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Originally Posted by Peter_
Well if I worked for a local authority and it did that then I would not be working for it for long as that is taking money from people and in all likelihood causing hardships and the employees having to claim from the state.
If the was a local authority doing this somehow I think it would have made the national news as that would be scandalous and the chief executive and his complete team should lose their jobs, I also doubt they are giving up 5 weeks wages but them again on the kind of wages they are on it would hardly be noticed.
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Most people don't have the luxury of being able to walk out of a job if they aren't happy. It is now so common that the national TV news would probably not find it noteworthy. Can you have imagined staff/unions putting up with this, even a short time ago? I suggest not, but both parties know they have little other option. I am pleased that, in the main, it appears that employees are putting loyalty to their employer and the needs of their service users before their own personal interest- these people are worth their weight in gold.
If you examine your new contract of employment, there is a strong possibility that it will be a zero hours contract.
Now you are a new employee, you will not have mainstream protection from unfair dismissal for the first year, it has now been confirmed that this will be increased to two years in the near future. These changes, many unprecedented, are coming in thick and fast.
Do I personally like this- no. But it has become necessary due to events outside the control of employers, employees and Governments. Mainly recession, the greedy irresponsible bankers (don't get me started on that, but the Government could never allow banks to fail, so had little choice in the matter) and other worldwide events.
You make a valid point about these changes meaning that some people will become eligible for state assistance. All of the employees under my direct control have been offered a "benefits check up". Reduced hours etc mean that some may now be eligible for Housing Benefit, Jobseekers Allowance, Council Tax Benefit, Tax Credits etc.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Google doesn't show anything on this topic (local authority five weeks unpaid leave).....
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I heard this on Radio 4, which I normally have on whilst working in the office.
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Originally Posted by Peter_
As above it would have been national news and the chief executive would have probably stepped down and be suing the government by now for loss of earnings.  |
How on earth could they sue for loss of earnings!!!!!!!!!!!!! They agreed to it
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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq
Well there's this and this too. Just the first few google results. Don't claim to have read them. I'm sure you'll find it if you dig deeper (providing it's true of course).
There's nothing illegal about unpaid leave or working only part of the year. For some jobs it's already pretty standard. Using it as a cost cutting tool isn't new either. |
Indeed, rather than getting bogged down in figures, the salient point is that this is actually happening right now.