Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

[teaboy2]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

No, as the appointment was on a Friday.

Ok, she would have been entitled to full remuneration for the hours she wasn't at work due to attending the ante-natal appointment. So if they have only paid her 1.5hrs when you get her pay slip, then they are in breach of section 55 of the employment rights act 1996.

[RJH]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

I assume recorded and signed for again?

Will get those in the post today.

[matt3942]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

[MENTION=59438]RJH[/MENTION] - I would send one copy back to the owner who sent you the previous letter, and send another copy to the other owner with a copy of your grievance letter and the employer's reply.

- Matt

[RJH]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

No, as the appointment was on a Friday.

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[MENTION=67649]matt3942[/MENTION] - so who am I sending this too, and with what accompanying documentation? Thanks for the letter, much appreciated.

[matt3942]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

[MENTION=59438]RJH[/MENTION] - Here you go. You are welcome to amend this letter as you see fit.

- Matt

[teaboy2]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

OK, but did she make the extra hours spent at the ante natal appointment up later in the same week? And therefore worked her full normal hours?

[matt3942]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

[MENTION=59438]RJH[/MENTION] - That's what I would do.

[RJH]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

So what was she paid then, the whole shift or just the 1.5hrs?

We are trying to ascertain whether it was just 1.5 hours or not. We may not know until she receives her last payslip. First thoughts are that they've paid her just 1.5 hours as this is what is stated in the owner's reply.

[teaboy2]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

@teaboy2 they did rota her on to a shift for the day she was at the scan eventually, I think the main point is whether they only paid her 1.5 hours, rather than the whole shift. We didn't get back into the area from the hospital until after 6pm when her shift would have finished.

So what was she paid then, the whole shift or just the 1.5hrs?

[RJH]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

Keep notes of all future telephone calls, i.e. date, time, person calling, and brief description of what was said. Do same for previous ones if you can, don't don't worry about times. Also same for unanswered calls they make as well!

Am thinking of the protection from harassment act 1997 (a criminal offence as well as civil) not the equality act, unless we can clearly determine discrimination and bag the harassment in with the discrimination!

@matt3942 - I think changing her shift for anti natal care is unfair treatment, as she would have been entitled to pay for that time spent having her scan without the need to make up the hours, which is effectively what shes had to do by changing her shift. But i think if shes on a rota and contracted to working a rota system and not a fixed shift pattern/hours, then we'd be dead in the water with it!

[MENTION=19071]teaboy2[/MENTION] they did rota her on to a shift for the day she was at the scan eventually, I think the main point is whether they only paid her 1.5 hours, rather than the whole shift. We didn't get back into the area from the hospital until after 6pm when her shift would have finished.

[teaboy2]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

Keep notes of all future telephone calls, i.e. date, time, person calling, and brief description of what was said. Do same for previous ones if you can, don't don't worry about times. Also same for unanswered calls they make as well!

Am thinking of the protection from harassment act 1997 (a criminal offence as well as civil) not the equality act, unless we can clearly determine discrimination and bag the harassment in with the discrimination!

@matt3942 - I think changing her shift for anti natal care is unfair treatment, as she would have been entitled to pay for that time spent having her scan without the need to make up the hours, which is effectively what shes had to do by changing her shift. But i think if shes on a rota and contracted to working a rota system and not a fixed shift pattern/hours, then we'd be dead in the water with it!

[RJH]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

Just an update, the sick note has been sent in today. One of the management team that is behind this whole charade has tried calling her (the previously mentioned Z) asking how she is. Two-faced or what.

[matt3942]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

Thanks [MENTION=59438]RJH[/MENTION] - I'm not entirely sure of the legality of changing someone's shifts to accommodate ante-natal appointments - it could be viewed as being treated unfavourably, but if your OH worked the same number of hours in the week we'll probably have to let that go too.

- Matt

[RJH]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

So your OH didn't actually lose any pay that week of the scan?

- Matt

Not as far as I'm aware. The only way she will have lost money is if they haven't paid her up for her whole shift and instead only given 1.5 hours as stated.

[matt3942]

Re: Pregnant and made redundant - HELP

@matt3942 - what happened was that she had told them of the date of the scan, of which they took a photocopy of the appointment date (which you may note they are trying to further investigate into locating that), and the admin girl (let's call her N) said her shift would be covered by someone else - therefore giving her the day off (not paid of course). However, the next day she was in work, she was told by Z (referred to earlier in the thread) that she would still need to come in and complete her 1-6 shift and leave to go to hospital. It was noted that she would be back by 4/4:30pm by the management team, even though my OH explained she may be longer/all shift as she had to meet with other staff other than the sonographer.

So your OH didn't actually lose any pay that week of the scan?

- Matt