[Vicky.]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...ster-says.html

Pressure from the Liberal Democrats forced the Coalition to shelve plans for “no-fault dismissal” earlier this year, which would have allowed small companies to fire people without blame.

Mr Fallon said the Coalition is “not going back to fire at will”. But he claimed ministers are still committed to making it easier to sack people.

Oh wow, I didnt know about this.

So while trying to force people back into work...they were also pushing for people to be able to be fired from their current jobs for no reason? Makes perfect sense to me

God knows what these new regulations will be. Maybe they will bring sanctions into the workplace or something...be 2 mins late for work, have a week/months pay docked or be fired, your choice. Nevermind anyway, after being fired you can be brought back to the same company for FREE workfare. Everyone wins, you keep your job, employer keeps their staff...and...no...wait. You get **** all for doing it.

[Kate!]

Jesus, I feel bloody shell shocked by all these changes/ stupid ideas they are bringing in. Stop it now please.

[Jake.]

More **** from the government. I give up.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...ster-says.html



Oh wow, I didnt know about this.

So while trying to force people back into work...they were also pushing for people to be able to be fired from their current jobs for no reason? Makes perfect sense to me

God knows what these new regulations will be. Maybe they will bring sanctions into the workplace or something...be 2 mins late for work, have a week/months pay docked or be fired, your choice. Nevermind anyway, after being fired you can be brought back to the same company for FREE workfare. Everyone wins, you keep your job, employer keeps their staff...and...no...wait. You get **** all for doing it.

I mentioned it a few months back, its not even a ministerial proposition...
It comes from that tory donater (for want of a better word) Adrian Beecroft!
What is the point of having elected MP's when it's fat cats like mr wonga.com making all the decisions?...

[the truth]

the best solution is not to employ people, but to self employ people

[GiRTh]

Awful news. Its interesting that we frown on countries where citizens have no rights but our rights are systematically being taken away from us and we do nothing about it.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by the truth

the best solution is not to employ people, but to self employ people

How the heck does that work?...Is it another scam to get out of paying employees holiday/sick pay and pensions?

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by kizzy

How the heck does that work?...Is it another scam to get out of paying employees holiday/sick pay and pensions?

Pretty much.

The same as these 0 hour contracts that are getting more and more popular too

[Kizzy]

Its disgusting! thought it was bad enough when arcadia (burtons) made all their warehouse staff redundant in 1990, then started recruiting but only on 13week temporary contracts with zero benefits..
There were people there all their working lives just chucked out, it was heartbeaking they were like families and they had been so proud to work there.

[Livia]

While people are moaning about the government it would be helpful to remember that the majority of people who voted in the last election, voted Conservative. more than two million more than voted for Labour. Of course, if everyone who was eligible to vote could be arsed, it might have been a very different outcome.

This isn't a law to allow nasty bosses to sack their workers at will. This is a law so that bosses can sack ineffective people who do not do their job well, who slack off and who are usually carried by other, more hardworking employees. Currently, you need semtex to get someone like that out of their job. That's hardly fair either on the people who own small businesses or the co-workers who end up carrying a passenger.

[Vicky.]

Tbh I think Iwould moan about any government, I think the 3 main parties are as bad as each other. Its a shame IMO that its unlikely any other party would even get a chance, though if they did they would probably turn out to be just as corrupt as the rest. They have good ideas at times, but they dont think them through properly. The latest example being universal credit. The idea behind it is brilliant, of course people should be better off through working than being on benefits. Unfortunately making it all online will make thousands of people lose their current jobs, many (especially older people) do not know how to use the internet and from the calculators that are available it seems that there is not much difference between what you would get in work in the current system, and the new one. Seems to be just another cost cutting exercise(such as sanctions, forcing ill people into free work, cutting housing costs) thats made out to be to help people into work, when its really not.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Tbh I think Iwould moan about any government, ...

I see what you're saying, but I do happen to think it should be easier to get rid of useless employees than it is. If that could be done while protecting the good workers, the hard workers, then, perfect.

It's hard to stand up for politicians sometimes because, although there are some really excellent ones (in all parties) the majority of them (in all parties) are in it for themselves and see being a politician not as being in a position to make the country strong and people's lives better, but as a job that pays a good pension with holidays longer than the teachers'.

Until we get some decent, honest people with common sense into Parliament we're going to be stuck going backwards and forwards between the privately educated champagne socialists that are the Labour party, and the chinless wonders that are the Conservatives, each one blaming the other, each set of supporters blaming the other... forever. So many people have so much to say about the state of the country but membership of political parties is dropping nationwide and parties struggle to get candidates at local level.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Livia

I see what you're saying, but I do happen to think it should be easier to get rid of useless employees than it is. If that could be done while protecting the good workers, the hard workers, then, perfect.

As it it currently though, employers have a 12 month period during which they can sack new workers for any reason, without all the court cases and such. Surely 12 months is long enough to find out if a member of staff is good for the job or not?

I think this new system is really open to abuse (as is everything else really though tbf). I really dont think there is a way to protect the good workers...

And I have a feeling (conspiracy going on here ) that a few companies might use this along with the 'workfare' scheme. Sack current workers now that they can do so without having to find a reason, and bring in the freebies from the jobcentre.

[fruit_cake]

the tories making it easier for rich people, no surprises there!

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

As it it currently though, employers have a 12 month period during which they can sack new workers for any reason, without all the court cases and such. Surely 12 months is long enough to find out if a member of staff is good for the job or not?

I think this new system is really open to abuse (as is everything else really though tbf). I really dont think there is a way to protect the good workers...

And I have a feeling (conspiracy going on here ) that a few companies might use this along with the 'workfare' scheme. Sack current workers now that they can do so without having to find a reason, and bring in the freebies from the jobcentre.

Absolutely totally agree. Any kind of scheme is open to abuse but to make a law like this is setting a dangerous precedent. It effectively means workers have fewer rights for most of their working life. That cant be good for a country like ours.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

As it it currently though, employers have a 12 month period** during which they can sack new workers for any reason, without all the court cases and such. Surely 12 months is long enough to find out if a member of staff is good for the job or not?

I think this new system is really open to abuse (as is everything else really though tbf). I really dont think there is a way to protect the good workers...

And I have a feeling (conspiracy going on here ) that a few companies might use this along with the 'workfare' scheme. Sack current workers now that they can do so without having to find a reason, and bring in the freebies from the jobcentre.

**I think it's two years from April 2012.

While I'm sure a few companies may well do that, on the whole you can't buy experience. There aren't that many jobs, surely, that would benefit from a whole new batch of people every year or so, that have to be trained etc.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Livia

**I think it's two years from April 2012.

2 years...surely companies can decide in 2 years if a worker is good enough to keep on or not. Unless you get people who work the 2 years and then all of a sudden slack off since their job is safe. No doubt a tiny minority will, but I seriously doubt its enough to justify allowing companies to sack long term employees for no reason.

Originally Posted by Livia

While I'm sure a few companies may well do that, on the whole you can't buy experience. There aren't that many jobs, surely, that would benefit from a whole new batch of people every year or so, that have to be trained etc.

Pretty much all unskilled jobs I would think. Tesco and poundland take full advantage of the workfare scheme already. Not much training goes into those types of jobs. Unfortuunately these unskilled jobs are likely to be all a lot of jobseekers could get in the first place, and if the companies are offered a choice between free workers, or paid workers, which are they gunna pick seriously? They are out to make money. So even less jobseekers will be placed in proper employment, as the employment they have a chance of getting is offered free employees. Bit of a catch 22 really.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Livia

**I think it's two years from April 2012.

While I'm sure a few companies may well do that, on the whole you can't buy experience. There aren't that many jobs, surely, that would benefit from a whole new batch of people every year or so, that have to be trained etc.

But you admit it will probably happen? For example, my brother works for BT and has done for all his adult life they've tried to get rid of him a number of times. Not cuz his work is poor but cuz its more cost effective to employ two youngsters to do his job and pay them both a fraction of his high salary. I fear this law will open the door for employees to treat their staff like BT have treated him.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

But you admit it will probably happen? For example, my brother works for BT and has done for all his adult life they've tried to get rid of him a number of times. Not cuz his work is poor but cuz its more cost effective to employ two youngsters to do his job and pay them both a fraction of his high salary. I fear this law will open the door for employees to treat their staff like BT have treated him.

Indeed.

With all these 'apprenticeship' schemes going about recently too, this is a massive concern.

Apparently now, places such as subway (sandwich shop) require apprentices...yup. You need to be qualified in sandwich making apparently. Working a year on Ł2.60 per hour or whatever, in order to qualify to make sandwiches for minimum wage. Madness.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

While people are moaning about the government it would be helpful to remember that the majority of people who voted in the last election, voted Conservative. more than two million more than voted for Labour. Of course, if everyone who was eligible to vote could be arsed, it might have been a very different outcome.

This isn't a law to allow nasty bosses to sack their workers at will. This is a law so that bosses can sack ineffective people who do not do their job well, who slack off and who are usually carried by other, more hardworking employees. Currently, you need semtex to get someone like that out of their job. That's hardly fair either on the people who own small businesses or the co-workers who end up carrying a passenger.

More fool them, they didn't get enough to govern alone though thank god.
There have always been disciplinary proceedures, what was wrong with them?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

But you admit it will probably happen? For example, my brother works for BT and has done for all his adult life they've tried to get rid of him a number of times. Not cuz his work is poor but cuz its more cost effective to employ two youngsters to do his job and pay them both a fraction of his high salary. I fear this law will open the door for employees to treat their staff like BT have treated him.

BT have to cut costs, they used to be a monopoly but now they have to compete with Virgin, o2, a myriad of ther providers. I'm not saying it's right, I'm not saying that's not tough on your brother (I have a cousin who works for BT and I know what you're saying is true because she's faced much the same treatment), but that's what life is now. There isn't any such thing as a job for life anymore.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Livia

BT have to cut costs, they used to be a monopoly but now they have to compete with Virgin, o2, a myriad of ther providers. I'm not saying it's right, I'm not saying that's not tough on your brother (I have a cousin who works for BT and I know what you're saying is true because she's faced much the same treatment), but that's what life is now. There isn't any such thing as a job for life anymore.

Its a fact of life, for sure, but I dont think the government should be bringing in legislation to give employers more power to dismiss their workforce. It seems like a step backwards to me.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

But you admit it will probably happen? For example, my brother works for BT and has done for all his adult life they've tried to get rid of him a number of times. Not cuz his work is poor but cuz its more cost effective to employ two youngsters to do his job and pay them both a fraction of his high salary. I fear this law will open the door for employees to treat their staff like BT have treated him.

Where are BT's call centres?...

[the truth]

Originally Posted by kizzy

How the heck does that work?...Is it another scam to get out of paying employees holiday/sick pay and pensions?

why should 1 individual take on board all of that expense and risk? especially when theres so many bad ,lazy unreliable workers, often drink addicted too>?
have you ever employed anyone? try it, you have to pay for everything, stamp, insurance, sick pay, products, repairs, salaries, overheads, rent, advertising, tax, fuel, etc etc thats before you even start to make any profit to pay yourself and feed your children

many people are self employed and work for companies. this makes them free agents to work in several jobs if they so wish. why should 1 individual trying to start a business take on board every single piece of risk to get started? isnt that individual also entitled to some time with his or her family too?

[fruit_cake]

we should all work for ourselves, basket weaving