management nightmare - I may be going crazy

LegacyUser

I work in a shop, recently someone left, now the place is run terribly anyway but the manager is not getting someone to replace the person that left, there are only three of us left to cover 77 hour week, the two others can only do 30 hours between them due to college, so I am left with the 47.

Now i am happy for the work (especially extra hours) , thing is manager has stated that each week hours will be different and we can only get roster two days before new week starts ( requested that we get our roster one/ two weeks before , this was shot down) . We are also not allowed pick a shift i.e. for me I can't work thursday nights because I do a two hour night course. I am not allowed select thursday night as a no shift anymore (or any other shift time)

I have complained saying its not fair that we cannot have a day where we know we are not working, and that it is unfair that 77 hours of the week we have to assume we are working because we won't know our shifts till two days before week starts which leaves no time to plan anything.

manager me told most companies only give rosters two days before coming week . Is this true? I am just so furious right now, its almost like they want to control our entire week for no apparent reason. They will not give us the same hours every week.

Do I have any rights in this regard am i being a moody worker? Please let me know!

Mrs OBumble

What does your contract say?

What other jobs are there in your area?

LegacyUser

I have no contract, I asked for one only to be told no one else has a contract and that I should be happy to have a job when I complained about the roster situation the manager "said do you want to keep your job" in other words saying stop complaining or you're fired!

Well it is just a shop job, not what I planned to do after college, but there are no jobs in the area I studied.

I'm not sure there is anything I can do, am I being unreasonable though?

Corruptedmorals

You're not being unreasonable, but you can't really afford to say anything without a contract.

My roster goes up on the wednesday before the week rostered- which is insane in a shop employing 200ish people. Day-off requests 3 weeks in advance, shift swaps go down as calling in sick if they're last-minute and not authorised by HR. Could you have an agreement with one of the other staff that if you're down to work Thursday evening that they'll swap and do it for you? Is there anyone besides this manager- regional/area manager that might listen?

T-rev

myrights wrote: »

I work in a shop, recently someone left, now the place is run terribly anyway but the manager is not getting someone to replace the person that left, there are only three of us left to cover 77 hour week, the two others can only do 30 hours between them due to college, so I am left with the 47.

Now i am happy for the work (especially extra hours) , thing is manager has stated that each week hours will be different and we can only get roster two days before new week starts ( requested that we get our roster one/ two weeks before , this was shot down) . We are also not allowed pick a shift i.e. for me I can't work thursday nights because I do a two hour night course. I am not allowed select thursday night as a no shift anymore (or any other shift time)

I have complained saying its not fair that we cannot have a day where we know we are not working, and that it is unfair that 77 hours of the week we have to assume we are working because we won't know our shifts till two days before week starts which leaves no time to plan anything.

manager me told most companies only give rosters two days before coming week . Is this true? I am just so furious right now, its almost like they want to control our entire week for no apparent reason. They will not give us the same hours every week.

Do I have any rights in this regard am i being a moody worker? Please let me know!

you still have a contact of employment, just not a written one. they could be in breach of Terms Of Employment (Information) Acts, 1994-2001. ring citizens advice bureau.

wmpdd3

Might be worth contacting a union seeing as there is only 3 of you. Our rota goes up 1 week in advance, like coruptmorals said, 3 weeks notice for day off, 1 weeks notice for shift swap.

What's the managers plan for somebody ringing in sick?

Sleepy

They are legally obliged to provide you with a contract of employment and wage slips. If they've not been giving you either, you have something over them.

Is the shop a chain or managed by a non-owner? Can you go over your managers head?