Flexible working is becoming more and more common, even more so after the Covid lockdowns – but if your employer is making things difficult, talk to Tees.
More and more people choose to work flexibly and most employers have realised that they can retain experienced and capable people by facilitating flexible working. Technology makes it increasingly simple to work from locations other than an office base. If you feel you’re being treated less favourably than your colleagues because of the way you work, you may have grounds for a complaint.
Less favourable treatment can take many forms and it can be subtle. You might not be given opportunities to work on projects that could advance your career, because you’re not physically in the office every day. You could be passed over for promotion time after time because you’re part-time, even though you’ve got as much experience as some full-time colleagues.
Each case is different, according to your individual circumstances. If you feel like you’ve been treated unfairly we can advise you on your rights and options. We’re here to give you peace of mind on your situation, and whether your employer is acting within the law.
If you wish to work flexibly or go part-time, we can advise you on what your rights are and also help you to draft your request. We have a lot of experience of dealing with flexible and part time working requests, and can help you to assert your rights with your employer.
We can talk to your employer for you, draft letters or emails for you to send, or advise you on how to go about asserting your rights yourself. We have experience of working with people in lots of different businesses, so we can suggest practical and workable solution that you and your employer might not have thought of. If necessary, we can help you to lodge a grievance with your employer. If all else fails, we can advise you on ACAS early conciliation and issuing an employment tribunal claim and we can support you through that process too.
The team is always keen to assist, providing articulate and accessible legal advice.
When you come to us to help sort out a problem at work, we’ll listen carefully to your story and get a full picture of what’s going on. Then we’ll use our experience and knowledge of the law to advise you of where you stand and what your options are. We’ll talk to you in plain English and any documents that we draft for you will also be straightforward and easy to understand. We’ll give you practical and realistic advice about how you can move forward.
When you work with us, you’ll be at the centre of everything we do. Our aim will always be to get the best possible outcome for you. We’ll work efficiently to get a resolution for you as quickly as we can and we won’t take any action without consulting you first. We’ll keep you informed of what’s happening – by phone, email or letter, whatever works for you – but we’ll also be pleased to see you if you want to come into our office.
If you’d like to meet one of our employment law experts for a confidential, no obligation chat, please get in touch.
We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales
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