All staff at a company have been interviewed for a formal redundancy due to
financial problems and poor trading. About 25% of staff have accepted
redundancy. Remaining staff and labourers have been advised of the need for
4 day working, because of reduced work load. The implication is that anyone
not accepting the reduced hours and pay is redundant.

What if a worker obtains a part time job for one day a week, if the firm
recovers will he be required to go back to full time working?

AJH

On 4 Nov, 21:15, andrew  wrote:
> All staff at a company have been interviewed for a formal redundancy due to
> financial problems and poor trading. About 25% of staff have accepted
> redundancy. Remaining staff and labourers have been advised of the need for
> 4 day working, because of reduced work load. The implication is that anyone
> not accepting the reduced hours and pay is redundant.
> What if a worker obtains a part time job for one day a week, if the firm
> recovers will he be required to go back to full time working?

IANAL.

It would depend on the terms of the agreement introducing reduced
hours. If it simply changes the normal hours of work to 4 days, then
it would need another agreement to change the normal hours of work
back to 5. Without such second agreement any hours over the 4 days
would be overtime and it would depend on the terms of employment
whether there is a requirement for employees to work overtime.

There might also be an impact if Working Time Regulations or other
statutory (eg driver's hours) regulations affect the working
arrangements for this or any other employer.

Generally however any change in conditions cannot be unilaterally
imposed upon the employee (although an employee may be deemed to have
accepted changes by custom if he works under a new agreement as though
he has accepted it)

Owain

"andrew"  wrote in message 
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> All staff at a company have been interviewed for a formal redundancy due 
> to
> financial problems and poor trading. About 25% of staff have accepted
> redundancy. Remaining staff and labourers have been advised of the need 
> for
> 4 day working, because of reduced work load. The implication is that 
> anyone
> not accepting the reduced hours and pay is redundant.
>
> What if a worker obtains a part time job for one day a week, if the firm
> recovers will he be required to go back to full time working?

AFAIK there is no restriction on how many jobs you have and the company 
cannot (Unless you are working for a direct competitor etc... see below) 
restrict you. The tax man might need to know if it takes you over your 
earnings limit, and class 2 Nat Ins contributions might need to be paid 
extra.
Also, should your contract state an covenants restricting you from working 
elsewhere seek advice on the legality before taking on another position.
Naturally should the part-time position be better than the old full time one 
what is there to stop you form going full time with the new company and 
resigning from the old.