Posted: 30
Will I get what I am owed if my company goes under? The order in which an insolvent company’s assets is distributed is as follows, fixed charge lenders i.e. mortgage loans, liquidators expenses and fees, then preferred creditors (such as employees and HMRC. These are followed by various classes of other creditor in order…
Posted: 16
There is a law that guarantees a minimum notice. Employees with continuous employment of at least one month but less than two years are entitled to at least one week’s notice from the employer. Employees with two years’ continuous employment or more are entitled to one week’s notice for each complete year, up to a…
Posted: 12
As some companies work out how to re-establish their working patterns after the pandemic and let’s hope the new regulations are both effective in public health terms, and will not need to be reversed. Some employers are looking to reduce wages amongst their staff who opt to continue to work from home. This must be…
Posted: 9
The FT are running a story (£) on the impact of the Govts proposed unlockdown measures. It is subtitled, “Ministers prepare to give companies greater discretion over Covid-secure arrangements “. While measures on sharing pens might easily be repealed, our experience is that small employers are not equipped and have little appetite to engage…
Posted: 29
Workers at the DVLA are on strike over COVID safety. The corona virus safety measures on the site have clearly been inadequate as shown by the high number of infections, making it the worst civil service site; workers were instructed to return to work as part of the Govt’s “pandemic over/return to normal” policies…
Posted: 16
Our branch president, Dave Levy, presented a report to yesterday’s branch meeting on Congress. The branch for the second time in five years was not represented and this report was put together by talking to people who were present.
As reported Barbara Plant was re-elected as President.
The branch sent three motions, which was…
Posted: 7
The results of the General Secretary and Treasurer election were posted last week. Our branch adds its congratulations to the others received by Gary Smith, the winner, and our commiserations to Rehana Azam and Giovanna Holt. Barbara Plant was also re-elected as President of the Union at Congress yesterday. Congratulations also to Barbara.
The…
Posted: 17
I occasionally have to represent people fired after a 3rd party client complaint. This is highly suspect and is likely to be an unfair dismissal. There is quite a lot of case law. Of course, legal enforcement of employment rights is retrospective and only available to those with two years employment longevity, but during the…
Posted: 14
The Branch Secretary has been written to about the General Secretary and Treasurer election. This is conducted, exclusively by postal ballot and the ballot papers should have arrived by now. The message from our regional office is mostly posted below. It has been amended to conform with the rules restrictions on campaigning and canvassing.
This…
Posted: 24
I needed to make a data subject access request for myself, to ask an employer what information they held on me. I made a wiki page, called Data Subject Access Requests | (davelevy.info). I was looking for a DSAR template, but couldn’t find anything for free, except