Im a linger term temporary worker - everyone else christmas dinner paid for not me :-

ally_bee47

Hi,
I am a long term agency worker (been working nearly a year for the company) everyone else has been told they can get the cost of their Christmas dinner reimbursed apart from me.
with the new laws - is this legal? its certainly not fair.

Very sorry about the typo in the title. Cant edit it now!!

scheming_gypsy

who's 'everyone else'? permanent staff, temporary staff, people at other places etc.

Googlewhacker

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

who's 'everyone else'? permanent staff, temporary staff, people at other places etc.

From what I can gather this is irrelivant because the same conditions only apply to pay and notice etc and not benefits...as far as I can understand and to be honest even if it does apply the OP would not be wise to kick a fuss up over a £20 meal.

Yes it sucks and is unfair but not something I would kick a fuss over

ally_bee47

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

who's 'everyone else'? permanent staff, temporary staff, people at other places etc.

The permanent staff and 3rd party associates who have done the "odd" job for the company

[Deleted User]

I think the laws have changed recently, temporary staff are entitled to "no less" terms than permanent staff.

There are different benefits that apply depending on how long you have been there, but for instance, permanent staff here get £10 a day lunch allowance, free tea, coffee, canned drinks etc. and we legally have to offer temporary staff the same.

Not sure if it makes a difference that at your company staff are paying for lunch and then claiming it back, either way, seems a bit mean that your manager doesn't pay for you and claim it back.

Merry Christmas x

ally_bee47

Googlewhacker wrote: »

From what I can gather this is irrelivant because the same conditions only apply to pay and notice etc and not benefits...as far as I can understand and to be honest even if it does apply the OP would not be wise to kick a fuss up over a £20 meal.

Yes it sucks and is unfair but not something I would kick a fuss over

Thanks you maybe right. Just it projects the company badly to me and the actual hard work I have done for them all year. Wish I had not agreed to go now.. aw well. Thanks

KiKi

The AWR only applies after 12 weeks, and 12 weeks after Oct 1st doesn't kick in until 24 December anyway.

Sorry, OP.

KiKi

Sambucus_Nigra

ally_bee47 wrote: »

Thanks you maybe right. Just it projects the company badly to me and the actual hard work I have done for them all year. Wish I had not agreed to go now.. aw well. Thanks

If everyone else is getting theirs paid for, what are they going to do - split the bill between yours and everyone else's?

I'd ask them if this was the case and if so, tell them not to bother - you will have your Christmas meal with people who think better of you than this.

Googlewhacker

ally_bee47 wrote: »

Thanks you maybe right. Just it projects the company badly to me and the actual hard work I have done for them all year. Wish I had not agreed to go now.. aw well. Thanks

To be fair it does for me as well. If you are one of only a few agency staff it prob is worth the question and then leave it at that if they still say no.

getmore4less

Edit -> advanced you can fix the title.

I would be inclined to just not go if they are doing this and did not tell you at the time of setting up the dinner.

yvonne13_2

ally_bee47 wrote: »

Thanks you maybe right. Just it projects the company badly to me and the actual hard work I have done for them all year. Wish I had not agreed to go now.. aw well. Thanks

OP, perhaps they will give you a nice Christmas present as in a perm job in January