Advice please

[DeathMetalMum]

Just looking for some advice regarding my work situation.

Sine April I have been working on a zero hours contract. I was relatively happy with that but beginning of October the company said they were offering contracts and there were internal interviews. I attended and last week I was offered a contract which I verbally accepted, I was told by HR that my contact would be sent over in due time but given a provisional start date of the 13th. The job role for the new position was quite different but anyone on a contract was obviously going to have priority for shifts so I mainly went to the interview to ensure I was not without a job. Meanwhile I have been applying for other jobs also due to few things that have happened while I have been there.

I had an interview this week and was offered the job the following day (yesterday). It's much better job (for me) and more progression so it was a no brainer to accept. I have however now been sent a rota for next week from current work place, with the hours I would have been contacted to do, yet I haven't actually signed anything. I had emailed HR this afternoon (about and hour before I recieved the rota) saying I was declining the contract but a different department handles the rotas. I have also now emailed my line manager but she is out of office until Saturday, I tired to ring her as well. Have I breeched anything? I'm worried they're going to insist I work the shifts or something.

[Littlemissamy]

You haven’t breached anything as you’ve not signed your contract, but I’m order to keep things as smooth as possible I’d try to work out a notice period that works both with your old and new jobs. See what they say on Saturday, they might be annoyed but you’re not in breach.

[DeathMetalMum]

The thing is technically I'm still on a zero hours contract (I've had weeks with no shifts whatsoever, which is fine). There are still a large number of people from the original team who didn't go for a interview, and thefore still on a zero hours contract (mostly students who don't want to commit or people who have other jobs with contracted hours already) who would actually want the shifts I have next week. It's an events based jobs so the hours have always varied. They've also put me down on days I couldn't have done - which is a whole different thread really. It's really complicated the way the whole thing has been done and we seem to have had no communication from HR or line managers.

[Littlemissamy]

I wouldn’t worry about it in that case, they won’t have trouble finding cover.
Good luck in your new job!

[DeathMetalMum]

Thank you! I'm trying not to worry! Besides the lack of communication it was a really lovely place to work, just frustrating at times trying to know what's going on.

It's hard not to worry hopefully I might get an email from HR tomorrow to clear things up a little bit!