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Office temperature
Hi, I realise that this is quite a different topic, but I consider it covers my basic rights at work. Our workplace has a very badly designed air-con system, making some offices very cold, whilst other offices barely feel the difference of air-con at all. I work in one of the very cold offices, where the temperature this…
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Working hours and overtime
Hi all, I wonder if someone could give me there take on my contract please. My contract in connection with working hours states, "Your normal hours of work are 35 hours per week exclusive of 1 hour for lunch, and are those required to carry out your duties to the satisfaction of the company and as necessitated by the needs…
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9 weeks unpaid wages
hi can anybody offer any advice im new to all this well here go 's I started work for a cleaning company on the 27th feb we handed time sheets in on the 25th of every month and i was told i'd get paid about 7 days later however payment dates were 5th aprill 8th may 12th june 10th july on august the 10th i rang the office…
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Working full time - how to access help
Hello. Is it possible, to get help from the CAB by email? I had help earlier in the year, when I could get to the local centre for help, but am now not able to get there, and need advice again. Is it possible to do this and get help by email or phone? thank you
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Redundancy entitlement
My company is about to go into administration and as of last friday no one has been paid and ive had to up overdraft to cover bills so i dont get charged. The company is now making redundancies and Im just wanting to know what i would be entitled to if im one of the ones made redundant. Ive been with the company 2 years.
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Sick Pay on fixed term contract
Evening All, I am on a fixed term contract which started in June 2012 and ends at the end of September 2012 (4 Months). DO I have a right to sick pay? So far since joining I have had 2 days of bereavement and 1 day of sick pay however I am cocerned as my contract states in the long term sickness point otherwise (please see…
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My Partners old work place have not paid him after tupe
Hello, My partner works for a waterboard and moves with the contract. Hes been tupe over to the new company but when get the wages of the old employer last month they have not paid him all his money, they have missed half his basic hours of his wage slip also call out and overtime. We are short of about £1400 and im on…
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maternity rights etc query
A friend of mine works as a waitress. I am not sure how many hours she does a week but i think about 25 although she used to do more i think 30 until earlier this year when her hours were cut. She works from 10 - 3 i think 5 days a week. Currently she is pregnant and i have observed she is not being treated very well and…
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Ex Employer Withholding Pay
Hi, i was hoping for some advice? It would seem that the employers I left at the end of last month are withholding my pay. From what I can gather this is illegal. I am expecting them to pay me around 4 days wages along with outstanding holiday that I accrued totaling another four days along with £600 of unpaid expenses.…
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Im Being Bullied At Work, and i've been suspended!! Help!!
(I Have posted this on the employment forum but would like a professional veiw on my situation) OK i will try to make this as brief as possible, for about 8 months I've been bullied by another work colleague, i work in the care, I'm a carer in the community, i often visit the same service users and the girl who bullies me,…
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Underpaid at work, through agency.
Right im currently employed through an agency, but the job is a permanent one, so because of this after 12 weeks at that job i am entitled too the same pay as if i was employed directly, But when i got paid on Friday, it was for weeks 12 and 13 which means i should have got one week at the lower rate and one at the higher…
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Suspended then made redundant
I'm looking for some advice... I'll give you some background of the story - in January my employer hired one of his friends to work in the office (to take place of his brother who was struggling with the work) and for some reason she didn't seem to like me much. On 7th May this woman took me aside and told me that if she…
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employment tribrunal
Hi my daughter and partner have been made redundant from the same employer.They have not paid their redundany payment or notice period and will not release their P45s. Do they have a good claim to go to the employment tribunal? They have writen to the employer asking for monies due but have been ignored. They have been in…
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Redundancy after return from maternity leave
I've Just had redundancy consultation with my employer who O;ve been with nearly 20 years. I was on maternity leave for a year and was told of this 4 weeks after my return. I came back part time instead of full time. Can my employer do this to me? I thought I would be protected. They had started someone to cover for me but…
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Wrongful dismissal? Unpaid wages? Defamation?
My wife worked 2 jobs, a cafe on a Saturday morning (been there for approx. 3 months) and worked in a chip shop in the evening. One Saturday morning (7:45am) my wife was feeling unwell so rang the cafe to tell them that she wasn't up to coming in. After this phone call my wife rested for the morning and afternoon. by 4pm…
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Confidentiality regarding suspension from work
I have reason to believe that my manager has not kept my suspension from confidential. However, as I have beeen instructed not to discuss the matter with colleagues, I am unsure of how to approach the matter with my employer. Any advice on how to raise this, without putting myself or others in a difficult position would…
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Help with ASDA
I have a disciplinary hearing with ASDA after being off sick for 2 seperate days during my 12 week probationary period. It couldn't have been avoided so why am i being treated like dirt over it? The first time I was off sick and the night previous I was sick during my shift. I told the managers that i couldn't stop spewing…
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Have been suspended from work
Hi as the name suggests I have done a stupid thing, I have been suspended from work today as a Support Worker. A few months ago and on a couple of occasions I borrowed some money from one of the customers I support, I have every intention of repaying but to be fair had forgotten about it because I have since moved house…
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Husband made redundant or sacked
My husband has been told he has 1 month left at work it wasnt going well but we are still waiting on whether he is going to be officially sacked or made redundant. He was a high wage earner £42000, the situation now will be i work 17 hrs a week and earn approx £7300 per year. We are in private rent of £775 per month and…
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Collection of wages
Hi! I work in a restaurant and get paid a week in arrears in cash. Previously we have been able to collect our wages anytime after Monday evening (which is when the payslips come through). We have just been told that the ONLY time we can now collect our wages is between 5:30pm and 6:30pm on a Monday. If we miss this slot…