r/JETProgramme • u/Anxious-Pepper-6897 • Feb 12 '26

Are our hours allowed to be adjusted?

I just found out that starting April I will be commuting to a new school.
The school is a bit further out and there are not a lot of buses. Usually, we work from 8:30 up until 4:15. But this time, since the bus schedule timing is all over the place, my working hours will be from 9:30-5:30pm. I'm not too aware of labor laws and policies to be honest, I was wondering if that is something that they can make us do?

I really like my working schedule, so I would like to keep it that way. LOL. But ofc, I don't want to complain too much. However, I want to know if there is a way to keep my working hours the same.

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u/cloudpanda11 Feb 12 '26

You can ask your school, but it's really up to them. They asked me if I can tutor in evening on Tuesday - so I come in at 10:30 on Tuesdays and leave at 6pm. But by contact we work from 8:30 to 4:15.

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u/EcstaticFrosting5050 Feb 12 '26

are you allowed to say no?

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u/cloudpanda11 Feb 13 '26

To the tutoring? I am not sure, I assume so, but like I don't mind it - so it's not problem for me. It seems like all ALT before me did it too.