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One possibility which occurs to me is that the employer asked the OP to drive their personal vehicle on company business. The OP said "I don't have insurance for business use, if I get it will you pay if my insurer charges me to add this?" The employer said "yes" but then declined to do so.
OR the employer agreed to pay mileage and then declined.
In either of those situations I might have some sympathy for the OP, but the remedy is looking for work elsewhere.Signature removed for peace of mind0 -
Yes, zero means zero. Employees on zero hours often get this passive aggressive behaviour from their employer if they do not bend themselves into a pretzel at the employers request! There are still a few reasons you could go to ACAS even on zero hours but from what you describe you wouldn't qualify so no point going there.
You may want to watch the BBC3 doc/film called Killed by my debt about a guy on zero hours. Best thing to do is to find alternative employment and then if they call you YOU have the choice.0 -
Now I have an other issue with the employer. They meant to pay my salary today, which didn't happen. Emailed them and they said they will pay tomorrow as they have some bank issues. Its really frustrating. Any legal actions can be taken regarding this?
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Theoretically, if you have suffered a quantifiable loss (which you have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to minimise), then they may be liable to reimburse you.Will123321 said:Now I have an other issue with the employer. They meant to pay my salary today, which didn't happen. Emailed them and they said they will pay tomorrow as they have some bank issues. Its really frustrating. Any legal actions can be taken regarding this?
However, as was pointed out repeatedly earlier in this thread, you are on a zero hour contract so the employer is not obliged to give you any (more) work. So, if you want to continue working there you need to tread very carefully. Otherwise find another job, preferably not zero hour.
Even with a "proper" job, legal action against your current employer should be an absolute last resort. It seldom ends well.0
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