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Employer Asked About My Family Plans: A Case Study
The issue of gender discrimination is an ever-evolving situation in the world of employment. There is the official legal standpoint and then...
Flexible Working Affected My Job: A Case Study
Christine Stammers, 29, was overjoyed when her request for flexible working was granted. With two young children, one with special educational...
Flexible Working Arrangements Rejected: A Case Study
Before Marie Drysdale, 31, started her maternity leave when she was pregnant with her first child, she was sure that she would go back to work...
How I Dealt With Redundancy: A Case Study
When Len Fulton was made redundant at the age of 54, he found it hard to accept at first. Having worked as a senior mortgage advisor for a high...
How I Requested Flexible Working: A Case Study
Julie Highland, 32, was so determined that her request for flexible working would be accepted that she put in a considerable amount of time into...
How the Recession Affected My Promotion: A Case Study
The recession has many far-reaching repercussions that can affect people that haven’t been made redundant. Although redundancy can be really...
I Got a Warning for Writing Personal Email: A Case Study
Modern technology moves so much faster than other areas of business that it makes it difficult for rules and regulations to keep up. The...
Keeping My Job During Consolidation: A Case Study
While few people want to trample over others to get what you want, during a recession there can be times where you have to say ‘me first’....
My Assistant Was Made Redundant: A Case Study
It’s all too easy to think that people who manage to stay employed when all around them are being made redundant are the lucky ones. Of course,...
My Colleague Was Paid More Than Me: A Case Study
The complex issue of working rights is an endless quest for fairness in the workplace. What makes this seemingly obvious requirement so tricky is...
My Employer Introduced Parking Charges: A Case Study
When Kate Mitchall, a 28-year-old customer advisor from Uxbridge, started working for a major software company, she knew that the company was in...
My Employers Went Into Administration: A Case Study
It is surprising just how quickly some companies fall into administration, unless you are one of the people at the top that can see it all...
My Last Month's Salary Wasn't Paid: A Case Study
Liam Tyler, 31, was faced with a situation that would be enough to frustrate even the most relaxed person. When his employers, a large high...
My New Boss Changed My Targets: A Case Study
All new bosses want to make their mark. That’s why a new boss will always make changes when they join a new company – whether it’s as innocuous...
My Role Changed During My Pregnancy: A Case Study
As pregnancy in the workplace is gaining more rules and regulations for the protection of pregnant women, it can mean that there are quite a few...
My Work Benefit, Season Ticket Loan: A Case Study
Many companies in London offer their full-time staff season ticket loans as part of the benefits package for the job. A season ticket loan refers...
Random Drugs Tests at Work: Case Study
Working rights is such a vast topic because not only is there the ‘official’ working rights – such as legal rights, discrimination laws and...
The Impact of Telling My Boss I Was Pregnant: A Case Study
For some female employees, it can be hard to tell your employer that you are pregnant because you appreciate the impact your pregnancy and a...
Threat of Redundancy Took Away My Confidence: A Case Study
It is well documented how redundancy can shatter your confidence, but what about that low-level continuous stress that comes with the threat of...
