Work have changed my shifts

[jettah]

Firstly I must stress that it actually doesn't affect me in any way really, costs £3 more a week but just is mega inconvenient and it's more the principle of it.

I wa happily working one Wednesday a week 9-3. Inlaws are both free on a Wednesday so they have DS.

Once DS turns 18mths I was going to put him into nursery 1 morning a week say a Friday, he gets to socialise and I get some mummy time.

I got told last week that my 6 hour shifts will now be split to 9-12 on a Tuesday and a 12-3 shift on a Wednesday or a Thursday.

I've told work that I can only get him looked after for definite on a Wednesday. So they seem to think that it's ok for me to put DS in to nursery both those days. So I'd have to put him in 8-1 and 11-4 which costs £52 I make £42. I don't get any help towards childcare costs.

I'm just bloody annoyed, I'm the only part timer with kids and I'm the only one who's had my hours changed.

Essentially if I put him into nursery on one of my shifts its double the cost of the original plan I had. I don't like relying on friends and family to look after him but I know they would!

I've challenged my boss about it and should get a response tomorrow.

It seems to make more sense to leave and be a SAHM which would be fab (and finiacially viable) till DS starts school and then I'd be sooooo bored! But if I decided to start working again it would be harder to get a job having not worked for 3/4 years.

Essentially i only stayed at work to keep a job (and have a day off!)

I don't know that I had a point to this but I feel better for writing it and would be interested in any feedback on this or any full time mummy's and tips on how to stay sane out of work.

Ta :)

So... Your idea of 'working' is to get a 'day off(!!)' at work while you get your inlaws to do free childminding, and the whole purpose of it all is to stop you getting bored...
Blimey. The real world doesn't really function like that

Blimey callme, that was rather uncalled for, wasn't it?

What does your contract say? If it says they can ask you to work anything they like, then they can. You could either negotiate informally, or you can look at applying for flexible working.

If you have been working this Wednesday shift for a long time then it becomes part of your terms and conditions AFAIK. I can see why their proposal sucks - 2 lots of travelling to and from work, to only work 3 hours, it's rubbish, isn't it.

Hopefully one of the HR bods will be along to clarify for you.

jettah, honestly my feeling is that they are trying to make you leave. That obviously doesn't mean that you should. Maybe you need to think hard about whether you a) want to work and if you do whether b) you want this job and c) whether one day a week is enough to keep your hand in adequately. 1 day is very very part time and I can't imagine it's all that convenient for your employer to have you only in for that little time. Obviously I don't know what you do- you might work at something where you can just turn up for one shift and still be productive but my guess is that your employer wants rid of you.

What I would be tempted to do is tell your employer that you are coming back full-time (assuming you negotiated the very part-time as a special measure while your son was still very small on the assumption that you would come come back full-time at some point). If they really want to get rid of you/have not kept your job open that should put the cat among the pigeons royally. I'm not the best person to be issuing advice on employment matters though- I'm certain there are better people about.

@callme it was a joke although I do actually see my day at work as my day off from being a mum, I get social interaction with adults, something other than baby and housework to focus on etc also inlaws insist on having him one day a week so why not tie that in so it helps me?

I do feel as though they are trying to get rid of me if I'm honest, I have a new manager since returning from maternity and he's a bit of a muppet. My long term plan was to do my one day a week until DS starts school then up my hours.

Going to see what my manager says tomorrow.