Any employment lawyers on here?

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I need some advice if possible. Anyone with employment law knowledge about?

I'm not a lawyer but have a fair degree of experience, what's the issue?

Try and make it brief, thanks for helping.

Prior to going on adoption leave I worked a roster in a team of 4 where we worked 2 weekends each of 8 hour shifts. On coming back they have decided to bring in a new roster that put only me and the other part timer on 3 out of 4 weekends working 12 hour shifts. The full time staff get 9 in 12 weekends off where us 2 part timers her 3 in 12 off.

They have also scheduled full time on staff that work towards promotion where as part time staff have not been rostered any these shifts.

It has been handled very badly and they have actually kept my maternity cover on full time and though we have more staff now the part timers have been rostered a much higher proportion of the anti social shifts.

There was meetings held with full time staff that part timers were not included in although we all work the same job and are paid the same pro rata.

My job share and I have a flexible working agreement that we have the same set 2 days off in the week but cover eachother and this has been in place 5 years. They held this over our heads basically saying well you are keeping that agreement so basically can't complain about the weekend situation.

All we feel is that there is more than enough staff to create a roster that gives everyone a share of the antisocial hours. I only work 24hrs per week. The roster change was down to business demands and to give staff a better work life balance however only the part time staff have now a worse work like balance.

Any thoughts on how I proceed? I have told them I am not happy with the allocation of weekends but have been told tough basically that's the roster.

Sorry it's so long!

Sorry I should say it's 7 days a week cover with a early and back shift each day. I work 24hrs per week.

You need to lodge a grievance about part-time staff being treated less favourably than full-time staff, have a look at Part time workers regulations.

Part time workers are more often women and you should mention Equality Act in your grievance.

Get copies of your employers relevant policies and use their wording in your grievance.
Good luck, sounds horrid and very unfair. Consider joining a Union!

That's what I thought, really did not want to go down that route but looks like I have no choice. I have actually asked them to consider me for vr but they have yet to respond.

All me team are women but only the 2 of us who are part time have young kids. I reduced my hours to give me a better work life balance especially having just adopted a child and now I will have only 3 days off a month when my family are off despite only working 24hr per week.

Thanks for taking the time to reply. Do you think if i left I would have a case for a employment tribunal under part time workers discrimination?

I think you would need to lodge a grievance first. To resign and claim unfair dismissal and part time worker discrimination before even attempting to resolve internally will not play well.

That's what I will do. Hav had many meetings attempting to resolve the situation to no avail so next step is formal grievance then take things from there. Just hate it's come to this have worked there happily for 15 years and never been treated like this until now