hi,my daughet is nearly seven months old and my maternity leave finished last week.i had an agreement with my employer that when it finished i would take my holiday time i was owed and then return to work for 3days a week instead of full time.only after phoning my employer to get my new hours i have been told that they have no jobs avalable for me,apart from my old full time job.ive checked wih my union and the company are doing everything by the book,unfortantly it doesnt help me.has anyone else had this problem?what can i do????ive only got 2weeks then ill have no money
I wrote to my employer and convinced them that I would still be of value (prove that you can work effectively) they have to reply and let you know then formerly why not. If I'm needed at busy times I have agreeded to take on extra hours to cover the work load. It is hard for both employer and employee to get the balance, and I feel like my career has taken a knock but at least I still have my job. If they still need you full-time than a job share could be the solution here?
Good luck fingers crossed for you!
Have you discussed the possibility of a job share with your employer? It is not suitable for all types of work. It is quite self explanatory really, it just means that the job is shared between two or more people. Your employer may be surprised how many applicants they will get who are in a similar situation to you. Also, I am under the impression that employers have to, where possible, allow for mothers returning to work and have to give a very good reason why they can't be flexible over working hours. If you are not happy with the response from your union, speak to your local Citizen's Advice Bureau.
I'm planning to go back to work next month as well with less hours. I was under the impression that in the UK you have a right to ask for flexible working time and your employer has to provide proper reasons as to why or why not that cannot fulfil that. Did they give you a proper reason why they couldn't allow you to work full time?
i think that is wrong and awlful of ur employer, i thought ur employer had 2 take u back on what hours u left on, or in ur case what hours u can do when u return . i generally feel sorry 4 u .x