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Can a manager reduce my work hours because there has been (unverified) issues with a coworker?
<p>I am having a conflict with a coworker. Without going into the nature of the conflict, the manager wants to schedule us on separate days. However this would mean a reduction in the hours I work in a week.</p>
<p>Can a manager unilaterally reduce an employees hours for this reason?
Can she offer the ultimatum &quot;work with him or have your hours reduced&quot;?</p>
<p>Here is a previous <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/67617/i-am-stuck-working-alone-with-new-coworker-who-i-believe-is-dangerous-must-the">law question</a> and <a href="https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/174612/manager-wants-to-reduce-my-hours-so-i-dont-work-with-a-coworker-im-not-getting">workplace</a></p>

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<p>Can a manager reduce my work hours because there has been (unverified) issues with a coworker?</p>
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<p>No. This sounds in violation of <a href="https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/00_96113_01#section83" rel="nofollow noreferrer">section 83(1) of the BC Standards Employment Act</a> and <a href="https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/296_97_01#section2.8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">section 2.8 of the BC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation</a>. Your situation altogether reflects the employer's awareness that &quot;<em>a complaint or investigation may be [...] under [the Standards Employment] Act</em>&quot;  for the employer's failure to properly address the issues the coworker is causing.</p>
<p>This is another reason why you really should not acquiesce on the requested statement about you being &quot;satisfied&quot; with the manager's resolution. Complying with the manager's request will give her the opportunity to falsely allege that your statement was in reference to her &quot;resolution&quot; or settlement/agreement as to a reduction of your work hours and that you belatedly &quot;changed&quot; your mind.</p>
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<p>Can she offer the ultimatum &quot;work with him or have your hours reduced&quot;?</p>
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<p>She can make a <em>proposal</em> of that sort. However, positing it as <em>ultimatum</em> contravenes the statutes I mentioned in <a href="https://law.stackexchange.com/a/67620/18505">the other answer</a> insofar as the employer knowingly is penalizing you unless you forcibly take undue risks which are the employer's responsibility to address.</p>
