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He does not want to be reinstated but the fact that they knowly dismissed him on evidence they concocted and also submitted tampered evidence in court, he would like to see justice done.

ok, thank you but is there anything else we can do as this evidence was actually shown in court even though he won the court case.

Yes, we have copies.

He only won his court case, he did not win his unfair dismissal case and has not managed to obtain a job since that time as his employers have been giving him unfavourable references. They are currently being investigated by the ICO.

My fiance was dismissed from work for gross misconduct in April 2008 after he was accused of spitting on another bus driver. His employers were adamant that he did it and showed CCTV footage from the two buses although they did not show anything and dismissed him. He appealed and loss. He then went to Tribunal but due to the lack of a Solicitor who had knowledge of Employment Law he also lost. He went to court and it was found that there was no spit on the driver and he won his court case. (His court case lasted a whole year by the way). We were convinced that his employers tampered with the CCTV footage as the timings were out and there were images on the CCTV that should not be there but we could not prove it at the time. We have now got in contact with a CCTV technician who has found images on the CCTV footage which should not be there and he has informed us that the footage was tampered with to make it look as though the buses where running side by side when infact there were a large time difference. Is there anything he can do about this?

Hmmm....it sounds like it. He did not really want to leave the company but as he felt he was being treated so badly, he could not take anymore. Is this a case for Constructive Dismissal?

He was not aware of his demotion and did not receive a new contract of employment and nothing was discussed with him upon his reinstatement.

A friend of mine had problems with his employers where he worked as a Security Guard. He was initially working as a Security Guard in a retail store when he was suspended without pay in September 2010 for; 'Intimidation and harassment of a colleague', ‘Conduct in a manner likely to bring discredit to the organisation, customer or a fellow employee’.‘Not maintaining agreed standards of appearance and department whilst at work‘ 'Persistent breaches of company procedure’ After investigation the allegations proved unfounded and he was re-instated. He was then promoted to Supervisor in a statitic position when he was suspended without pay in February 2011 for - ‘Conduct in a manner likely to bring discredit to the organisation, customer or a fellow employee’.‘Not maintaining agreed standards of appearance and department whilst at work‘ 'Persistent breaches of company procedure’ He attended a hearing and was subsequently dismissed. References were also drawn from his previous suspension and no mention was made that there was no breaches found. He consulted a Solicitor and appealed and after further investigation they stated that they could not find any 'continous breach of company procedure. He was re-instated however he discovered that he was demoted and also given a Final Written Warning. Following this he was informed that he would need to contact the Area Manager for his new contract and working hours, however after making contact with his, he did not receive his new contract and they failed to provide him with regular working hours. He was contact via phone to work shifts then the shifts were taken back from his and given to other colleagues. My friend eventually became fed up with their treatment of him and handed in his resignation on 11th May 2011. In the letter he wrote the reason for his resignation and outlined the two suspensions plus 1. his previous shift pattern not being re-instated 2. receiving reduced working hours 3. being demoted from a Supervisor despite there being uninformed or no agreement made eg. signatory evidence of him agreeing to changes in his position or contract 4. not being provided with a new contract to state his position within the company 5. being given shift duties via telephone call / text messages a day before starting his shift and also being removed from shifts by the Regional Co-ordinator after stating that his shift was given to another colleague. 6. being given a final written warning despite being cleared of any misconduct. Following receipt of the letter, he has been informed they have accepted his resignation and that the rest of the letter is being treated as a grievance and have requested that he attended a hearing today. He would like to take this further and would like to know if he has a case for Constructive Dismissal, could anyone advise?

My partner has been experiencing problems with Abbey National now Santander. A few years ago his sister opened an account with them and took out a mortgage to which he added his name to the mortgage documents. He would then transfer money from his own account to his sister's account in order to cover the mortgage payments. After experiencing problems with the bank as they would try and take the mortgage payments on the dates which she did not agree to causing her to go overdrawn then charging her, she decided to switch mortgage companies and banks. My partner then went to open an account with the then Abbey National and was told that he had an account and was overdrawn, howeve this was incorrect as he has never had an account with them. Since being told this over a year ago, they have been bombarding him with letters stating that he owes them a months mortgage and that his account is overdrawn, even though he has never had one. Any suggestions on what steps he can take?

My father received a letter from a company called Metro Parking, whom I have never heard of, when he parked near the back of New Cross Bus Garage. He said he was not blocking any entrances or on any lines. This was in July 2010. However today, he received a letter stating that he 'inconvenienced drivers' therefore he had to pay a fine of £125. The letter states that 14 days had already passed in which he could pay the reduced rate of £75 and he now had to pay the higher rate. My father never received a parking charge and was not blocking any vehicles so was very surprised to recieve this letter. I told my father that I would write to them on his behalf asking why he recieved the letter and also where was the parking charge as they have shown the front of his vehichle without anything on it. Is this the right thing to do?

My father wants to release some equity from his house which is now mortgage free. He does not wish to obtain another mortgage as he is now retired and may not be able to repay it and does not wish to sell the house as it is fully occupied and my parents have no desire to move. Is there anyway he can release the equity without loosing a large chunk of money from his home and without taking a mortgage. The house is worth around £450,000 at the last valuation. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

It is not really me entertaining them but as it is my father who is elderly and he will not ignore them like I would have.

My father parked in a retail park and left to attend the bank when he returned he went to the shop on the retail park to purchase and item. When he returned to his car he found a parking ticket which stated that ‘Parking Attendant No: 01609 had reasonable cause to believe that the following contravention of the parking regulations had occurred: Vehicle owner/driver left site The ticket stated £90 payable or £50 if paid within 14 days. I wrote back to them and asked them for evidence of my father being the driver and also requested the PNC Contravention Code which covers 'Vehicle owner/driver left the site'. They wrote back stating that if my father could prove that he used the facilities by providing a receipt then they may be able to waive the fine. Otherwise he would have to pay £90. This was despite a notice (which I checked) stating £90 or £45 within 14 days. If wrote back repeating an answer to my questions however they have now written back stating that my father must pay £90 within 14 days otherwise they would send a collection agent to his home to collect the money. I would like to know if I can report their bully boy tactics to Trading Standards and write back quoting Section 40 of the Administration of Justice Act. I would appreciate if someone could let me know. Many thanks

I currently have a Vanquis Card which was fine until I lost my job. My limit was £250 but as I am no longer working, I have requested to freeze my account and activate my Payment Option Plan. However when I received the documents it states Redundancy and other circumstances which I not what I understood to mean when I originally took it out. I was paying around £3.87 per month but now it appears that I am unable to activate it as I was not made redundant. My contract could not be renewed due to the government placing a freeze on civil service recruitment. Is there anything I can do?