Employment tribunal

[Stealth Shadow 69]

My employment started on the 19/03/2010 and ended 19/06/2012, I left the employment due to a massive cut to my hours even though i am contracted 30hrs+ to force me out, cut of my hourly pay and intimidation.

 

I have been a victim of an `extensive process’ of both sex and race discrimination and the values like equality and diversity had not been upheld by the owners of the business during their dealings with me. After I made the initial formal complaint about the suffering sex discrimination at my place of work, a concerted campaign was put in affect aimed at removing me from employment.

 

They cut down my hours from 35 hours per week to 12 hours per week. I was dismissed from work unfairly without any verbal or written warnings on three other occasions, but once I contested the unfair dismissal they re-instated my position and reduced my hours and pay to less than the minimum wage of just £20-£30 per shift.

 

I suffered months of psychological abuse; they basically hounded me at my home because I wanted them to abide by the law of employment. They destroyed my life, my health. The last few months had been a living hell, their dishonesty was staggering.

 

It was frightening and sinister how these people could abuse their position and harass and bully me and feel they could get away with it. I was so stressed I was crying on my way to work. I have been profoundly traumatised by the conduct of my employers.

 

If this conduct hadn’t had happened my partner and I would have had children by now but the stress cost and time has cost us everything. My partner has had to stop work as a childminder to look after me in our home in Leigh.

 

I was made to feel that all English and African British citizens are lazy and work shy, and that were only after benefits and compensation. I suffered a systematic intimidating environment in my role as a driver.

 

I was even put aside at one point and asked how I am going to sustain my lifestyle, they told me I should get my partner pregnant so the government can pay for or rent council tax, child benefits and income support. The male boss stated that their Chinese friends do this and at the same time avoid paying tax by saying they are doing less hours of which I was

dismissive and unwilling to do this.

 

On the 11/05/2012 I slipped in the workplace due to incompetence, I now suffer from back spasms every now and then especially when bending or lifting heavy items, my sleeping pattern is disrupted, loss of sexual drive, stress in my relationship with my partner and my family.

 

They stated if I claimed against their insurance they would not guarantee my position in the business. A campaign was mounted after this to end my employment.

 

I suffer from a server post traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, nightmares in which I relive the events with the employer, episodes of tightness/constriction and chest pain, back pain, lack of libido and poor memory even on occasion have felt suicidal and because of this I’m unlikely to be able to work for them again.

 

The male boss visited my property several times using threatening and intimidating body language and verbally with his partner stating if I don’t drop the case he’ll move all his money, close the business down and move everything to china and by the time the case if finalised they will say to the court that they have no money and they cannot do anything about it,

which in turn I will not get a single penny from them.

 

He stated on numerous occasions that he knows people in china town who are violent and can assault me. I have managed to get their rants, threats and harassments on recording, some of which will need translating.

 

They have put me in a situation where I have considered moving away and changing career, I’ve gone as far as even took a taxi licence test to help me transact the change of career smoothly. In the 2 and a half years I’ve worked there I wasn’t allowed to take any holidays or time off and was told by both the bosses that I’d have to find and vet another driver before I took any time off, and if I did this I would not have my job on my return.

 

The male boss has on numerous occasions said to me and other drivers to drive faster than the speed limit otherwise he would replace us without warning and with immediate effect in turn putting a lot of pressure and stress on us. When they took over the business in November 2011 the systematic lawless behaviour started and made me and other employees feel unwanted or worthless.

 

 

Can i take them to an employment tribunal and would i be able to apply for legal aid? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited July 4, 2012 by Stealth Shadow 69
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[Browncow]

My employment started on the 19/03/2010 and ended 19/06/2012, I left the employment due to a massive cut to my hours even though i am contracted 30hrs+ to force me out, cut of my hourly pay and intimidation.

I have been a victim of an `extensive process’ of both sex and race discrimination and the values like equality and diversity had not been upheld by the owners of the business during their dealings with me. After I made the initial formal complaint about the suffering sex discrimination at my place of work, a concerted campaign was put in affect aimed at removing me from employment.

They cut down my hours from 35 hours per week to 12 hours per week. I was dismissed from work unfairly without any verbal or written warnings on three other occasions, but once I contested the unfair dismissal they re-instated my position and reduced my hours and pay to less than the minimum wage of just £20-£30 per shift.

I suffered months of psychological abuse; they basically hounded me at my home because I wanted them to abide by the law of employment. They destroyed my life, my health. The last few months had been a living hell, their dishonesty was staggering.

It was frightening and sinister how these people could abuse their position and harass and bully me and feel they could get away with it. I was so stressed I was crying on my way to work. I have been profoundly traumatised by the conduct of my employers.

If this conduct hadn’t had happened my partner and I would have had children by now but the stress cost and time has cost us everything. My partner has had to stop work as a childminder to look after me in our home in Leigh.

I was made to feel that all English and African British citizens are lazy and work shy, and that were only after benefits and compensation. I suffered a systematic intimidating environment in my role as a driver.

I was even put aside at one point and asked how I am going to sustain my lifestyle, they told me I should get my partner pregnant so the government can pay for or rent council tax, child benefits and income support. The male boss stated that their Chinese friends do this and at the same time avoid paying tax by saying they are doing less hours of which I was

dismissive and unwilling to do this.

On the 11/05/2012 I slipped in the workplace due to incompetence, I now suffer from back spasms every now and then especially when bending or lifting heavy items, my sleeping pattern is disrupted, loss of sexual drive, stress in my relationship with my partner and my family.

They stated if I claimed against their insurance they would not guarantee my position in the business. A campaign was mounted after this to end my employment.

I suffer from a server post traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, nightmares in which I relive the events with the employer, episodes of tightness/constriction and chest pain, back pain, lack of libido and poor memory even on occasion have felt suicidal and because of this I’m unlikely to be able to work for them again.

The male boss visited my property several times using threatening and intimidating body language and verbally with his partner stating if I don’t drop the case he’ll move all his money, close the business down and move everything to china and by the time the case if finalised they will say to the court that they have no money and they cannot do anything about it,

which in turn I will not get a single penny from them.

He stated on numerous occasions that he knows people in china town who are violent and can assault me. I have managed to get their rants, threats and harassments on recording, some of which will need translating.

They have put me in a situation where I have considered moving away and changing career, I’ve gone as far as even took a taxi licence test to help me transact the change of career smoothly. In the 2 and a half years I’ve worked there I wasn’t allowed to take any holidays or time off and was told by both the bosses that I’d have to find and vet another driver before I took any time off, and if I did this I would not have my job on my return.

The male boss has on numerous occasions said to me and other drivers to drive faster than the speed limit otherwise he would replace us without warning and with immediate effect in turn putting a lot of pressure and stress on us. When they took over the business in November 2011 the systematic lawless behaviour started and made me and other employees feel unwanted or worthless.

Can i take them to an employment tribunal and would i be able to apply for legal aid? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

As your employment ended on June 19th 2012, you would be in time to make an Employment Tribunal claim. Also, if your income is low, you would be entitled to free legal advice from your local legal service.

 

Your case is complex and the issues occurred over a long period of time. I suggest that you make a list of the incidents in date order from beginning to end and get an appointment with a solicitor as quickly as possible.

Edited July 5, 2012 by citizenB
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[Stealth Shadow 69]

thank you for a quick reply, i have all the dates noted in my dairy. ill get a solicitor to have a look at the case,

 

Many Thanks

[honeybee13]

Hello and welcome to CAG.

 

Can I ask please if you need your post to be in giant print? I don't think I'm the only one to find that hard to deal with. If you click on Edit Post at the bottom right of your post, you will be able to change the font size and it may get you some more replies.

 

Edit: legal aid is income related and pretty hard to claim these days. A legal aid solicitor should be able to tell you if you ring them.

 

My best, HB

[becky2585]

Hello

 

Just to add, there is no legal aid in employment law. You can get legal help, but it doesn't cover repsentation in the employment tribunal. A better bet would be to try to find a no win, no fee solicitor.

[honeybee13]

Hello

 

Just to add, there is no legal aid in employment law. You can get legal help, but it doesn't cover repsentation in the employment tribunal. A better bet would be to try to find a no win, no fee solicitor.

 

Or see if your home insurance has legal cover.

 

Thank you Becky, I'd forgotten that legal aid doesn't cover employment any more.

 

HB

[digby1000]

Just to add the usual advice about checking household insurance etc to see if you may be able to get legal advice through that avenue...

[Browncow]

thank you for a quick reply, i have all the dates noted in my dairy. ill get a solicitor to have a look at the case,

 

Many Thanks

 

I managed to get some help from the organisation below. They assess your income less housing costs andyou might qualify. The quality of the advice on my employment problems was excellent and some of it can be done by phone. You might want to try it

 

 

 

Community Legal Advice

 

Community Legal Advice (CLA) is a free and confidential advice service in England and Wales paid for by legal aid.

 

If you are living on a low income or benefits, you may be eligible for free specialist advice from legal advisers on issues including: benefits and tax credits; debt, education; housing; employment; and family problems.

 

The advice is independent and confidential. Community Legal Advice will ask you questions about your problem and find out what help you need. You will be asked a number of questions about your finances to see if you are eligible for legal aid.

 

Community Legal Advice has a free translation service available in 170 languageHelpline

 

Call 0845 345 4 345

 

Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 8.00 pm, Saturday 9.00 am to 12.30 pm

[Stealth Shadow 69]

Thank you so much for the advice, I'll get straight on the phone to them.

 

Thanks