My husband works for a major supermarket, has been their for over 10 years worked his way up on the logistics side to his current managerial role.
A new depot manager has come in and told my husband he has to do night Monday to Friday shifts 6pm to 6am permanently (bear in mind this role has never been nights in all the years my husband has been their and never a problem before)
My husband said I am willing to do some nights but as my wife has renal failure and has to be connected to her dialysis machine overnight I have to be at home to help her connect / disconnect and to deal with any alarms and problems (it's easy to lose blood and end up in hospital if you move an arm so the needle comes lose)
Basically the new manager has said well your contract says we can make you do what hours we like to get a job done and we've decided you're to do nights.
Now my husband thinks his contact may say something like that (isn't sure as has requested a copy from HR etc)
His employer has said they will not pay any extra for the role (surely you get extra for nights?) and if he doesn't agree he is in breach of his contract. We obviously don't want him to lose his job but we're very worried about how we will cope. We have a young child at home and dialysis in a unit is possible but wouldn't be effective for me as I need a long and slow dialysis and in units they're short and fast of that makes sense. My renal team have written a letter to support my husband in why he needs to be at home.
Does anyone know if what his employer is saying correct or would my medical situation be enough to stop him doing permanent nights etc