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Start New Job - Redundant 3 Weeks Later!
A friend of mine left his old job of 10 years to take up a new position and just 3 weeks later he has been made redundant. The redundancies aren't part of a redundancy program, it is just him who has been let go. The role he was filling was a new one at the company and after assessing the position he took they have told…
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work expect me to pay repair bill for damaged van
I damaged my work van during work. It was a silly accident while exiting a parking space and resulted in damage only to the work van. It looks like it may cost £200-£300 and they are saying I should pay for the repairs as it was my fault. Their insurance excess is £1000 to save them money and they expect employees to…
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Suspended without pay.
A relative went into work yesterday to be told he was suspended without pay until further notice due to allegedly being tired and not full attentive on his previous day's [sunday] shift. The work is bar work. Relative was also accused of going in late --which they wernt the pub clock had been adjusted wrongly but pub…
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ESA affected by PILON?
I am on extended sick leave and as my employers stopped paying me in June, I am claiming ESA at £72pw. Meantime I have been invited to apply for VR which I have done and been accepted, and part of the settlement includes a payment for three months notice(Payment in Lieu of Notice), So do I advise authorities and my ESA is…
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commision changed
Hi there everyone, i work in a commission based job and have been getting payed for every job completed 2 weeks after the instal date, i received a email last night saying the commission structure has now changed and will effect this weeks wages (friday-2 days away) the work i get paid for on friday is from jobs installed…
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Haven't been paid for four weeks?
Hi all I'm new to this site, and found really helpful advice for a recent parking fine issue I'm dealing with, just by browsing. I thought I'd register and it just so happens I'm also dealing with a pay issue at work. I have a second job, working 8 hours a week that I've had for two years(although I've only just recently…
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Continuous service rights
Hopefully a quick question: Does time served as an apprentice count for employment rights? 2 situations 1. When moving onto a perminant contract does time served as an apprentice count with no break in service towards the 2 years of employment rights? 2. When moving onto a fixed terms contract does time as an apprentice…
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Awarded tribunal judgement but still not paid
Hi, Last year I was working for a company who I won't name, and after about 3 months they stopped paying me, claiming that 'funding had dried up'. I was constantly promised that the payment was coming this week, then the next for several months until I finally managed to find a new job and walked away from the company. I…
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Injury at work.....
My son sustained an soft tissue injury to his biceps tendon at work on July the 31st of this year. Work seemed to accommodate his injury for a short while whilst he attended appointments with the hospital and physio department. They allowed him to do light duties for the period of his 1st fit note of 6wks but when he was…
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Won employment tribunal but employer not paying
Hi, Earlier this year I was working for a company which was paying me irregularly (had been there over 5 years in total) and the problem was slowly getting worse as I wasn't being paid a full months wage so what they owed me was going up. Once I decided I couldn't afford to work there any more I spoke to Citizens Advice…
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Personal Information - Rights?
Hi there, I was wondering whether anyone knows employee rights when it comes to publishing personal data to other employee's? A list of staff personal phone numbers was emailed out to all staff at work today which included my home and mobile number (personal not work). Where do we stand as employee's when this kind of…
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Holiday question
Hi I am owed holiday from this year,I am on long term sick leave,I know my employer does not pass this over to another year and I don't know if I will be able to return to work,have tried and didn't work out to well.How would I go about this holiday issue.
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Reasonable adjustments ignored
I have a significant and chronic muscular skeletal problem. The Occupational Health doctor made recommendations to my employer for reasonable adjustments to my job in 2006. This was carried out and I have worked since having had good support. Last year, my job changed and I became more office based although I could still…
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Bullying at work- disclosure of personal information
Hi, I was injured at work 2 months ago and the manager refused to adjust my duties or conduct a workplace risk assessment. I was forced to take the matter to HR, where the proper procedures were put into place. Ever since then, I have been subjected to bullying and intimidation, basically trying to force me out. For…
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Redundancy
Hi I work for a company which is a partnership andcwantbto my rights if any regarding redundancy payments entitlement ? Many thanks
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Rights of dental nurse trainee
Hi- my daughter ia a dental nurse trainee at a large NHS practice- and is - in my opinion being treated very unfairly. 1) As Part of her contract is she is expected to work in other practices in the group (the practice provides transport there and back). That is fine- but very often they "forget" to organise transport back…
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Redundancy Help
Hi, I have been working for an employer where there is a number of stores around the country. On the RP1 form for redundancy the details for the employer would be the head office or the retail store I worked in?
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Long term sick and bank holidays
I'm hoping someone can help me with a small issue I have you my holidays at work. At the beginning of this year I was off sick, with depression, for 12 weeks. Some of that time fell over the Easter bank holidays. Now my holiday entitlement is made up of 21 days + bank holidays. Now as I was off sick during the two bank…
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Job - Making up time when the office is closed
Hi, I hope someone can help me. My employers sent an email to the staff saying that the office will be shutting on Christmas Eve (it was originally meant to be a workday). They then asked all of the staff to either take that as annual leave (the majority of us have not got any left) or to work in our lunch break to make up…
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Notice and redundancy
My husband has been told he will be in consultation for redundancy as his employers have gone into administration. He has worked for them for 11 years. Is he entitled to be paid for his contracted notice period and statutory redundancy pay as well?