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(UK) Employee signed off from work by a doctor - can we ask for equipment back?
If an employee is signed off from work by a doctor and is currently holding equipment owned by either his employer or one of his employer's customers, it seems perfectly reasonable to me to ask for ...
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Can sexual consent be required to enter a building?
First off, and this should be assumed, but IDs are checked and all people entering are of age.
Now, there are technically two questions I'm asking.
The first: is it legal in the United States for ...
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Is there any chance I could get in legal trouble if I respond to a job rejection email like this?
“Good morning,
Thank you for your application for our Entry Level Sales Position. We appreciate your interest in joining our company (NO YOU DON'T, OR YOU WOULD HAVE HIRED ME), and we are pleased that ...
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Can salaried employees be forced to attend meetings without being able to charge the time?
Background: I work in Maryland
I am a salaried employee; however, I am required to fill out a time card in order to specify which hours are worked on which contract, and am required to work a minimum ...
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Allowable Discrimination For Jobs
Just lately I realized that anti-discrimination/equal opportunity legislation only applies to proscribed categories of discrimination grounds, e.g. race, ethnicity, gender, orientation, age, etc.
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Manager asks for car keys. Is this illegal?
This question stems from this question on TheWorkplace.StackExchange.
If a manager with no power to fire an employee, but who can still "discipline" said employee, demands that everyone surrender ...
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Should the HR department suggest legal firms after I've been made redundant?
I have been made redundant from a big investment bank in London. Being not a native of the UK I am new to the process and have nobody to ask advice from.
HR told me that I would need to contact ...
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Is it legal to coerce employees into undergoing lie detector tests?
Someone has been stealing from my girlfriend's workplace (not her) and they're forcing everyone there to undergo a lie detector test or lose their jobs. Since such tests don't actually work, is this ...