To think you shouldn’t be allowed to have your shift cut short whilst working it?

[TeaAndBrie]

My DD16 has a job. Zero hours contract. So understandably they’re under no obligation to give her shifts and she’s under no obligation to take them.
however, a couple of times she has been midway through a shift and has been sent home early as they’re quiet and don’t need her anymore.
is this allowed under employment law does anyone know?
I can’t see anything in her contract about this once a shift has started.
shift times are allocated and on an app so they pick what they want to work.
Her friend did an hour of a 7 hour shift and was then told to go home as she wasn’t needed.

Dixiechickonhols · Today 10:56
Mine works at McDonald’s pt zero hours and they do that sometimes. They seem to ask rather than tell and some inc my dc will take it - she’s 2 mins walk away. It only tends to be last couple of hours of a late shift.
It’s awful if they have travelled a long way or paid bus fares to get there.
It doesn’t seem well known that they can do this.
It doesn’t work other way eg dd can’t say I’m going to finish at 8pm not 10pm - if she is scheduled 4-10pm she’s expected to work it. It pays well over minimum wage for her age though”

our youngest works PT at McDs. It isn’t zero hours?

Mcdonalds are franchises, will be different contracts. They pay different hourly rates too. Ours is zero hours for the under 18s. Overall managers are sensible and seem to have them on pretty set shifts (mine goes Weds evening and Sunday)
My DD jumps at occasional early finish and I suspect they ask her as they know that and know she walks home.

ds(19) had similar at his Dominos PT job (quit last week as he has moved to a different PT job)

He got his rota each week that only told him when he was to start work on the days he was on and if he would be LL (last to leave before closing) or CLOSE (was to do closing/cleaning/restocking). Then they would tell people to go throughout the night depending when it got quieter.

It was good that they were flexible with start times (as he got back from uni at different times on different days), they would let those that wanted to go early go first (there usually was someone), otherwise if they didn't decide between them it was first clocked in first out. They have a huge turn over of staff - ds was one of the longer serving (11 months 🤣) when he left last week!

My friend is meant to do 3 shifts a week but most weeks one of her shifts is cut short because they are quite.

Could she maybe speak to her superior and explain that to them? If they are aware that it then comes at a financial loss to her to only work a couple of hours, they might be more understanding and flexible with her shifts?

Hope your DD is looking for another job. And is successful soon, making it clear why moving to another one.

I agree OP. It seems a bit Victorian.

Dixiechickonhols · Yesterday 11:30
MrsSkylerWhite ·

our youngest works PT at McDs. It isn’t zero hours?

McDonalds are franchises, will be different contracts. They pay different hourly rates too. Ours is zero hours for the under 18s. Overall managers are sensible and seem to have them on pretty set shifts (mine goes Weds evening and Sunday)
My DD jumps at occasional early finish and I suspect they ask her as they know that and know she walks home.”

Ah, ok. I know it’s a franchise business but imagined contracts would be standard across the board.

would thoroughly recommend to youngsters. Very flexible employees, perfect for students. Above average pay. been great for our youngest. Pay’s just fine up over £10 per shift, too 😃