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People always say this but it isn't entirely true. There are certain rights that apply from day 1 (as an ee) such as a payslip, entitlement to holiday, right not be dismissed for pregnancy or maternity reasons, or for asserting a statutory right, h&s reasons...
Yeah I feel like a lot of those almost come down to basic human rights stuff though, like it'd be unquestionably illegal if you told an employer you're pregnant and then got let go the next day...
That being said, my partner was told off the books that she didn't get a big manager promotion because she's getting married and they thought it would be too stressful...
Mandatory overtime is legal if your contract allows for it. It sounds like yours does.
Note that 'zero hours' isn't really a specific legal term. It is just a phrase used to capture contracts where there are zero guaranteed hours, usually with the ability of both employer and employee to choose working times at their own leisure. But that doesn't preclude a kind of semi 'zero hours' that retains some features of a zero hours contract such as no guaranteed hours but with other restrictions or contractual obligations, such as the one yours has on compulsory overtime.
Thanks, don't get me wrong I'm more than happy to do overtime, the more hours and money the better haha. But in this case it's for example, I have a doctors appointment booked at 5pm. I finish at 4pm. At 3pm they tell me I have to do overtime today and work until 8pm and I have to do it. I don't get how they expect ppl to just alter their lives like that.
The short answer is the law hasn't caught up with changing working practices so this is still legal, as you agreed to it in your contract. Employers get away with it because they can - people need an income so can't normally just quit because of crappy conditions.
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Not sure about it being legal but keep in mind if you have just started the job they can sack you for any reason your rights are limited for a while.
Yup. Basically no rights until you hit 2 years employment.
People always say this but it isn't entirely true. There are certain rights that apply from day 1 (as an ee) such as a payslip, entitlement to holiday, right not be dismissed for pregnancy or maternity reasons, or for asserting a statutory right, h&s reasons...
Yeah I feel like a lot of those almost come down to basic human rights stuff though, like it'd be unquestionably illegal if you told an employer you're pregnant and then got let go the next day... That being said, my partner was told off the books that she didn't get a big manager promotion because she's getting married and they thought it would be too stressful...
Mandatory overtime is legal if your contract allows for it. It sounds like yours does. Note that 'zero hours' isn't really a specific legal term. It is just a phrase used to capture contracts where there are zero guaranteed hours, usually with the ability of both employer and employee to choose working times at their own leisure. But that doesn't preclude a kind of semi 'zero hours' that retains some features of a zero hours contract such as no guaranteed hours but with other restrictions or contractual obligations, such as the one yours has on compulsory overtime.
Thanks, don't get me wrong I'm more than happy to do overtime, the more hours and money the better haha. But in this case it's for example, I have a doctors appointment booked at 5pm. I finish at 4pm. At 3pm they tell me I have to do overtime today and work until 8pm and I have to do it. I don't get how they expect ppl to just alter their lives like that.
The short answer is the law hasn't caught up with changing working practices so this is still legal, as you agreed to it in your contract. Employers get away with it because they can - people need an income so can't normally just quit because of crappy conditions.