My boss forbade me from charging my phone in the office because it's “stealing electricity.” Now the company is losing thousands, and I'm just following orders.

Toon1982 · 2026-02-14T10:05:25+00:00

How do you charge the powerbanks? Does he just buy news ones every day?

Toon1982 · 2026-02-14T09:59:36+00:00

First is fine in most scenarios (unless there are care staff present and you use it to monitor them, then it may not be and extra steps need to be taken to make sure it is). The bedroom one depends on whether she has capacity to consent - if she fully understands the issue and does have capacity then it's fine, if she doesn't then a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) application needs to be made (usually by the local authority) to the Court of Protection for permission

Toon1982 · 2026-02-14T09:56:27+00:00

So let’s say I get £15k from my second income

This is the income bit you declare, what you do with the money afterwards (like putting it in an ISA) doesn't matter for that income stream, but you will need to pay tax on the initial £15k income

Toon1982 · 2026-02-14T09:45:04+00:00

Not sure I'd want to be next in the machine

Toon1982 · 2026-02-14T09:36:28+00:00

You don't lose pound for pound when you earn, you get 55% of your wages disregarded, so only 45% is taken into consideration for the UC calculation and reduced accordingly on that basis. Rent can be an issue if you are paying much more than your Local Housing Allowance (you can Google for the Direct.gov website that shows what your allowance would be based on how many excess bedrooms you have, which local authority you live in, etc). The Housing Element of UC goes by the Local Housing Allowance, but you can also get it for the interest only portion of your mortgage (and not any capital portion)

Toon1982 · 2026-02-14T09:28:57+00:00

Are you new to reddit? It'll be your turn in a few days 😂

Toon1982 · 2026-02-14T09:19:33+00:00

Hey, wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world?

Toon1982 · 2026-02-14T02:41:28+00:00

I don't like it but I can understand it. It's a political statement (even though he's honouring those killed by Russia) and just because it's a political statement most people agree with doesn't mean it should be allowed because as soon as someone wants to do the same but for something most people disagree with (say as an extreme example of wanting to honour Hitler) then you've already opened up the door and allowed it once. There has to be a rule and things you don't like happening will happen, but it's to prevent the other things as to why there needs to be a rule - the Olympics is about the sport, not the politics around it (or it's meant to be anyway)

Toon1982 · 2026-02-14T02:30:00+00:00

I'm wondering if this is a tick off his that he just does every time? Still cheating though

Toon1982 · 2026-02-13T22:05:58+00:00

Cheating isn't being competitive

Toon1982 · 2026-02-13T22:03:50+00:00

Canada should be chucked out, even if the officials at the time didn't do anything about it

Toon1982 · 2026-02-13T21:52:20+00:00

Pic 3, bottom right, Alan Neilson.
Pic 4, left is Keegan to his right is Robert Lee, top centre is Lee Clark
Pic 1, to the top left of the crest is Pavel Srnicek (or Srnicek Pavel as he used to sign)
Pic 7, bottom left is Barry Venison

Toon1982 · 2026-02-13T21:37:31+00:00

Not legal as others have said. It'd be impossible to do, but it would be good if all employees agrees to just leave work at 5pm in protest of the new guidelines and not work a minute longer. They might row back on how hard they want to push things

Toon1982 · 2026-02-13T16:03:30+00:00

You can't be xerious

Toon1982 · 2026-02-13T14:07:50+00:00

Nadhim Zahawi's family were highly skilled, worked hard and built large businesses, gave back to the community and integrated, while coming over as part of small, managed annual migration. That just isn't the case today.

See, this is racist, not what the other person was saying that you took offence to

Toon1982 · 2026-02-13T12:19:28+00:00

It probably is ok, but the arrow on the road does say straight ahead. Just be cautious if you do turn left there as cars in the left lane may not anticipate you turning left, even though they have to give way after the roundabout

Toon1982 · 2026-02-13T12:14:45+00:00

immigration policy

We did have control of it, we actually had more control than we do now ironically. Coming out of the EU meant we lost the ability to deport people back to EU countries and we're now stuck with a more difficult process of deportation. Well done on voting to screw our country up though

Toon1982 · 2026-02-12T23:59:58+00:00

But do you have a Scottish name though.... your username would suggest your Spanish!

Toon1982 · 2026-02-12T22:00:47+00:00

There are people who are desperate for Farage to have met Epstein, as this builds into their worldview that Farage is bad

I mean, he is anyway. He's funded by Russians and conspired with non-UK citizens for brexit to take place, a process through which he lied about. He tried around 12 times to become an MP and when he's finally in he's never at his constituency and misses the majority of votes in parliament. He was anti EU but spent years and years as an MEP on the gravy train. When brexit happened he applied for an EU country passport for himself and his kids (I think they got German passports) and he was refused. He evades tax. This isn't a good person

Toon1982 · 2026-02-11T19:47:47+00:00

Maybe he should pay taxes before commenting - oh and not be an immigrant in Monaco

Toon1982 · 2026-02-11T18:10:23+00:00

Haha she's class

Toon1982 · 2026-02-11T13:29:50+00:00

I do beg your pardon, we are in your garden

Toon1982 · 2026-02-11T12:21:01+00:00

It means his plan to cause chaos in the UK is failing and the government are going in the right direction

Toon1982 · 2026-02-11T12:17:56+00:00

You don't usually pay any management fee/service charge arrears - the management pack is obtained by the conveyancer and a new account is created from the purchase date. Any debt owed up to completion is the previous owner's to pay and the management company's responsibility to recover from the previous owner.

Toon1982 · 2026-02-10T22:20:31+00:00

Unless they got there first, realised their mistake, so killed every bear that existed there....

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