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Should have added that there's been a number of changes since April last year when parts of the Beecroft report were passed into law. Make sure the information you get is up to date. The government and government agency sites should be. |
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A reasonable amount, its my job. Definitely call ACAS who are brill, I've found the CAB to be less well informed and the gov.uk website is ok if you have the patience to wade through it. Hope you find some help. HHx |
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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago
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I have had a more than a few issues with my employer and I have found ACAS to be terrible. They dont even take the employers name to create a file. Each time I have, I am brushed off or told to take grievance out. I would have taken multiple grievances by now. I would have been fired and at tribunal and on the unemployment register if I had followed their advice. The CAB again, is difficult as they are rarely open it seems. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"CAB are rubbish."
Completely right. A complete waste of time in many cases.
Ok I'm looking to challenge the legality of something at work however Acas website doesn't cover what I need  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"And this is where being a member of a union pays dividends"
Depends which Union, and how clued up your rep is, being a union member isn't all it's cracked up to be |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"CAB are rubbish.
Completely right. A complete waste of time in many cases.
Ok I'm looking to challenge the legality of something at work however Acas website doesn't cover what I need "
Be really careful about posting it on here. Anything that can identify your employer won't do you any good.
There are very few things, actually none I can think of, that aren't covered somewhere.
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I have had a more than a few issues with my employer and I have found ACAS to be terrible. They dont even take the employers name to create a file. Each time I have, I am brushed off or told to take grievance out. I would have taken multiple grievances by now. I would have been fired and at tribunal and on the unemployment register if I had followed their advice. The CAB again, is difficult as they are rarely open it seems."
Have you understood why ACAS is telling you to take out a grievance? Why they don't create a "file" on the employer? They are not a regulatory body with any powers to take a particular employer to task. They work with employers as well as individuals.
If your policies and procedures say grievance is the step you need to take that's the advice they should give. A y tribunal would throw out a case not following the policies and procedures unless the matter is so severe there is a case for constructive dismissal.
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"CAB are rubbish.
Completely right. A complete waste of time in many cases.
Ok I'm looking to challenge the legality of something at work however Acas website doesn't cover what I need "
It really depends on what level of hierarchy you are challenging. A manager may actually do or say something which contravenes the company's own policies and procedures. This is your first checkpoint. HR or further up the hierarchy will help you.
If it is the company itself, then you need to check what the law states. You may be surprised to find they haven't acted legally, then in which case you have no redress. Do check gov.uk it covers all laws. If you cba then pay a solicitor. |
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"And this is where being a member of a union pays dividends
Depends which Union, and how clued up your rep is, being a union member isn't all it's cracked up to be "
So that's unions, ACAS and CAB you've been critical. How about a lawyer and pay for the advice that no one else can apparently give you? |
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"And this is where being a member of a union pays dividends
Depends which Union, and how clued up your rep is, being a union member isn't all it's cracked up to be
So that's unions, ACAS and CAB you've been critical. How about a lawyer and pay for the advice that no one else can apparently give you?"
I was thinking the same thing! |
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