Employment law

Paulie said:
Spoke to a company director today, he agreed that parking where i did was of no benefit to me, and that i should have had the opportunity to appeal the ticket before it was paid. So the company are going to swallow the fine. :)
Click to expand...

Good.

Also as an aside; company policy is not above employment law, not ever. So if a company policy contravenes that, it becomes invalid. (I'm not saying this case was or wasn't, just outlining that employers can't lay their own law down by stipulating whatever they like on a piece of paper).
 
Yes, this has come up before in my company. Where a memo was sent round to say £10 would be deducted from our wages if we fail to wear full correct uniform. I informed my managers that they can write as many memos as they like, but that doesn't change the law.
 
Blimey - makes me grateful to work for a company which is extremely accommodating to employes rights needs and values.

In return though - they do get 35 hours of blood sweat and tears a week... (ish!)
 
yep! and I can claim however many hours for sitting in an airport.. ;-)
 
I agree wiyh the OP, if he signed to say he is liable, fine. But he should therefore have the right to appeal.
 
Paulie said:
Yes, this has come up before in my company. Where a memo was sent round to say £10 would be deducted from our wages if we fail to wear full correct uniform. I informed my managers that they can write as many memos as they like, but that doesn't change the law.
Click to expand...

Out of interest, what law are they breaking by disciplining you for not wearing your uniform if that is part and parcel of their terms of employment.
 
Ploddles said:
Out of interest, what law are they breaking by disciplining you for not wearing your uniform if that is part and parcel of their terms of employment.
Click to expand...

He didn't say they were breaking the law for disciplining him for not wearing the correct uniform

However if they decided to deduct £10 from his wages as a way to discipline him then they would be breaking the law
 
Keith W said:
He didn't say they were breaking the law for disciplining him for not wearing the correct uniform

However if they decided to deduct £10 from his wages as a way to discipline him then they would be breaking the law
Click to expand...

Unless it says that he gives consent for payroll deductions in his contract of course.

though personally if one of my staff refused to wear full uniform i'd just discipline them and if they continued to refuse it would become a point of gross insubordination and firing
 
Whatever you decide to do about thie current ticket, I'd be sure not to ever incurr another one, even if that means reporting that you are unable to do certain pickups that risk further tickets.
 
andyst2409 said:
actually YOU CAN PARK ON DOUBLE YELLOWS if its a comercial vehicle loading / unloading for upto 10 mins.... thats law

as an ex courier driver i had to use this law on more than a few occasions.... even citing it to traffic wardens ... who on radioing back had it confirmed.....

dont know where this little nugget of info leaves you though
Click to expand...


Thank you for clarifying, it's frustrating when people start spouting what they perceive to be the law and have very little knowledge of facts. My dad does pickups all the time and I've defended every single one of his tickets in very similar cases.

Parking enforcement in the UK needs an overhaul and local authorities are notorious at not following the law.
 
oh who do you work for Lynton? I want some of that :lol:
 
hsuffyan said:
Thank you for clarifying, it's frustrating when people start spouting what they perceive to be the law and have very little knowledge of facts. My dad does pickups all the time and I've defended every single one of his tickets in very similar cases.

Parking enforcement in the UK needs an overhaul and local authorities are notorious at not following the law.
Click to expand...

you're allowed to set down or pick up passengers on double yellows too aren't you, unless there's an upright sign stating prohibition of waiting or unloading?
 
trencheel303 said:
you're allowed to set down or pick up passengers on double yellows too aren't you, unless there's an upright sign stating prohibition of waiting or unloading?
Click to expand...

Yes and there have been many cases where parking tickets have been overturned by an adjudicator. Even cases where the property wasn't immediately accessible by road and the vehicle was left at the nearest point available.
 
sturisoma said:
oh who do you work for Lynton? I want some of that :lol:
Click to expand...

If he tells you that he'll have to kill you

suffice to say that he works for a three letter agency :lol:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top