Zina

Jeremy Wrote: > Crossrail is of vital importance to the Olympics > (and links Heathrow the the City) so again, has an > economic incentive - and is for the greater good > of London. The other projects you mention are all > surely a lot cheaper than a Bakerloo extension > (even the Overground uses mainly existing track, > no new tunnels AFAIK). Crossrail has nothing to do with the Olympics. It's not going to be operational until about 2019.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The bigger issue is the fact that there are now > fewer trains than in the past and none at weekends In what way are there no trains at weekends? There are now actually more trains at weekends than before as they've increased the Sunday service. From time to time there are engineering works. This is a separate issue.

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Hi. I'm not a lawyer, but I work in HR. I understand that your work can't just issue you with a new contract unilaterally - this would be a breach of contract. They have to follow the correct processes which generally involve consultation with employee representatives. If they are doing this, you should speak to your employee rep to ensure they represent your views (or volunteer to be a rep yourself). If they are not consulting, I think they will be on pretty dodgy ground legally if you challenged the new contract. Your employer would also need to show that there were strong business/ financial reasons for the change - I would be surprised if maternity pay makes up a significant part of employee costs at your work. You could also raise this point during consultation. If and when they do issue you with a new contract, you would have the option of formally notifying them that you object to this term in the new contract, and that although you will carry on working, you do not accept this change. Changing employee contracts is a farily complex area so you might want to try and get some legal advice if there's no trade unions/ HR or employee rep's you can speak to at work. I'm afraid I don't know what impact actually being pregnant would have on your rights.