FabSwingers.com forum: monday mini rant

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Feel free to ignore.

I will start off by saying ive had a cold for just about 2 weeks now and im feeling run down so its probably why i am irritable..

My work place called me up yesterday to inform me that im working all day today saturday and sunday..

I called them early last week with regards to my return to work and to check my rota. Id also reduced my hours (wrote that in a letter few weeks prior) and was agreed by the manager...

So to be told im doing more hours on different days with no notice and no way of getting childcare im slightly bloomin miffed... arghhhhh!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have you explained why you reduced your hours and why you feel it's an unreasonable request? They also shouldn't alter your rota without checking with you first.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Have you explained why you reduced your hours and why you feel it's an unreasonable request? They also shouldn't alter your rota without checking with you first."

Yeah i changed my contracted hours almost 3 weeks ago and was agreed. To drop from 36 to 24.

I thought it was unreasonable they changed my rota. They know im a single mum who relies on nursery so to call me up yesterday saying im working today (no time to get childcare) i was miffed..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Have you explained why you reduced your hours and why you feel it's an unreasonable request? They also shouldn't alter your rota without checking with you first.

Yeah i changed my contracted hours almost 3 weeks ago and was agreed. To drop from 36 to 24.

I thought it was unreasonable they changed my rota. They know im a single mum who relies on nursery so to call me up yesterday saying im working today (no time to get childcare) i was miffed.. "

I'd have told them that their request was unreasonable and that you couldn't arrange childcare in time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tell them you'd love to help them out but that it is impossible.

You have rights. Check them out on the gov.co.uk website.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They did the same to my cousin...

She took her child to head office, complete with food and nappy bag and left to go to work before they could object....

They called her out of work, an hour later....

Surprisingly, they've never mixed her schedules up since....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Im now down as 'sick' on the rota which they better change as i wasnt informed til yesterday. Grrr

Just called my manager again this morning to try to understand and he said 'well the rotas were only done on friday so how could you have been given hours prior to that'..

Its an 80 bed nursing home ALL staff need to know well in advanced when they are working..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Im now down as 'sick' on the rota which they better change as i wasnt informed til yesterday. Grrr

Just called my manager again this morning to try to understand and he said 'well the rotas were only done on friday so how could you have been given hours prior to that'..

Its an 80 bed nursing home ALL staff need to know well in advanced when they are working..

Sounds like they need to start using a rolling rota system. Most care homes round here use it and it's highly successful and has reduced absences too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Surely if you reduce your hours by 50% then it goes without saying that your rota is going to change?

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By *tuartb1970Man
over a year ago

tunbridge wells

im having the same problem, working 7 days this week, just done a weekend shift got one day off on Saturday then back to work on the sunday right through to the following Friday

plus don't get paid over time just worked into an early grave

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Surely if you reduce your hours by 50% then it goes without saying that your rota is going to change? "

Yes but she reduced her hours 3 weeks ago and they only completed/changed the rota on Friday, it should have been taken into account really.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

"Im now down as 'sick' on the rota which they better change as i wasnt informed til yesterday. Grrr

Just called my manager again this morning to try to understand and he said 'well the rotas were only done on friday so how could you have been given hours prior to that'..

Its an 80 bed nursing home ALL staff need to know well in advanced when they are working..

Sounds like they need to start using a rolling rota system. Most care homes round here use it and it's highly successful and has reduced absences too."

I agree when I did shift work in a homeless hostel we used to get our rolling rotas for 3 months ahead...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tell them you'd love to help them out but that it is impossible.

You have rights. Check them out on the gov.co.uk website."

Sorry gov.uk

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Surely if you reduce your hours by 50% then it goes without saying that your rota is going to change? "

Changed my hours weeks ago.

Called up on Wednesday to find out what i was working this week to be told Wed &Fri. Arranged with nursery.. all good.

Was phoned yesterday by work to say that i was down for Today, Sat and Sunday.

Called this morning to my manager who said he only did the rota Friday so i couldnt have been told Wed & Fri... yet he was the one i spoke to last Wed and said id return on Wed & Fri..

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