Good evening, all knowing NSC
A quick question on behalf of my lovely wife...
She has held the same part-time (16 hours) job, as a pre-school teacher, for some 11 years - the position offered and agreed in writing, as 'a permanent contract of employment'.
She (and all her colleagues) have just received a letter, 'Confirmation of staffing arrangements for September 2016', which lists her hours of work (the same hours as now) but with the following clause added; "These hours are for the academic year and will be reviewed annually in line with operational needs".
The letter ends with a reply slip, requesting a signature against "I acknowledge receipt of the above and agree to the amendments to my terms and conditions of employment".
Is this legal? Does the employer have the right to impose a fixed term contract, on an employee with a permanent contract in place?
Presumably, in the event that she did agree to it, and hypothetically they chose not to offer her any hours the following year, then it would simply be a case of not renewing a now annual contract - with no redundancy pay or similar for her 11+ years of commitment.
Any thoughts?
Cheers all
A quick question on behalf of my lovely wife...
She has held the same part-time (16 hours) job, as a pre-school teacher, for some 11 years - the position offered and agreed in writing, as 'a permanent contract of employment'.
She (and all her colleagues) have just received a letter, 'Confirmation of staffing arrangements for September 2016', which lists her hours of work (the same hours as now) but with the following clause added; "These hours are for the academic year and will be reviewed annually in line with operational needs".
The letter ends with a reply slip, requesting a signature against "I acknowledge receipt of the above and agree to the amendments to my terms and conditions of employment".
Is this legal? Does the employer have the right to impose a fixed term contract, on an employee with a permanent contract in place?
Presumably, in the event that she did agree to it, and hypothetically they chose not to offer her any hours the following year, then it would simply be a case of not renewing a now annual contract - with no redundancy pay or similar for her 11+ years of commitment.
Any thoughts?
Cheers all