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    • The Notice to Hirer does not comply with the protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule  4 . This is before I ask if Europarks have sent you a copy of the PCN they sent to Arval along with a copy of the hire agreement et. if they haven't done that either you are totally in the clear and have nothing to worry about and nothing to pay. The PCN they have sent you is supposed to be paid by you according to the Act within 21 days. The chucklebuts have stated 28 days which is the time that motorists have to pay. Such a basic and simple thing . The Act came out in 2012 and still they cannot get it right which is very good news for you. Sadly there is no point in telling them- they won't accept it because they lose their chance to make any money out of you. they are hoping that by writing to you demanding money plus sending in their  unregulated debt collectors and sixth rate solicitors that you might be so frightened as to pay them money so that you can sleep at night. Don't be surprised if some of their letters are done in coloured crayons-that's the sort of  level of people you will be dealing with. Makes great bedding for the rabbits though. Euro tend not to be that litigious but while you can safely ignore the debt collectors just keep an eye out for a possible Letter of Claim. They are pretty rare but musn't be ignored. Let us know so that you can send a suitably snotty letter to them showing that you are not afraid of them and are happy to go to Court as you like winning.  
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    • Monika the first four pages of the Private parking section have at least 12 of our members who have also been caught out on this scam site. That's around one quarter of all our current complaints. Usually we might expect two current complaints for the same park within 4 pages.  So you are in good company and have done well in appealing to McDonalds in an effort to resolve the matter without having  paid such a bunch of rogues. Most people blindly pay up. Met . Starbucks and McDonalds  are well aware of the situation and seem unwilling to make it easier for motorists to avoid getting caught. For instance, instead of photographing you, if they were honest and wanted you  to continue using their services again, they would have said "Excuse me but if you are going to go to Mc donalds from here, it will cost you £100." But no they kett quiet and are now pursuing you for probably a lot more than £100 now. They also know thst  they cannot charge anything over the amount stated on the car park signs. Their claims for £160 or £170 are unlawful yet so many pay that to avoid going to Court. When the truth is that Met are unlikely to take them to Court since they know they will lose. The PCNs are issued on airport land which is covered by Byelaws so only the driver can be pursued, not the keeper. But they keep writing to you as they do not know who was driving unless you gave it away when you appealed. Even if they know you were driving they should still lose in Court for several reasons. The reason we ask you to fill out our questionnaire is to help you if MET do decide to take you to Court in the end. Each member who visited the park may well have different experiences while there which can help when filling out a Witness statement [we will help you with that if it comes to it.] if you have thrown away the original PCN  and other paperwork you obviously haven't got a jerbil or a guinea pig as their paper makes great litter boxes for them.🙂 You can send an SAR to them to get all the information Met have on you to date. Though if you have been to several sites already, you may have done that by now. In the meantime, you will be being bombarded by illiterate debt collectors and sixth rate solicitors all threatening you with ever increasing amounts as well as being hung drawn and quartered. Their letters can all be safely ignored. On the odd chance that you may get a Letter of Claim from them just come back to us and we will get you to send a snotty letter back to them so that they know you are not happy, don't care a fig for their threats and will see them off in Court if they finally have the guts to carry on. If you do have the original PCN could you please post it up, carefully removing your name. address and car registration number but including dates and times. If not just click on the SAR to take you to the form to send to Met.
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sorry if this is an incorrect forum for this sort of thing but was just looking for a bit of ad hoc advice

 

my friend was employed as a school caretaker for a number of year

 

most likely due to a dispute between him and the school, they decided that instead of a caretaker, they were more in need of a site manager (similar role but slightly different duties)

 

they said that due to legal issues the new post would need to be advertised, which it was and he had to apply for,

 

for whatever reason he didnt get the job and now he has to move out of the caretakers accomodation.

 

my question is what are his rights in this situation, was he right to apply for the job in the first place, would they have to sack him or find him other suitable employment or does the fact that they have employed some1 else mean that they can end his employment solely for that reason, and is this really a "legal" way of getting some1 new to do his job

 

any advice would be appreciated

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If the job he was doing ceased as it has from what you have said regarding the different duties then he would have to apply for this new position. As his post no longer exists then he will be entitled to reduntancy payments. As the accomodation was given by the employer then the employer has the right to seek possession of the property as when your pal is made reduntant he will no longer be employed by the school. This is perfectly legal Steve, if your pal is not suitable for the new position as it involves other duties then they can say bye bye to him. But they must make him redundant and pay him.

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I'd agree with the above but I'd also point out that if this new role contained some new duties that your buddy was already qualified to do then he may have some come back on that.

 

A 'Site Manager' at one school may be called a 'caretaker' at another with no extra skills required other than what one is already skilled to do.

 

He should seek expert advise.

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This change of job description seems to be the way employers are going nowadays.

I seem to remember that the employer has to offer training to the employee in the event of the job description changing and only if the employee refuses or is incapable of carrying out the new tasks can the employer make the individual redundant.

If a tied house is involved it should be up to the local council to re-house the individual in the local area.

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It sounds like they have claimed it was a redundancy, but to do that they would have to say that the new job was significantly different to the old one. Cant say from the facts given if they have done so.

Perhaps more importantly is weather they complied with the statutory dismissal procedure. They should have written to him to explain why his job was at risk, held a meeting with him before deciding to dismiss then offered him a right of appeal. If any one of those steps was missed then he was automatically unfairly dismissed and should bring a claim in the employment tribunal. From what you say, I sounds like there may well have been no right of appeal offered.

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yes - its very cheeky imho, but thats the way it is,

 

its the council, they dont want to sack people for fear of reprisal, they seem just to do it in an underhanded way!!!

 

i got the impression for him that they have been trying to push him out for a while by making things difficult for him, and in return he has been making things difficult for them - which may not be right but seems fair to me,

 

i suppose it has to be something serious for them to sack him so they have resorted to this, im not sure what hes going to do about it, personally i woulnt stand for it but some people would probably walk away from it and start again

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He has nothing to lose in puttin a claim in, it's free and they may make him an offer to avoid the cost and hasstle of defending what sounds a bit "dodgy".

 

He can apply online via:

Employment Tribunals - Claiming and responding

 

dealines are very tight though, he has 3 months from the dismissal to get his claim in.

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Hi again Steve. Can you clarify that he has NOT been sacked? What stage all of this is at? I do not see any grounds for a tribunal at all at this stage. He would require his current job spec and the new job spec. If the two are more or less the same then there could be a possible claim. If they are very different then no possible claim. The new post was advertised, he was allowed to apply and was unsuccesful. His old post was made redundant and so was he, this is not unfair dismissal.

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Even if it is a genuine redundancy the employer must follow a fair procedure for it to be a fair dismissal. Most cases are won on procedural failings in the Tribunal.

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Artoo, I am well aware of how tribs work my friend as i have acted as advocate on numerous occassions. This persons problem is nowhere near tribunal. As far as i read the person still has his job.

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No offence intended Calvi, From the first post he appears to have been told he will be not given the new position, it seems logical to assume he has been dismissed or is on notice of dismissal. He can walk away or claim the Tribunal.

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They definately have to offer him the option of being retrained as the new job spec cannot be that much different from what he is doing now.

On the other hand if relationships have broken down that much between him and his bosses the best option would be to get some sort of redundancy package.

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No offence intended Calvi, From the first post he appears to have been told he will be not given the new position, it seems logical to assume he has been dismissed or is on notice of dismissal. He can walk away or claim the Tribunal.

 

None taken at all artoo. I don't see how this is a dismissal though, it is or should be redundancy. As for retraining, this is an option. If however as Azalea says and things have gone completely tits up then it would be best to walk away with the money and a decent reference. As you prob know artoo, going to trib can be nerve racking for a claimant. Before it gets to that stage then I would suggest every possible means is used to negotiate a settlement.

Steve, please tell your pal to keep copies of all letters sent by him and to him by his employer. Also to keep notes on all conversations, dates time, ppl involved etc, just in case he has to go to trib.

In his contract of employment (express terms)or councils conditions of service for employees in his grade, it should state what happens should his position become redundant.

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Hubby works for a council and has seen this happen loads of times recently. They have even seen staff told their job is going, they are made redundant and then their old work is spread out amongst the rest of the staff (who are already at full stretch anyway). Just a new way of cutting staff I'm afraid, but I know of at least 3 staff who are going via tribs to challenge it, but who knows if they will win?

Good luck to the OP

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