Being sent home early

[Dexterwontstopfarting]

I work in a pub, which for various reasons, is struggling.

Sometimes, of an evening if it's not busy, the owner will close early, cutting my shift short by a couple of hours.

Now, I totally get why they do this - costs them more to stay open than they make - but the staff only get paid what they work, so are losing money.

This is now becoming a more regular occurrence, so I was wondering - is the owner legally obliged to pay us for our rostered hours, or only the hours we work? There is a roster which is published weekly for the staff.

Can anyone with any sort of employment law knowledge advise please?

what does your contract say?

How many hours are you contracted for?

Ha! There is no contract. My own feeling is that we only get paid for what we work.
It doesn't affect me (I'm retired so also have a pension) but some of the younger ones rely on their hours.

Thanks for answering so quickly, by the way!

You're on a zero hour contract then. You get paid for the hours you work. You're employer isn't doing anything wrong.

That's the zero hours contract which is very common in hospitality. They are not obliged to pay you for hours you don't work. It sounds as though there won't be any pay soon......

That's what I thought.
And you're right, I'm looking for something else already!!
Thank you all

OP can I just ask - who is gassy Dexter? Your husband? Your son? Your dog or your boss? hahahahah

lol!! It's my dog!!

Zero hours contract you only get paid what you work and hours can be cancelled.

I think it's only fair we see a picture of the trumpy pup now OP.

I second that @pulka - extra points for coming up with trumpy pup!

Trumpy pup! 🤣🤣
This is him

What a handsome chap!♥️😁

He's gorgeous 😍. I would really love a dog but can't commit to all the walks an😭d picking up poo as well as everything else I have to do