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Impact of Southern Cross in Employment Tribunal
If I understand correctly (and I mean 'if'!) Employment Tribunal Judges will no longer be able to construe contractual terms of employment following the Southern Cross ruling, and such would have to be heard in the Civil Courts. Surely a great many (maybe the majority) of cases brought before the Employment Tribunal are…
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Dismissal and home visit from Police
My brother in law until recently worked for a large clothing retailer. During one of his shifts, while he was in the storeroom he absent mindedly ate a piece of chocolate from a damaged box that had been taken off the shop floor to be wasted. It was seen on CCTV and he was suspended and returned for his disciplinary…
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Newish job and getting a Mortgage
How long do you have to be in a new job before getting a mortgage, how do they prove income (bank statements or payslips?) also is a letter from my employer stating my contract any help? thanks
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Advice plaese
Dear all. I would welcome your advice on the following please. Two years ago, I was working as a civil servant and had a long period of service. In summary, I was charged with Gross Misconduct over an allegation that I had claimed a financial allowance which I was not entitled to claim. Without going in to the details, I…
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piece worker help is needed plz
every job we do there is cost on the car parts that we do, for example evry part that has 1nut on the job is timed at 600 parts an hour, the person that comes to time the job, stands for about 3 min (max) then gives a time i want to know if the person that comes to time the job how long he should stand n watch us do the…
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need some advice on hand in notice and roles
Hi all hope someone can help me. I have been at my new role for 2 months and absolutly hate it. I have taken this week off to jobsearch and have got the posibility of two roles one permenant till november the other a role for a year. I have two things I need help with: 1, don't wnat to go back to role i'm in now and want…
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Sickness absence from work - should I be worried?
I have a question about sickness and taking time off work. To set the scene I work in an office environment in a department that is quite informal. People will work from home without issue for things like the gas man coming to check the boiler etc. If someone has been off sick nothing is really said and people aren’t even…
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credit check for work
Hi Im hoping someone can help me. Can you please tell me what is involved in a credit check for a job. Will you fail if you have credit cards that you pay on time, but you have a couple of large balances on. Pay everything on time, struggle with it, but pay it all (hence why im excited to be getting a job, i can clear them…
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Duncan Smith urges firms to hire unemployed Britons
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has urged UK businesses to "give a chance" to unemployed young Britons, rather than relying on foreign workers. link Will anyone take any notice of what he says ?
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Uncle just gone bankrupt and heis employers are sacking him because of bankruptcy
Can anyone help, my uncle and aunt have had to file for bankruptcy long story wont bore you with it. He is due to retire in October and has kept his employers aware of the situation. He works for that famous financial company that sells store cards S *****der. Well they have just told him that they are going to dismiss him…
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JSA and Being Away From Home
Hey, Quick one really. One JSA if you are away from your home area BUT it doesnt hit a sign on day do you have ot inform them? The short version is that I am on JSA at home while I await my return to university (Fourth year, one year postgrad). My partner lives about 50 miles away from me so I do go visit him for a couple…
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Removed from shifts until i get a bank account
I have started a new job with an agency who when I registered I told them I would need my wages paying into my girlfriends bank account whilst i try and get an account of my own ( i have tried all high street accounts and had no look even with a basic account ) I am going to be banking with thinkbanking and i am waiting…
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Councils equal pay claims
Are there any current or ex council employees involved in the above and have you settled yet or awaiting the outcome?
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handing in notice
Ive been off sick for five weeks i did try to return to work, but felt i was not fit, i may have the offer of another job, can i resign whilst on sick leave??
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Holiday Entitlement
Hello MoneySavers, I have been working with my employers now for almost three years. When I started with them full time, I was promised and promised my contract of employment. It never came and on my first day with them I insisted that if I was not given my contact, I would be unable to work as I wanted to see what…
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Being paid in cash and don't think employer is paying tax or NI
Well, the title says it all really. For around the last six to nine months my OH has not been getting his weekly wage on a Friday as he used to, the boss has been paying £100 here and £50 there - owes my OH around £500/600 pounds plus this weeks wage. We are struggling financially, but that's another story... The thing is…
