Forced To Take 10% Pay Cut In IB - Are My Human Rights Violated

[DeludedAussie]

A serious question posted in general to try and get a wide range of perspectives

I work in a bank as a contractor - They applied a 10% cut across the board.

Has anyone seriously looked at whether they have broken any employment rules and whether people have any rights?

Also out of interest do you always need to be given notice if they want to fire you (ie paid for 4 weeks) if they want you to leave immediately?

[kingcook]

A serious question posted in general to try and get a wide range of perspectives

I work in a bank as a contractor - They applied a 10% cut across the board.

Has anyone seriously looked at whether they have broken any employment rules and whether people have any rights?

Also out of interest do you always need to be given notice if they want to fire you (ie paid for 4 weeks) if they want you to leave immediately?

[Spacecadet]

A serious question posted in general to try and get a wide range of perspectives

I work in a bank as a contractor - They applied a 10% cut across the board.

Has anyone seriously looked at whether they have broken any employment rules and whether people have any rights?

Also out of interest do you always need to be given notice if they want to fire you (ie paid for 4 weeks) if they want you to leave immediately?

I advise you to immediately get pregnant, mortgage the second house to the hilt and then claim maternity pay. Sue them when they refuse to cough up

HTH

[doodab]

Has anyone seriously looked at whether they have broken any employment rules and whether people have any rights?

You have the right to find another contract and give your notice, that's about as far as it goes.

[eek]

A serious question posted in general to try and get a wide range of perspectives

I work in a bank as a contractor - They applied a 10% cut across the board.

Has anyone seriously looked at whether they have broken any employment rules and whether people have any rights?

Also out of interest do you always need to be given notice if they want to fire you (ie paid for 4 weeks) if they want you to leave immediately?

Never has a nickname been so appropriate.

[cojak]

No.

You're supposed to be a businessman. Start acting like one...

[d000hg]

You have the right to find another contract and give your notice, that's about as far as it goes.

It would surely depend on the terms of the contract and how they impose the cut. If he has a 30day notice period and they are giving him 30days notice of the cut, that's fine. If they are trying to change the rate sooner than the notice period, or if there is no notice period, that could be dodgy.

[cojak]

And since he wanted this thread in General, who are we to argue?

[EternalOptimist]

Human rights ??

jeez. they aren't planning on gassing you as well ? those employer bastids .


I once worked for an insurance company, and I took three coffees from the machine instead of the two we were officially allowed. The head capo came round with a machete and lopped my left arm off at the elbow.
I had them bang to rights, and got £50 compo, for infringing my human rights. The head of the panel said, 'for the rest of his career, he can only bring one coffee back, two if he balances one on his 'ead'


dicksplat

[minestrone]

I would just walk away and say "good luck with hiring those cheap foreign types".

Last time I did that they said "Well we though we were going to get some Indians but it is worse, they are Australian, thick as mince."