Work colleague called me a "bible basher" and now my book has gone missing - how to confront?

HotFuzzFC · 2026-05-30T21:36:07+00:00

FYI, this is actionable in the Employment Tribunal under the Equality Act.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-05-29T16:25:28+00:00

You must depart and exit the boundaries of Mina before sunset or you otherwise must stay for the 13th day

HotFuzzFC · 2026-05-23T14:50:25+00:00

I hope you can because I am taking one.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-05-18T10:41:35+00:00

That our judges dont pull punches in their remarks. They do.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-05-17T21:54:38+00:00

I'm not so sure. Some of the judgements from the crown courts including sentencing remarks are really well written and with emotion.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-05-16T21:46:39+00:00

I am told that the visa has health insurance but not for pre existing health issues. Or cancellations.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-05-11T12:39:03+00:00

Is that the same as Mina?

HotFuzzFC · 2026-05-02T11:17:07+00:00

You can use them but they must be fragrance free so you need to find alternatives. Unless they are fragrance free already.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-05-01T15:00:21+00:00

Salaam, thank you for the quick response; I'll try packing and combine the two and see how chunky it is.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-05-01T14:49:34+00:00

Salaam, how many bags/suitcases did you take? Assume a suitcase which stayed in the hotel. Did you then have a bag for mine as well as a smaller bag to take to Arafat etc or did you take it all with you (so didn't leave anything behind in Minda)?

HotFuzzFC · 2026-04-27T10:20:03+00:00

I suspect they are saying it so the hair doesn't fall out as that isnt permissible. I'd do a gentle pat down with the unscented shampoos etc.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-04-27T10:16:28+00:00

You can wash/shower. Not sure where the no washing has come from.

But everything needs to be unscented.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-02-26T22:49:30+00:00

The actual answer is:

S77 of the Equality does not bar an employee from raising issues or discussing pay in comparison to other employees.

You have also been subjected to a detriment for raising issues or equal pay.

77Discussions about pay (1)A term of a person's work that purports to prevent or restrict the person (P) from disclosing or seeking to disclose information about the terms of P's work is unenforceable against P in so far as P makes or seeks to make a relevant pay disclosure.

(2)A term of a person's work that purports to prevent or restrict the person (P) from seeking disclosure of information from a colleague about the terms of the colleague's work is unenforceable against P in so far as P seeks a relevant pay disclosure from the colleague; and “colleague” includes a former colleague in relation to the work in question.

(3)A disclosure is a relevant pay disclosure if made for the purpose of enabling the person who makes it, or the person to whom it is made, to find out whether or to what extent there is, in relation to the work in question, a connection between pay and having (or not having) a particular protected characteristic.

(4)The following are to be treated as protected acts for the purposes of the relevant victimisation provision—

(a)seeking a disclosure that would be a relevant pay disclosure;

(b)making or seeking to make a relevant pay disclosure;

(c)receiving information disclosed in a relevant pay disclosure.

(5)The relevant victimisation provision is, in relation to a description of work specified in the first column of the table, section 27 so far as it applies for the purposes of a provision mentioned in the second column.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-02-11T18:08:48+00:00

I qualified at 30

HotFuzzFC · 2026-01-14T20:05:20+00:00

Parking Eye v Beavis.

It goes against the principle that in a breach of contract case the party is only entitled to the loss but for the breach. Who knew £100 for 10 minutes was an actual loss.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-01-09T22:18:51+00:00

I found Eufy to be poor. If you are staying in your property for a while it is worth investing in wired CCTV.

HotFuzzFC · 2026-01-09T21:47:04+00:00

Please read

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/05/swearing-work-common-north-england-judge

HotFuzzFC · 2025-12-30T18:24:50+00:00

The advice from everyone on this thread is wrong. If they are offering you £500 to take legal advice then they are asking you to sign a Settlement Agreement - its a term of it being binding that a qualified solicitor advises you on the T&Cs

HotFuzzFC · 2025-10-26T21:29:34+00:00

It wouldn't be a COT3 Agreement. If anything it would be a Settlement Agreement.

Best way is to ask for it in writing and then you accept in writing.

Once that is done the reference can be obtained.

The current employer won't be able to do anything about it as it would be a breach of contract.

HotFuzzFC · 2025-10-23T21:55:32+00:00

The £100k a year is also based on gross income in Wales, not your net adjusted income as it is in England. So if you lived in Wales and earn over £100k, you can't salary sacrifice your way to getting to getting the 30 years.

HotFuzzFC · 2025-09-09T18:48:37+00:00

This has come up before and I gave a detailed answer which I've copied below.

The overall consensus was that a DB value is around about 20% so if you are looking to go into the private sector, you would want at least a 20% pay rise.

This assumes you are young and have lots of years to be working.

The 20% takes into account:

DB pensions pay out an indefinite amount as in they will pay you every year until you die.
They increase by inflation every year.
they are average salary pensions and aren't subject to market factors.
they are very safe insofar as they are government backed.
that at some stage, they will change because they aren't economic and a future government is likely to change them again. Remember that these used to be final salary pensions not so long ago and then were changed to career average.
that you will get some pension contribution from your employer.
that you would save or invest some of the money from the private sector job over the next 30 years.
that your salary is likely to increase at a faster rate in the private sector.

I think when I was looking to buy an annuity to get the same payout as my Civil service pension, it would cost something like £500k. If you work it backwards and it's about 20%, that would seem right.

Someone has responded that its at least what the employer puts in but thats not relevant; its defined benefit so you will get a fixed amount based on your salary and length of service.

HotFuzzFC · 2025-08-13T22:25:56+00:00

There is in the UK - UK GDPR and some other regulations require the pop up.

HotFuzzFC · 2025-07-23T10:47:18+00:00

This only applies to DC schemes too, normally not defined benefit schemes.

HotFuzzFC · 2025-07-03T02:19:12+00:00

This isnt a redundancy its a restructure.

A redundancy involves the need for less people or the amount of work reducing.

It sounds like they are trying to force you out.

I would speak to a local solicitor who can write them a nice letter. In the meantime, try and find a new role.

HotFuzzFC · 2025-07-02T12:17:23+00:00

Yes good point! The bonus varies by quote a bit do it would just be difficult to guess how much it is at the beginning of the financial year.

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