Citizens Advice

My company has announced a round of redundancies but I feel that I am disadvantaged in the process because I am female & care for my children, is this discrimination?

It might be against the law if you’re being treated unfairly or differently at work because of who you are, such as being disabled or being a woman.

If it is, you can complain to your employer or take them to an employment tribunal. The main law that covers discrimination at work is the Equality Act 2010 - part 5 covers work.

The unfair treatment might not be aimed at you personally - it could be a rule or policy for everyone that affects you worse than others.

You’ll need to follow 3 steps to work out if your problem is discrimination.

Make sure you complete them all. If you don’t you’re less likely to be able to challenge the discrimination.

Go to our web pages below for more details or call us on Adviceline 0344 848 7919 we are open from 9.30 to 2.30 5 days a week Monday to Friday. www. citizensadvice.org.uk/work/ discrimination-at-work.

I haven’t paid any rent during lockdown and I’m now worried that my private landlord is going to evict me next week.

If you have rent arrears, your landlord may try and evict you. This is called ‘seeking possession’.

If they want to seek possession, most landlords must follow a certain procedure. This involves giving you a written notice.

Getting a notice doesn’t always mean you’ll have to leave your home by the date it says. In most cases your landlord still has to get a court order before they can evict you and they can’t apply for a court order until the notice period has run out. The court order is called a ‘possession order’.

If your client’s eviction is going ahead you could ask the court to stop it.

If you don’t leave by the date on the possession order, the landlord will need to get a ‘warrant of possession’, allowing the bailiffs to come and evict you.

In short this is not a quick process & your landlord has to go through a lot of steps before eviction finally happens.

B&NES residents should get in touch with Reach/dhi by phone 01225 422156 or by e mail info@dhireach.org.uk as soon as possible for help & advice. We can also assist on 0344 848 7919.

I have just had to move onto Universal Credit from full time employment and am struggling to balance my budget can anyone give me some help?

There is help & support available for B&NES residents from Cleanslate who can help ensure you are receiving all the benefits you are entitled to and then also help with their 3B’s money advice program

Launched in Bath in April 2018. Their doors are now open (virtually of course) to anyone wanting to increase their income or who has decided it’s time to take control of their finances.

Everyone is welcome to take part in