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rant about "work" !!
im not sure if ive already mentioned this but i was MEANT to be returning to work tommorrow on my old department in the supermarket i work in, but as they have not contacted me to tell me my shifts i decided to go in today as i had already been waiting two weeks and they told me i haveto move to another department which they know i hate as they have giving my job to someone else, what the fuck? (sorry about language) but i thought they HAD to keep my job for me and give me reasonable hours?
they have only done this because i have told them i cannot work thurs, fri and sat, (thurs/fri at college and sat is the only day id be able to c oh) but i can work any time from 6am-9pm sun-wed, i thought i was being more than reasonable, as other mothers there have returned to their own department with reasonable hours and days, for example mon-thurs 9-2.
and aparently im not fit to go back and do more than 5-6 hours a time as it may put extra strain on me as i have a baby to look after....but they didnt worry about me when i was gone 7 months pregnant and working 14 hours shifts stood up the whole time.
they was all up for me returning to my old job as they are really short staffed (got 5 jobs advertised in job centre on same dept) and working everyday, but now i cant work a few days then they have filled every position. im so pissed off its untrue, ive worked there for over 3 years from when i left school and would work all the time wen someone was off sick and they cant even give me my own job back with a reasonable amount of money.
i am going to phone usdaw (my union) and see where i stand as im sure this is discrimination and i can take them to some kind of tribunal for the trouble and stress they have caused and im obviously not going to be earning money untill they sort it out. (im so skint its untrue!)
where do you think i stand? am i being unreasonable?
so sorry for the long post but u had to get it off my chest...its made me feel a tad bit better now xx
they have only done this because i have told them i cannot work thurs, fri and sat, (thurs/fri at college and sat is the only day id be able to c oh) but i can work any time from 6am-9pm sun-wed, i thought i was being more than reasonable, as other mothers there have returned to their own department with reasonable hours and days, for example mon-thurs 9-2.
and aparently im not fit to go back and do more than 5-6 hours a time as it may put extra strain on me as i have a baby to look after....but they didnt worry about me when i was gone 7 months pregnant and working 14 hours shifts stood up the whole time.
they was all up for me returning to my old job as they are really short staffed (got 5 jobs advertised in job centre on same dept) and working everyday, but now i cant work a few days then they have filled every position. im so pissed off its untrue, ive worked there for over 3 years from when i left school and would work all the time wen someone was off sick and they cant even give me my own job back with a reasonable amount of money.
i am going to phone usdaw (my union) and see where i stand as im sure this is discrimination and i can take them to some kind of tribunal for the trouble and stress they have caused and im obviously not going to be earning money untill they sort it out. (im so skint its untrue!)
where do you think i stand? am i being unreasonable?
so sorry for the long post but u had to get it off my chest...its made me feel a tad bit better now xx
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You should have a look on
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/AdvancedSearch/Searchresults/index.htm?fullText=maternity
and see if you can get any info from there. I would also suggest you go and talk to citizens advice, they are very good and tained to deal with cases like this. Its also very reassuring to have someone going through it with you. I hope you get it all sorted soon xxx
When you return to work after ordinary maternity leave, you have a right to the same job and the same terms and conditions as if you hadn't been absent. This also applies when you come back after additional maternity leave, unless your employer shows that it's not reasonably practicable for them to take you back in your original job (for example, because the job no longer exists). In that case, you must be offered alternative work with terms and conditions as if you hadn't been absent.
Speak to your union urgently I'd say, there's a good chance they are in breach of government legislation as they seem to not follow the above.
sarahlou i can't believe they would not give you your job back working mon-fri but they would offer it to someone else. it really is wrong x