissal" and would lose in court.
Those nasty zero hours contracts protecting employees

hornetstinger · 23 Nov 2017 at 19:54

yeah I did a casual worker, for me it worked well as with my other two jobs, a third job casual worker worked great.

Shame the company and supermarket was a arse about it- and I'll never spend a penny in that supermarket again. Two letters, one symbol.