Any employment law experts on here?

[TrickTT]

I heard last night some details of this years proposed pay rise and i think i'm being shafted. Can anyone tell me if this is legal:

I work permanent nights. We currently have a 3 shift system; days, afternoons and nights, with 3 rates of pay for the same job title, nights being the highest, then afternoons and days the lowest rate. All three shifts have been offered the same percentage rise, but coupled to a change in the banding between the 3 shifts. Currently night shift gets paid night rate for the duration of the shift, even where it overlaps with the day shift, but the new system will see us drop onto dayshift rate at 6 am, and afternoons move onto nightshift rate after 6pm.

In real terms, this means night shift will gain on average £20 per month from the new system, dayshift will gain about £40 per month and afternoons will gain over £100 per month (all before tax)

Bearing in mind it is the same people doing the same jobs on the same shifts, is it legal for the company to do this, or is the night shift being unfairly discriminated against?

 

Sorry for the long post, hope someone can help me out with this.

[penguin]

hmm - pay rises are a tricky pickle mate ... afaik - its not compulsary for a company to give you a payrise

[Ian W]

don't think it's illegal mate, but yes it looks like you're being shafted

[Ian R]

Nope I'm a senior Night manager and they are with in there right to do so. As long as they class the payment as a shift premium they are ok.

If it is not a premium and is classed as part of your basic rate they would have to give you a consultation period to change the terms and conditions of you contract.