Hi all, so I received my 1st written warning on the 23 October 2014, I have a few questions my 1st absence was on the 7th of October 2013 however in the new year the company I work for went from 24/5 to 24/7 shifts my second absence was on 14th of January 2014 my third absence ( this day I attend work but came home after 8 hours feeling faint as was very hot ) 1st of July 2014 my final absence was on the 7th and 8th of October 2014 This is based on a 12 month rolling period, I think this rule is very unfair 53 hours of in a 12 month period in my opinion doesn't warrant a written warning and as the 1st absence and last are exactly a year apart, my brother told me that a rolling year would run for example 7th of October 2013 to 6th of October 2014 is this correct? Thanks in advance for any replies/help

Hello - I'm hoping you will be able to shed some light on a colleague's awful predicament. Today, our Head of Ops came over and asked my colleague to have a word in a meeting room. She was ushered into the room to be met by some head guy and a HR representative. Whilst she was in there, the Head of Ops and second in command took my colleague's Manager into another room to tell him what was going on. Basically, my colleague was told that she was being dismissed due to her performance. The last time performance was mentioned was in January this year when she was told she wouldn't be receiving the annual bonus because she had only achieved a 4 (it should've been a 3). Since January she has not had any performance plans, no warnings (verbal or written) and was totally unaware of any sub-performance on her part. Clearly her manager was in the same position as he didn't know either. For just over two weeks now, she has also been training a new member of the team - not sure why this would be if she was so bad at her job? She has been employed by our company since May 2013 and I am worried that she may not have a leg to stand on due to being employed less than two years? Incidentally, whilst sacking her the HR person told her that she needed to consult a solicitor and the company would provide up to £500 to pay for this. What's that about? She definitely has been sacked as she has her letter of termination. I would be so grateful if any of you could advise her further. She's a lovely lady who doesn't deserve this.

I have a problem and went out of the country for a while, on my return I have my company with a proposal of strike off flag, so as i wanted to keep operating with the company I called Companies house and asked what do I need to do. They reply this and I am scared, what are my options please? I still have time to fix this? --------------------------------------------------------------------- I can confirm that the following documents are outstanding: Accounts for year ended 31/07/2013. Annual Return (Form AR01) for period ending 15/07/2014. As the company is required to remain on the register, the proposed strike off action has been discontinued. Failure to file accounts and annual returns within the statutory times allowed is a criminal offence and due to the seriousness of the defaults, we are commencing prosecution action against the directors immediately. Conviction for these offences will result in a criminal record and a fine of up to £5,000 for each document not delivered on time. As these accounts are already late, a civil late filing penalty will automatically be incurred when they are received and accepted at Companies House. The amount of the penalty increases with the length of delay in delivery and is separate to any criminal proceeding being considered against the directors. Failure to comply with the filing requirements of the 2006 Companies Act in consecutive years will result in the penalty being doubled for the current year’s accounts. You may be able to deliver your annual return and certain types of accounts online via our Web Filing service, which has in-built checks to ensure that you get it right first time. Our web-site www.companieshouse.gov.uk gives information on this along with a full range of guidance booklets and forms. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks a lot.

Hello This is just a little warning for anyone searching for information on the following three companies.harrington jones limited, cobley johnson partners ( cjp) and consumer claims ( consumer-claims dot com) They are all sening letters to people fishing for work, they are not including their fees and cleaverly miss out vital pieces of paper work where these fees are contained Do not sign any letters of authority from any of these companies hopefully people searching will see this and be warned.

A friend has a YP 16-25 Railcard. He laminated it to protect it and used it for 6 months without any problems. Then on a Cross Country train an inspector confiscated it and the rail ticket because the magnetic strip could not be read through the lamination. Now Transport Investigations have sent him a penalty for not having a valid ticket and threaten criminal proceedings if it isn't paid. I am told all of the info on the strip is printed on the card and I cannot find anywhere in any of the rail regulations or card T&Cs that lamination = damage = invalid. It is stated in the Disabled Persons Railcard T & Cs that this is the case but NOT in the Young persons. Who would think that laminating a card constituted damage!! They quoted Byelaw 20 but omitted the second part!!! 20. Altering tickets and use of altered tickets (1) No person shall alter any ticket in any way with the intent that an Operator shall be defrauded or prejudiced. (2) No person shall knowingly use any ticket which has been altered in any way in breach of Byelaw 20(1). I have little knowledge of English Law but I would think this means they would have to prove intent and knowing. any advice appreciated. This is ridiculous!!

Vauxhall has warned owners of around 3,000 vehicles to stop driving them until they have been inspected because of a steering problem. The UK carmaker said those affected are Adam and Corsa/Corsavan models registered since May 2014, which had been manufactured with a steering system part "that did not meet specification". The discovery was made during a routine quality control exercise at two of the firm's manufacturing plants - one in Germany and one in Spain. The company said it was not aware of any accident or injury related to the issue. Vauxhall said: "As a precaution, these vehicles should not be driven prior to inspection. "Vauxhall puts the safety and convenience of its customers first and as this condition concerns their safety, the company is taking immediate action." The firm said customers could check on their website from today, whether their vehicle was affected, and that it would also contact buyers directly. It added: "Alternatively customers can call the Vauxhall customer assistance centre for advice on 0800 026 0034 between 9am and 5.30pm." http://news.sky.com/story/1343012/vauxhall-recall-warning-over-corsa-steering

Long story short - Apart from the company evading tax by telling staff they are paying a cash 'after tax' figure, none of the staff including my father ever received payslips. And the P45 he received indicated a lower amount than what I was paid. His new Manager was taking over, which was the owners son. He told my father to not come into work a few weeks ago, and would talk to him the following monday as he felt that my fathers heart wasn't in it anymore, and accused him at the same time of passing work over to another rival company. My father went in but recorded the conversation, and was told he was letting him go. The new manager felt that my Fathers heart wasn't with the company anymore, he had handed work over to another rival taxi company, and he was caught smoking inside the premises. - My father only ever phoned another firm to hand work over when he didn't have enough cars on a nightshift to cover the bookings he had. - My father did get caught smoking in the office, but everyone smokes including the drivers and two owners. He supposedly got a verbal warning for this. However, no written warnings were ever issued! Despite my Father being a Taxi Controller there for over 7 years, and a driver previously for 7 years - meaning nearly 15 years of service to the company. I have 3 main gripes: - No Payslips ever given. - P45 indicating less earned than what I was paid, suggesting possible tax evasion. - Unfair dismissal. I feel he was dismissed because he was infact one of the highest paid controllers, on nearly £100 a week more than others, and they wanted rid. However, they did not follow procedure. I was very rarely ill. Never had days off. And they sack me on the spot for pretty much no reason, with no verbal or written warnings!? Does anyone know where we stand with this? We have recordings of the conversations etc. Thanks in advance, Tony.

Hi All, Basically its like this. I work at a military establishment with a woman who is starting to drive me nuts, basically. She has obsessive compulsive disorder - don't get me wrong, I fully respect she has the condition but she's making my working life that much more unbearable. She's even confiding in a work colleague that she went to see a psychologist because she said that I stress her out at work and to hear that second hand from a work colleague was not too pleasant to be honest. I have had a problem with pen chewing and putting things in my mouth, chewing my nails etc. as far back as I can remember and there seems to be no signs of it letting up - despite my best efforts, I find myself relapsing and every now and again, which has become a bit more occasional of late, find a pen or something else in my mouth, be it my fingers for biting my nails or whatever. However whenever I have been at a workstation using the keyboard or been somewhere else and this is usually some while after I have bitten my nails, for example, then she is there cleaning the desk area and I am made to feel like a dirty person - don't get me wrong - I fully respect her condition but I'm being made to feel that I can't even put my hands near my mouth or pick up a pen in fear she's going to put in a complaint and I think that I am going to be on the receiving end of something unpleasant and the fact that she has a mental illness will work against me. Furthermore, she is rather cold toward me in the office and I feel the tensity in the office is going to reach a peak before long. We have been open and honest about our feelings in the office as well. I can't help what I do at the end of the day and as I explained, since I've been a nipper, its been a recurring problem for me. Can someone offer me some advice as to what the best solution is as I will not take kindly to an official complaint from my supervisor as I feel I've done little wrong and am trying hard to work on a problem I've had difficulty in resolving in the past. Regards

Hi guys, Apologies that my first post is one asking for help straight away. I've received a letter today from a debt collection agency informing me that because I owe o2 £15 they have defaulted me. This is the first that I have ever heard about this. I phoned the debt collectors regarding the matter and it supposedly relates to an amount I owe o2 from back in 2011. As mentioned I never even knew about this outstanding amount until now, and received absolutely no warning of a default. The debt collection agency have disputed the matter on my behalf, but really I have no faith in them. I was wondering where I stand on this matter and if there is anyway to dispute it. For the sake of £15 I would never have let a matter get so serious had I known that I owed o2 money. Like I said not even a letter from them regarding it. I've spent a fair amount of time googling and there seems to be quite a number of cases of o2 doing this to other people. Some have phoned o2 and eventually got a resolution. But there is also advice that I should only contact them via post, recorded delivery. What do you think I should do? I'm not rich by any shot, but £15 isn't a huge amount for me and I would have settled that straight away if I knew I owed the money. I am looking to apply for a mortgage soon and I know that I can kiss that dream goodbye with this on my credit file, so any help on how best to dispute this will really help. The letter sent to me from the debt collection agency informs me that they have recorded a default but I can't see this on my file, is there a delay in this occurring? Thank you all in advance, also just to let you all know that I don't intent to be a poster who gets advice and doesn't bother to update the thread. I promise to keep this thread in the loop with any updates.

OK HERE GOES I have worked at the company for just under 14 months, no disiplinary action against me until this point. Long story short, I have had 5 days off work, i sent a message to my boss on the first day saying I wouldnt be in work that day. The same day I posted an SC2 form to work. I made no further contact with them nor received any contact. On my fifth day of absence I received a letter stating that due to unauthorised absences my employment is terminated with immediate effect as i have failed to report my absence in line with company procedures. I have had time off before and not reported it to my manager due to them being off work on long erm illness, in these instanes i have always contacted the head of personnel and this has never been an issue, however my letter says that i have failed on several occasions o report absences via company procedures. My employment is terminated from the date of the letter and once i have been paid what I am owed i shall receive my P45. I was hoping for some advice please. As a side note and I dont know what relevance this has but I cannot tell you the companies procedures tehnacally as I have never been given a contrat (despite asking several times) I have since SAR them and also sent a letter before action. Basically they have sent the return to work forms, DWP forms (where Job centre asking about dimissal etc), copy of health and safety trainign checklist, copy of letter of dismissal and check lists showing employment contract issued (yes ticked) but underneath they put handbook issued. On second check list under employment contract issued, they ticked N/A and put handbook issued with 6 weeks. they also only referred to informal verbal discussions , but no info on formal past disciplinary was provided and indeed they admitted was not formal but informal and no records were kept of them

Hello everyone. First time on here. I work for a local council, and recently had to have some preventative treatment to remove cancerous cells. I informed my manager of the dates which I needed to take as sick leave. I went back to work but i became unwell again and my nurse advised me to self certificate for another 5 days. Because of policy I have reached an attendance 'trigger' and had a meeting yesterday where I was given a warning. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but can they seriously do that for a planned medical procedure?? If I hadnt had the treatment I wouldve got cancer! I'm obviously appealing with Unison. Any advice regarding my appeal letter would be much appreciated.

Dear all, I am looking for any others that have experienced similar issues with Tesco car insurance, and/or missing communications from them on a wider basis. If anyone has any insight or advice, I would be very glad of that too. I present my nightmarish experience below: Three months ago, I chose Tesco car insurance for renewal due to their good price and well known brand. This was a month ahead of the current policy expiry to ensure a good deal, and to ensure ample time for policy documents to arrive before the new policy began. Approximately one week later, I received the Tesco policy documents by post (with the letter dated the same day that I bought the policy). This was paid for annually in advance, and all was in order aside from a request for a proof of no claims discount (NCD). This was obtained from the current insurer and sent on to them in their own pre-paid addressed envelope, within good time and before the policy commenced. I heard nothing more from Tesco until last Thursday 24th October, when a letter dated 17th October arrived stating that they had cancelled the car insurance policy on the 17th October. This was apparently due to them not receiving proof of the NCD, a fact they had completely failed to tell me. The letter of the 17th October states that one warning letter had been sent 14 days prior to that date, and I have yet to see any sign of it. According to Tesco, they had actually sent between 2 and 4 warning letters (none of which arrived nor has any trace outside of Tesco) between the start of the policy and the final notification of cancellation. I refer to between 2 and 4 letters, as each individual spoken to has stated a different number, about which they are adamant. And yes, that letter of cancellation definitely only mentions one. Now this leaves me with two major issues: 1.) I was unaware that the car was uninsured for seven days after they cancelled the policy. I take this very seriously indeed, as aside from risk of damage/theft I could have been caught unwittingly breaking the law. 2.) I now have to tick the "I have had car insurance cancelled." box in all future insurance forms. And yet I have done absolutely nothing wrong, and I have done everything that I should have done. A quick test on Confused.com suggests an increase in premium of 70%! Tesco has just completed its initial 24 hour investigation, from which they have concluded that x number of letters have definitely be sent out, and that they have no record of receiving the NCD proof from me. This leaves me in an arduous situation, as having used their postage paid envelope for sending the NCD, I have no proof of postage. In addition, I can hardly produce concrete proof that their letters have not arrived (not that they seem interested in this anyway). I also immediately obtained a new proof of NCD from the old insurer by e-mail (a hard copy is following by post), and forwarded this directly to a customer services manager at Tesco. They have accepted this as proof of NCB, but they refuse to reinstate the original policy, nor repeal the cancellation, leaving me firmly stuck with major issue number 2 above. A more formal complaints investigation is now underway, but I clearly need to gather as much advice and support has possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Cheers, Cumulonimbus

[ATTACH=CONFIG]52265[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]52266[/ATTACH] Spotted today! some companies just don't get it do they (Penalty mentioned on both signs) guess I'll be overstaying and parking in the wrong place there soon

One day last week Mrs P took a phone call from somebody who made out they were from a Company working with Northern Rock to help people reclaim mis-sold PPI. After a lengthy conversation, she told them to forward a pack for Mr P to peruse. This has now arrived and it is from First Target Recoveries Ltd. On reading the T&Cs it states that they charge you 33.95% for helping you get your money back. Please beware.

Consumer Action Group received the following email from someone who renewed his tax disc online.. Please do be vigilant when using these "Look alike sites" Check that you have typed in the correct webpage and look for any sneaky sign that you will be charged. [ATTACH=CONFIG]51733[/ATTACH] We have previously highlighted similar issues with Look alike Passport and Driving Licence renewal websites

At the time I got my job I was unemployed so didn't really have a lot of room for manure, If I turned the job down no JSA, and I never found out about the overtime clause until I had been in the job 2-3 weeks. I will be brutally honest, I'd rather not be there at all let alone stay any longer than necessary so this over time clause kills me. We already work 45 hours basic let alone over time, Is there anyway out? I know all about the 48 hour limit but its averaged out over X amount of weeks. Its the fact all plans have to be dropped as and when asked or your marched into the office and reminded about the contract, I missed my kids nativity play over it at Xmas. Its all a major pain in the behind for £6.20 per hour.

When I purchased a pay and display ticket today at a private car park run by Smart Parking I noticed that the ticket dispensed gave an expiry time of 1 hour 40 minutes instead of the 2 hours I had paid for. Whilst I only stayed for just over an hour I wonder how many people have been ticketed by Smart Parking for overstaying the expiry time on their ticket rather than the period they actually paid for? I have emailed Smart Parking advising them of this but as there anyone else I should inform in case people are wrongly ticketed?

Below is a Warning from the UK Government. This the full content of their page warning of the Gameover Zeus, GOZeus, or P2PZeus virus which aims to steal your finance details. If it cannot find any, it will encrypt every file on your computer with instruction on how to pay for the key to unlock the encryption. If you do not pay within a set time, it will delete all files on your computer making it completely unusable and the only way back then is to clean the hard drive and reinstall windows. This page has been created to help you protect your computer, your finances, your identity and your family against a new global online threat. The threat is targeted at random private individuals and small businesses, so it is critical that you read this page and apply our advice immediately if you have a computer running any version of the Windows operating system – including Windows running as a virtual machine on an Apple Mac, any server running Windows and Windows embedded. This is not a case of isolated attacks, as over 15,000 computers in the UK alone are thought to have been already affected. What you need to do NOW... Go to one of the links to internet security software companies at the bottom of this page to download a free tool to scan for Gameover Zeus and CryptoLocker, and remove them from your computer. We advise you do this even if you haven’t had a communication from your ISP. Do not open attachments in emails unless you are 100% certain that they are authentic. Click for more info. Make sure your internet security software is up-to-date and switched on at all times. Click for more info. Make sure your Windows operating system has the latest Microsoft updates applied. These normally include the latest security precautions. Click for more info. Make sure your software programs have the latest manufacturers’ updates applied. These normally include the latest security precautions. Click for more info. 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The threat Cyber criminals are constantly devising new types of malware to commit financial theft, fraud, identity theft and other crimes against ordinary people. The proceeds of their crime are also used to fund further organised crime. This latest threat is particularly insidious as it uses two different types of malware to infect your computer in order to commit these crimes: 1. A virus known as Gameover Zeus, GOZeus, or P2PZeus This is a type of aggressive malware which infects your computer so that it can effectively be ‘taken over’ by the criminals. It can be used for a number of different criminal activities such as viewing your files, monitoring your bank accounts, sending emails in your name and even using your webcam to physically spy on you. 2. Ransomware known as CryptoLocker CryptoLocker is a virus which criminals use to prevent you opening any files – effectively locking down your PC – before issuing you with a ransom demand. If you pay the ransom, there is no guarantee that it will be unlocked. Once your computer is locked, it is effectively rendered useless as you cannot access your email, files, photos, music or bookmarks. How computers get infected You probably receive many emails claiming to be from your or another bank, a government body or other official source, urging you to check your account, claim a refund or other action. Many of these are phishing emails containing links to bogus websites, or attachments which you are told to open, which actually contain malware hidden in what is known as a Trojan. In this case, the criminals have also stolen or hacked email lists and can make it make it appear as if these are spam emails coming from a friend's email account. In this particular attack, the act of opening the attachment in such an email automatically ‘tells’ the Trojan to download the Gameover Zeus and CryptoLocker from a server normally located abroad, of which there are thousands which exist purely for criminal purposes. How does the attack work? If Gameover Zeus cannot ‘find’ enough on your computer to make a profit for the criminals, CryptoLocker will take over, effectively lock down your machine and demand a ransom. What you need to do NOW Your internet service provider (ISP) may have sent you a letter or email warning you about this threat. They will know that your computer is infected because the NCA – working with other law enforcement bodies around the world – has taken over thousands of the criminal servers and examined the records. You must follow the advice on this page straight away. Even then, if your computer has been locked down by CryptoLocker, it is too late. Remember that making sure that updating your operating system and software are good habits to get into so you should be doing this on a regular basis. Important warning about emails Cyber criminals will also exploit this situation by sending out further phishing emails claiming to be from your ISP or a law enforcement agency, urging you to click on a link or open an attachment for the remedy. You could also receive a similar email which appears to have been sent by a friend, family member or colleague, but which has actually been sent automatically by a computer infected with the malware and ransomware. Read our advice on spam and [problem] emails at www.getsafeonline.org/protecting-your-computer/spam-and-[problem]-email Scan for and remove Gameover Zeus malware and CryptoLocker software Free tools have been specially developed and made available to you by a number of internet security software companies. 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If you do not use the insurance company's approved repairer, your rights of redress are affected. I recently had an accident where the other driver was at fault. I drive a BMW. The third parties insurers did not have BMW in their approved network. Rather than use an unknown chosen by them that was NOT BMW, I chose a repairer who had done satisfactory work previously. Unfortunately the repairer I chose. Decided to paint my car a different colour. Which was nice. In a reply to my initial complaint to the insurance company asking them to make my repairs good, I received the following from the insurance company I quote: Dear Mr X We are unable to authorise further repairs to your vehicle as the garage used was not one of our authorized repairers. Insurance company. 1. This rather does infer a sense of bribary does it not. What did I do? I called the FOS who told me that this was a grey area. 2. This indicates that if you have an accident it is ok for the repairer to do a bad job and even if you are not notified, your rights to satisfactory repairs seem to be unfairly affected. What else did I do? I called CAB - who indicated that the contract of "supply of goods and services" was between the insurance company and the repairer. Then What? I asked the third parties insurers if they were satisfied that a repairer had charged them for work that was not as described and potentially falsified their invoice. Their response This is not of our concern. 3. Does this not hint that they are condoning a form of insurance fraud or dishonest trading? I then called again to the insurance company. I stated to them that whilst this may be their policy, to force people to use their repairers effectively, that I was not made aware of this. Nor did I assume my statutory rights are effected in the event of breach of contract. No Comment from the insurance company. 4. Surely they cannot enforce a rule unless you have agreed to it. Evidence: I requested that the insurance company send out an assessor prior to this complaint. The assessor wrote a report to them stating the work carried out was shoddy. There are four other professional opinions stating the same thing. The insurance company refuse to help, support or do anything! So what about the repairer? Well because I did not pay for it, they did not breach contract with me. They also have now refused to do any more work for me in the future and made offensive and bullying remarks when I visited them. Outcomes. I want the car sprayed the right colour. Any thoughts of help? Please also make enquiries with your insurer -as you dont want this to happen to you.

Hi, My son recently bought a virtually brand new iPhone from a reputable seller on ebay unlocked. However, upon receipt the actual handset was locked to T-Mobile. As my son was happy with the phone and it was just a matter of unlocking it, the seller suggested to him that an online company http://www.officialiphoneunlock.co.uk have a good reputation (as we were aware of the whole iPhone unlocking [problem]s etc) and to approach them. My son visited the site and completed his details and was charged £19.99 (plus £2-3 extra admin fee or something or the other) They stated upon order that it would take between 48 hrs to 14 days dependant on network. To my sons total surprise when he checked the unlock status within the website they were asking for an extra £80 to unlock the iPhone. At this point I became involved and checked the website, hidden discretely within the FAQ's was a note that the initial payment is a "pre-order" payment to authorise and negotiate with the network to unlock your handset?? Its very misleading and in my opinion a very unprofessional approach. I tried ring their "Helpline" but was automatically told via recorded message that they do not deal with pending orders on the phone, I still waited, and waited ... and waited... 45mins and still no answer. I hung up.. I then emailed to sales@ and instantly got a auto-reply .. AGAIN, stating they do not deal with pending orders.. ... so I sent a support message via there rather lame support page, heard nothing back at all.. By the way this is an online unlocking company with so so many five star ratings and cast iron money back guarantee etc.. Shockingly bad company from what I have had to put up with. My angle is just how many other "suckers" have they pulled in with this £19.99 preorder nonesense, it should be CLEARLY stated upon paying. Apparently on the website they wont refund "pre order" payments (no surprise there!?) I have also said in another forum I have since found about this company that if you get your bank to chargeback the charges they "supposedly" will blacklist your IMEI?? We have now returned the handset to the ebay seller for refund, however we are out of pocket for the £23 we paid total and as we did it, the ebay seller obviously wont refund that. Be warned, under no circumstances use this unlocking company, infact from this experience we wont be using ANY online unlocking company ..period.. On a final note, what chance do I have of getting money back?.. upon checking whois for there website there address is registered at Sychelles !! duh.. Anyway sorry for long post, hopefully it acts as a warning to others, terrible terrible company.

Can anybody please advise. Tonight I had a visit from the police asking me to sign a harassment warning, which I refused. I am supposed to have harassed my neighbour by photographing a courier van parked on my property and then contacting the courier company telling them not to park on and block my drive again. Should explain the neighbour has a right of way over my drive but no right to park on my property. That I am harassing my neighbour by his garage door being within the area of my cctv camera capture. Thats about as much as they would give me, am I not entitled to know all of his claims.

I have been in my current job for maybe 8 months now and am having problems with a few of my colleagues. As women do, they bitch, stir rumours etc. Now i have been reported for "innapropriate behaviour and swearing at a staff member". Let me tell you now that I did not swear at her, that I remained seating during the whole discussion and that i am not willing to take a written warning for something so ridiculous and untrue. It is alleged that i made these so called remarks during a discussion with a colleague. The 2 "witnesses" she has drawn in are known to all be close friends and also known to be "stirrers" when it comes to gossip. I have stated during the informal meeting that i had with my manager that I did not swear. I have repeated this so many times. Though i have also said that I would apologize to any colleagues who felt that I was inappropriate. My formal meeting is next week. Also, i did ask why the colleague wasn't under investigation when she too had raised her voice to me. The answer i got was "because she didn't raise her voice or swear at you". So clearly they are taking the side of my colleague and are showing no impartiality at all. I am not part of a union and I have left it far too late to join to be eligible to use the legal help that is on offer. Can someone please tell me how to deal with this? It is blatant favouritism directed clearly at my colleague as they are simply trusting her word over mine. I have never received a warning in any of my previous jobs and i do not intend to receive and accept this one. Also, is it true that a written warning "expires" after a certain period? e.g. 6 months

Get Safe Online has joined forces with ABTA and The City of London Police’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) to warn the general public about the dangers posed by holiday booking fraud. Findings from a report compiled by the NFIB reveal the scale of the crime and expose common tactics used by fraudsters who stole an estimated £7million from unsuspecting holidaymakers and other travellers in 2013. The 2014 report reveals that over a 12 month, period over 4500 cases of holiday booking fraud were reported. The most common types relate to: - Holiday accommodation – According to the report almost a third (30%) of holiday fraud victims in 2013 were [problem]med by the fraudulent advertisement of holiday villas and apartments, with some arriving at their destination to discover they had nowhere to stay. - Airline tickets – where a customer believes they are booking a flight and receives a fake ticket or pays for a ticket that never turns up. This is the most second most common type of booking fraud, accounting for 21% of holiday booking fraud reported to the police in 2013. Average losses are more than £1000 per victim, with flights to West Africa a particular target. - Package holidays – particularly group, sports and religious packages. The report highlights the Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia and major sporting events such as the Ryder Cup as particular targets for fraudsters. https://www.getsafeonline.org/news/warning-on-rising-holiday-booking-fraud/

I have had two separate telephone conversations today with people who have received an email from scotcourts which appear on the face of it to be genuine. They are nothing of the sort!! Firstly, Scotcourts.gov.uk are the official website for the Scottish Court Service. The emails are advising the recipient that a court claim registered with Scottish Court has been transferred to a London Court with a hearing date for this month. No further details are provided but the individual is asked to open an attachment within the email for more details. DO NOT open any such attachments. It would seem that the Scottish Courts have received a lot of enquiries about these emails and started alerting the public via their website on 30th January 2014 (link below). Two months later these emails are still in circulation. Please be alert. http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/news/all-news/2014/01/30/spam-email-in-circulation

hi - ive heard that if a road is bus only there should be advance warning. What are the rules regarding this? I was driving down corporation street in birmingham approaching an island with three exits. The first and third exits were bus only - and straight ahead was no entry So corporation street is basically a dead end for cars - but there is no warning signs to indicate this in advance of the island. the only bus lane signs are those on the roads off of the island. Is this adeqate signage? Spoke to someone at the council and they said corporation st is a pedestrian only zone anyway. Checked google streetview and there were signs up at the start of corporation street, but they are no longer there Thanks for any help that is forhcoming d