maternity law

[alexjmeads]

Hello, I’m hoping someone can help.
My wife is currently coming to the end of her maternity leave and the hotel that she worked at has changed hands
Now she wants to go back to work they have told her that the position that she had is no longer available. They have offered her another job which is a early start time, now this would make in near on impossible to do when we have a seven month old baby to have to sort out in the morning.
Is there anyone who can let us know what our right are on this?
To make matters worse they have changed the payday dates without telling her.
Can they do this?
Thank you for you time

[tamborine]

Depends on Conditions of Sale when the property was taken over; I can't see the new owners revealing that to you. Your wife doesn't have a contract with the new owners and she can accept/refuse their terms.

[Buenchico]

If your wife has been receiving her Statutory Maternity Pay from the new hoteliers, it's obvious that they must have taken over the business, rather than just buying the property. If so, the TUPE rules apply:
http://www.direct.gov...ndtakeovers/index.htm

Chris