Reduction To Working Hours

[Sycamore3House]

A friend of mine has been told by her employers that her hours are going to be reduced from 30 to 20 hours per week.
Could someone tell me if they are acting correctly.
She has not been given any notice. Also can her employers reduce her hours by that amount as I thought they could only reduce by 25%.
If she does not accept this can she be made redundant.

[TWR]

Has output in her place of work been reduced? If yes, that is a good enough reason, regards redundant,If her job ceases to exist, Redundancy I would think.

[sunny-dave]

Reading through the threads below - it seems that you can refuse to accept any reduction & then go to an employment tribunal if it is forced on you.

Reductions of up to 10/15% are usually accepted by a tribunal, if the employer can produce figures to show that it is necessary.

More than 25 % (and even more so the 33% you quote) tends to be looked on as redundancy, with the the need for appropriate payments.

[Hopkirk]

No idea, but Acas would know

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1461

[factor-fiction]

The employer does have to give notice - the amount depends on the contract but would normally be 4 weeks or more

[woofgang]

What does it say in her contract?

[Sycamore3House]

Thank you for all your answers.
Sunny-Dave I thought 33% was a but too much of a reduction nit to be heading for redundancy.
Factor I knew there would be a time scale.
Wolfgang she is looking at her contract.
Hook irk I have no idea which page of that site I am supposed to look at.
She knows a reduction is inevitable but they are trying to be a bit underhand and she wants to know her right before it goes any further.
Thanks all once again

[Hopkirk]

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