to want DH to get more than 3 days notice of his shifts

[threelittlesnowberries]

Because I work evenings and am self employed, and today he got his roster for next week, guess what he is working on evenings that I have had booked into my diary as work since October. He is pissed off with me rather than his employers, because he contends that his is a proper, paid job (I am paid on sales)

Obv cannot cancel, as would harm my business and rep, so got to get a babysitter. I appreciate his wage is guaranteed thus vital, but AIBU to expect the legal minimum notice of 2 weeks for shift workers?

YANBU at all. My dp works shifts and also only gets about 3 days notice. Is there really a legal minimum notice of 2 weeks? I didn't know that.

YANBU

I am a SAHM at the moment and would like to get an evening job BUT Dh job is SO unpredictable i cant! He is a retail manager and in theory makes his own rota BUT he is also cover for whoever is ill so i never know when he is working or not and i have to arrange myself around him.

YANBU I'm in the same situation as Bonkerz. My husband's job can require him to travel with little or no notice, and sometimes over a weekend depending on where he's travelling to.

I'm used to it mostly, but when it's at very short notice its gets a bit annoying, and it seriously effects what working hours I can do when I eventually go back to work.

Luckily I'd be looking for an office hours job any way because I work in HR so it fits in with most child care options, but I have to assume that I will be totally responsible for any nursery/school drop off/picks up just in case.

However, it pays the mortgage so I shouldn't bitch really.

Thank you! Have calmed down and decided me and dh are both mad at the wrong people ie each other! Am going to write my bookings on calender in permanent ink as soon as I get them (other side of the coin is that they are quite often postponed or cancelled- never happy am I?!)

bonkerz- the daft thing is that my job/business is supposed to fit round dh and the kids because I am in charge of my own diary and in theory can choose to work only when I know dh is at home.

lomond- AFAIK there is a legal min requirement for shift workers. Enforcing it on employers is a different story however....

Thanks to you too Reamhar! I think the problem wasnt just the lack of notice, but that when I mentioned it dh immediately got a dig in about mine not being a "proper" job!

Yeh, I would have smack him for that sort of remark too.

What do you do threelittlesnowberries?

Do you work from home?

sorry did not see replies! I am home based fff2, I do party plan- selling candles at parties in peoples' houses for a fab company. I really love it- makes a change after last horrednous job