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I believe compensation is tax free up to a certain amount (might be £30k ish) but unpaid wages and similar (i.e. stuff that would normally be taxed if it had been paid normally) is taxable. Reality is that the Employment Tribunal is better than nothing but it doesn't really make an employee who...

Usually, assuming the sacked employee wins, some manner of financial compensation. Depending on the facts if each case potentially five or low six figures. Reinstatement is very rare following an a tribunal.

Looks like they're running twelve services today, think they run fourteen or so on a normal Friday? HTs website suggests they've cancelled two trains due to industrial action which would tally with that. So not exactly having a devastating impact on passengers, presumably why HT haven't made a...

Just to briefly update on this, the situation remains unchanged however at the most recent Transport Committee meeting of the Tees Valley Combined Authority (11 March 2025) there was the following update on page 77 of the papers to support the meeting (see below link to the Committee's papers)...

No spades anywhere near the ground. Looking at the Tees Valley Combined Authority cabinet papers for their most recent meeting (28 March 2025), specifically the attached document, suggests that they're still working on project development which is expected to conclude in August 2025. Project...

That would depend on what ticket(s) you've actually been sold. There's at least one split ticket in there from the price you've been quoted whilst the £27.50 is the price of an Off-Peak Day Return (so valid on any train 0930 onwards Monday - Friday, anytime on bank holidays or weekends). If you...

They are now both under Directly Operated Railways (the DfTs operator of last resort) so all the money ends up going to the Treasury at the end of the day whether it comes via Northern or TPE. This has been the case since TPE was renationalised in May 2023 (Northern having be renationalised in...

At this point the only person who appears concerned is @185! :lol:

Does seem a touch bizarre doesn't it? TPE are running services between Leeds and York using spare resources due to the blockade to free up Northern resources for the Calder Valley which will be oversubscribed due to the same blockade. Seems quite sensible to me and I'm not sure why either the...

Well yes that's the sting in the tail really isn't it? As much as I'm loathe to contemplate closing any railway is there really a point to maintaining the service beyond Girvan? I mean Stranraer isn't really in with a fighting chance at the moment with an infrequent service serving a station...

This really is one of those projects where either: a) You do it properly and just commit to spending a big chunk of capital change as a one off for the next fifty+ years; or b) You accept that it's a basket case and do nothing beyond the bare minimum to keep it operational. There is no in...

Oh yes the House GOP majority is so slender that it only needs a few to be peeled off and they'll be in all sorts of trouble. One of the reasons why they're having to do this via Executive Order isn't just that they want the Executive to reign supreme but that they also know that a lot of this...

If anyone reckons this ends in 2028/29 with a harmonious transfer of power then I really don't think you've been paying attention. The 2026 mid-terms are going to be extremely fraught with rampant accusations of fraud and suppression some of which will be true and some of which will be fake...

Think we might just be about to wander somewhat off-topic here from Don's excellent videos. Perhaps a new thread might be sensible to continue any discussion about these overseas cab rides?

I'm not sure it's quite as hopeless as that though it's certainly a long shot. In my opinion it's worth re-appealing all the way to the final third stage on the basis that a valid railcard was held but was not presented at the time using the proof of purchase as evidence of the existence of the...