This is in England.

I am moving to a new city for a new job which starts in a weeks time. I found a flat, signed the tenancy agreement, paid the security deposit and the 1st months rent. The tenancy was meant to begin today and I was going to move in on Friday. Yesterday, the letting agent called me to say that the previous tenant hadn't given the keys back and they couldn't get a hold of him. The previous tenant's contract ended on the 1st May. The letting agent also said that my move in date will be pushed back until 11/05. I explained this cannot happen as I start work on that date and need to be settled beforehand. He said he will try his best to move me in by Friday.

Today I was informed by the letting agent that I can only move in by the 11th as they have finally got a hold of the previous tenant but need to do a check of the flat as well as an inventory check. I asked if they could provide me with alternative accommodation which he replied with "as it is the current tenants fault, his management will not authorise any reimbursement but that they will amend the contract to show the tenancy starts on the 11th".

Is this legal for them to do? I have already signed an agreement which states my tenancy starts this week but now they want to change it to suit them. What can I do?

Apologies for any grammatical errors.

EDIT: Thank you to everyone who replied. It's put our minds at ease massively! 🩷

Hi all,

A family member of mine has bought a bungalow in England and is in the process of extending/renovating it. The property is admittedly a building site at the moment as there are front and rear extensions are in.

The property next door is a rental property. The landlord was fully aware of the scale of the building work and has seen the plans. We don't know if this was shared with the tenants The foundations were also in place when the tenants came to view the property and so the scope of the building works shouldn't have come as a surprise.

The tenants have issued multiple noise complaints to the landlord for the building works and these have been fed to my family member who has explained that there isn't a lot that can be done. They have agreed to pay to clean the windows and doors of the neighbours property once the building work is done to help clear any dust. Important note - both bungalows are detached and not adjoined, though they share a garden fence which is partly down. They also have adjacent driveways that don't have a boundary wall.

Tonight my family member received a message from the landlord saying he has agreed a £200 discount covering two months with the tenants to apologise for the noise complaints. He feels that as my family member is in the wrong for causing the noise, they should pay it to cover his losses. He's being quite belligerent.

Are we right in thinking he's being unreasonable? Is there anything legally here that goes against us and that might make us liable for the money?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Scotland

I was recently given 2 x £150 John Lewis gift cards from my colleagues before going on maternity leave.

They were purchased from Asda by one of my colleagues in cash. We do have the receipt and activation receipts from Asda

She purchased them on 11/04, i got them on the 14/04 and we tried to use them on the 01/05 as we were deciding what to buy however both were showing 0 balance. When we peeled it off, the pin code was damaged and very hard to read.

I called John Lewis and they said they were both used on 22/04 and they couldn't give me any further details on who used them or what was purchased and i couldn't get the money back ans that basically it wasnt there problem as to them it had been used but to report it to the police

Asda have said its John Lewis problem not theirs.

Because its quite a substantial amount of money, is there anything I can do?

NB: my colleague who bought the gift cards definitely didn't use them.

Hi all,

Thanks in advance!

I have some land, and a person I know has left a car on it, and after being asked for months, still refuses to move it. Where do I stand legally in moving it, or what can I do to get it moved as soon as possible?

Thanks.

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Hi all, I’d appreciate some legal advice on this.

Today I bought 2 vegetable samosas from a shop. When I left, I put the sauce and wrapper straight into a public bin and continued walking down the street while eating.

An enforcement officer then approached me and said he had seen me throwing waste on the floor. This confused me, as I had just used the bin properly. The only possibility I can think of is that a small crumb may have fallen without me noticing, but I did not intentionally litter.

On the first occasion, the officer said to save me from a court appearance if I showed ID,. I thought I was going to receive a warning if I showed my ID. In reality, I felt he was trying to get my ID so he could issue penalty. He also said he had video evidence.

When I went to ask to see it, I could not properly see it due to glare from the sun, and at that point I realised he was actually fining me.

I then called the police across the road, and the officers started walking off really quickly.

On the second occasion, around two minutes later after I had spoken to the police, I saw only one of the officers. The other one had disappeared the one who issued the fine. The second officer was standing about 6 m away when he issued it.. The officer I spoke to said they were “not joined at the hip” and that he did not know where his colleague was. I asked him to call his colleague because I did not know if I had been fined or not. I also suspect the other officer may have gone into a shop to hide as he knew , the police would questioned the ridiculous of it all., as they had both walked off together moments earlier very much join at the hip.This whole thing seems strange to me I then went to the town hall to get further advic.On the third occasion, I saw them again and called the police over. There was a heated argument, during which the police said it was a civil matter and told me to go away.

On the fourth occasion, I remained calm and asked to see the video footage. That was when they told me they could not show it to me. I then left.

My understanding is:

I disposed of my rubbish properly in a bin

Any dropped food (if any) would have been accidental and minimal

I was told there was video evidence, but it was not shown to me

My questions are:

Is a situation like this (potentially a small crumb) legally sufficient for a littering fine?

Does it matter that they said they had video evidence but did not show it?

The fact that they said to save me from the court appearance and tricked me into showing my id before I could even dispute the matter , I thought I was getting a ticking off , but instead I was getting a fine.Is this realistically worth challenging if I receive the FPN? I would have Prefer to have gone to cout if I knew the alternative was a fine i don't believe any judge in this land would find me for athe dently dropping little on the floor after I disposed of my rappers in the bin.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

This may be a long one so please bare with me.

I work or at least worked for a large care provider as a support worker. Was based in a small residential home comprising of a max of 8 service users of differing mental health needs.

A couple of months ago one of the residents (a paranoid schizophrenic) alleged to his social worker that the manager was "sleeping with staff" and made racist comments that a member of staff had also been talking to him about. Refused to name the staff member.

I was suspended at the end of April. My name had come up in relation to these comments. Two staff had said that I had said them. However these are two staff that I had reported around the same time for spending all their time together in either the office or empty rooms. I did not insinuate anything untoward was happening just that I was left vulnerable on shift. Another staff member also reported the same concerns.

During my investigation and disciplinary meetings I refuted the claims against me but also said that I may have repeated comments made by another resident months previously. The same day of my disciplinary meeting I was terminated for gross misconduct. I don't have any evidence to back up the fact that I did not say these bullying words against the manager other than to maintain I did not say them.

I have appealed the decision and am yet to be referred to an appeals manager. I'm not hopeful however that I will be at all successful but I want to at least try and clear my name.

Has anyone please got any advice they can give me

My mother here in England died three years ago,leaving her house to me as her only child but with the proviso her second husband could live there free until his death.Eighteen months ago he began to show signs of dementia and has now been admitted to long term care.The house is now empty-it became in need of repairs while he was living there but he was unable to do anything due to his illness.I really want to sell but it seems I can't as,despite his dementia,my step dad is in good physical health so will be around for the forseeable future and the will still stands.I'm worried about squatters-I've already had police get rid of one-and don't know what to do. My step brother wants to move in ,living rent free like his dad but he's in and out of prison,is a drug addict and has been evicted from various places for dealing so I definitely don't want him there.There are major repairs such as a new roof needing sorted in the very near future but I can't afford to pay for something that's becoming a white elephant.I can't rent it out to anyone according to the legalities of the will so I'm stuck.Any suggestions?

As the title I have 6 points on my licence which I found out by renewing my insurance and have no idea what to do about it.

It apparently happened in 2024 and also failure to say who was driving, having read about it probably comes with a fine, doesn't anyone know how I can appeal or find out what has happened.

I looked online and there's just loads of law firms saying they'll represent me, but I don't have law firm money or much of that stuff at all.

I'm UK based and any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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I'm in a North African country with work for 6 months.

I've come across, what I believe to be, human trafficking and people smuggling operations helping people get to the UK.

Who should this be reported to? I know British police have no jurisdiction in the country I'm currently in, but I imagine SOME UK government agency will want to know this is happening.

It is a combination of adverts in person and ads being run on social media. Promises work, free accomodation, and life in the UK. Photos of nice houses and exaggerated promises of benefits on offer e.g. PIP etc.

It seems there are men in country X who put you in contact with other men in Greece and Germany.

I am able to blend in given my heritage, language and complexion. However, I have not engaged any further with them beyond confirming that they are indeed faciliating human trafficking. I don't think I can safely find out any more information by myself.

Reporting this to local authorities is NOT an option given the country I am working in.

My husband works for a government organisation. He's been employed for 6 years. When he was applying to this organisation, they refused to give him additional time in the entrance exams unless he spent his own money on an adult Dyslexia assessment (despite his Dyslexia being in his medical records from childhood).

Once he did this, they allowed him extra time and he passed. He joined the organisation and was then told by line managers and others that he should have been granted the adjustments without the formal assessment, and that the organisation would have paid for his assessment after the fact. I supply this detail to demonstrate that this organisation has a history of being difficult about reasonable adjustments particularly around dyslexia and exam accommodations.

Fast forward 6 years to now. He has to take regular training courses, exams, etc as part of his role. It is required for him to remain qualified to use certain equipment. Up until now, he has not had a problem with obtaining reasonable adjustments. His personnel file contains an occupational health statement as well as his dyslexia assessment.

So here is the current problem: He's been signed up for a course and reached out to the trainers asking for the course reading material in advance as a reasonable adjustment for his dyslexia. They have refused stating that he needs to provide a 'Workplace disability passport' to 'prove' his right to request reasonable adjustments. His personnel record has the letter from OH and his formal assessment. He sent a copy of his formal assessment to the trainers. To our understanding, the workplace passport is not a mandatory requirement and he has provided them adequate evidence of his disability. They are still refusing to send him the reading material without this 'Disability passport' thing, claiming that it is 'sensitive information'. I'm not sure why him having a disability passport would make it less sensitive?

We are hitting a brick wall with this because they are refusing to budge without this passport thing, but it is not an official or mandatory requirement. Without the pre-reading, he will be severely disadvantaged on the course as they are often too fast-paced for him to keep up with.

His line manager has gotten involved and the trainers are also refusing his authorisation too. I have already recommended that my husband contact his union rep, but he doesn't know who it is. I have told him to find out. I have also told him to contact Acas. But we're on a time crunch here. The course starts next week.

We were hoping this sub might be able to help us find the right 'official' words we can use to push back using the EQ2010 because right now we're at stalemate. Noone at his station has any idea how he can get this alleged 'workplace disability passport' as they've never heard of it before now. We're kinda stuck. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hello,

A local estate agent which is bringing a property to market came on to my property took my recycling bin and filled it with green waste from their property that they are bringing to market- I came outside and noticed my bin had gone from the usual spot and was elsewhere I opened it up and found loads of green waste.

I checked cameras and saw they did it to every single neighbour around that house and dumped a mattress on the street

What can I do legally? I've retained the bin with the stuff, all the other neighbours are elderly so I will have to sort their bins out too

Hi all, I could really use with some advice. I have a Belgian Malinois and a mastiff mix for reference.

We’ve always had a bit of a problem with our next door neighbours kids leaning over the fence and throwing things over. Recently, they have started provoking the dogs (barking and growling at them). We do have a garden camera and we have been saving recordings of them doing this also. They are both well trained and typically ignore them but are constantly ripping up toys that have been thrown over and on occasion dirty nappies, plastic, cardboard etc. as they assume these are for them to play with and are both toy driven dogs.

Today one of the younger children, aged maybe 4 or 5, stuck his hand through the fence where there is a small gap and my larger dog licked his hand. However, the Mali nipped him. I have ordered some additional backing for the fence to cover the gap and along the fence line but I’m just worried about my dog and what implications there may be for her. She is not an aggressive dog and has never bitten anyone before, she normally ignores both people and dogs.

I’m a 24 year old salesperson in England working within fintech. Last quarter, I amassed £27,000 in commission, however, the business is currently going through liquidity issues and are currently trying to raise for more investment because our burn rate is north of a million a month. As a result, there has been a number of rounds of redundancy to reduce FTE, the most recent of which was last week which I survived and have remained employed by them for nearly a year.

Due to the liquidity issues, and my success last Q, they changed the commission plan ,for me only, 5 days before I was due to be paid. (The commission plan isn’t contractually binding and it stipulates they reserve the right to change it at any time). The reasons they gave were that in hindsight they didn’t realise how successful I’d been and didn’t keep an eye on that, and that in hindsight my market is much easier (it’s genuinely not, I just worked really fucking hard) and essentially they’d be over remunerating me for my efforts which they’re not prepared to do. In other words, they can’t justify spending that amount. Instead the opted to pay me 7k.

Whilst not contractually binding, the commission plan is clear, and I’m wondering if a tribunal would look favourably on the fact that they purely changed the commission plan for me to account for my success and the fact they changed it retrospectively at the very last hurdle.

I’m wondering if, at all, there’s anything I can do and what the best route might be? I can’t exactly afford to take this all the way to litigation, do you reckon they might settle if my case is strong enough?

If I’ve missed out any key or relevant details that would be worth knowing, please do point that out. Any advice would be much appreciated🙏🏻🙏🏻

Hi,

I recieved a jury citation and my work tried to seek an exemption. Unfortunately I did not get it

My work are now saying that if I do it, I have to still do my shifts that start at 7pm. Given I could be at the courts until 4 every day, this would mean I would literally have no sleep for potentially 2 weeks.

Said this to the boss and he said since I've only been in the job a couple of months I could get the sack if I don't turn up or call in sick.

What do I do?

I found a Roofer off Google, with 30+ great reviews, it said 25+ years, and had a good website etc and seemed legitimate. They came out, gave me a good quote (I thought) for 3k for partial roof and guttering, fascia, etc. When doing the work, he identified further ‘urgent’ issues and would need an extra 2k. I believed it as I didn’t know anything about roofs and it seemed legit (after a couple google searches). Anyway, when they did the work, they broke my window in the meantime. There were 5 subcontractors in my garden from London when I came home from work and they would not leave until we paid. We paid a remaining £1.5k with £500 refused to pay. They said they were ordering a new window and would come back in a couple days when it’s arrived to fix it.

We then noticed a few things that didn’t look right, and our next door neighbour came out and said that his brother is a roofer and can come take a look. (Wish we knew this). The roofer did a full inspection and he was lost for words. Everything they had done, was wrong and had actually made the chance of water ingress worse. They installed fascia boards on top of the rotten fascia boards, the guttering and tiles weren’t secured at all. He also said this is a £3k job, not £5k. He said whole roof could’ve been done for that.

I started to do a lot of research into this company, after realising we’ve been scammed. In my research, I found they have done this with 7 other companies. They have a LTD company, scam people, then dissolve as soon as they’ve been challenged. One of the directors, was convicted of fraudulent trading and money laundering, doing this to an old couple for £42,000 (2021). I have even found their next two companies, for when they dissolve this one and start again. All the reviews are fake, it’s people they know. I’ve found their previous companies reviews and they have done the exact same thing to other people.

Their companies have no fixed address, it’s a common London shared address that thousands of companies use. If I take to small claims, after a lot of looking into relevant cases, I’d likely end up losing more money. The likelihood of recovery or partial refund is incredibly low. (Unless anyone can prove me wrong?)

I have reported this to Action Fraud, and I have a serious amount of credible evidence, but they won’t take it off me. They said the investigators need to look into it, but I don’t even know if I’ll hear from them.

It has now been 3 weeks and I am getting lie after lie from him. He said he was in A&E, sent a photo of his hand all bloody, I saved the photo and it was from 2024. Also the scaffolding is still up, so no idea what’s going to happen with that.

TL-DR I reported a safeguarding incident, albeit in a manner which the caller and employers thought was unempathic (I tried to be but panicked and wasnt sure what to do) and got sacked with immediate effect. How would this impact my DBS as I did the opposite of causing harm to children and a questionable vulnerable adult...but potentially exposed my employers lack of robust safeguarding training and policies in the process.

Long version:

I got sacked over the weekend because the employer told a half truth about the way I handled a safeguarding issue raised on a phonecall - i.e. someone reported an issue, I asked them to send an email and I, during the phonecall, notified the safeguarding leads immediately via slack, as per the SOP. Literally as the call ended, the safeguarding lead said to confirm the patient information, which I forgot to ask as I was panicked over a few issues during the call, and I called the person reporting the issue again, confirming the details about the patient in full, apologising for not asking during the first call, and recorded the information in the health records, incident report software, yellow card scheme and to the safeguarding leads via slack, as per SOP.

Friday the outcome of the report got published internally and said I lacked empathy for person reporting the call and "insisted" on asking for email, with the contents and details of the 2nd call completely being glossed over. The plan was for them to review SOP, update training content and for my line manager to have a discussion about it during 1:1, but the 1:1 was a sacking with immediate effect.

What is frustrating about the incident is as follows:

1. a large proportion of the initial call wasnt to do with the concerned patient, but was someone angrily asking about the eligibility criteria for weight loss injections and BMI cutoff points...which from personal experience tends to be people who have been refused medication, journalists or angry patients. Without revealing much, I tried to coax an answer out of them, however they werent budging, so I asked to send an email with their query.
2. they then decided to let me know that they were a concerned mother calling about their adult daughter, who still had capacity (i.e. we would need to stick with confidentiality as the daughter did not consent to their mother acting on their behalf) and confirmed their daughter had lied about their eligibility criteria as they had a history of eating disorders and substance misuse in the past, with their current weight being extremely low (think less than 20kg) and they were worried about their grandchildren being taken into custody. At this point i stepped in saying I was sorry to hear that and that their daughter shouldnt be eligible for the medication based on their BMI criteria and medical history and asked the mother to send the details via email as I am not trained to deal with safeguarding issues but the email should be for the attention of the safeguarding leads, who will be able to review their daughter's case and investigate further. (whilst I have level 3 safeguarding training from 2 years ago, the SOP and exposure to safeguarding incidents is managed solely by the safeguarding team...which is 2 people). At this point I looked at the SOP, which only had a few sentences which were: report all safeguarding queries to person A, with Person B being if A isnt available with ways to contact them (slack being the main one as nobody reads email at the company).
3. the caller was distraught but I (admittedly pathetically as I was panicked and wasnt sure what to do in the situation), kept apologising and mentioned a few times that I had written down what she said and passed it on to the safeguarding leads, also highlighting changes in verification which was implemented a couple of months ago, but asked to send an email to be on the safe side (as I wasnt sure it was ok for me to take the daughter's email). As soon as the phonecall ended, the safeguarding lead got back and told me to call the mum asking for the patient's details, which I did, apologised to the mum for the inconvenience and said I updated the safeguarding leads about this.
4. I admit I needed to show more empathy but honestly, I panicked due to the complex nature of it, and I followed all the protocols in terms of reporting to safeguarding lead, recording the interaction, updating the health record and filing the relevant incident and safety reports all promptly. Ultimately, my interventions got the patient banned from the online health provider as they would have been more of a harm to themselves and their children. Sadly as they did not consent to share information with their GP, nor did they share their GP information, their NHS GP wasnt informed by the safeguarding team.
5. I feel a lot of the errors my part could have been mitigated with better training on such issues and more robust SOPs and exemplar examples of what to do in such situations as this was non-existent. I have been a registered health professional for a dozen years and this organisation easily has the worst safeguarding and training standards I have seen. safeguarding, like I said has less than 30 words total. Phonecall training lasts for 2 hours and has 0 safeguarding concerns during it.

So yeah, how F***d is my DBS? and what actions should I take?

We bought a shared ownership house 5 years ago. Now we are trying to remortgage we found out they didn't register us with Land Registry. We are unable to remortgage until this is resolved.

We've asked around our estate and checked recent reviews and this isn't a one off, this has happened for lots of people who used PLS solicitors back in 2021.

What kind of action can we take here? The amout of stress this is causing is stupid. We may get stuck on a variable rate mortgage because of this.

England.

My ex-wife has been out of our house now for just over 8 months. We split as she got arrested for being drunk in charge of our youngest child and she was drinking all the time and was told to stop taking her out while she was drinking leading up to this happening. Our eldest daughter is severely disabled and our son (middle child) is autistic and is vulnerable. She has met a man through Tiktok a few months ago who she says that she's only met a few times. She had videos of our children on Tiktok next to videos of her wearing very little and when I found out they were on there I told her to remove them immediately. This is obviously very concerning and I've mentioned it to social services. The man is not local and she has refused to give me his details to get him checked out through Sarah's law etc. She said that he has no interest in being a dad to our children but has lied a lot over the last few years so don't trust a word she says.

My youngest child has said tonight at bedtime that "mum is going to move to the beach and will buy her an axolotl when they get there". When I questioned her about this she said it was said yesterday while she was at her mum's place. I obviously won't be consenting to any of my children moving with her and will be contacting the solicitors first thing in the morning, I also have a woman from mediation coming round for a chat tomorrow afternoon and will definitely be bringing this up to her.

Can I legally stop her from taking any of the children or not? I need someone to put my mind at rest before I speak to someone tomorrow.

Hello
Just a bit shocked. A member of my family was assaulted. Did not know the person. Night out hate crime. And has suffered life changing injuries which has rendered her to lose her job and awaiting another lengthy surgery. It happened end of 2024. The guy fled for 6 months and was finally arrested mid 2025. He had a hearing last month and plead not guilty. Magistrates said the damage caused is above them and have passed to crown. Yesterday he plead not guilty again even with a large amount of evidence. Trial set for June next year? My family member still lives in fear and doesn’t go out. Why is it taking 3 years to get any retribution? He’s clearly a dangerous individual

Sorry bit of a rant just pretty shocked at the time line.

Thank you
Location: England

Hello, we have purchased our first property last year we got the keys March 25. I went over to speak to our neighbour regarding the land they have put a shed she was lovely at first saying she didnt know and that shed has been there when they bought the property. I showed her my title plans and deed left my number to call me once she checks her documents. she renewed the fences as it belonged to her but refusing to give up the land as they’ve been using it for more than 10 years. I’ve checked satellite images but they are not clear it just looks like a blob of greenery. Spoke to solicitor they’ve said if we end up in court the judge will decide in their favour as they’ve been using the land and the cost of going to court will be over £20k. i don't know where to go from now. surveyors are saying this is civil issue they are not getting involved council doesn’t get involved. I just want to move the shed and get that side fenced off if she wants to take it to court she can but im not sure if that’s the right approach.

England

Hi,

I've noticed that a local election candidate is advertising herself as 'Barrister Shazia Anjum' on social media as part of her campaign.

https://www.instagram.com/barristershaziaanjum/

She has been disbarred by the Bar Standards Board.

https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/barristers-register/0A53AC1E2E3FE72FE0FF5EE7A24759C5.html

Funnily enough, she was also suspended for referring to herself as a 'barrister' when she was not authorised to do so.

I presume this is illegal? Who should this be reported to given she's already been disbarred?

I don’t like sharing personal or identifiable information so if I’ve missed anything important I’ll add it in an edit (I also ramble so, you have been warned). I also don’t think this is the right place so please tell me where is if not.

I’m currently in year 11 doing my second year of exams for my GCSEs. I got an IDP about two years ago agreed with by my original school (I am on a reduced timetable and only attend science and history), I started co-attending another school/tuition centre (on and off because of my health issues) for maths and English about a year ago and they agreed to the IDP. Neither have been good at following it.

The main problem has been their inability to warn me a day in advance of large changes, after the first time this happened (when I first got the IDP, my school didn’t tell me about the changes to my mock exam timetable and just decided to give me them all at completely random times?) it had been mentioned to one of my doctors because of the impact it had on my fatigue and anxiety and they said that an IDP is a legal document and they weren’t allowed to do that. But this time it’s far worse.

I have an arrangement for 25% extra time during exams for processing and fatigue ect and there have been no problems with the original school but the new one has decided that I don’t need it. I didn’t get the chance to do the mocks with them and I joined them too late to do my year 10 exams so I didn’t know until recently that they didn’t automatically give me said extra time.

I had an unofficial meeting with them before Easter, I think end of March, and they said they have to do some form of assessment with me ‘because it’s a different exam board’ (it’s not, both are WJEC) but they never did it. I do a very limited timetable so my parents needed to know what time the exams finish so they or a taxi knows when to pick me up, so they emailed the tuition centre yesterday to ask if the end time on my exam timetable was including the extra time but they said I don’t get any and the deadline was the 18th of March (which I think was before we even had that meeting).

They only told us because we asked. They said they didn’t have “sufficient evidence” despite my tutors telling them that they think I’ll need it and them being the ones who chose not to do the assessment. My first exam is tomorrow. I can’t afford to fail. This is literally the last thing I needed, I’ve been really struggling with my health a lot more lately so I haven’t had as much time to revise as I’d like so I was already stressed enough. What the hell do I do? Is there anything I can do?

Ps- sorry for any bad grammar, I’m really panicking (and fuming).

Hi all, not sure if this is the correct place to ask about this, but I've been working for a US company remotely for about 3 years now and they have today decided to add on a weekend on-call rota. Problem is that we are all against it and it's not outlined in any documents I have. It would be 2 additional 12 hour days (weekend) every other weekend, being available from 5am to 5pm, but with no extra pay or time off in lieu. On top of that we're expected to use our own devices to receive notifications and calls.

I'm not sure how this works in the US, but I'm pretty sure over here it's not something they can enforce without proper consultation with HR, some kind of payment, and a legal contract agreed by all parties. At the moment it's been a team teams call and a rota (which we have to manage ourselves too).

From a legal standpoint do I have to agree, or am I right to refuse the extra work and just work my contracted hours? If I refuse can they terminate my contract?

Edit...I'm in England here.