Losing my parking space at work
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Hi
My work are reducing the number of spaces available at the office. They are generally downsizing.
They have decided that anyone who has worked under 5 years can no longer park at the office.
Is this discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 or any other law?
Any help and references much appreciated.
My work are reducing the number of spaces available at the office. They are generally downsizing.
They have decided that anyone who has worked under 5 years can no longer park at the office.
Is this discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 or any other law?
Any help and references much appreciated.
Jeffmaniac said:
Is this discrimination under the Equality Act 2010
Which of the protected characteristics were you thinking of?The Equality act prevents discrimination because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Jeffmaniac said:
or any other law?
Does your employment contract say that parking will be provided?Jeffmaniac said:
Hi
My work are reducing the number of spaces available at the office. They are generally downsizing.
They have decided that anyone who has worked under 5 years can no longer park at the office.
Is this discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 or any other law?
Any help and references much appreciated.
Ask the. For a compensation paymentMy work are reducing the number of spaces available at the office. They are generally downsizing.
They have decided that anyone who has worked under 5 years can no longer park at the office.
Is this discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 or any other law?
Any help and references much appreciated.
ds. If you think that's infuriating with regards to decisions being based on tenure, you'd have been amazed by one company I interviewed with back when I first graduated in the early 90s...
This was back in the dim and distant past, when people were still allowed to smoke in offices, and the company in question was an ex-public sector organisation.
When the organisation was sold into the public sector, the employees were covered under TUPE, and had their working conditions protected. A couple of years later, the company endeavoured to ban smoking in the office. Some of the TUPEd over smokers actually managed to make the management accept that this was a change to their working conditions that could not be mandated, so they actually came up with the brainwave of saying that anyone already employed at the time they tried to bring in the smoking ban could continue to smoke at their desks, but anyone joining the company after that date was not allowed to!!!
At the time, I smoked fairly heavily, and here's an employer offering me a job, but telling me that Long Service Fred could sit next to me puffing away to his heart's content, but I wasn't allowed to join him!!!
That is the first and last time I've felt the need to decline a job offer purely on the basis of the company's smoking policy!
This was back in the dim and distant past, when people were still allowed to smoke in offices, and the company in question was an ex-public sector organisation.
When the organisation was sold into the public sector, the employees were covered under TUPE, and had their working conditions protected. A couple of years later, the company endeavoured to ban smoking in the office. Some of the TUPEd over smokers actually managed to make the management accept that this was a change to their working conditions that could not be mandated, so they actually came up with the brainwave of saying that anyone already employed at the time they tried to bring in the smoking ban could continue to smoke at their desks, but anyone joining the company after that date was not allowed to!!!
At the time, I smoked fairly heavily, and here's an employer offering me a job, but telling me that Long Service Fred could sit next to me puffing away to his heart's content, but I wasn't allowed to join him!!!
That is the first and last time I've felt the need to decline a job offer purely on the basis of the company's smoking policy!
It seems a fairer way to allocate spaces, and I guess helps to promote loyalty from staff (although the downside is it could put people off joining).
My previous company had 3 parking areas:
1. Right outside the main entrance for directors/senior management
2. Down the side of the building for visitors (20 seconds from the entrance)
3. Large parking/overflow for everyone else a couple of minutes walk away
New management came in and upset a few of the self important types as area 1 became visitors only, areas 2&3 became a free for all
My previous company had 3 parking areas:
1. Right outside the main entrance for directors/senior management
2. Down the side of the building for visitors (20 seconds from the entrance)
3. Large parking/overflow for everyone else a couple of minutes walk away
New management came in and upset a few of the self important types as area 1 became visitors only, areas 2&3 became a free for all
Jeffmaniac said:
Hi
My work are reducing the number of spaces available at the office. They are generally downsizing.
They have decided that anyone who has worked under 5 years can no longer park at the office.
Is this discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 or any other law?
Any help and references much appreciated.
Oh, FFS. My work are reducing the number of spaces available at the office. They are generally downsizing.
They have decided that anyone who has worked under 5 years can no longer park at the office.
Is this discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 or any other law?
Any help and references much appreciated.
Jeffmaniac said:
Hi
My work are reducing the number of spaces available at the office. They are generally downsizing.
They have decided that anyone who has worked under 5 years can no longer park at the office.
Is this discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 or any other law?
Any help and references much appreciated.
Have you got a Strong Trade Union at this office?My work are reducing the number of spaces available at the office. They are generally downsizing.
They have decided that anyone who has worked under 5 years can no longer park at the office.
Is this discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 or any other law?
Any help and references much appreciated.
Sheets Tabuer said:
We had a similar policy at work and it was deemed discriminatory because a 17 year old could not have possibly worked here for 5 years.
Good point! That'd be popular - all the kids get parking spaces (and the part timers, as the time to walk to work is disproportionate to their hours worked) and all the established regular employees have to lump it.Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff