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    SMP/Maternity Allowance & Employees

    Evening everyone. I've recently completed an SMP1 form for an employee who isnt eligable for SMP via us as she has not been employed for long enough. I detailed on the form the reasons why however she has contacted me this morning to say she's had all her forms sent back asking for her old...
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    Stat Demands

    Thanks for your response. Whats the general opinion if the debtors extremely reasonable offers offer is refused!? I mean reasonable within a couple of months!
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    Stat Demands

    Thanks for your reply Geoff. I perhaps should have been a little clearer as the SD has already been issued. There has been no formal or written request for payment prior to the issue so am really trying to establish whether this has infact broken any rules and what sort of response it may get...
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    Stat Demands

    Hi All, Is it a legal requirement to have to issue any form of notification/attempt to collect a debt prior to issuing a Statutory Demand? I and many others are in total agreement that an SD is the most effective method of collection however are their any rules/would a court see it as bad...
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    Stat Demand

    Ps .. I've read all the links and sites on stat demands but it does not clearly answer the options/law/protocols prior to the issue of the stat demand.
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    Stat Demand

    Hi All, Is it a legal requirement to have to issue any form of notification/attempt to collect a debt prior to issuing a Statutory Demand? I and many others are in total agreement that an SD is the most effective method of collection however are their any rules/would a court see it as bad...
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    Employment Tribunals

    It is a little complicated however the agency have apparently sent out timesheets more than once but nothing received. Acas unable to get hold of employer/agency although they say there has been no contact from them directly. They claim the money has been paid but nothing received. Now...
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    Employment Tribunals

    Hi All, Can someone please advise whether a temporary worker is able to go to an employment tribunal?? I could be wrong but I thought an employee had to be employed for a certain amount of time?? As a temporary worker can we claim for unpaid wages for 1 week through a tribunal when the...
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    Statutory Demand Process

    Hi Steve, thanks for the message Sorry you may have misunderstood - this has already been issued by another party against a relative. he's done a lot more talking to people today and they are all saying that they are being very unreasonable and very heavy handed in dealing with it. Lets...
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    Commission calculations by Recruitment Agencies

    Kevin speaks some very wise words! As an owner of a business in recruitment I certainly agree that even though it doesnt take a scientist to figure through how the industry works there is a lot of competition out there and if you are asking such questions now then there seems very little...
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    Statutory Demand Process

    with my understanding of the situation, he is liable. I understand that it is being served for a property lease (a rental payment) but he guaranteed it personally with a further gurantor (my aunt!) also. The SD has been issued against both parties - hence my concern as my aunt is far too old to...
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    Statutory Demand Process

    Thanks again. This is an SD that has already been issued with no attempt apart from one telephone call - (which has taken 2 weeks to be picked up on!) has been made to collect the debt, nothing has been put in writing nor has it been requested by any formal means first. Am asking for a...
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    Statutory Demand Process

    Thanks for your response. I am looking for advice as to whether someone who issues a SD needs to follow any process first, ie sending reminders, demand letters. Can a debt for £3k that is only 8 weeks old warrant having a SD served on it with no other means of negotiation or request for...
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    Statutory Demand Process

    Hi everyone, Can anyone advise what the correct procedure for issuing a statutory demand is. It's for £3k but no other means of collection/reminders have been issued/used before the SD issued. Cheers all.
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    Closing Advice Needed & Quickly!

    Can anyone perhaps give me some advise on the staff also. I would need to make redundancies - is there anywhere I can get formatted and legally correct letters explaining this to staff. Also without any staff being over 12 months of contract what are the legal implications of redundancy.
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