Recent UK Employment Law Questions

Hi Ben, This is driving me crazy can you help me again please.

I sent the employees the letter that you said regarding there resignation.

They are saying to me that tupe does not apply it only applies if i sell the business. I have told them no it is even if the contract ends and someone takes it over.

They are saying they are not resigning that they are being paid off??? that they should have reseived a letter of termination of employment from me. that they want all their money and holiday pay by the 31st even though they are not due this months wage on the 31st and the remainder next month they want it in one go including holiday pay. I have said I have no problem paying holiday pay but they need to sign the resignation letters if not they will automatically transfer to thte new person with the contract.

Ben help me what do I do? I do not want to end in court?

I have two managers working for me in a similar area; a sales manager who manages a team of ten and a customer services/communications manager who manages one person. I would like the customer services/comms manager to report to the sales manager rather than me, the MD, so as to simplify my input. I would just have a a sales manager, an operations manager and a finance manager reporting to me, with twenty one staff reporting to them. There is no written contract for the customer services manager. Can this be done without fear of being sued if the customer service/comms manager doesn't like it?

Hi
I am being taken for gross misconduct by an NHS Board because I have refused to follow instructions. However, they changed my job description last year without my agreement and without partnership involvement - the changes were enforced by the CE who said they were non negotiable. I have been advised by CAB and by ACAS that the Board has failed to follow procedure. The resulting pressure by management to accept the changes led to me becoming ill with stress and a failing immune system. I have been supported by Occupational Health. The Board have ignored their advice. I have been off sick for 6 months with stress but have been trying to return. I was placed on redeployment register by the HR Director but she has reneged on that agreement. When I attempted to return to work I was told it must be to my original job but with the enforced changes in place, none of which are reflected in my job description. They have changed my line manager from a Director to a grade 6 administrator who prioritises my work load when it is explicit in my jd that I do that. My role has basically been downgraded and HR told me that they will be making the PA roles generic rather than specialised in the future. I know that these steps will lead to a down grade. I have worked there for 12 years. Because I am refusing to return to my job with the enforced changes and have asked for redeployment as agreed months ago, they are now disciplining me witha view to dismissal (stated in the letter I received).

Any advice would be greatly received. The details I have given are in a nutshell and I hope I haven't left anything significant out.