Threats at work

[fizzyBee]

I posted on here a few days ago about how I thought my boss might be picking on me. http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Jobs-and-Educat ion/Jobs/Question446771.html

Anyway, now she has asked me to work almost 3 weeks in a row with no day off. I said no, as did my other half who is also a manager there and she said thats ok. Then I came back from my break and she said "has your man spoken to you because he's agreed to you working the days" She basically said she wants me to do the shifts but if I don't there is someone else who will but she doesn't want to see me go because I know the ropes now. In other words I do the shifts or they'll get rid of me. This means at LEAST 19 days in a row of 7.15 to 8.15 starts with a 3 hour break and then working till between 11pm and 1am depending how busy it is, except sundays which is an 8 or 9 hour straight shift. I'm paid min wage and I've only been there a month so they can still get rid of me. Does anyone have any advice??

[Buenchico]

A good starting point might be to read this:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employe es/WorkingHoursAndTimeOff/DG_10029451

Chris

[sammy snake]

Can't you get another job somewhere else?

[thugulike]

Have a look at The Working Time Regulations 1997 which state that you cannot work more than 6 days without 24 hours off. Did 'your man' agree to you working the shifts? Not his decision!

[fizzyBee]

Thanks for your answers. He didn't agree to me soing the shifts. She just told me he did. He said he came to her with the same threats od replacing me. He always steps in as he's one of the managers, when they're tying to make me work extra shifts so thats why she went to him and said that.

[mycats]

Wouldnt make any difference if 'your man' said you would do it or not!! Cheeky cow. What are your contracted hours?

[banned-dot]

I often work up to 12 days without a day off, I was supposed to work thursday thru to tomoorrow this last week but after being so busy last saturday i got cover for sunday and only went in on the bank holiday. But usually i would have worked right thru the weekend and BH too. noone ever says it is not legal to do that! All the managers do the same, and when we have the late openings we do 2 12 hour shifts and a 6 day week!!! And my sons say , 'you only work in a shop mum!'

[fizzyBee]

I wouldn't mind but I'm working on my days off so my manager can have days off.