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AIBU?

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To not turn up for overtime?

16 replies

mrshunta · 04/08/2021 12:59

I work in the NHS my manager keeps giving me over time on my days off before asking me first. It's my long weekend 4 days off baring it's the 6 weeks holiday and I would like to see my kids AIBU to just not acknowledge it?
She hasn't asked me and she keeps doing it on my long weekends it's really winding me up.

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Brefugee · 04/08/2021 13:04

What is the usual practice? What does your union say? Can you email her and decline overtime in advance? Ask what the policy on reimbursement of costs if you have to cancel something. Does she think she's doing you a favor? Is it paid at overtime weekend rates?

Jensandwich · 04/08/2021 13:05

Have you spoken to her about it? I’d just put it in writing- ( email to leave evidence):I do not wish to take up extra shifts on my day off- then ignore and do answer calls on day off

Jensandwich · 04/08/2021 13:05

do not

eightyfourandahalf · 04/08/2021 13:08

Don't you need to actually book the long weekend to have it off?

Redglitter · 04/08/2021 13:09

Don't you need to actually book the long weekend to have it off

It could just be her rostered days off.

melj1213 · 04/08/2021 13:14

"Hey manager, did you know you have put me in for shifts on X and Y which are my days off? I have plans so I can't do those shifts for you so you're going to have to find someone to cover them."

I always go in first time it happens and treat it with the assumption that of course it was a mistake because there is no way they would deliberately schedule you on days off, so they just need a reminder. If it then continues to happen that's when I start to make more formal requests/complaints.

AtticusHoysAnus · 04/08/2021 13:22

Do you get a change of duty notification?

I work for the police and you have to be at least told about any OT.

Is it in your rules and regs that you have to work a certain amount?

Ours is voluntary and I'm not asked anymore as my response is generally poke it thanks.

MadeOfStarStuff · 04/08/2021 13:27

If your start point is just to not turn up then YABU. If you’ve spoken to her and told her you don’t want to be scheduled for overtime then YANBU to tell her you can’t work those days and then not turn up

melj1213 · 04/08/2021 13:30

Oh and also document everything - I work in a supermarket and our rotas are always being changed to add hours/days despite the fact everyone is contracted to specific hours on specific days.

When the rotas are put out I immediately take a picture, that way they can't add extra shifts and claim they were always there. If they have added a shift I cant/don't want to do then I will immediately flag it up for them to change. I keep a record of that request so that if I have to escalate it then I have the information as to how I have tried to resolve it informally.

I would also suggest that you speak to whoever does the rotas at a separate time to say you have noticed they often add overtime to your schedule without asking and ask them to stop doing that. Do you have a way to sign up to overtime? If so then maybe say you would be happy to sign up to the odd overtime shift but you don't want them to presume constantly.

newnortherner111 · 04/08/2021 13:35

Be the better person and decline, preferably by speaking to them in person or on the phone. Then confirmed by email.

The suggestion of a photo or some record/snapshot seems a sensible one.

Longdistance · 04/08/2021 13:43

How times have changed. The jobs I’ve done for the past 25 years there’s no opportunity fo overtime, but you’d get time back.
When I worked in a supermarket you’d put your name down on the list of which times and days you wanted to do. No one would just put your name down. These employers are taking the piss.

MrsTophamHat · 04/08/2021 13:55

YANBU if you have not spoken to her about it.

EL8888 · 04/08/2021 14:01

I would decline verbally and follow up with an email, she can’t force you. I used to work somewhere that did this and then when l said l couldn’t do it, would try to get me to find someone else to cover. CF behaviour

nosyupnorth · 04/08/2021 14:02

You need to a) check what your contract says about overtime and b) talk to your manager.

If your contract doesn't require overtime, then you can simply decline and possibly ask your manager not to request it of you in the future.

If you have a contract that stipulates you have to do reasonable overtime as needed, then talk to you manager and discuss if you can decline or reschedule this overtime and what your org considers a reasonable amount of overtime, then either make arragements for when you will/won't do it, or if you think what they are asking is unreasonable talk to your union/other expert about how to challenge this.

RaginaPhalange · 04/08/2021 14:02

Surely talking to her about it is better than just not turning up? Tell her you can't do OT without being asked first.

Kite22 · 04/08/2021 14:07

Agree with everyone else. This will depend on what the usual practice is, where you work.
YWBU to just not turn up if you are expected on a shift, but YWNBU to be clear you do not want to take the overtime being offered, presuming that overtime is voluntary.
If you have been accepting the situation before, and/or if that is normal practice in your work, then that is a different situation from if this is some voluntary extra shifts.
Either way, put it in writing that you do not want to work any overtime {at all? during school holiday? this particular week? or whatever the answer is}.

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