Annoyed the boss

LegacyUser

Hi. i'm in a bit of a conundrum and any advice would be appreciated.

I've been working part time in a cafe during college all year. Did weekends, there wqas one other part timer. We got a new manager about two weeks before my exams ended. I spoke to her about my summer hours, everything was grand, she said she should be able to give me three or four shifts a week. First two weeks I worked five or six shifts a week. She the hired her own stepson and a part timer who had worked there last summer. My hours have been reduced, so that for the last three weeks I've only gotten weekends. I've worked every sat and sunday since i finished exams. Meanwhile, these two are getting five shifts a week

So I spoke to her and asked were my hours reduced for any particular reason, that I was a bit surprised I was getting so little. She said, oh, everyone wants more hours, and the owner was after her to cut cut cut, and she'd see what she could do to share them out. Then I went into work Saturday. The roster had been changed during the week without letting me know, so I was in two hours early and had to just hang around for that time. And I'd gotten zero hours again for next week. So I was fairly pissed off.

I then rang the owner, said I didnt think I was being treated fairly, and that I just wanted him to know in case i decided to leave and he said i should have told him. He, pretty much, brushed me off, said it was up to her and he'd look into it.

Then this morning I get a text from the manager, asking me to call to see her tommorrow. I'm not meant to be working. Was I out of order? Should I apologise? Starting to get a little anxious about the whole thing now...

Thanks, and Sorry for the length...

Victor

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useful_contacts

Unregistered wrote: »

Hi. i'm in a bit of a conundrum and any advice would be appreciated.

I've been working part time in a cafe during college all year. Did weekends, there wqas one other part timer. We got a new manager about two weeks before my exams ended. I spoke to her about my summer hours, everything was grand, she said she should be able to give me three or four shifts a week. First two weeks I worked five or six shifts a week. She the hired her own stepson and a part timer who had worked there last summer. My hours have been reduced, so that for the last three weeks I've only gotten weekends. I've worked every sat and sunday since i finished exams. Meanwhile, these two are getting five shifts a week

So I spoke to her and asked were my hours reduced for any particular reason, that I was a bit surprised I was getting so little. She said, oh, everyone wants more hours, and the owner was after her to cut cut cut, and she'd see what she could do to share them out. Then I went into work Saturday. The roster had been changed during the week without letting me know, so I was in two hours early and had to just hang around for that time. And I'd gotten zero hours again for next week. So I was fairly pissed off.

I then rang the owner, said I didnt think I was being treated fairly, and that I just wanted him to know in case i decided to leave and he said i should have told him. He, pretty much, brushed me off, said it was up to her and he'd look into it.

Then this morning I get a text from the manager, asking me to call to see her tommorrow. I'm not meant to be working. Was I out of order? Should I apologise? Starting to get a little anxious about the whole thing now...

Thanks, and Sorry for the length...

You could be being called in to discuss more hours. Dont worry thay cant fire you for complaining, if thats the case no one would have a job

Wishbone Ash

Unregistered wrote: »

I get a text from the manager, asking me to call to see her tommorrow. I'm not meant to be working

She is displaying very poor managerial skills by texting an employee. The least she could have done was telephone you.

useful_contacts wrote: »

thay cant fire you for complaining, if thats the case no one would have a job

If he/she has been employed for less than 365 days, they can dismiss him/her without reason (except in some exceptional circumstances).

Victor

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

She is displaying very poor managerial skills by texting an employee. The least she could have done was telephone you.
If he/she has been employed for less than 365 days, they can dismiss him/her without reason (except in some exceptional circumstances).

Is it that long? I thought it was 90 days.

Nody

Victor wrote: »

Is it that long? I thought it was 90 days.

365 before unfair dismissal act kicks in (excluding the big seven of gender, race, religion etc.) if my memory is not to foggy.

cronos

I think its a year, unless you have a probation period in your contract. In which case you just have to finish probation and you have the same rights as a full time employee ie. they cant just let u go.

Eoin

cronos wrote: »

I think its a year, unless you have a probation period in your contract. In which case you just have to finish probation and you have the same rights as a full time employee ie. they cant just let u go.

Yep - no more than a year, but can be less depending on what's in the contract. There are some exceptions, but this isn't one.