One for the Legal Experts

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If I've just survived a round of redundancies, with my job role being listed on the proposed department structure, how safe can I consider my job?

Is there a minimum term I should be exempt from any furture 'restructures'?


I ask because for the last 6 years, due to various changes within the business, I've been at risk. It's almost as if I'm working a short term (rolling) contract for long term wages.

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Damn.

Ok, one more.

Wages; I'm salaried. My wages this month were halved because a time sheet was one day out of date (last month, they simply didn't pay me at all)

Is this legal?

Are they not required by law to meet my monthly salary?

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I'm sure it will simply say 'to be paid monthly' as I was Tupe'd across to the current company, and the previous had no such policy.

No new contract was signed.

As a 9-5 Monday to Friday 'professional' on a salary, I find it hard to believe any business can get away with thinking they can deduct payment (circa £1000) because one weeks time sheet was one day late.

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Nah it wasn't like that.

Their policy is, if you don't fill in a timesheet for the day within 7 days, you're facing a penalty. Has nothing to do with hitting the pay run, which I could understand.

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Cyberprog said:

THX said:

Nah it wasn't like that.

Their policy is, if you don't fill in a timesheet for the day within 7 days, you're facing a penalty. Has nothing to do with hitting the pay run, which I could understand.

A penalty? Mentioned in your contract? If not, well, you can imagine the enforceability of that. Depends on if you want to rock the boat and are willing to lose the job though. Do you have a Union?

Nope, no union.

The company is based in India. I presume their employment laws are slightly different (the 'policy' is company wide).

I've read similar tales on here, and it would seem the 'nuclear' option would be to take them to court for constructive dismissal. Obviously this entails losing the job, Ha. But what would be gained from taking an ex employer to court for that? I'm not much interested in anything silly like personal satisfaction, or whatever.

There have been stories of the company disavowing all knowledge of a leavers employment when asked for a reference. Leavers outstanding holidays not being paid, and other general employment naughtiness.

It's all very odd.

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It would seem, although I'm still waiting for clarification, that the pentalty for missing the time sheet deadline date (Monday was filled in on the next Tuesday) was £1124 deducted from my wages.

Seems a tad exsessive, given all the time sheet details is '8 hours worked'.

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TheAngryDog said:

So they're simply not paying you? Full stop?

How on earth can that be legal??

They didn't last month (no time sheets filled in due to a reported system error). No pay at all.

This month they merely deducted a grand from my pay.

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Just had a mail to say they're paying the money back, so I asked the question;

Was £1124 REALLY deducted because a time sheet was one day late?

Yes. Ha!!!

Never known anything like it.

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Breadvan72 said:

I didn't know that they had the internet in the nineteenth century, where SHutchinson appears to be posting from.

It's fine, he's mildly autistic.

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SHutchinson said:

THX said:

Just had a mail to say they're paying the money back, so I asked the question;

Was £1124 REALLY deducted because a time sheet was one day late?

Yes. Ha!!!

Never known anything like it.

Did they in turn ask the more relevant question. Have you learned your lesson?

You know I don't learn 'lessons'.