Hello everyone, I'm sorry I've posted this topic in this forum, for some reason I was not allowed to post in the home possession forum. My mum was taken to court about 4 years ago for falling behind on rent as she was out of work and ill, and was given a suspended possession order and to pay about £3 on top of our usual rent. Since then, we have always paid on time and there hasn't been a problem, until this year. They upped the rent to double the amount for some reason & My mum has become really ill this year and literally has daily visits to the hospital so money has had to go elsewhere, we didn't want to do this but had no choice. Anyway, they have sent a letter saying if we do not pay £58.91 plus the doubled rent in seven days, we are out! I'm planning to call the council in an hour, but my mum is heartbroken and I just don't know what to do. Is it really that easy to throw us out? We haven't done it on purpose, and do not want to go back to court. Is there any way around this? Thank you so much for any help, and I am sorry if I messed up the post. Mel x

Hello SarEl, thank you for your advice. I understand what you mean. I don't want them to think i'm being un co-operative. I appreciate your comments on my mentality making things to be worse than what it is, but my work place truly is a horrible place, all the staff feel bullied by management, and i have experienced it myself, but I will definitely write down what I want to mention and bring it with me to the meeting, which I am going to. I just hope matters do not get bad. Thank you again, I appreciate it very much

Hello everyone, I do apologise for the long post, but I feel rather desperate for advice. I've been working for my company for about a year and 2 months now, and last year November, I had a breakdown. I was diagnosed with depression and a few mentality issues and also anxiety. I've been diagnosed with depression a few years back but I had brilliant help and got through it. I informed my employer straight away, apologised and explained that I really do not feel able to work and my doctor said the same and has put me on a high dose of medication and a course of counselling. However, my sicknote had ran out and I honestly didn't realise so I didn't have a new one to give them before the current one had ran out, so they immediately sent out a letter asking me to come in for a disciplinary meeting, which I did, and I bought along the latest sicknote. When I was approached by the deputy store manager, he told me he cannot have any conversation with me until I hand in my sicknote, and no one would listen to me as I wanted to explain myself. When I gave them the sicknote a few minutes later they said that everything is fine now and I can go, so I had no meeting. Since then, i've had phonecalls asking when will I be back and that my department is failing because of me and they need me back. It makes me feel awful. They don't understand that I really need to get better and i am not ready to come back and I can appreciate the arguement on both sides but I feel like I am being victimised. I was told the new store manager is very keen to meet me, and I know why, so he can give me a piece of his mind. Then last Saturday, I gave in my latest sicknote, which started before the previous one had ran out so I knew I was covered, but this Wednesday, I got another letter asking me to come in for a meeting to discuss my absence as they haven't recieved my sicknote. I just rang my HR department who said they do have my sicknote and I was asked why am I not back at work yet, they want me to come back now, and now I have to go in for the meeting tomorrow. I feel so sick with worry that my whole body is shaking. I know in the meeting it will be me alone facing three people as I'm not in a union. I feel so scared and nervous to go, I can't bare it and I know I won't be able to explain myself properly because they just wont give me a chance, I know how they work. I'm not doing this on purpose, and I haven't worked since November, so Christmas was nonexistant due to not much money, If I could work, I would, of course I need to pay the bills. Would it be terrible if I don't go tomorrow? I really can't handle this. I apoloigise for long post, thanks in advance

I've worked there for over 7 months now. it was a store that had only been opened 2 months before i started there

Wow, what brilliant advice, thank you so much everyone! I feel much better now that I know it is actually serious. I did approach a lady from HR but was far too scared to mention so she asked me to give her a call but i never did. One of the main problems for me is that i am very afraid to speak up and what the consequences will be because of that. My manager has sacked people simply because he isn't fond of them and is very unapproachable. I'm just worried that i will lose my job or have a terrible atmosphere at work. I know it is important i report this and i have to take a step, which i will, tomorrow. i will ask if it has been recorded in the accident book. i have also taken pictures too. i also have two witnesses who didnt see the accident but i went to straight away after. ps. loving the pun! & thank you for the kind wecome

Hi, I'm a baker for a well known supermarket so I have to deal with the walk in freezer frequently. I've just came back from a weeks holiday and when I got into the freezer this morning, I saw it was in a state and it was very full so I had to move a lot of freezer crates out of the freezer to get things I needed. The freezer fan has always been dodgy since I started there, for some reason it leaks water onto the crates and floor, due to it going on the floor, i've slipped previously twice but nothing happened before, but this morning, the ice had built up so much that as soon as I trod onto it, I immediately slipped backwards, with my back slamming into the wall, then the floor. With the two previous slips, I asked the manager of the store if he could please get the matter sorted, but he obviously hasn't due to this morning. I stayed at work the whole day with colleagues helping me, but not one manager checked up on me or asked me to fill out an accident form. I managed to get a doctors appointment earlier and my doctor has asked me to go to A & E for an xray, because I might have a fracture, and luckily i was fracture free. The thing that makes me the most angry is when I rang my manager after I came out of the doctors, he was so rude and abrupt with me, asking me how many days do i require and that i wont be getting full sick pay and literally put the phone down on me. I want to make a complaint but I don't want it to be personal if that makes sense, also at the end of the day, he should of done his job properly, no? iI'm sad that they wont acknowledge it, infact they have turned a bit nasty towards me since. The managers of the store have made work turn into a horrible atmosphere, everyone is unhappy. I wish I could leave but there is no way i'm walking out of a paid job in the current economy. can anyone please help? many thanks