If you're supposed to work part-time but that's just not happening you should be paid for it - don't let anyone try to convince you otherwise

[parttimewarrior]

I had to make a claim at an Employment Tribunal before I got what I was owed.

My story is probably a lot like yours: both I and a male colleague frequently worked more than 35 hours a week, i.e. more than "normal" contracted hours. I did that work despite being on a part-time contract which pro rated my pay, pension contributions, holiday and bonus entitlement (based on an assumption that I work 30 hours a week). I didn't receive the same pay and benefit for the same 5 hours of "normal" working hours work that my male colleague did just because I was a women on a part-time contract.

Organisations and businesses are unjustly benefitting from free labour provided by women who are engaged on part-time contracts but still end up working full-time hours. And it happens A LOT. Why? A variety of reasons: poor management, a complete absence of management giving a s#£#, a workload too large for the size of a team, an inexcusable acceptance of "this is how it is".

The law should protect women so that if we in fact work full-time compressed hours under a part-time contract our pay, pension contributions, holiday and any bonus entitlement are not pro-rated.

Here are the arguments that helped me fight back:

Template arguments - Part-time Worker Regs, Equal Pay and Indirect sex discrimination

Would love to hear how you get on if you use them too.

Do you have the link to your employment tribunal decision?

@parttimewarrior Thank you so much for posting this. I am sorry you had to go through this but glad you got the right outcome.

I often post on here that hours up to full time are additional hours and should be paid or it is part timer discrimination. Overtime is for hours over and above full time or non-working days e.g. Sat and Sun. You have used the arguments I think apply.

It would be really useful if you could post the ET decision.

@Harassedevictee @dreamfield - I made the claim but I didn't have to continue it to hearing so there isn't a judgment.

I wish I had the means and time to have done so because a judgment may have helped so many others but that wasn't the case sadly - so I'm just trying to spread the knowledge/ what I used to resolve the dispute in my favour.

@parttimewarrior completely understand why you settled. Thanks for updating and I will quote your thread to spread the info.