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Think this is going to end badly

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Photoseverywhere · 13/10/2012 09:04

My boss has just given me a new contract to sign as current charge has now gone to school, I've put the whole sorry saga in Employment issues I was told that I would not be on call during the day when my charge was at school and that I would not be working school holidays. I was also encouraged to get another job that fitted in with this ie during school hours only. I was also told I could claim Time of in Lieu. Last week I told her I was not available for an INSET day as I had plans and also told her I was owed a certain number of hours of in lieu for overtime worked.

Last night she gave me my new contract

?Your employers normal days of work are M-F for 50 hours. Your normal days of work are M-F for 25 hours. You may be required to work such additional hours as are reasonably necessary for the proper performance of your duties and meeting the needs of the family. Extra payment will not be made for any additional hours worked?

"Your employer has the right to vary your working hours and days in accordance with the family needs?

I don't want to sign it. Which means effectively I am handing in my notice of 4 weeks... this is going to end so badly :( My other issue is I am supposed to be doing 3 weeks proxy parenting and now that shes turned round like this I don't want to :(

I am a live in nanny so effectively when I hand in my notice on Monday (unless she says something over the weekend) then I am making myself homeless and will have no job.

Sorry for venting I just feel like my backs up against a wall.

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Photoseverywhere · 13/10/2012 09:39

I'm in England.

I spoke to NCMA and they said it's a new job
I spoke to ACAS and they said it wasn't it was just an ammendment to the contract and not a new job
My employer apparently also sought legal advice and they also said I wasn't being made redundant/this wasn't a new job

As above I would be able to find a flat share pretty quickly - need to be in this town as I am at university here. I have enough savings to last a fair while but have seen lots of nurseries hiring at the moment so could at least do that until I found a nanny job again.

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nannynick · 13/10/2012 09:34

The previous job is being made redundant isn't it? What they are proposing is a new job, so you don't have to take it.
As you are live-in, do you have somewhere to move to and could you survive without a job for a while.

Could you confirm what country you are in as employment rights vary.

Photoseverywhere · 13/10/2012 09:32

15 months.

How would it be unfair / constructive dismissal?

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WineOhWhy · 13/10/2012 09:26

That is constructive dismissal -she cannot unilaterally amend the contract. That means you are probably entitled to more than your 4 weeks notice as you should have an unfair dismissal claim. How long have you worked for them?

Photoseverywhere · 13/10/2012 09:25

If I give my 4 weeks notice I have enough money to move into a flatshare - plenty in our city at reasonable cost - have savings so could afford that until I got another job - may have to go back to nurseries for a while but that would be ok.

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Felicitywascold · 13/10/2012 09:23

72 Shock

Sorry Photo, but this woman is not suddenly going to turn into a reasonable employer... Have you got somewhere you can go?

Photoseverywhere · 13/10/2012 09:20

In effect it could be more mock - she often goes away and last week I did 72 additional hours on top of my basic 25 hours.

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mockeveryweek · 13/10/2012 09:19

Just read your other thread. It also says you are expected to cover extra hours as and when. How then are you supposed to get an additnal job during the day time??? She sounds very unreasonable and demanding.

mockeveryweek · 13/10/2012 09:15

I don't know anything about being or employing a Nanny but that sounds crap. she is effectively saying you will only get paid for 25 hours even though you may actually do up to 50!

So sorry for you but perhaps you will find a new family who are willing to pay you what you are worth. Good luck.