Hello
I need some reassurance everything is going to be ok. I work for one of the major high street retailers in the UK, but in their mail order section. My original contract is part time although for the last 18 months have been working full time in a management position. My current post was a secondment due to end 1st Aug, i am due to start Mat leave on Monday 2nd June, and have just taken 3 weeks holiday that i am entitled to. I spoke with HR prior to arranging my leave date, to check what happens with my secondment ending, and was told it would run until its end date and then revert back, which was fine as it meant my mat pay would be worked out on my full time salary, this is what i have budgeted for, and planned to take a year off, anyhow today receive a letter dated 28th May advising that i returned to my part time post with effect from 26th May, Payroll had advised me if my contract was changed before my mat pay started i would not be entitled to it at full time wages, so my problem is a may now recieve less than half of what i planned for and their is nothing i can do about it until Monday, My understanding is that they needed to give me at least a weeks notice to end the secondment which they havent, but apparently this only needs to be verbal, so have a feeling i am going to get shafted!!!!, how am i going to afford to stay off for a year, when my budget is completly wrong!!!. i really dont know how i am going to get through this weekend. i just keep crying.
Thanks for listening, if anyone has any advice or experience i would be pleased for any feedback.