Hi all, I just recently found out I'm pregnant, due to issues with the baby's father (violent/threatening and generally being a bit of moron) I've had to inform work earlier than I would have liked too, we are a small business, with only four members of staff and mostly lone working. My manager and my director are being extremely aggressive when I'm asking to sort out risk assessments and things like midwife appointments. Our employee handbook states that appointments are paid included travel time and should not be made to be on your day off unless necessary, my manager and director are insisting I have all appointments on my day off to lessen the impact on the business... now I don't mind having some appointments on my days off but I don't think its completely fair to change my working hours and insist.
I have an upcoming app on Thursday, my first, my manager has told me on that day I will not be allowed lunch and I will have to use time in lieu for the allotted time as they don't want to have to close the store for an unnecessary appointment.
I'm trying my hardest to be reasonable with them as I know it will impact as we don't have a lot of staff but I have pointed out that in their employee handbook it states its paid and you can't use time in lieu towards it ? I've also tried to suggest working in one central store rather than across all three so I can cut down on traveling times to and from my appointments to help them, but they are insisting all my appointments must be on my days off, are they allowed to enforce it ?