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    • That explains it then. MET's fantasy is that it's a pay car park.  You're only let off paying if you are a Starbucks customer which you can't be when Starbucks is closed.  'Cos otherwise lots of people would abuse the car park facilities on the far edge of the Stansted Airport area in the middle of nowhere to ... admire the bushes?  Look at the cloudy sky? The important thing is that we have around 140 cases for this site, and MET have only tried court seven times.  Even then, they had no intention of getting as far as a hearing, they were attempting to intimidate the motorists into paying, when the Caggers defended the cases MET discontinued.
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    • Hi   Sorry I probably wasn't clear enough. He had lived in the flat until December 2022 with Dementia by this time it was unsafe for him to have capacity to live on his own and he had to move into a nursing home. We had left it too late to apply for power of attorney so approached a solicitor in March last year for Deputyship. We were still in the process of dealing with it by May 2024. He passed away a few weeks ago and the solicitor was contacted to halt the application and we will just pay the fees of what work he has done up until now. My wife was the named person on her dads bank account but we didn't have the ability to alter any direct debits hence the reasons for applying for Deputyship as we were having problems trying to stop some payments coming out of his account Eon being another difficult company. We kept his flat on from December 2022 - August 2023. it was at this point I contacted Sancutary housing to inform them he was no longer living in the flat, it had been cleared out and was ready for a new tenant and that he had Dementia and had moved into a nursing home December 2022 and explained the reasons why we kept it on. As the named person to speak on his behalf I asked them what proof they needed in order to give notice on the flat e.g proof of dementia and proof that he was living in a nursing home and anything else they wanted. The lady in the upstairs flat and some of the other residence in the street had asked about him and we had told them he had moved into a nursing home. The lady in the upstairs flat wanted his flat for medical reasons so asked us once we had given notice could be let her know and she'll ask them if she can have it. We explained the difficulties and it was left at that but I did tell her I would let her know once notice was given. I contacted the company by email a number of times and also telephone conversations and nobody followed it up and it wasn't till the end of February this year that the housing manager for the area wrote to our home address to ask about him that he had been to the flat a couple of times and nobody answered and he had asked some of the residence in the street and they hadn't seen him for sometime. There was an email address on the letter so I contacted him and copied in the last 2 emails I sent Sanctuary regarding me wanting to give notice on the flat for at least 9 months explaining that it went ignored as well as telephone calls. I also stated I wanted to have his rent payments returned from the date I wanted to give notice which was from August 2023 as the bank wouldn't let us stop the DD without POT or deputyship explaining we were in the process of Deputyship. He gave some excuse about not having POT to cancel on his behalf and spoke to someone in HR and said he would contact the nursing home to confirm he was there with Dementia and if it all checks out we can give notice on the flat which came to an end on the 22 March 2024. There was not mention of back payments for the rent already paid or the fact I had asked to give notice in August 2023. Despite someone living in the flat from 1st April they continue to take DD payments for the flat and have taken another 2 payments of £501. another concerning thing despite Eon not allowing us to cancel the DD to his account the lady upstairs informed Eon that she was moving into the flat February 2024 and Eon refunding the account to his bank and said in an email sorry you are leaving us and canceled his account. Something they wouldn't let us do but a stranger. She also changed her bank account to his address despite the fact notice hadn't been given on the flat yet. So we need to find out how much information Sanctuary actually had for her to tell her power company she was moving into the flat in February despite the housing manager only just getting in contact to find out where he was. So a complaint is going into Eon and Sanctuary and we are going to take advice and ask the bank to charge back the rent. My wife hasn't taken the death certificate to the bank yet to inform them of his passing.  
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Hi there

 

Im sorry to hear about your problem. I also work in a call centre at the moment and have to endure the same problems that you are complaining about. In addition, we have to work 10 hour shifts back shift and night shift so I know where you are coming from.

 

It comes over strongly in your post that you are still stressed. If phoning in sick is making you tearful then you are still suffering from stress.

 

Explain everything to your doctor as you have explained things here. It seems to me that you should look for another job and you may be able to do this while you are off sick. Once you have a sick line you wont have to phone in daily so the stress should get better. Perhaps this job is making you depressed too. Living up to their standards isnt easy. I am in the process of looking for another job. I have only been there since October and I have had food poisoning, followed by shingles. I was then told by my line manager that the next thing would be capability. Ive just finished a set of shifts and have slept for almost 2 days because I am so tired. I feel ill again. I told them I wanted to reduce my hours because the shifts were making me ill. They were supposed to be doing this but nothing has happened. I was then hit with new shift rotas last week which mean I will be working longer and doing 6 night shifts in a row - 10 hours each. I just cant do it and Im worried sick about it.

 

Life is far too short to be stressed, hence the reason I have decided to find something else.

 

I wish you every success.

 

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Gemspan

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Hi there

 

I know what you mean. You have to move on when things get as bad as making you feel ill with stress. Its just not worth it. there are plenty of jobs out there for conscientious employees. You just have to get out and look for them. I started looking yesterday because I finally realised that the job was making me ill. I have dogs and I love going out with them every day into the country. These daily walks were even becoming a chore because I was sooooooo tired. Thats when I knew things had come to a head.

 

Good luck at the doctor. I am sure he/she will be sympathetic. They must see this sort of thing every day now. We live in a very cruel, materialistic world and the only thing employers think about is profit. While I know that they obviously have to think like that, they have to consider the human element as well. After all, we are not machines and nobody is perfect!!!! Please let me know how you get on.

 

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HI Zaz

 

Im so glad your doctor signed you off. You will feel very differently now that you dont have to phone in every day to explain your sickness. Take this time to think about what you really want to do and make an action plan on how to achieve it.

 

I heard today from an agency and have an interview with them on Monday so here's hoping. I also have an appt with my doctor on Tuesday. Im going to speak to him about the effect these awful shifts are having on my life. Ive gone from somebody who doesnt really suffer from sickness to feeling like a wreck. I have told them that the shifts are too much and have asked for a reduction in hours. It seems that they have just ignored me.

 

Good luck

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Hi there

 

I had an appt with OH too concerning my work. I found it very helpful. They are effectively there for you. Your employer has an obligation to ensure that working conditions etc., are not affecting your health and by giving you an appt at OH you are effectively receiving support from your employer.

 

Explain the circumstances surrounding your stress and that working part-time will mean that part of the stress is taken from you. Be truthful but remember that the report goes back to your employer.

 

Dont worry about it. This is a good thing!!!

 

Good luck

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Hi

My advice would be either seek legal advice on this now, or speak to ACAS and get advice that way. ACAS are very good.

 

My understanding is, they are under no obligation to broach upon/discuss reasonable adjustments until a date of return to work has been discussed/agreed. However those reasonable adjustments are to assist your return in the first place. It's ridiculous to expect you to return to the situation and environment which caused you to fall ill in the first place and to then in effect have to negotiate part time hours.

 

They would be leaving themselves wide open to a an extremely costly personal injury action. If OH says you aren't fit to return they can't force you to return, again leaving themselves wide open if they tried.

 

Hang fire till OH gets back from holiday. Get another sick note in the interim if need be, speak with ACAS for advice in the meantime too but my primary advice to you here is to consider whether it's worth looking at remaining where you are or cutting your losses and getting the hell out instead for your own well being and for the sake of damage limitation in terms of potential issues explaining sick absence to prospective employers. The longer you're off sick the harder that length of absence is to explain.

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Your line manager is legally responsible to mange your stress if work related (and to be sympathetic if it’s from home and make adjustments in your favour). I work for a very large GOV owned Company and we do this. The worst thing is that after a period away you start to feel guilty and fell that you must return….well don’t….return when you are ready. Piperdee is correct…don’t engage in negotiations until you are fit for work. Any engagement from your line management should be on a ‘’’’how are you’ type setting, ‘how can we help’, remember they are not Dr's, as such they are not qualified to judge your fitness for work

Don’t feel pressurised by them as this will add to your stress, going forward

If you need any further help i will get my ACAS file out

Get well soon

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I have been following your thread and even though I dont have anything particular helpful to say - I just wanted to add my support.

 

Having suffered from depression and stress for 24 years, the most effective help I found is to do excercise. I know it seems a daft suggestion when all you want to do is hole up in bed, but if you can just make yourself get out and walk around the block and gradually increase this it really does help. Very often it is the thought that stops one, hence the reason I have three dogs, cos they dont like excuses. If I dont walk them they eat my house!!

 

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Stick with it Zazen

My hubby has the unfortunate title of manager & he has to follow his guidelines set by his employers - He's Gov employed. He's caught up now with the probs he himself has to deal with.

Bottom line - he's now in a similar sit as he's been off for a few weeks, following surgery. His mind set is that he's still recovering. OH will back him up, regardless, when he is referred, as he's now hit above his trigger point. Hah.

I think that's a waste of money, but that's the way of the modern world - ie to be told what we already know! Common Sense is a rare thing!

Walk it through - if you are truely ill, the OH should back you up, they are there to give an impartial opinion to your employers but they are also there to listen to you.

Don't get too despondant.

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I am going through a very similar thing at the moment though I am injured throgh an RTA the form that I was asked to sign was worded as follows

I do/do not give my permission for ********** of the above mentioned Company to obtain a full medical report from you on the present state of my health. I have been informed and understand my rights under The Access to Medical Reports Act 1988.

I have given permission but also stated to the doctor and employer that this is a one off occurance as I do not want my doctor harrased for updates every week !! exactly as you I was told it was to help me back to work !! and to understand my condition !!my employer worded their request as follows

Finally, may we say that you are free to decline to give us permission to approach your doctor for a report. However, we must warn you that in such circumstances we may then be forced to make a decision about your future employment with us without the benefit of a fully-informed medical opinion. This is a situation which we would view as unsatisfactory and would seek to avoid if at all possible.s

go with it you have nothing to hide its only relavent to your current illness if you stipulate it.

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