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Cheers for your help guys and gals btw. Very much apreciated :)

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One other thing,a little late for today,but never go in to "the office"to talk about anything like this without someone with you.A union rep if you have one,or a friend,but the kind of intimidation you describe is very common,and someone to witness it is always useful.

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If the employers are intimidating her (or at least attempting to) in the way you describe that is disgusting. It is unfortunate that those working hours are in her current contrat but there's nothing to say she can't have a new contract if she is no longer happy / able to work those long hours.

I agree with BB above that she should get a union rep or at least someone on her side before having an open discussion with them with a view to reducing her hours. Could she get a doctors note describing her condition and recommending she does less?

The company could take a 'put up or shut up attitude' in which case she will have a hard decision to make but to brush her off and not listen to her case is pretty disgusting in this day and age.

Hope that she gets it sorted, let us know what happens. If my wife's employers were treating her like that I'd have a hard time not going down there myself!

Cheers,
Matt

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My better half has just been made redundant from a similar job/position. It was making her ill and affecting us and our relationship. Never underestimte what these things can do over time.

As said, whenever she goes into a 'meeting' then ALWAYS take someone with her. Its her right as an emplyee and the managers can not refuse. She can refuse to be in a room on her own with a member of the oppiste sex as well.

I know where youa re coming from. All i wanted to do after hearing about a day in her office is to go in and start pulling people across desks, and possibly throwing them out of the 2nd floor window!

She has now got a better job, admitedly not paying as much, buit shes back to the normal Loony that she was before.

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First appointment, the doctors explaining how hard she works, how much help she is not getting and she is increasingly becoming irritable, mood swings and getting utterly stressed out - Get a couple of weeks signed off and see if the company come running. This should give plenty of time to get ones head together, perhaps research getting another job and just enjoy the relaxation.

IIRC, all companies should take reasonable suggestions of a change in working hours seriously and should be done in writing from both parties. I know the client I work receives these type of requests on a daily basis and on the whole the company do all they can do meet their needs.

Good Luck with whatever route is chosen.

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I don't know much about this kind of stuff but I'd definitely recommend putting everything in writing as neccessary. You can structure your thoughts, quote certain information and keep a full paper trail of all the correspondence. Might help if things get messy or if they're carry on being feckers...