Sunday Working- Should you be able to choose?
Special rules if you're a shop worker or work in betting
If you work in a shop or in the betting industry (either at a betting shop open to the public or a bookmaker at a sports venue) you have special rights. You can opt out of having to work on Sunday even if your contract says you have to. Your employer has to tell you about this right within two months of hiring you.These rights don't apply if you're employed to work on Sundays only.
How to opt out of Sunday work
You opt out by writing to your employer and giving them three months' written notice that you want to stop working on Sundays.
If you decide to take the opt-out your employer doesn't have to offer you extra work on other days instead. You are likely to lose the wages you used to earn by working on Sundays.
Don't be worried about how opting out of Sunday working will affect your job security. Your employer is not allowed to treat you unfavourably (for example, deny you overtime or promotion) and you can't be dismissed fairly for refusing to work on Sundays under this right. An Employment Tribunal (or Industrial Tribunal In Northern Ireland) can award compensation if your employer breaks the rules.
