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Can my job legally bump me from full-time to part-time?
Asked by vinnigrl84
I am a receptionist.I started my job a little over a year ago as full-time employee (never knowing my position was part-time or had been part-time). Now my boss has told me they are going back to the "old hours" and my hours are being cut which means for me: no more health insurance or paid-time off. How does this work? Are they in any way in the wrong? I am a receptionist.I started my job a little over a year ago as full-time employee (never knowing my position was part-time or had been part-time). Now my boss has told me they are going back to the "old hours" and my hours are being cut which means for me: no more health insurance or paid-time off. How does this work? Are they in any way in the wrong? Also I am one of the few hourly employees.. most everyone else is based on commissions.
Asked by vinnigrl84
I am a receptionist.I started my job a little over a year ago as full-time employee (never knowing my position was part-time or had been part-time). Now my boss has told me they are going back to the "old hours" and my hours are being cut which means for me: no more health insurance or paid-time off. How does this work? Are they in any way in the wrong? I am a receptionist.I started my job a little over a year ago as full-time employee (never knowing my position was part-time or had been part-time). Now my boss has told me they are going back to the "old hours" and my hours are being cut which means for me: no more health insurance or paid-time off. How does this work? Are they in any way in the wrong? Also I am one of the few hourly employees.. most everyone else is based on commissions.
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yes they can do whatever they want...... i just did this to half of my staff and they are union employees....so if i can do it to a union guy your boss can sure do it to you. your manager has to make decisions based on what is best for the company as a whole, not you as the employee. if he doesn't cut hours, the alternative is to cut jobs, one of which could be yours. this is a delimma we face everytime we have to cut dollars from somewhere....do you cut all or part of the staff's hours so that everyone keeps their job and has some income coming in, or do you just cut a few positions so that the ones who are left has a job. benefits costs do play into it unfortunately, but that's the cost of doing business and of being the boss. you have to look beyond your own paycheck and realize that benefits costs add about $5/hr to your hourly rate, even though you never see it......you still have this paid by your company.... so, in these economic times, be glad he did the thing that would help everyone and everyone still has a job....it could just as easily have gone the other way and some, maybe even you, could have lost thier job edit: seeing that almost the entire staff is on commision....well, it doesn't take an MBA to figure that one out.....sales across the board in all industries at this time are flat.....the commisions aren't coming in....the overhead and fixed costs stay the same.....something has to be done to remain profitable and/or just keep the lights on and the water running....in that situation i would have just cut the position....I did here, and use an automated phone/directory/messaging system and saved 25k a year on that alone.....if you have to have full time and benefits, you should probably start looking for another job without a commisioned sales force....go with a place that keeps their staff on salary and then you won't have such a volatile and unpredictable margin to worry about each month and more stability. and no, anime, down there below me, i don't have to be a lawyer....i am a senior manager, not some low-level front line manager who just does as he's told, at one of the largest companies of it's type in the world, and am well-versed in HR policies, procedures and union contracts as they pertain to personel, hiring, terminating, and reduction in force/hours.....i've been doing this 20 years and know what I'm talking about. however, for the record, these are US labor laws and policies.....you didn't specify the country of origin, so i give the answer based on my knowledge of the subject
20 years+ senior management
Answered by #1 bossman
yes they can do whatever they want...... i just did this to half of my staff and they are union employees....so if i can do it to a union guy your boss can sure do it to you. your manager has to make decisions based on what is best for the company as a whole, not you as the employee. if he doesn't cut hours, the alternative is to cut jobs, one of which could be yours. this is a delimma we face everytime we have to cut dollars from somewhere....do you cut all or part of the staff's hours so that everyone keeps their job and has some income coming in, or do you just cut a few positions so that the ones who are left has a job. benefits costs do play into it unfortunately, but that's the cost of doing business and of being the boss. you have to look beyond your own paycheck and realize that benefits costs add about $5/hr to your hourly rate, even though you never see it......you still have this paid by your company.... so, in these economic times, be glad he did the thing that would help everyone and everyone still has a job....it could just as easily have gone the other way and some, maybe even you, could have lost thier job edit: seeing that almost the entire staff is on commision....well, it doesn't take an MBA to figure that one out.....sales across the board in all industries at this time are flat.....the commisions aren't coming in....the overhead and fixed costs stay the same.....something has to be done to remain profitable and/or just keep the lights on and the water running....in that situation i would have just cut the position....I did here, and use an automated phone/directory/messaging system and saved 25k a year on that alone.....if you have to have full time and benefits, you should probably start looking for another job without a commisioned sales force....go with a place that keeps their staff on salary and then you won't have such a volatile and unpredictable margin to worry about each month and more stability. and no, anime, down there below me, i don't have to be a lawyer....i am a senior manager, not some low-level front line manager who just does as he's told, at one of the largest companies of it's type in the world, and am well-versed in HR policies, procedures and union contracts as they pertain to personel, hiring, terminating, and reduction in force/hours.....i've been doing this 20 years and know what I'm talking about. however, for the record, these are US labor laws and policies.....you didn't specify the country of origin, so i give the answer based on my knowledge of the subject
20 years+ senior management
Answered by #1 bossman
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Yes they can legally bump you!! my friend works in a nursing home and does house keeping and because i psw got bumped from a nurse, the psw then bumped my friend, so my friend bumped the receptionist weird but it can happen!!
Answered by Romy
Answered by Romy
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Yes they can. A great plus is that you have received a years experience there that you previously didn't have. If you need the hours and the benefits it is time to get the resume together.
Answered by David C
Answered by David C
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(UK) I don't think they can you took on a job with full time hours heath insurance and paid time off. I would phone citizens advice or talk to someone legal about this. The other people answering here might be in a work place but they are not lawyers, only a lawyer can tell you really how you stand.
"Refusal by workers to change from full-time to part-time employment or vice versa
Changing the total number of hours an worker works has profound implications for the commitments that person can take on outside the workplace. An increase in hours may hamper caring arrangements. A decrease in hours may cause serious financial difficulties.
In some cases, the operational needs of an organisation may make it necessary to change the number of hours that workers work. This is a contractual matter, and must be agreed with the workers concerned. Full consideration should be given to the circumstances of individual workers, and changes should be made with as much notice as possible. In some cases, insisting that a part-timer works full-time can constitute indirect sex discrimination."
Answered by animemadness
Answered by animemadness
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Answered by SetWet
Answered by SetWet
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