Employment Law Question

[dorothee]

Can anyone advise regarding contracted hours of work that i no longer do as i am down 24 hours and working only 16 … (not having asked for the reduced hours) its been enforced also the management are not allowing me to see the digned copy - which is under lock and key. I am in the care for mental health industry but i have contractual hours which i am not being invited to work so need help please … don’t fully know my rights

[Maydup]

Everyone is entitled to see a copy of their contract which states the guaranteed hours.

I suggest a call to ACAS their helpline is free and user friendly.

[Maydup]

0300 123 1100

[dorothee]

Thank you good call!

[Buenchico]

You should have been given a 'written statement of employment particulars' (which, although not a contract, per se, includes many contractual rights) on the day that you started work:
https://www.gov.uk/employment-contracts-and-conditions/written-statement-of-employment-particulars

It would seem reasonable that, if an employee was to mislay such a statement, the employer should then provide a further (unamended) copy of it.

Information about how changes to your contract of employment should be made can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/your-employment-contract-how-it-can-be-changed

Acas provides a free helpline service for enquiries about employment law. Several AB members have stated that, although it can take a while to get through, it's well worth the wait. Call 0300 123 1100 between 0800 and 1800, Monday to Friday (although I'm guessing that the line probably won't be staffed tomorrow, as it's a bank holiday). Under Ofcom rules, calls to 0300 numbers must be charged at the same rate as those to 01 and 02 numbers, from both landlines and mobiles. So, if you've got spare 'included minutes' in a call package, the call will then be free.

[fraser]

if you contracted for 24 hours they can't take hours off you

[bobbinwales]

They can end the 24 hr contract with notice and then offer you a shorter one.