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Labour laws and legal help?

Where can I get advice on a workplace legal issue without spending life saving to line the pockets of lawyers before I get what is owed to me?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The phone book help pages will give you a first interview and then dump you.

    If your claim is over $30,000 they might come to the party. I had a $28,000 claim that

    they viewed as too hard because the company was too big to contest.

    Workplace Services and (supposed) legal helpers only tell you how to go through the system, they don't tell you how to collate evidence in a way the courts will accept . .you will make errors and only find out after you have been screwed over.

    Howard's Work-choices has a lot to answer for. I hope you do better than I did.

    * BTW . . if your case goes to court . .DON'T settle at the request of your opponent . get a judge to adjudicate and don't bail early.*

  • 5 years ago

    Contact a regional union. If they consider you could have a well case they are going to additionally rep constitute you without spending a dime. There is a per thirty days subscription however typically that is low and such a lot will enable you to become a member of instantaneously. There are a few authorized businesses to be able to constitute on employment problems. I am in Cumbria and a regional organization referred to as Gough & Co and so they focus on employment regulation I am definite you might have a sol for your field that specialises within the identical places. For elementary recommendation CAB can be competent to support........

  • 1 decade ago

    Look in your yellow pages for government listings - look for something like labor relations, industrial relations - wage and hours board. Check there first for your type of legal issue.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    this is a perfect example why I carry legal insurance, i can ask my lawyer questions like this and not receive a bill. its awesome

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