Single Parent Not Compatible To Business Needs

[Cirrus]

I just needed to adjust my hours .

"Just" is a word that always precedes "I know what I was doing was not what you would like but...".

Clearly any employer dislikes people with conflicting demands. They want them to work, flat out; no messing. Normal employment legislation forces employers to suck up huge amounts of hassle which should arguably be the responsibility of the individual or the State. If however you are a contractor, they are largely off the hook. Normally this should be:

1) A deal the contractor understands and is happy with
2) Compensated by higher earnings

Who knows how fair it was in your case? So many people think somebody else should pick up the bill for every problem in their lives. Perhaps you fell in to that thought pattern through working for the NHS.

Anyway - should you really be working with a new born baby?

[ladymuck]

Anyway - should you really be working with a new born baby?

Totally not your business to be asking that. Everyone has different circumstance.

[WTFH]

Totally not your business to be asking that. Everyone has different circumstance.

I’ve worked with several cry-babies.
I suspect some new-born babies would have a better concept of reality than some of the PM’s I’ve had the pleasure of dealing with.

[BR14]

I’ve worked with several cry-babies.
I suspect some new-born babies would have a better concept of reality than 99% of the PM’s I’ve had the pleasure of dealing with.

FTFM

[WordIsBond]

Everyone has different circumstance.

True. But that's not a reason to say the question shouldn't be asked. It's a reason to say he's not the person to answer that question, which is a very different matter.

It's totally legit to challenge people as to whether or not they are acting out of habit / default or whether they've actually thought through the decision. There are people who should work with a newborn and people who shouldn't, and it's a good question to ask.

[Old Greg]

This is a major global automotive company. Predominantly male staff. I feel I have been used as an employee and disposed of as a contractor. I guess I should put this down to naivety and move on.

Are you inside or outside IR35?

[Lance]

This does not sound to me like standard contracting. More like a company that provides resources to clients, treats those resources like employees in every way except actually employing them.

One approach might be to start legal action on the grounds that you are actually their employee. Of course it all depends on the actual details of how it's set up.

THIS ^^^^^^^

Almost all companies are sh*t scared of getting this sort of thing wrong. Even if they're allowed to because you're a contractor (or are you really??? Uber?? Pimlico Plumbers?? etc.), the negative press would be really bad for them.

It is also illegal to discriminate in circumstances other than employment. Think about gayness all over cakes in Northern Ireland (that didn't end well for the cake shop).

I'd be inclined in your position to seek professional legal advice, and if that proves fruitless I'd be seeking journalistic help.

No matter whether they can or not it's so very, very wrong and they need/deserve a right good shafting for it.

[Lance]

Anyway - should you really be working with a new born baby?

What a dick-head comment. I might get banned but that's being a total dick-head.

[Old Greg]

Totally not your business to be asking that. Everyone has different circumstance.

I read it that the op was newly separated or widowed.

[Lanny]

Newly separated in quite difficult circumstances. I have worked full time since qualifying as a nurse 20 years ago. I asked my supervisor if on one day of the week I could start at 9.30 alongside my peers as opposed to my usual 7am start. Not an awful lot to ask.