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yarncakes · 09/02/2021 21:13

I work in healthcare and I have every other weekend off except for when someone else is on annual leave, so I get asked to do an extra weekend. I notice that my supervisor never covers someone's weekend shifts, despite the fact she always has weekends off. When I was approached to cover a weekend, I said no. She said why not and I said because I am always doing it and it is someone else's turn (meaning her). She said she cannot do it as weekends are her family time so she will not work it. I said what about my family time then? She said but you still have every other weekend off, and I said yes and you have every weekend off! I did not stand around arguing about it. She's been there for so long that the managers just accept that she will not work weekends but they let me know that it is part of my contract to cover shifts if the business require it. She acts like she's the only one that matters. I shouldn't of argued but I just had enough of doing it when she never does it.

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IAmongstTheWorld · 09/02/2021 21:14

Maybe your contracts are different.

You've let it go on for a while with you doing it all so I doubt change will come easy.

bg21 · 09/02/2021 21:17

if she's worked there for a long time chances are she started before the alternate weekend working became a thing. you can always say you can't work weekends anymore at any time , they won't be happy with you but not much they can do , unfortunately weekends in care work is alway difficult with staff as noone wants to work them

yarncakes · 09/02/2021 21:23

Our contract states that we have to cover shifts as and when needed, thats what the manager told me but clearly doesn't apply to her because her family time is so important.

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MinnieJackson · 17/02/2021 20:03

Confused I think you need to look for a different workplace maybe. You don't seem to like it there. If it's in your contract and not hers not sure what you can do really.

PinkiOcelot · 17/02/2021 20:09

So are you doing it or not?

Her attitude stinks. How come her weekends are more important than yours?xx

BrilliantBetty · 17/02/2021 20:15

If your contracts are definitely the same, then you have a valid point that she was hoping would not be raised! And would go unnoticed.

If anything negative comes of this comment, I'd speak to HR. What's happening is unfair and more than likely she got away with it so long because no one said anything.

BlueTimes · 17/02/2021 20:17

You might have a different clause in her contract that exempts her from working weekends.

All you can do, if you think you are being unfairly treated, is raise a formal grievance.

AndreaMartelsCoat · 17/02/2021 20:18

If she's been there for that long then I highly doubt you have the same contract. She's more than likely on an old style contract which probably doesn't state she needs to work weekends.

felineflutter · 17/02/2021 20:19

Are you in a Union?

AndreaMartelsCoat · 17/02/2021 20:22

@felineflutter

Are you in a Union?
It really doesn't matter, she's not been there two years I don't think so she can be got rid of whenever and no reason needs stating.
Ameliablue · 17/02/2021 20:26

If she is your supervisor she would presumably have a different contract.

BringPizza · 17/02/2021 20:51

@Ameliablue

If she is your supervisor she would presumably have a different contract.
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