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Work Related Stress - Compromise agreement
Hi, I have been working for my employer for 3 years, office based work but within an industry renowned for long hours & high stress enviroment. Approx 3 months ago company enforced a change to my job role without discussion, the new role in some respects could be seen as a demotion from the job I was originally employed to…
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Benefits
My employment with my employer terminated at the beginning of July according to my compromise agreement. I only got the agreement last week, but I am still sorting out a compromise agreement with the lawyers. This may take another week or two. My employer has not issued a P45 or will give any references until the…
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How do we get rid of my parents carer?
To cut a long story short my brothers and sisters and I are all in our 40's and 50's and Mum is 84 and Dad 90. My oldest brother always has been a big bully and I am the only one who does not speak to him as basically he persuaded Dad to invest in 3 failed business and has left them with a large never ending mortgage. I…
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Asking for redundancy money
I am being made redundant from a part time job in an Estate Agents because I am pregnant, (although they havent said that in so many words of course), i donththink they are going to offer me any redundancy money, I am a complete coward how do i go about asking for it, I have worked there for 3 years, working every other…
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Employment Query
Hiya :) I don't know if anyone is able to help me but I am stressing myself sick over this (not good with the condition I have) Basically I have a long term condition which I am on treatment for and to look at me you would not think there was anything wrong. I work full time and feel that I do quite well compared to other…
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A case for constrcutive dismissal?
Does my father have a case for constructive dismissal? I have always known that my father has been treated poorly by his employer. While he was making a good living back in 1992, since he became ill and needed hospital treatment and 6 months off work, he has not received a single pay-rise, eroding his real income…
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Advice: Tribunal or not and how much?
Hi I was made redundant and as part of my leaving package I had to sign a "full and final settlement agreement". For some reason the company didn't want to get a legally binding compromise agreement. My question is that am I still able to take the company to an employment tribunal even though I have signed this internal…
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Being made Redundant - Advice please!
Hi all, Last week my boss had a meeting with me in which, out of the blue, he brought up the suggestion of making me redundant. I was naturally a bit shocked by this although I'm aware that the company is trying to reduce its wage bill. However I am the only person in the company who can do what I do, I am in charge of the…
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Made Redundant or not? - Do I have a Claim?
Hi Here is a chronology of events that I wonder if my father is entitled to a redundancy settlement or an unfair dismissal claim He is 80 and for 15 years has worked for 3 days a week for his employer until recently. On 22nd June 2010 he was invited to an impromptu meeting where he was told by his MD and manager that the…
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I'm confused about what's going on! HELP! Notice period or not???
I was advised of my redundancy on 2nd July. The procedure for the company keys are handed over immedately and I would clear my desk that day. My boss didn't agree with that as he thought I deserved better for working their for so long (8 years), He said I could hand over keys when I was ready and work through my month's…
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Unfair Dismissal, is this illegal?
My OH has been told he is going to be fired in the next few weeks because they are hiring somebody new and there isn't going to be enough hours for them both. Thing is, the new guy works in a completely different role to my OH! He is on a full time, permanent contract and hasn't been given any written notice just been told…
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Dismissed while recovering from a operation.
Hi all please could i get some advice?? I have been working for my employer for just over 2 years now and back in october 2009 i had an accident at work and injured my ankle? i returned to work 2-3 weeks later and my ankle gave way again after a week (mid November ish) the hospital first thought i had broken it but after…
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Lady over 60, no pension just DLA
Hi there, This is a question on behalf of a British lady. Officially she has retired but does not get state pension and has no other income apart from DLA. She will be going through a few operations to enable her to walk and do things for herself. What happens to DLA then? Does it get stopped or what? Help most…
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Employers pension conts tax free if paid as cash??
Does anyone know if an employer can pay their employer pension contributions (due for a notice period not being worked due to redundancy) as cash and it be tax free, ie added to the tax free severance already being paid? Or if they are paid as cash do they have to be taxed? thanks,
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Is it legal to decide in advance exactly who is to be made redundant ?
Now I'm not certain of whether or not I'm correct here, I think I'm ultmimately going to have to contact a solicitors and pay for a consultation. Around 8 staff where I work are 'at risk' of being made redundant and the consultation process has begun, however, I firmly believe that a decison has been made in advance (at…
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Can brothers force me to retire?
In a couple of years I'll be reaching 65 I work in a family business with two brothers(10&15years junior) whom unfortunatly I no longer see eye to eye with.I own 49% of the company and they own the other 51% combined.I recently overheard something which led me to believe they may be able to force me to retire at 65.If…
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At Risk of Redundancy & pregnant
I know there's a few threads on here relating to redundancy when pregnant/on maternity leave and they've so far been very helpful to me. My situation doesn't exactly fit so I was hoping to canvas opinion on a few specifics. Yesterday I was officially placed "At risk" of redundancy in a one-to-one consultation meeting. This…
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Is this Legal? - Redundancy and then company searches for new employee?
I have recently been laid off by a small company who were less than professional about contracts and law etc. They set up a new brand which unfortunately fell over, and as such there was no more work for me and they had to let me go, they gave me the necessary time and warning etc. Less than 2 weeks later they are…
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Response to redundancy fund help
Could anyone give me any information about how to apply for funding from it? I was made redundant two months ago and went to connexions to see if I could find training in a different area, the man I spoke to there told me about this and found a course I wanted to do he but I have no idea how to get funding from it.
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job lost??
hi, i currently work for argos in the east midlands.myself and my colleagues have heard last week that wincanton are taking over the transport department and we are all getting transferred over to them.i am currently a shunter on the yard. rumours are going around that tupa law 2006 (transfer of undertakings protection…
