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Term Time working impact, Harper Trust v Brazel case
Has anyone been impacted by the ruling in the Harper Trust v Brazel case where the Supreme Court has confirmed that workers who only work for part of the year, but on permanent contracts, are effectively entitled to the same holiday allowance as workers who work all year. Has anyone employers looked into this and been…
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Gdpr
we are a small art group we communicate by e mail a new member does not like that her email is visible to all members when a message is sent. Yet her e mail is advertised on her website and available to the world. Is she right to complain. She has agreed for her information to be used in communications
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Surgery Two Weeks Ago Ready To Return Back To Work Help
I am due back to work but my boss says cant return until doctor signs me off and when went to my doctor surgery today they wont really listen saying they dont do fit to work notes and explained my boss needs proof that can work again but said same thing once your sick note runs out you can return again. I do not have time…
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Working 6-7 days a week?
Looking for some advice and/or anecdotes from people who have worked 6-7 days a week, either for a short period of time, or for an on-going length of time. I’m a very junior civil servant, and work 38 hours Monday - Friday. 2 days at home, 3 days in the office. My job can be mentally taxing, but it’s also something I can…
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Doing the same apprenticeship again?
My young niece completed her Business Administration NVQ 2 recently however she has not found work in this field despite numerous applications but she has an Interview to do another NVQ 2 in the same subject, she claims she needs the money and it willing to do it again but i wanted to ask on her behalf if it is legal to do…
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Can employers make you use a camera when you work from home.
Hello, When I accepted my current job I was not told about this, but part way through my resignation period of my previous employer I was told by my future employer that they allocate tablets to all remote workers so that they can use the camera on the tablet to allow the team to feel like they're in a virtual office. I…
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Employer selecting who they enforce rules on?
First off I should point out, this isn't for me so if you need to know anything specific then I'll need to ask. The person this is for would've asked themselves but their account got shut down without explanation, hence me asking for them. Briefly, can an employer pick and choose who they enforce rules on? Which is what I…
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wages from employment agencies
ive been with an employment agency for over a year now, it started on minimum wage and still is as holiday pay is included in this, so not that good a deal is the minimum wage rising again? due to living costs etc i thought being on agency the wages would have been higher since covering the full time staff that were off…
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Finding the right career
Hi all Daughter (23) has got to a decision point and wants guidance on career paths. All the online questionnaires discovered so far require upfront payment - before we even know what we're getting. Anybody know where to get some decent advice? Ta lots.
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Working from home opinions
Hi there. I work from home for a large company, but the department is small. I just wanted to read opinions on this regarding doing "other things" during works time. Now, I'm not perfect by any means. I do get up from my desk to make a drink, get food etc and of course go to the loo. I realise it is important to get up now…
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Am I self-employed for tax purposes
I am retired but I do freelance work for the company I was working for, to help them out when they are resource limited. I choose the work I do and the hours I work. Whether I work or not is entirely my choice. I am paid an hourly rate for the work I do. Does this make me self employed for HMRC?
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TUPE
I was tupe'd on and 18 hr contract June 2021. I have 7 continuous years. In August this year I extended my hours to 25, but the the sleep in shift I was doing was affecting my health and the company who knew about this health matter agreed I could relinquish it and had managed to cover it with someone else anyway. But they…
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Kings coronation bank holiday?
So is this another one of those days like the funeral which amounted too, “We’re having a day off, we’re not paying though but you can have the day off if you want but it’s coming out of your holiday entitlement” so basically included in your 28 days entitlement or will it be 28 days +1 meaning 29 days. A hell of a lot of…
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Temp contract and pregnancy
Hi, I have worked for my employer since 2016 and love my job, however when i had my son in 2020 I was refused the request to return back to my role part time for workload reasons. I do not need or want to work full time, so decided to find part-time work elsewhere to avoid missing the time with him. Shortly after I left,…
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Work Pay
I put in for 3 weeks paid time off a while ago and was all accepted and gone through I come back to work after and get my pay slip and they have not paid for 44 hours holiday saying I didn’t have enough entitlement they say to use a specific site to ask for holiday which I did and it said I had the entitlement for it and…
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Unfair dismissal, redundancy and notice pay: e case file has been referred to an Employment Judge
Dear MSE, My wife has filed a Unfair dismissal, redundancy and notice pay case against a large NHS Foundation Trust. The case file has been referred to an Employment Judge. We have received the Grounds of Resistance and the Trust's solicitors are trying to stop the Judge hearing the complaints. Some background: November…
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Four week notice period for hourly/weekly paid?
My contract has always stated I have to give 4 weeks notice but I'm paid by the hour on a weekly basis. I believe some colleagues who joined some time previously are still on 'old contracts' whereby they only have to give a week's notice. I've been there 2½ years now. I'd like to know the repercussions if, say a job offer…
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Associate staff notice advice
Hi, I am potentially leaving my job as associate member of staff at a school soon and wonder when I should hand my notice in, for 2 reasons: 1 to get the backdated pay rise that unison have just agreed and 2 so I can still get the Christmas holidays off. I have worked there for 10 years. Can I hand my notice in on Mon 5…
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Public sector NHS wage increase 2022
HI I work for an agency who have employed my services with Choice (CHoICE is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust) and because its public sector the government has agreed a pay rise for all staff payable in October 2022 and backdated to April 2022. Everyone around me doing…
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Potential dismissal
Afternoon all, Posting for my niece for some advice who started working in an opticians 6 months ago. At interview she explained she didn't have one of the particular skills and asked about training and she was told she would be offered on the job training. This training has been very scarce and she has mentioned this to…
