Can an employer change the working hours of a part-time employee?
Verified 16 August 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
Yes, your employer may change your working hours if you work part-time.
However, this is possible if your employment contract does predicted or not.
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Your employment contract provides for the possibility of changing your working hours
If your employer wants to change your work schedule, they should notify you imperative within a specified time limit advance notice period.
In the absence of a collective agreement or a company agreement, the period of notice shall be 7 working days minimum.
This advance notice period may be fixed by collective agreement or by a company agreement. It is then at least 3 working days.
You accept your employer's request to change the hours.
However, if you refuse the change, you must inform your employer that the proposed change of schedule is incompatible with:
- Either your family obligations (childcare for a single parent, need to assist a seriously ill or dependent family member)
- Continuation of your studies (school or higher education)
- The performance of an activity determined by another employer
- Self-employment
The contract does not provide for the modification of timetables
If your employer wants to change your work schedule, they should notify you imperative within a specified time limit advance notice period.
In the absence of a collective agreement or a company agreement, the period of notice shall be 7 working days minimum.
This advance notice period may be fixed by collective agreement or by a company agreement. It is then at least 3 working days.
You can refuse your employer's request. Your refusal cannot be considered a fault. It cannot be grounds for dismissal.
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Distribution of working time
Equal treatment with full-time employees
Contract of employment of part-time employee
Minimum working hours and overtime
Waiting period provided for in a collective agreement or company agreement
Procedure for changing timetables in the absence of an agreement or agreement (supplementary provisions)