Hey,

Pretty rubbish start to the year.

Was in hospital last week, me and the missus have split and potentially losing my job.

Great!

Basically work have pulled me up on sending emails to my mate in work and various different companies outside of work...

HI all,

hoping for a bit of help on this one - long story but the short version is that my employer told me that I was at risk of redundancy some months ago. After a bit of dialogue I was offered part time work instead (on part time wages, obviously). The contract for that arrangement started...

Acas backs effort to cut employer tribunals

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Dispute mediator expected to announce overwhelming support for settlements rather than heading for full tribunalsDispute mediator Acas is expected...
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Hey all

I started my new job, however, I have signed a couple of documents of bullying, sexual harrassment, internet usage policy blah blah blah, however, there's no terms of employment.

I joined the company as Temp and have now subsequently gone permanent, but the company...

Just wondering if you can help me re a situation relating to my daughter who won her case for unfair dismissal. Her former employer has yet to pay up - £12,000.

Her former employer has a track record of running another business in tandem with his main company, in order to "write...

My daughter applied for a well known pizza restaurant and after the first shift was told she had the job. She was told that she would be paid fortnightly and was given her shift rota.

After the 2 weeks when she expected to get paid she was told the first week was a trial and was unpaid....

Must state this is not for me, but it is same type of thing.

The person this is on behalf of has worked several hours overtime over the last few weeks, and over the next couple will be working a fair few more.

However,the agency, despit them being on a 35 hour contract has...

my wife is currently working as a carer, employed by a company to look after people in their own homes. she has workied for this company now for 3 years, which was taken over recently by another care company.

the company has 2 clients next to each other in the same street, one house contains...

Hi everyone

If an employer has the old employment act 2002 (dispute resolution) regulations 2004 in force as their internal grievance procedure and still following them, could this help the employee in any employment tribunal if the employee has been following the acas code of conduct....

Hi folks,

I'm wondering if anyone knows the score about employment rights and childcare issues.

My friend and colleague has asked for her working day to be readjusted so that she can start and leave 15 minutes earlier to collect her 5-year-old diabetic child from school but...

I am asking this for a friend of mine - who right now is just a little bit stressed.

About 3 weeks ago - her husband who is a plumber injured his back at work - completely - could hardly move in lots of pain.......

luckily we have private medical cover here at work and it...

Some of you may know, i am a partner in an accountancy firm.

As part of my job i process payroll for various companies, with staff levels between 2 and 25.

This one company i process payroll for, seem to never know exactly how many hours their staff work, and im forever making...

This is not me - but question for friend of a friend.

They work in a small beauty shop, and there are two shops in different locations. The owner has decided to close the one shop - but claims the staff are not entitled to redundancy.

They have been there over two years,...

Nothing has happened yet - no need to worry lol.

I just have a question. I know for unfair dismissal etc you need to have been employed 12 months, but I am assuming within that 12 months, barring any probationery period, that due process still has to be followed??

I.E. -...

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1873

New changes now in force.
Agency workers

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Temporary and contract workers play an important role in providing flexibility for UK businesses. Employers who use recruitment agencies are responsible...