Hi girls
I was after some advise. I know the people on this forum are quite knowledgable.
My girlfriend has decided that she wants to convert to the same religion as me.
She works for a well know hardware store part time. 3 days a week that involve a Saturday shift. She is always covering people's shifts so usually ends up having more hours to do.
The religious process involves being avilable at least 2 or 3 Saturdays a month.
Se has asked if its possible to move her Saturday shift to Sunday perminantly but they have refused. They have told her everyone needs to work some Saturdays which is fair enough.
Meanwhile there are 2 other members of staff who she knows don't work on Saturdays so she asked her boss if either if them could change shifts occasionally. She was told by the manager that the 2 people are a couple and if one of them works on a Saturday they would have no time together!
So she has to work every Saturday because 2 people who are also part time apparently won't be able to spend time together! Other people in the store also don't want to switch shifts with her.
So she suggested if one of her colleagues who just does 1 Sunday a week can change occasionally with her. The Sunday girl agreed and it was sorted and the boss said fine.
Now the boss is saying he won't do that as he has to think of the store budget etc. he is saying that the Sunday girl now has to work an extra hour.
He told my girlfriend that if she doesn't want to work Saturday she has to drop her hours and she won't be able to make it up anywhere else in the week. She can't afford to do that.
It seems to me that the manager is doing all he can to not help her out. She is doing it for religious reasons but the 2 people who could easily work Saturday are allowed not to as they won't be able to spend time together if one of them works on Saturday.
There seems to be no compromise. Basically drop her hours and lose money or lump it.
What can be done?
I was after some advise. I know the people on this forum are quite knowledgable.
My girlfriend has decided that she wants to convert to the same religion as me.
She works for a well know hardware store part time. 3 days a week that involve a Saturday shift. She is always covering people's shifts so usually ends up having more hours to do.
The religious process involves being avilable at least 2 or 3 Saturdays a month.
Se has asked if its possible to move her Saturday shift to Sunday perminantly but they have refused. They have told her everyone needs to work some Saturdays which is fair enough.
Meanwhile there are 2 other members of staff who she knows don't work on Saturdays so she asked her boss if either if them could change shifts occasionally. She was told by the manager that the 2 people are a couple and if one of them works on a Saturday they would have no time together!
So she has to work every Saturday because 2 people who are also part time apparently won't be able to spend time together! Other people in the store also don't want to switch shifts with her.
So she suggested if one of her colleagues who just does 1 Sunday a week can change occasionally with her. The Sunday girl agreed and it was sorted and the boss said fine.
Now the boss is saying he won't do that as he has to think of the store budget etc. he is saying that the Sunday girl now has to work an extra hour.
He told my girlfriend that if she doesn't want to work Saturday she has to drop her hours and she won't be able to make it up anywhere else in the week. She can't afford to do that.
It seems to me that the manager is doing all he can to not help her out. She is doing it for religious reasons but the 2 people who could easily work Saturday are allowed not to as they won't be able to spend time together if one of them works on Saturday.
There seems to be no compromise. Basically drop her hours and lose money or lump it.
What can be done?
