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I need to cover two armchairs. Could anybody recommend upholstery service in the area which is of high standard? please post me on this forum

I have been offered the possibility to write to the board of the pension trustees to see if they allow me to take the pension, but they will not give me any gold handshake for the 30 years service and will let me loose my job. The inland revenue I understand does allow early leavers from one scheme to another without people loosing their jobs, but this company is doing things in this way and I will not have any right of redundancy because for the equality act they cannot make me redundant. Any suggestions

hi, sorry to hear about your burglary.When it happened to us our insurers recommended Evander Glass and Locks. They do everything in case of criminal breaks in from doors, to lock, laminate windows, safe and alarms. This is their number 01634 297 020. they are very reasonable as well. In our case the insurance paid for the broken window glass panel. best wishes and try not to let this ruin your xmas.

Thank you. Unfortunately I have to wait for their legal people to come with something in writing on which I can fight on. At the moment they only announced the transfer, told us nothing of the new contracts and new pensions, but elected reps to question the company on our behalf and report back. They are following the TUPE guide and have given us only short time to negotiate on. Does anybody know if time is important for the negotiations? How long should have given us by law? Apparently all was well before year 2006, then the government changed the TUPE law (which was an English interpretation of the European Acquired Transfer Rights, more favoruables towards employees!) and allowed loopholes for employers to play on.

unfortunately I am in a final salary pension scheme, guaranteed and defined to which I paid in for 20 years and the company made it non contributory for the last 29 years and 10 months. This scheme would allow me to take my pension without any actuarial deduction on my 60 birthday if I want to stop working then, but because of the transfer, the scheme will be frozen for me and I don't know what rights I have from then on. I was told initially that my pension will be deferred till I will be 65 and I have to enrol in the new scheme in the meantime which will give me nothing as they will contribute very little and will match your contributions only if you are in a very high grade.

my problem is not the transfer itself, but the pension, the new scheme will be detrimental as I have been in the current scheme for almost 30 years and are very close to retire according to the current scheme conditions

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What is AFAIK?

can anybody let me know what readdress employeees has under the above issue if they disagree with the transfer? What about their pension rights?

I heard that Waitrose may be investing in Sydenham in the development around the station. Is it true? Does anybody know anything about it? Perhaps we can get our sushi cheaper over there.

Better than sorry.

Seen on Forest Hill Web site Not even the snow stops these people. Quote: Today 08:59 AM There was a burglary at 6:40am this morning in our street In Honor Oak Park, the guy forced the front door of one of our neighbours (PVC door which had not been double locked so they popped it open with a tool going under just one lock). Our neighbour was inside and she disturbed him but he managed to go away with a laptop, some other goods and her car keys. The police was here at 7am and has now talked to all the neighbours. They said that there has been a increase of burglaries due to a lot of people being recently released from prison for good behaviour (his words). From now on we will double lock at all times (we always double lock at night and when we are not in but now will do 24/7) SO ALWAYS DOUBLE LOCK YOUR DOOR EVEN WHEN INSIDE!

you shoudl Tibby. Also write to Jeremy Vine on Panorama who will love to do services like this. At the end of the day it is always us paying the highest price. Would the insurance pay for these charges?

I also shred everything. Sometime ago we saw a man in a white van going around opening people rubbish or everything left in the drive to take. Despite my husband and I were watching and commenting on it, he did not take notice and went off. I took the number plate and reported it, but nothing has ever come out of it.

who has interests in the building industry in Ireland? who has shares in that sector? Apart from this I thought we had no money to spare for others and we were caput!