Help I don't know where to start - really stuck and need advice

dizzy_blonde_2

I agree entirely with sharkmark. I've never heard of this before - if you need a phone for your job your employer should be supplying it. Are there any other employees in this "scheme"?

samcat_2

JAYMARSH2005 wrote:

Hi again samcat
The 11 months free line rental that it is saying is what the cashback is,
Jay

Thank you for explaining that! I thought I was going mad. Yes I've seen the 11 months on Vodafone too.... this all makes sense now

samcat_2

sharkmark wrote:

I am not sure legally your employer is able to do this - was it part of your contract when you joined the company? They cannot simply expect you to part with your cash to buy a phone (or line rental in this case) this is THEIR responsibility.

I think this is disgraceful - which company is it (large household name) or small independent trader?

It's a small company not a household name. The people who own the company are reasonable people. It is a manager that they have hired as my boss, who is also new, that is being pretty unpleasant about it. I'm thinking of just holding off buying a phone and seeing if the topic arises again when they can't contact me.

hurrah

I use my Virgin Payg phone for occassional business purposes. I pay by d/d and they send out a monthly bill.

http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/genericContent.do?contentId=setting.up.direct.debit.howdoi.sm087

If you have a spare phone that can be unlocked,grab a free sim and opt to pay by d/d monthly.

http://www.virginmobilefreesim.com/