Flexible working meeting
Hi
I had my flexible working meeting it was AWFUL i am a senior mgr in a retail company in HR I currently work a 46 hr week weekends earlys and lates I have asked to to drop to 4 days with set days including weekends and they told me that they don't think its poss to do my job in 4 days!!!!! We do have a few others doing it on 3-4 days but with more experience than me..... I have to wait 2 weeks for the outcome. Legaly i don't think they have a good enough reason to turn me down but i'm sure they'll try.
Think I need a change in career.
Boo hoo
I had my flexible working meeting it was AWFUL i am a senior mgr in a retail company in HR I currently work a 46 hr week weekends earlys and lates I have asked to to drop to 4 days with set days including weekends and they told me that they don't think its poss to do my job in 4 days!!!!! We do have a few others doing it on 3-4 days but with more experience than me..... I have to wait 2 weeks for the outcome. Legaly i don't think they have a good enough reason to turn me down but i'm sure they'll try.
Think I need a change in career.
Boo hoo
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How rubbish!
I feel so sorry for you. I really hope they come back to you and agree to your flexible working proposal! If they come back and refuse, be prepared to take it further! They have to provide a damn good reason if they turn you down. Could you suggest a job share maybe? Or draw up some kind of plan to show them how you will make it work!
This is all you need isn't it! The prospect of going back to work is bad enough without crap like this to be worrying about!
Try and keep you chin up hun. Let us know what the outcome is!
xxxxx
I know how stressful a flexible working meeting can be, I had mine a few weeks back, I am now back to work!
Maybe you could suggest they allow you to have a months trial on the hours you want so you can can show you can do it? Like Sapphire says they need a blooming good reason to refuse!
Howver I do think after having a baby is a greta time to think about a new career, or doing training! Its given my the kick up the bum I needed lol.
Chin up hun......
Keep us informed
xxxx
Did you get your request granted sweetassugar?
I have suggested job share and they say we cannot afford that as a company at the minute its just a load of excuses I def appeal if it don't get what I want. I have been thinking about looking into a teaching ass job but don't really know where to start???? any ideas
They were not happy as I was asking to work on a 2 week rota, 25 hrs one week and 15 the next. But I got it in the end! I was asked to do a two week trial of what they originally wanted which was 20 hrs per week, then after I said I wasnt happy with it, and I threatened to cut my hours to 15 which they werent happy with so allowed me my request!
Hope you get what your asking for!
xxxx
Good luck and keep us posted.
xxx
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Flexibleworking/index.htm
I've been lucky so far and have been allowed to drop hours from an HR point of view but haven't spoken to my head of department. We're all facing redundancy this week so it's probably not the best time to discuss my hours but I'm officially back w/c 5th Apr (if I have a job) so will have to do something soon! Ouch! I mentioned it a couple of months ago and she wasn't happy but hey ho.
Slippers, I'm sure in your line of work, you will get them sorted soon honey. Will you not need to go back or pay back maternity leave?
K x
Fingers crossed for you and the redundancy situation hun, not nice to have things so uncertain, i hope it sorts itself out soon.
xx
Slippers - talk about a nightmare!! Fingers crossed it works out for you.
I'm going back 2 1/2 days, but I wanted 3 days as I'll end up working the full day on the half day as in my job you never leave on time!! They said it would be harder to fill 2 days of my post rather than a proper part time so I've gone with that - though still arguing with my boss over which days!! They too didn't follow procedure and never came back to me within timescale etc. I'm moving to a new job though after 3 months so I can cope.
Good Luck with it all ladies - hope we all get what we want and its not too awful going back to work!!