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Changed days after maternity leave

  • 27-10-2012 9:43pm
    #1
    cfeeneyinterior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    My wife is on maternity leave. Previously she worked a three day week with set days every week and all was well with this as we had a little one in creche for the 3 days and only had to pay for part time , 3 days.

    Now after having our second she is being told that they will not set her days of work when she returns.
    This means she might have to work saturdays which wont work as no creche or anyone available to mind them and we would have to pay creche for full time as days would be changing.

    Now that is not the concern of the employer but I was wondering, can they do this? I thought and hoped that you would have to be brought back on same terms as when she left. I just cant find out if the regulation extends to the days of work. She would have to leave otherwise.
    Anyone have experience with this. I realise legal advice is not available here as per charter, just if anyone had a similar experience. . .?
    Any response appreciated.


Comments

  • #2
    MagicSean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,897 ✭✭✭MagicSean


    Read her contract of employment.


  • #3
    ResearchWill
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭ResearchWill


    cfeeneyinterior wrote: »
    Hi,
    My wife is on maternity leave. Previously she worked a three day week with set days every week and all was well with this as we had a little one in creche for the 3 days and only had to pay for part time , 3 days.

    Now after having our second she is being told that they will not set her days of work when she returns.
    This means she might have to work saturdays which wont work as no creche or anyone available to mind them and we would have to pay creche for full time as days would be changing.

    Now that is not the concern of the employer but I was wondering, can they do this? I thought and hoped that you would have to be brought back on same terms as when she left. I just cant find out if the regulation extends to the days of work. She would have to leave otherwise.
    Anyone have experience with this. I realise legal advice is not available here as per charter, just if anyone had a similar experience. . .?
    Any response appreciated.

    See tje returning to work section http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/leave_and_holidays/maternity_leave.html


  • #4
    cfeeneyinterior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭cfeeneyinterior


    She has been with the company 14 years and as such her contract was for full time employment so things changed. Also has no idea where it is to confirm details... would info like this situation be in it?
    From googling around, there seems to be a stipulation that a contract of employment can be verbal or based on the situation of the job. My taking in this is that her contract was changed to be 3 set days a week. Or am I just pushing it. . .


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