Can anyone help me here? My work has screwed me over. Breakdown:
Initially with 2 part time jobs, i left one to become full time at my current place when another fella left. Initially my contract was 25 hours per week (part time remember) and requested my boss to uprade the contract to match the full time hours I was now doing (40). She said she’d do it. This was in Feb ’05.
Came into work last week and my hours have been cut to 25 because that’s what management say is on my contract. They’ve virtually made me redundant. I done some research and found this in a GNVQ paper:
‘The purpose of a contract, or statement of employment, is to set out the legal basis of the relationship between an employer and employee. A contract itself comes into force as soon as an offer of employment is accepted, even if the agreement is only verbal. It does not necessarily have to be written to constitute the formulation of a contract.’
But I can’t find this on the Employment Right Act 1996. Does anyone know where it is or can give me advice regarding my treatment? Also a girl I work with who had 25 hours on her contract was given a full time contract last week even though she hasn’t signed anything and started the same week as I.
Yes people, Holeydel is not a happy bunny. Any help will be fab!
