It doesn’t state my hours in my contract. I not a member of a trade union. All managers are treated the same. No I haven’t raised it with my employer because I would probably be transferred if I did.A few obvious questions spring to mind immediately:
Do you have a contract of employment, and, if so what hours does it state?
Are you a member of a trade union, and if so, what do they have to say about unpaid overtime?
Are there other managers and if so, are they treated differently to you?
Have you raised this problem with your employer?
Yes we are paid more than our staff but that is because we have to manage staff and have more stress and pressure than staff. As I work in retail I can also be transferred from town to town when it suits the company which has added an extra 90 minutes to my daily journey, so I think a bit of extra pay for that alone is warranted. Also why would I seek a demotion ?? I am talking about work life balance and not being taken advantage of really at the end of the day.Are managers not compensated financially for the longer working week and lack of overtime i.e., paid more than their staff?
I'm guessing they are but from your perspective it's not sufficient compensation for the additional effort. Over the past 25 years have you asked for a pay rise/change in terms? Alternatively if the benefits are so skewed in the favour of staff would you consider seeking a demotion?
If none of the above brings you any satisfaction and/or you've been unhappy for 25 years why not change employer. There are plenty of good employers out there.
You should probably look for another employer. If approaching them to discuss your working conditions would result in penalisation there's probably very little chance of much changing.No I haven’t raised it with my employer because I would probably be transferred if I did.
If you were rostered for 39 hours but were expected to work extra unpaid hours then that would be your employer getting you to work extra unpaid hours. You are rostered for 45 hours so there's nothing underhand going on. Your hourly rate is whatever you get paid per week divided by 48 (39 hours + 6 hours at an overtime rate of x1.5 standard). If your employer manages their employees through fear, if you complain they'll constructively dismiss you by making your life difficult, then they are a bad employer and you should move jobs.Yes we are paid more than our staff but that is because we have to manage staff and have more stress and pressure than staff. As I work in retail I can also be transferred from town to town when it suits the company which has added an extra 90 minutes to my daily journey, so I think a bit of extra pay for that alone is warranted. Also why would I seek a demotion ?? I am talking about work life balance and not being taken advantage of really at the end of the day.
The point I am making for all salaried staff is that some companies use paying salaries to staff / managers as a way to get them to work extra hours for free which imo us not right. That’s all
There’s your answer. You have different terms and conditions to non-managerial staff.Yes we are paid more than our staff but that is because we have to manage staff and have more stress and pressure than staff.
There’s nothing unusual about that. Even in the civil service, senior managers don’t get overtime for extra hours worked, which may be considerable. There’s an understanding that the salary provides for the possibility that this may be a requirement.The point I am making for all salaried staff is that some companies use paying salaries to staff / managers as a way to get them to work extra hours
It should. You could reasonably seek clarification.It doesn’t state my hours in my contract.
Are you 100% certain on that? An employer / work load has a large part to play in an employee being able to achieve this.Your work life balance is nothing to do with your employer. That's 100% for you to manage.
Yep.Are you 100% certain on that?
I don't understand what you're saying there.An employer / work load has a large part to play in an employee being able to achieve this.
Employers have a duty to ensure staff don't work too long and get sufficient time off. But it sounds like the workload here isn't in excess of the average 48 hours per week limit set out in the Working Time Directive. After that it's up to the employee to achieve balance with the rest of their time.Are you 100% certain on that? An employer / work load has a large part to play in an employee being able to achieve this.
What I mean is employers talk about employees having a work life balance. However, sometimes that's all it is, talk to cover their own backsmYep.
I don't understand what you're saying there.
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