Earlier this year one of our full time employees made a request to work part time 3 full days a week, the employee was working Monday to Friday 9-5pm (35 hours) per week, after some deliberation it was agreed that the employee could work 4 full days a week ie: 28 hours and her salary would be adjusted pro rata which would be effective from 1st April. The employee was given a new contract to sign for the 28 new hours/salary. Later that same day she received a call advising that the new hours should be based on a 40 hour week as advised by the financial controller in our dutch office, the employee was not happy to accept that she would now have to start work at 8.30am instead of 9am but was verbally advised by the MD to just carry on opening the office at 9am as normal. The next contract was e mailed to her, this was for 32 hours, but at the same salary as the one for 28 hours, and she was asked to sign it fast before they changed their minds, the employee signed this in good faith following her verbal agreement with the MD.This employee is now in a quandry, last week an announcement was made that the MD was no longer with the company. After some thought the employee has contacted the company, explained the situation and has asked for the first contract to be recognised, they have refused to renegotiate the hours. This means the employee is expected to work 32 hours but her salary is based on 28 hours.
Can anyone please give some advice on this situation Many thanks
Lynne


Lynne Drewett