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    Cyber Security

    Simple things you could do Make sure your equipment has all of the latest patches Antivirus Don't trust public (trains, hotels, airports etc..) use a VPN Don't use powerline equipment (easily hackable) Some complex things would be: If a home business, firewall and separate home wifi...
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    Provided Longer Notice then Contract

    The OP said at least 4 weeks must be given, the OP gave 6 weeks notice but the employer appears to revert to the minimum of 4 weeks, as I said do think they are legally obligated to accept 6 weeks notice. It is a community forum, people can provide an opinion on the topics raised. Is there...
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    Provided Longer Notice then Contract

    An employer I do not think is legally obligated to except a longer notice period given by an employee. However, the employer has the opportunity to accept a longer notice period or not. If they do accept the longer notice period and they sent confirmation of their (employer) acceptance of the...
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    Provided Longer Notice then Contract

    Just so I read this correctly. Does your contract say 4 weeks notice must be given if you wish to terminate your employment? If yes and the company pays you for the 4 weeks then nothing much you can do; however not HR/legal expert. Garden leaving to my Knowledge means you are still employed...
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    Notice Period Query

    So 2 year FTC, 12 months probation and 3 months notice period. I'm no HR expert but that seems to fall under unfair contract terms. A high court back in 2000 did rule "Contracts of Employment are covered by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977" If an employer offered me a contract like that I...
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    Member of the team not keeping up, what to do..

    Thanks for insights and responses to this thread. Just to clear up any confusion I've made it abundantly clear to senior management I will not be applying for team managers role (even thou they have asked if I would) or have been offered/promised anything. The individual is not in the best...
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    Member of the team not keeping up, what to do..

    They already have access to the data, so they do not need me to solve a problem. The company has no problem firing people, just 5 months ago they sacked a senior manager for non-performance. If this was the case, they would have sacked them months ago. They are sitting down with the individual...
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    Member of the team not keeping up, what to do..

    Very close, 3 to 4 days that team member is in the office their phone rings 2 to 3 times that relate to the family member. I would say the duty of care is there for supporting them with time off and working from home, but I think it does need to go that step further and actually look at the...
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    Member of the team not keeping up, what to do..

    At the moment, there is no team manager for the team (still being recruited). I do not want to return to line management and did not apply for the role; even thou management asked me to consider it. However, as I can interpret the work as well as all team members capabilities, knowledge and...
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    Member of the team not keeping up, what to do..

    The company I am working for has grown dramatically in the last 12 months. With the growth, new challenges are pushing the team's skills and knowledge more than ever. However, a member of the team is not keeping up with the skills & knowledge to that of the team. The member of the team is a...
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    Web developer, feel like a jack of all ...

    Not being away from 40 myself, I do often consider what I want or will be doing in the next 5 years or so. Everyone has different aspirations of what and where they want to be in their personal and professional career. However, I want the opposite way and come away from contracting/freelance...
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    Follow up question to hackathon

    Cheap Webcam, that could certainly lead to issues as you would have teach it differences of full, half full, partial full and empty shelf; including the shape of the content on the shelf. As FFOX suggested a weight sensor, as that would be easier to update and manage than webcam.
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    Hacking into cloud services

    Nothing is really secure and there will be exploits that will take advantage of any kind weak security. However, to hire security experts is not cheap and security products only go so far or behind.
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    Mission Impossible -Fallout and the Blowback

    Not trying to repeat what I said last time, but you are in tight spot and the focus is on you. If let go you are gone. It will be a case you going have to bite you bottom lip much harder than before, to get through this if you decide to stay there in the long run. From what you said, it does...
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    Not what I agreed to

    Simply put it, I'm afraid it is a case of "Put up or ship out". I'm afraid there is probably very little you can do as you passed your probation or have your full employment right, however I'm not HR expert. If you get asked in your next interview why you left the job after short period of...
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