Employment law

[Peter Birch]

Coventry City council employ care assistants, both male and female on a 'relief' basis. They are required to work when a vacancy occurs on a shift at very short notice. They are all fully qualified memebers of staff. They can work on any day of the week but are only paid at a flat rate and do not receive any enhanced payments for week end or Bank Holiday wotking. This seems to me to be very unfair. Is it legal?

[WendyW]

Yes, as Einstein says, it is not illegal. The terms and conditions of their employment should be covered in their employment contracts and I assume that they have accepted these relief conditions.