What are the legal requirements to change your hours to help another work collegue (which are not your contracted hours?

[mistybaby2011]

Hi there I’m having some trouble at work and have been moved out of my department. My contracted hours were 10am till 2pm, but around a year and a half ago I changed my hours to help out my work collegue, I spoke with my manager and began working 8am untill 12pm. I didn’t sign any documents, and now 18months down the line I wanted to go back to my contracted hours, I have been granted this but have been moved out of the department I work in. Can anyone help me here as I don’t know much about legal requirements here. I am currently waiting on a member of unision to contact me.

[FilmGuy93]

I'm a 3rd year law student, but I've dealt with problems like this before. What exactly do you want changed about your present situation?

[mistybaby2011]

Okay well my contract was originally 10am till 2pm in a department I loved … I changed my hours to help out my female work collegue, to 8am till 12pm I’ve been working those hours around a year and a half now. Didn’t sign anything and my mental health had been declining over the last few months, I asked to go back to my original hours … which was granted but i have been moved out of my department, and returned back to work, this is making my mental health worse and I feel as though I’m close to leaving my job because of this, I’m also waiting on a member of unision to contact me

[Guy13]

No idea. Consult work attorney.