help with application for flexible working hours

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HI ANYONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT EMPLOYMENT!
I asked my employer to reduce my hours at short notice recently due to a situation at home involving my ds, which meant that I had to be at home to get him to school in the mornings. Employer allowed me to do so and it was agreed that this would be a temporary arrangement which would be reviewed.
My line manager has now said that I have got to go back f/t in September as there is work that they can't cover due to me being p/t. There is no way I can do that at the moment due to my ds and I can't forsee whether the situation will have changed in September.
HR have asked me to apply officially in writing (paper exercise)but line manager has already said she's made up her mind. This will leave me with no option but to resign.
Do I mention this (that I will have to resign) in my application to HR or will that look a bit aggressive? Have phoned union who were a bit crap and said to get back to them if they said no -which they will.

I'd suggest not mentioning it. Threats never really help.

Instead, I would be inclined to call HR and tell them what the line manager has said. They should then get another manager to hear your application.

Once that's sorted, think how you'll deal with the practical problems the manager has raised. Is your absence causing problems? If so, how can they be fixed (without dumping work on colleagues)?

Thanks Ribena berry - I won't mention it then. Can you explain why HR should get another manager to deal with the application?

also one of my colleagues has suggested that I contact the companies occupational health department (didn't know they had one!) and explain that working f/t will cause me considerable stress as my employer has a duty of care towards me. I'm not really sure what she means though.

Er, no, don't do that!

What your friend is suggesting is that you get your hours changed on grounds of a disability/for health reasons. That's not the situation and you'll just be pitched into rounds of doctors reports and occ health meetings.

You are far better off thinking logically about your managers concerns, addressing them, and ensuring your application is heard by someone in the business with a genuinely open mind.

Honestly.

okay - thanks. Glad I didn't investigate that one then!