Working time regulations

DavidB1971

DavidB1971

DavidB1971

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I am employed as a manager in a hospitality business. When I started working for the company 18 months ago I signed a contract that required me to opt out of the WTD. It does not state what my expected weekly hours are other than to meet the needs of the business. It does say I should never work less than 42 or more than 55 hours per week and I therefore aim to work 48 knowing I will often need to stop back or cover a shift.
Recently my boss changed and the new boss is insisting I rota myself for 55 hours per week and making work quite unpleasant because I challenge this. I raised a grievance but this was not upheld and the person looking into it also says it is normal for my position to work 55 hours per week.
I’ve recently been working 6-7 days a week, doing 60-70 hours a week, working on agreed holidays (and therefore losing holidays) and being chastised because I took a busy day off to facilitate another duty manager taking a day off.
I’m at the end of my tether. If I opt back into WTD, can my employer reduce my annual salary? I’m sure they will just pile on more pressure and this is now feeling like victimisation.
I’m desperate to get out but positions in my field with a reasonable work life balance are thin in the ground.
 
DavidB1971 said:
I am employed as a manager in a hospitality business. When I started working for the company 18 months ago I signed a contract that required me to opt out of the WTD. It does not state what my expected weekly hours are other than to meet the needs of the business. It does say I should never work less than 42 or more than 55 hours per week and I therefore aim to work 48 knowing I will often need to stop back or cover a shift.
Recently my boss changed and the new boss is insisting I rota myself for 55 hours per week and making work quite unpleasant because I challenge this. I raised a grievance but this was not upheld and the person looking into it also says it is normal for my position to work 55 hours per week.
I’ve recently been working 6-7 days a week, doing 60-70 hours a week, working on agreed holidays (and therefore losing holidays) and being chastised because I took a busy day off to facilitate another duty manager taking a day off.
I’m at the end of my tether. If I opt back into WTD, can my employer reduce my annual salary? I’m sure they will just pile on more pressure and this is now feeling like victimisation.
I’m desperate to get out but positions in my field with a reasonable work life balance are thin in the ground.
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It depends if you're salaried or get paid by the hour. TBH I'd start looking for a new job, it's clear they're expecting you, and possibly others, to work all the hours to save them having to hire someone else.
 
MissChief said:
It depends if you're salaried or get paid by the hour. TBH I'd start looking for a new job, it's clear they're expecting you, and possibly others, to work all the hours to save them having to hire someone else.
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he may as well stay and get used to it, as we will see more of this post january 2021
 
I would take all your efforts current spent arguing with your employer, and put it into finding a new job.
 
My mrs had to sign one of these too in the hospitality industry.doing zombie shifts I.e finishing at 2 or 3am and then back in the next day for 7am .

On the flip side they just made 1000 redundancies due to covid so she doesn't have that problem any more
 
Roar87 said:
Just opt back in to the working time directive, if they sack you then sue them. Also look for a new job.
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This. Get out of hospitality, it will destroy your soul. I lasted about 4 months before I snapped and lost it, walked in, dealt with a self-righteous Karen, ended up pouring a tub of ice over her and walked out, losing all my income and security in the process. Best thing I ever did.

Honestly screw hospitality in the screwing screw.
 
Roar87 said:
Just opt back in to the working time directive, if they sack you then sue them. Also look for a new job.
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Companies are too clever for that and will just make the employee's life a misery and probably never give them a payrise ever until they get sick and jack.
 
Opt-in

Have reference to your current shift patterns, when they start kicking off raise a grievance to altered shift patterns etc.

Go on the sick due to stress, when it kicks off again go for a tribunal hearing.

Seriously no one is forced to opt out. You only have youself to blame tbh. The only people who do are junior Dr's and thats only becuase of the massive carrot at the end of it.
 
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