Work-place ultimatum: go full-time or your fired. Is this legal? [LBC Legal Hour]

Vivian has worked part-time for six years, but her employer has issued an ultimatum: go full-time or your fired. She believes it amounts to an unfair dismissal but what are her best tactics?
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[@robertstorey7476]

I am constantly amazed that HR managers either dont know the law or think they can ignore it.

[@loopylisful]

“You’re” fired! Dear me that title is sloppy.

[@Liberty_Freedom_Brotherhood]

It’s a deliberate ploy to get pedants to comment and boost the UA-cam ranking 😂

[@vladimirimp]

I would have been interested to hear a tiny bit more from Daniel why this is unfair dismissal. Let’s say she does 25 hours and they need someone to do 35 hours but think they’ll struggle to find someone willing to just do 10 (the difference)…
Is the point that she should be offered redundancy instead?

[@chriswinter6672]

It would be difficult to argue there's a case for redundancy as the job is not disappearing or diminishing, but increasing.

[@AlexBell1991]

100% let them sack you and claim for unfair dismissal. Especially if you have reason to not work full time. Likely win.

[@charmaindyson1913]

You're*

[@Sirjohnfootball]

Why would you want to carry on working somewhere that clearly doesn’t want you any more? And she wants to leave anyway.

[@luciazara5448]

Money?

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Survival?

[@stephenwabaxter]

The employer wants to change the status quo whilst the employee wants to maintain it. All is open to negotiation at this point.