judgejohndeed
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I would ask for a rep from HR to be present and what they say about this because it’s not reasonable to expect you to absorb a whole 1 FTE workload with no remuneration.
I would email your manager to say you’ve thought about it and you don’t think you’ve got the capacity to take on her role. You could offer to train someone else up if there is another person who has time to take more on, but you won’t be able to do the work yourself as your days are already full as it is.Hello,
Advice needed!
My colleague is going on mat leave in 3 weeks time. No cover has been discussed and there has been no attempt to recruit a mat cover person.
I'm now having a meeting with my boss about how I will cover her work!
I'm shocked but also worried as I don't have capacity.
I'm worried I'll fall behind and this won't look good.
My question is what do I say and do to cover my back?
It feels like no thought has been given to this and I feel for my colleague who is going on mat leave must feel pretty insignificant if her post hasn't been covered when she off.
Any ideas would be welcome.
Thanks