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WhiteVanMan
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Not sure if my employer reads AAM so I'm posting this under a different nom de plume to normal....
OK, I work Monday to Friday 9.00 to 17.30 for my "main" employer. Like everyone else in the country I'm struggling financially. As there's no hope getting a pay rise in this job I've had to take a second job working Saturdays 9.30 to 18.00 in an unrelated industry.
I clock up 37.5 hours in my main job and 8.5 hours in my secondary job. 46 hours in total which leaves me 2 hours shy of the maximum time I'm allowed work.
The thing is that my "main" employer is expecting me to pick up more on-call time at the weekends (17.30 Friday to 9.00 Monday - out of hours technical support for customers... ). My contract is suitably vague on the details of on-call, other than that I'll be requested to do it and that it is compensated for being on-call by way of time in lieu.
Now I know that I'm not allowed work for the two employers simultaneously on the Saturday, but how does on-call work for the rest of the time?
I also understand that I'm entitled/required by law to have 24 hours off in every 7 days. Can somebody explain how that works in relation to on-call?
My take on it is that:
1. The 24 in 7 means that I can't work on Sunday even if I wanted to (which I don't), as I've worked the other 6 days of the week.
2. As I've practically reached my 48 hour limit there's not any way I could do on-call anyway even if the 24 in 7 rule didn't apply.
Ideas? Or should I be asking a solicitor who deals in employment law?
OK, I work Monday to Friday 9.00 to 17.30 for my "main" employer. Like everyone else in the country I'm struggling financially. As there's no hope getting a pay rise in this job I've had to take a second job working Saturdays 9.30 to 18.00 in an unrelated industry.
I clock up 37.5 hours in my main job and 8.5 hours in my secondary job. 46 hours in total which leaves me 2 hours shy of the maximum time I'm allowed work.
The thing is that my "main" employer is expecting me to pick up more on-call time at the weekends (17.30 Friday to 9.00 Monday - out of hours technical support for customers... ). My contract is suitably vague on the details of on-call, other than that I'll be requested to do it and that it is compensated for being on-call by way of time in lieu.
Now I know that I'm not allowed work for the two employers simultaneously on the Saturday, but how does on-call work for the rest of the time?
I also understand that I'm entitled/required by law to have 24 hours off in every 7 days. Can somebody explain how that works in relation to on-call?
My take on it is that:
1. The 24 in 7 means that I can't work on Sunday even if I wanted to (which I don't), as I've worked the other 6 days of the week.
2. As I've practically reached my 48 hour limit there's not any way I could do on-call anyway even if the 24 in 7 rule didn't apply.
Ideas? Or should I be asking a solicitor who deals in employment law?