Employment Law - Forced to Work Less Hours than Stated in Contract?

[DDD]

Hi, there.

I currently have a fixed term 4 week fly in out contract for 54 hours per week. This week I will only work 36 hours with 2 travel day at end of contract. On the roster, I am down for Wednesday off but I have requested to work. I have been told I cannot work despite being contracted to do 54 a week. The less I work the less I get paid as under 54 hrs.

Am I entitled to insist I work as my contract says 54 hrs under Employment Law?

Thanks.

 

[Rod]

If your contract is a fixed 54/wk, then you are entitled to be paid for 54 hrs per week.

Though check your contract fine print, the employer may have an escape clause.

 

[Emily Rambal]

You can’t work more than 48 hours a week on average. This law is sometimes called the ‘working time directive’ or ‘working time regulations’.

You may have to work more than 48 hours a week on average if you work in a job:

where 24-hour staffing is required
in the armed forces, emergency services or police
in security and surveillance
as a domestic servant in a private household
as a seafarer, sea-fisherman or worker on vessels on inland waterways
where working time is not measured and you’re in control, eg you’re a managing executive with control over your decisions