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I'm starting a thread of useful contacts to have when having a dispute at work, please add any organisations/webpages which offer impartial advice on employment law.
Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) Acas - Home
08457 474 747
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Any posts submitted here on the Consumer Action Group under the user name GlasweJen may not necessarily be the view of the poster, CAG or indeed any normal person.
I've become addicted to green blobs (I have 2 now) so feel free to tip my scales if I ever make sense.;-)
Under 'Procedures' there is a list of the jurisdiction they can rule on which is a good pointer to see if you feel you have a claim. Very handy.
Also, I always refer people to their home insurance policies as employment disputes are usually covered too. Could also be included with car insurance policies, the AA membership etc.
All too often overlooked, or not even realised, and it may have been paid for already which makes professional help free in a way.
And, usually, you can phone straight away and get some answers from a lawyer.
If you are lucky enough that the other side want to settle, please ask them to sack the bully rather than settle for money alone. If you are getting a lawyer to settle for you, please try to get them to understand this before you take them on.
This is all on the first page of Employees.org.uk. The rest of the site is more rambling and describes how trades unions may just be claims handling agencies dressed-up as something more.
Not sure if its been mentioned before, but a really good book about preparation for an Employment Tribunal is
"Employment Tribunal Claims: Tactics and Precedents" by Naomi Cunningham and Michael Reed.
If you look it up on the internet Chapter1 can be read free, plus there is a very helpful on-going blog.
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I am sorry that work means I don't get into the Employment Forum as often as I would like these days, but nonetheless I'll try to pop in when I can.
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I am sorry that work means I don't get into the Employment Forum as often as I would like these days, but nonetheless I'll try to pop in when I can.
Please also find Unite The Union, they have experts in Equality and were part of the main framework in getting it passed through parliment and onto the statute books.
Useful contacts **Correct as at Feb 2014**
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