Employment

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I started my job in 2012 and should have been asked if i wanted to join their pension when i passed my probation.
They didnt ask and i didnt read my contract before signing, so didnt ask about it either.
Now is it tough and my fault?
I ask because if i was in the scheme before a certain date i get a better contrribution to pension. Our part of the Business is a satellite to main bit and i expect it was an oversight on managers part.

Do you think if you post again under a different name you’ll get a different answer? www.mumsnet.com/Talk/employment_issues/3174696-Contract-question

I would say its your fault for not reading your contract
You can't blame the manager for that

Sounds like it's your fault I think.

Also flowery gave you loads of helpful advice on your other thread which you seem to have just ignored ...

Hello
Can anyone clarify for me please. My daughter's nursery has been closed the last two days because of the recent bad weather. I had no alternative but to take time off work to look after her. My manager was fine about this but she told me today that I'd had to claim those days as annual leave. I had thought I could claim them - unpaid - as dependant leave. I've read alot online which suggests I'm right (including acas and gov.uk) but I'm still a little unsure - can my employer require me to use my annual leave allowance, whilst still classing this as entitled dependant leave, or can I claim unpaid dependant leave (which I'd prefer) thus leaving my annual leave allowance untouched. Clarification on this matter much appreciated!!
Thank you in advance :)

Dependents leave is unpaid unless your company has more favourable terms
You would be better to take it as annual leave as you will be paid for it

You are entitled to unpaid leave for family emergencies - ie to arrange alternative childcare. I would suggest that your first day of absence could legitimately be classed as a family emergency, but that you could be expected to have made alternative childcare arrangements for day 2, so your employer is within their rights to ask you to take holiday for that day.

Thanks for your reply. I dont mind at all that I won't get paid - that is preferable to losing precious annual leave.