Thank you guys for the advice. It is very much appreciated.

Hi all! I have an employment issue I would need some advice on. I am an experienced architect in London. Several weeks ago I was approached by an recruitment agency on behalf of a small developer in North London who was looking for a senior technical architect. Since I was not happy with my employment at that time I agreed to an interview with the developer. The interview went very well and after one week the developer wanted to meet me again for a second interview. The next day the recruitment agent on behalf of the developer made me an offer with a very attractive pay package and 3 month probation time which i accepted. Consequently I gave my then employer notice in accordance with my contractual notice period. In the weeks to the start of my new position on 28/10/2014 the recruitment agent chased the developer for a contract, which they said they would give to me on the start date, which is quite common in the architectural sector. However the day I took up my new position at the developer the contract was not issued to me. I ask the creative director, who had interviewed and hired me, for the contract and she informed that they normally only set up a contract after the probation time. I was not happy about this at all as you can imagine. However during my first week at their offices it became apparent that there was a fundamental discrepancy between role they had hired me for and role I was actually assigned to. This lead to some disagreement between me and the the creative director regarding the work I was supposed to do. On the end of Tuesday 04/11/2014 the creative director called me into a one on one meeting which I was lead to believe was related to a project I was working on. Without any prior warning she then told me that she does not want me to come back the next day because she thinks I would lack the 'passion' for their work. I was utterly stunned by her announcement but agreed to leave after she confirmed that I will be paid for the 6 days I had worked for them. I must admit that I feel a bit embarrassed about the whole situation and the way I let them treat me. From what I have read on-line they way they dealt with the situation would count as unfair dismissal. I also believe that even without a contract I should be entitled to some kind of notice period. I am now concerned that they might not pay me at all since one week passed already and I have not heard from them. Therefore I would appreciate your advice on what legal procedures there are, if any, to make them pay me for the 6 days I worked for them. Kind regards,

Hi slick! Surprise, surprise!! I've got a text again today from CRS informing me that they sent me a letter a week ago, which I never received, and that I must call them. I texted back that they didn't send me a letter and that I am not communicating with them over the phone.In addition I told them that if didn't stop sending me texts I would report them to the OFT for harassment. Any suggestions? Hope you are going to be happy with the donation. Cheers

Hey guys! Just had a call from NFE confirming that my membership was cancelled in March. They apparently are in the process of sorting things out with CRS and apologized for the confusion. They told me to ignore any letters I get from CRS. Good news at last I suppose. Thanks so much again for the excellent advice and support. I would like to make a donation but haven't figured out yet how to do that. If you could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate that. Cheers:-D

Hi, it's now a week that I dropped off the letter at NFE reception on Walworth Rd and I haven't had any response neither from NFE nor did CRS contact me again. Is there anything I should do now or shall I just wait and if nothing happens consider the case as settled? Cheers

Hi slick 132, Just to let you know: I dropped off the letter at NFE yesterday as you recommended. I had to leave it with the receptionist because the management wasn't available but he signed the copy I brought with me. I also had a friend coming with me to bear witness. I guess now I have to wait and see what happens next. I will keep you posted. Cheers:-)

Thanks so much slick132 for the comprehensive advice. Your understanding of my case is absolutely correct. I will write the recommended letter and bring it to NFE on Walworth Rd as soon as possible and hopefully they will sign the second copy as a receipt. However I intend to take a friend along to bear witness to my dealings with them. It might take a couple of days since I'm very busy at work all the time. I'll keep you posted anyway as soon as I know more. Cheers

Hi all, I'm new to this forum, so am not sure whether this is the right way to start a new thread, but will try it anyway. I joint the gym chain Fitness First (FF) at their branch in Walworth Road in London SE 17 in 2007. The reason being that they have gyms all over the city which I was able to use. However in March 2013 the Walworth Rd branch was taken over by another gym company called New Fitness Exchange (NFE). Because FF had debited as usually my account for March I assumed nothing had changed for me. I only realized at the middle of March that this was not the case when I tried to access the FF in Hammersmith and they told me that my membership had expired. What they didn't tell me there and then was that my membership was transferred to NFE. They offered me instead to continue my contract without any changes to the conditions, which I agreed to. On 19/03/13 FF called me and advised me that I should cancel my contract with NFE to avoid being charged by them. Hearing for the first time during the whole process that my contract had been transferred to NFE I withdrew my application to continue my FF membership immediately which was confirmed a few days later by phone. Bear with me this is only half the story. The same evening I went to NFE on Walworth Rd and asked them to terminate my membership by the end of March. They asked me to write my name and phone number into and agenda so they could call me to confirm the cancellation. The next day I got a call from NFE confirming that the membership will be terminated by the end of March. Asking them whether any further action would be required they confirmed that that was not the case. However checking my bank account in the following days I noticed a direct debit order which I didn't recognised and deleted. On 14/06/13 I received a text from C R S to contact them on 014444 449165 stating that they had sent me a letter on 07/06/13 and that they need to discuss this with me. Needless to say I never received that letter. I called them back immediately to find out who they are and what they are on about. Only after having asked them several times they disclosed that they are a debt collector acting on behalf of NFE and that I am in arrears with £240. I disputed the claim and they told me that they will send me another letter. I terminated the phone conversation after that. The next day (Saturday) I went with a friend to NFE on Walworth Rd to find out what was going on. After explaining my dilemma to the staff in charge they produced the agenda with my name and phone number crossed out which they said confirmed that the membership was terminated. They promised that they will speak to their management Monday (17/06/13) and than call to inform me about the status, which never happened. I am not sure what I should do now. I tried to look up C R S online, but there seem to be a lot of debt collectors with this name out there. Without a letter from them I cannot really respond in the way your forum so helpfully recommends. I am also anxious that the whole affair could have a negative impact on my credit record which would be catastrophic because I was just planning to apply for a mortgage. I would be extremely grateful for some advice. Sorry for the long-winded story and thank you for your patience .