What happens if your employer is proposing changes to your working hours and you are not happy about the proposed changes? You need to check the wording in your contract about the hours you work, it may specifically detail the exact hours or it may say something like ‘40 hours a week – hours to be agreed with the Practice Manager’ in which case your contract already allows for your specific hours to be changed.

Author

Nicky Ackerley BA(Hons)

Nicky is the owner of HR Support Consultancy. She has a BA(Hons) in Business Studies, is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has been a practising HR manager for more than 20 years. HR Support Consultancy has provided the BVNA Members Advisory Service (formerly known as the Industrial Relations Service) since it began in 2002.

To cite this article: VOL 33 (02) • February 2018 • Veterinary Nursing Journal pp40

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