Isnt That Degradig?

[js1000]

In my flexible working meeting, I was given an option to reduce my hours by my line manager. At that time, I said that I couldn?t afford reduction in my wages as my salary is going to be pro-rated and I was hoping that I will get chance to work 11/2 day from home. My application was refused but with an offer to work 1/2 day from home. After failed appeal, last month I raised Grievance.
I am left with no choice but to reduce my hours or leave the job. I said that I am ready to reduce (6 hrs)my hours temporarily as my situation might change and because I am reducing my hours my responsibilities should be reduced.
My line manager said that I still have to do same amount of job in despite of reduced hours and reduction in hours is going to be permanent.
I am quite positive that they are degrading me n making my stay and trying to make my stay as difficult as they can.
What shall I do? I am so upset that I am making myself sick.
JS1000

Aren't you taking them to tribunal js?

What was wrong with the compromise offer of 1/2 day from home?

It's usual for a flexible working agreement to be a permanent change so there's nothing wrong with that rather than a temporary one.

Do you mean you have asked for your workload to be reduced to reflect that you will be working less hours? And they are refusing? What are you proposing happens to the rest of your workload?

I think saying these negotiations are degrading is going a bit far tbh.

Thanks flowerymeanbag,
Yes I am asking for reduction in workload as I will not have enough time to complete the deadlines.
They are asking me to do same job in less hrs i.e less money for me. In my absense they used one temp to do same job. I am saying, she can continue to do that part of job.
On top of that they want to give me extra projects to be done from home that means more work.

Well you can refuse the offer of a reduction in hours if you're not happy with it.

If you didn't want to reduce your hours and only wanted to change to working from home a day and a half, their offer of half a day from home sounds perfectly reasonable tbh. What's wrong with that option? That way you get nearly what you wanted and keep the same pay.

I have an appoinment at CAB, from there I will decide whether I should take them to Tribual or not.

Problem is with childcare cost and vacancy at my son?s nursery. I am choosing because I was offered reduction in hours.
Reduction in hours means reduction in salary that also doesn?t mean reduction in workload?
JS

Were you proposing to work from home without childcare then? If so, I am not surprised they refused and that was perfectly reasonable of them. I would never agree for someone to be working at home unless they had childcare in place for that time tbh.

Reduction in hours would normally mean a reduction in workload, yes, but it doesn't always mean taking away responsibilities, sometimes you can make adjustments to how jobs are done to allow you to fit them into reduced hours. It depends on your job, obviously.

It does seem unfair that you should be expected to sustain the same workload with reduced hours but that is often the lot of part-timers, I'm afraid. I don't get paid anywhere near what I should for the actual hours I work but that's the compromise I make for flexibility in other areas. They did offer you a compromise which you weren't prepared to accept; you can't have it all ways, unfortunately.

Thanks flowery for your honest advice.
I had childcare sorted as a friend of mine had agreed to look after the baby in my house whilst I was working from home. It was arranged on the basis that I will baby sit her boy when she works from home on Saturdays.

No problem

If she was going to do that for a day and a half while you were at home couldn't she still do that only you'd be in the office for one of the days? Or is she only willing to do it with you in the house?

Yes, she would only do it in my house when am around so that in my breaks i can feed the baby.
Flowery i m finding being a working mum v difficult n unbearable. i am seriously thinking to resign as my stress is just getting worse.

Can you propose a way your workload could be made more realistic for the reduced hours? Rather than just asking them to reduce it, make a positive proposal yourself?

I do sympathise, it is very stressful