Employer advertising job and I haven't handed in my notice!!!

[mars32]

I asked my employer (an independent school) to reduce my working hours as 45 - 48 hours per week in September would cause me childcare problems. I have been in this job 2 years.

 

They basically said no and are putting pressure on me to hand in my notice next week, even though they know I haven't got another job. My contract says I have to give 1 month so effectively I don't need to resign until August 7th.

 

What's more they have advertised my job and the closing date is early June.

 

Where do I stand??

[Guest Old_andrew2018]

If you dont want to go then dont hand in your notice,

[gkmotorsport]

As Andrew says, don't hand in your notice. If they pressure you into leaving a job which you don't actually want to leave, they could be opening themselves up to a tribunal for constructive dismissal.

 

If you have a union or something similar, i'd recommend that you have a chat with them about this.

[Guest Old_andrew2018]

Have you considered looking at the ACAS web-page you find information about flexible working to start take a look at this link,

Acas - Parents and carers

 

gkmotorsport is correct in talking about constructive dismissal, however be careful as you can not simply resign and go down this route, there is a process.

You could ask forum members with HR expertise to look at your thread, they may be able to offer advice.

 

Regards

 

Andy