pregnant and pressured at work
hi im new, and 27 weeks pregnant in need of some advice.
where do i start, well last year i decided to quit my job because of a pay dispute, my employer managed to talk me around by the promise of a small pay rise and a managerial position, i agreed because they were full of praise for the work i have done and my commitment to the company in the past, to quote my employer " you are an asset to the company " . that was 12 months ago i am now pregnant and due to finish for maternity leave in 7 weeks time, for the past 6 weeks i have been doing longer hours, which they pressure you to do, i was off work last week with a bad water infection and decided to go back to my normal 9-5 hours, for which. since then i have been called into the office and they told me that had never let them know of this in advance which i did, they are now telling me that i am due to lose my position as manager and that my standard of work has slipped, im am basicaly not fulfilling my role which, they are also wanting to make deductions from my wages for any mistakes made in the future .
a rather strong contrast to the praise i was getting last year , all this has happened in the space of one week.
i have been very upset and stressed this weekend, i no longer want to do the extra hours because i am tired, stressed, and angry, but worried that they may now sack me if i refuse, can anyone please offer any advice on how i should tackle this stressful situation, i am dreading go to work tomorrow .
tanx jem
where do i start, well last year i decided to quit my job because of a pay dispute, my employer managed to talk me around by the promise of a small pay rise and a managerial position, i agreed because they were full of praise for the work i have done and my commitment to the company in the past, to quote my employer " you are an asset to the company " . that was 12 months ago i am now pregnant and due to finish for maternity leave in 7 weeks time, for the past 6 weeks i have been doing longer hours, which they pressure you to do, i was off work last week with a bad water infection and decided to go back to my normal 9-5 hours, for which. since then i have been called into the office and they told me that had never let them know of this in advance which i did, they are now telling me that i am due to lose my position as manager and that my standard of work has slipped, im am basicaly not fulfilling my role which, they are also wanting to make deductions from my wages for any mistakes made in the future .
a rather strong contrast to the praise i was getting last year , all this has happened in the space of one week.
i have been very upset and stressed this weekend, i no longer want to do the extra hours because i am tired, stressed, and angry, but worried that they may now sack me if i refuse, can anyone please offer any advice on how i should tackle this stressful situation, i am dreading go to work tomorrow .
tanx jem
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http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/WorkAndFamilies/DG_10026556
http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1753
Good luck and stand up for ur rights hun - they're the ones who are gonna lose big time if they try and push this any further.
goodluck xxx