Tory plans will end free car parking at work. Unbelievable!

It’s hard to believe that a Tory government would tax people for going to work but that seems to be the top and bottom of it. Some people may wonder why they bother at all especially if they are on National Minimum Wage and who could blame them? … More in this article from the Telegraph Motoring organisations angry at plans to charge people £250 a year to park cars at work – Telegraph.

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UPDATE: BAA Doubled Pay Offer To Avoid Shutdown At 6 Airports – WSJ.com

British Airways cave under strike pressure  UPDATE: BAA Doubled Pay Offer To Avoid Shutdown At 6 Airports – WSJ.com.

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Being a mother was reason for redundancy selection

An investment banker claiming £13.5 million after she was made redundant following maternity leave has won her case for sex discrimination. The tribunal found bosses made assumptions about her ability to work and travel as a young mother, claiming during redundancy consultations that she would not be able to “put in the hours”.  The tribunal concluded: “Had … a fair procedure been adopted in redundancy selection it is more than likely she would have retained her job.”  The irony of this case is that the claimant was only promoted to Vice President after she had told them she was pregnant!  Read the full story on This is London  http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23865944-banker-seeks-pound-135-million-after-losing-her-job-because-of-baby.do

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Dismissal fair where employee claims sick pay while earning

Employers often find the odds stacked against them when they suspect an employee of working for another employer while claiming sick pay.

The effort involved in catching the culprit red handed is often too much for the busy employer especially bearing in mind the time and cost but without solid evidence they are powerless.

However, in this case, Mr McCann was caught on camera working in his own company while on sick leave from the college where he worked. 

He was dismissed for doing paid work in his own business, without his employer’s consent, in a period when he was off sick and in respect of which he was receiving sick pay –  it seems obvious to any one with an ounce of common sense that the College was in the right but this didn’t put Mr McCann off, instead he kept appealing the decision and each time he lost.

Thankfully, the Tribunal held the College to have been entitled to conclude that the dismissal was fair.

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Self-employed women to enjoy maternity leave rights | Taylor Vinters

Female entrepreneurs who work on a self employed basis will be entitled to maternity leave benefits if this Euro-law makes it to fruition. What a great idea. As more and more women become self employed in an attempt to combat redundancy and unemployment they should be supported rather than penalised for their work ethic.   New EU Directive ‘could benefit self-employed females’ | Taylor Vinters.

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