Reducing hours

[silverdragon]

Can I reduce my hours ?
Im a single mum and have young children. I'm struggling with the 5 day week and managing to keep up with home and parental duties, I also have unexplained fatigue for the last 5 to 6 years, which could be ME but still undergoing tests to see if they can find anything, I have asked about reducing hours and have been told its unlikely and that's it. Not sure whether to look for another job as finding myself very stressed most days worrying when I'm home about the next days at work and how busy it will be. Is there anyone I can talk to other than a manager about this?
Thankyou

[twoloops]

Sounds like you need a higher platform, have you tried contacting HR?

[silverdragon]

Hi, what would I say to them? do you know how I can get their contact details ? Thanks

[rogersh]

https://www.myroyalmail.com/sites/defau ... ummary.pdf
FLEXIBLE WORKING
March 2021

We understand that flexible working can be beneficial to both employees and the
business. You may have interests or responsibilities outside of work where working
flexibly could help you balance your work and personal life.

Types of request
• Examples of flexible working include: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, staggered hours, swapping hours or shifts.
• If you have worked for Royal Mail for at least 26 weeks, you can request either a permanent contractual change to your working pattern, or a temporary change if you only need it for a certain period (less than 12 months).
• Your manager can locally agree informal requests where your contract doesn’t need to be changed, they will just keep a record of it and give you a copy.

Human resources
0345 606 0603

First Class Support: Free colleague assistance service 0345 266 5060 www.rmgfirstclasssupport.co.uk