Noise complaint at work. What are my rights?

[Max Preload]

I wouldn't work anywhere that I can't park a bike on-site. In fact where I work now a couple of times there's been nowhere to park (the car - there's always somewhere here to park the bike) so I've just turned around and gone fishing. But then, I'm contract.

[Dilligaf]

Going to now... but why the F*UCK should I?

Nothing in my contract about it, so going to check out the policies next time im there.

F*cking wankers.

Dan, sorry to tell you mate, in my experience of writing employment contracts, I would be particularly surprised if there was anything there that could help you. If it was a company vehicle, then there would be policies around it, but other than that, I'm afraid you are out of luck. An employer simply does not have to provide parking for their staff - let alone 'safe' car parking. No-one wants to take on that responsibility unless there are company vehicles involved.
The only thing that may get you somewhere is that your employer has to act 'in good faith' but look around at the bazillion companies who do not provide parking and tell me that you believe that you are going to get anywhere.... (Think about Westfield for example - staff are not even allowed to use any of the hundreds of car parks right there...)
Sorry - not what you want to hear...

[pritch]

I sympathise but, as has been said, employers that provide parking (for other than company vehicles) would have to be in the minority.

A bike is different, generally you can squeeze it in somewhere but the arrangement would normally be entirely at your own risk.

Try and be nice because they would almost certainly be within their rights to tell you to leave it on the street.

Next time your contract comes up for renewal you could try and add a clause re parking but you'd need some luck. I've heard of sillier things than that though. No, it wasn't a mental health facility either...

[Pancakes]

I feel for ya dood. Take heart that you are in the right and don't back down. When I got my present job they asked how I'd be getting to work. When I said I had a bike they got my pass (electronic tag thing) set to let me into the exec garage and had a little bike park painted just for me! Felt lovely to be treated like that especially since I worked for Telecom prior to that (don't get me started). What Vif' said, don't get all crazy just do what you do in a respectful manner and direct the neighbour to the manager and the manager to the neighbour. You just park safely (could make a story up that you were felt up in a dark alley once and are still scared to park far away, those english girls can be rough!) and do the job your paid to do. Good luck.

[mdooher]

What a bugger, true they can tell you to park on the street....but not if they let others park their bike/cars on the premises. Cos that would be discrimination.

This doesn't include say special considerations like the supervisor gets a park or something

[Cave Cleaner]

I also live up a driveway in a townhouse, and leave at 5am to go to work, but I push it down the driveway and start it on the road. That dosent seem to bother anyone....(I hope)

[rwh]

What a bugger, true they can tell you to park on the street....but not if they let others park their bike/cars on the premises. Cos that would be discrimination.

They could just set a noise limit. Even if it's only their own judgement. Then they're not discriminating against bikes, but against noisy vehicles, and I can't see you winning that one. The fact that it's not too noisy to get a WoF is irrelevant; it's their rules for their site.

Richard

[mdooher]

The fact that it's not too noisy to get a WoF is irrelevant; it's their rules for their site.

Richard

It sounds solid but it isn't that easy. For them to ban a particular vehicle because of the noise it made and not be laughed out of the employment court they would have prove that the noise was significantly louder than ALL other vehicles that are allowed (possibly including the garbage truck etc).

In addition they would need some sort of policy that everyone should have been aware of. Certainly if you were allowed to park on the premises and then the boss changed their mind your case would be strengthened ......

BUT In the end I doubt anyone would want this or any employment issue to go that far. This is why people should join unions. The union reps job is to point this sort of thing out to the boss offering a compromise while making it clear the union will not back down.

I must say I've had a few discussions with management over the years and you would be amazed how little they know about the law. They tend to bluff, tell you things like "My reading of the act is different" or "Our legal advice is different". Funny how they have never won a case in 10 years

Oh yeah...my CEO rides a Harley to work so we don't have this problem

[Coldrider]

We have a covered lock up for pushbikes, access by personalised swipecard, motorcycles are now tolerated in there, as it is under utilised by pushbikes.
Yeah.....
On a negative note, some scumbag motorcyclist got a puncture on site, annoyed the the bossman to pay for it, hence the bossman has zero tolerance for motorcyclist.
But he shouts a beer occassionaly...