Can I change locks on vending machines in office? -

I just took over as operations manager of a staffing office. There are several candy and soda vending machines that haven t been serviced (according to one employee here) in over 6 months. I attempted to contact the vendors and one did pick up the machine, but the others no response or no good contact info. Can I change the locks and keep them but retain the money? What can I do legally to do this or to get these machines removed?

You are the manager? Amazing. You are going to get yoru company sued sooner rather then later.No, you can not change the locks, nor can you steal the money within them. These machines belong to a third party.You need to check their contracts, you can demand they be removed once the contract has expired.

I think it s funny that a top contributor would belittle someone for asking an honest question.If you haven t seen a delivery in 6 months, there s a good chance that the contract will be expired. It s actually common for the contracts on vending machines from 3rd party companies to lapse for years. Now, there should be a label or identification plate somewhere on the vending machine that will tell you which vending company owns it. If there aren t, I would double check with the one vendor who did pick up their machine as they will probably be familiar with their competitors and could point you in the right direction. Due to the current economy there are quite a few vending companies going out of business. They usually sell their routes/machines to larger companies, and sometimes in this process there are machines that are forgotten. If this is the case, there s a good chance that no one knows/remembers that your machines are there and would be more than happy to service them again once you remind them. If all else fails you could contact another vending company and tell them you d be happy to have them place new machines in your location if only they could remove the ones that are there.

Anybody good with contracts?? I need some advice lol? -

So I am a manager of a singing group (Ron DeVu =look them up on youtube) and since we re about to make it big pretty soon, I feel like it would be best that we had a contract that states that I am the manager and it s gonna stay that way for a few years lol BUT because we are all under 18, my father told me that I can t sign a contract by myself and I would need a gaurdian soooo why can t I just get a contract and have my mother sign for me, then i ll sign and then have a parent from each memeber of the group sign and then the group members themself sign. Would that work???? Or would I just have to wait until I m 18?? Because I don t want anyone taking my spot as a manager although they all want me as their manager anyway..help! Thanxx! =)

Probably being under 18 maybe an agreement and not a contract would be in orderBut I doubt a parent would want to get involved in this as they would be responsible forany breech of a contract that they really have no direct control over. The way you resaying it would be unenforceable and most likely mute without legal standing to begin withWait till you re 18 and the group really takes off - then you will have legal standing on yourown - if you re the manager now and it takes off why would they want to get rid of you.Get a lawyer to write up any contract don t try to do it yourself it would have goodlegal standing at that point and legally correct.

What is pre-paid Legal services inc? how do u get paid? -

can someone explain to me please and i have to by a membership right? and how can i move up?

I was in this many years ago. Lost money, wasted lots of time, put a strain on my friendships.Avoid if you don t want to go through what I went through.

What can i do if a shop (river island) has charged me twice on my debit card? -

ive been to river island today, bought a pair of shoes ��19.99, onli as i was paying, the lady told me to take my card out and put my pin in again, so i did and off i went home. Only on my online banking it has come up ��19.99 has been taken out twice, cheeky gets, what do i do now?? any suggestions, back to the shop or to the bank? thanks for any help.

i would go back to the shop tomorrow with your receipt and , if you can , a print of your online banking statement showing the 2 charges

Go back to the store, and show them your receipt, You only bought 1 pair of shoes, but got charged for 2, Show them your bank statement, THEY HAVE to refund your money, and ask for something FREE!! LOL That s what I would do, they practically stole $20.00 from you!! ;)

How long do I have to wait before I can write off inventory.? -

I have excess and obsolete inventory - some of it was just plain ordered wrong by employees.Do I have to wait a certain amount of time before I write-off this crap? Is there a maximum we can write off per year?This if for a wholesale business - any advise would be appreciated.

You write it off as soon as you deem that it s value has gone down. Usually at year end before preparing the financial statements.

I would talk to your accountant. You could try to sell the stuff off on ebay or craigslist and just take a loss on it (assuming that someone wants it somewhere). You could also donate it to a non-profit.In any case, consult your accountant because there could be tax implications whatever you do.

I work in community care starting most days at 7am last shift 9-930pm start again 7am is this legal? -

You are legally entitled to 11 hours rest in any 24 hour period and cannot be required to work more than 48 hours per week. You can exceed this if you wish but your employer cannot enforce it. You may have been given an Opt Out Agreement to sign which effectively waives this law but you can retract your consent in writing if you wish.Acas can provide you with any information you require on the Working Time Directive - http://www.acas.co.uk/index.aspx?article�� or other employment issues.

legally, you should have 12 hour break, so if you finish at 9-9.30 you shouldn t start until 9-9.30 the next day. usually in community care, and other caring professions as well as catering and hospitality you will have signed a contract agreeing to work whatever hours. Even if you don t sign a contract, after 3 months (might be wrong on the 3) you are considered to accept the terms of the employment contract, even if you haven t seen it! for further advice try ACAS...they are up to date on the legalities

I worked in the caring profession for many years. One of my responsibilities was rotas. Whilst i tried to avoid back to back shifts, it wasn t always possible. However, on the rare occasions it presented difficulties for the staff member, a chat to me usually resolved the problem by swapping with someone else.Rather than looking at the legality issues (I am sure the shifts are legal), if you have difficulties, why don;t you chat to your line manager and see if a solution can t be found.An amicable solution is always better than confrontation.Incidentally I loved my job, the residents were great - I teased them and was teased in turn. And when the day staff went home, I still had jobs to do and was invariably on duty before the day staff arrived.

Legally, as long as you have 8 hours between leaving and returning it is legal. I worked those hours for 14 years.

Why is eBay insisting that I cant charge postage on some maps Im selling? -

Ebay made postage free on certain items, DVDs/CDs and certain books all had there postage costs capped to a fixed rate or to be free. Similar to what Amazon does with there postage where they state that a CD cost ��x to send. Most people now add the cost of postage to the item price, instead of starting at 99p you start at ��2.50, 99p for the item ��1.50 for postage etc. They did it to stop people selling at really low prices but overcharging on postage. You see 1p listings but postage is ��14.99 for a book that would only cost ��2.00 to post, ebay lost money this way. They didn t include postage costs in the final valuation fees, so people selling at 1p weren t paying anything for there listings. We all know ebay hate losing money.

I don;t know where you are from but they have capped the postage limit on items because of excessive charges. People were charging $20 USD for shipping a CD etc.... it was getting out of hand. E-mail the customer service and see what they say, maybe you will have to list the price to include the postage or put the postage in a handling fee.

Don t understand the question, of course you can charge for postage!They do however discourage people pricing an item low but quoting high postage costs!