Bit of situ with work.

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Bit of a situation with work.
I'm on contract with options to do overtime weekeday evenings and/or weekends.
Normally work Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm with an hour lunch break.

Say your boss asks you to do overtime on a weekend then says you can come in later on one weekday.
Does that cancel out the weekend overtime or would you still claim it?

Tricky point is the weekend overtime is day rate based, not hourly and only did 3 hours work, so obviously not a day's work to qualify for a day rate.

Coming in later in the week means 2 hours free time not 3, and not weekend rate nor time and a half.

Has been addressed before with understanding that hours balance themselves out over the year as overtime isn't too regular and there are times when it's quiet, so employer felt hourly rate unnecessary. Agreed to this as usually do full day weekend overtime or close enough to full day.

Hard person to talk to so a bit apprehensive on bringing this up again even though feels ambiguous.

Yes I can "use my words" but obviously don't want an atmosphere especially when working so closely as I live in.

Part of me feels like a mug whilst the other part feels like I should be grateful not to pay rent or have too regular overtime.

Previous employer had hourly rate for overtime and was also live in so it was easy to manage.

YABU. You get free accommodation so should just be grateful as overtime not too regular.

YANBU, weekday later start doesn't cancel out weekend overtime, live in or not.

If you did extra 3 hours at weekend then you should get back 3 hours in the week, not 2

if weekend is paid time and an half, then you should get back time and a half. If you worked 3 hours, then get 4.5 hours back

I’d give them those options if they want to do the “balancing out” thing

I cant even really make sense of it! Just don't go in late and claim the overtime. If you don't qualify for a day rate what do you qualify for?

honestly if my boss asks me to do overtime on a weekend then I’m told to get as much done in as little time as possible…last time I did 3.5 hours and was paid for 4 hours double time so technically an extra full day, I’m the one doing them a favour after all.

Thank you for the replies.

This is the crux, no day rate, so it's tricky to ask for time back or extra money when I've been given time off as in a later start.

I've done 2 overtimes in the last month when it could have been more unpaid, (2xweekday evenings are part of contratct) so could be said that this balances it out?

But then again, I've worked on a weekend.

Issue is, as we're getting into warmer months, their lifestyle is such that I'll be doing more overtime which could be as above.

Just to add, I don't pay rent but contribute a minimal fee for bills.

I have a seperate place I rent as a safety net and for when I'm on holiday etc so I end up paying x2 bills.

I was hoping to stay in this job for a long time but can't shake the feeling of being taken advantage of and am considering looking elsewhere.

What does your contract of employment say about overtime and normal hours worked/pay etc? What does your employment contract say about time off in lieu?

Essentially that is the situation your employer is offering you here, they aren’t offering to pay you any extra, what they are saying is “we’d like you to work X hours on Saturday and in exchange you can start later on Tuesday”. Depending on what is in your employment contract, they may be well within their rights to do that. My husband’s employer is a bit like this as it allows the business some extra flexibility at essentially no extra cost, it’s just moving “time” around rather than paying extra money. You need to be sure what you have agreed to in your terms of employment before I could say who is unreasonable.

@Mrsttcno1

Contract only gives a day rate for weekend overtime.

I asked about getting an hourly rate for overtime and was told that there would be days when there isn't much to do, so it will even up over the year.

I've previously claimed on a full day's weekend overtime when I worked from 10am to 9pm but am worried this may be a new thing of not getting me to work full days, thus not getting paid and them saving money.

With my job, it's easy for lines to be blurred, hence asking for an hourly rate.