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Can anyone help with this please:
I am contracted to 45 hours a week as a Maintenance engineer, when I took the job the shift pattern was laid out as morning shift (42.5 hours) and afternoon shift (45 hours) both of these shifts were Monday to Friday; on top of this we were required to cover one Sunday in three, in return for this we could take a day off in the week. Great reasonable deal.
At time of interview I asked will we every need to work Saturdays or Nights, as I had been told that there was a Night shift and Saturday Shift, I was told no because there was no longer a requirement, and as such the engineer team was been reduced in size. To two engineers and one engin
3 months later they decided there was need to run a Saturday shift (one Saturday and Sunday in three) to keep up the machinery maintenance whilst factory is empty. Obviously this was not what was original agreed, so after some discussion they re jigged the rota, to include more time off in the week. I was not happy about this and expressed this at the time but could see why it was required, so agreed to the compromised.
Now they have alter the rota again, this time include a night shift, this mean that ever other week I work a night shift and also every other week I work a Saturday and Sunday.
My contract says:
Your normal hours of work will be 45 per week. You will be working a rotating shift pattern which will be provided by your line manager.
Am I in a bad a place as I think I am, or do I have any room for negotiation?
If you are contracted to do 45 hours per week can this be back to back, for example Saturday and Sunday off, work Monday to Friday, then work Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, with Thursday and Friday off?
Any help would be great.
Thanks
Can anyone help with this please:
I am contracted to 45 hours a week as a Maintenance engineer, when I took the job the shift pattern was laid out as morning shift (42.5 hours) and afternoon shift (45 hours) both of these shifts were Monday to Friday; on top of this we were required to cover one Sunday in three, in return for this we could take a day off in the week. Great reasonable deal.
At time of interview I asked will we every need to work Saturdays or Nights, as I had been told that there was a Night shift and Saturday Shift, I was told no because there was no longer a requirement, and as such the engineer team was been reduced in size. To two engineers and one engin
3 months later they decided there was need to run a Saturday shift (one Saturday and Sunday in three) to keep up the machinery maintenance whilst factory is empty. Obviously this was not what was original agreed, so after some discussion they re jigged the rota, to include more time off in the week. I was not happy about this and expressed this at the time but could see why it was required, so agreed to the compromised.
Now they have alter the rota again, this time include a night shift, this mean that ever other week I work a night shift and also every other week I work a Saturday and Sunday.
My contract says:
Your normal hours of work will be 45 per week. You will be working a rotating shift pattern which will be provided by your line manager.
Am I in a bad a place as I think I am, or do I have any room for negotiation?
If you are contracted to do 45 hours per week can this be back to back, for example Saturday and Sunday off, work Monday to Friday, then work Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, with Thursday and Friday off?
Any help would be great.
Thanks
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