can anybody help with a bit of legal advise at work we've always been allowed to park on premises with a designated parking area even dessignated parking spaces however this week weve been told that all male members of staff are to park off site as the space is needed (3 female staff still have parking on site) so we have all been parking across the road on a large grass verge ,today we have had a memotelling us that we are breaking a highways bye law and that we need to park our cars approx 12 cars in total down a side road heading into a local village but the hgv drivers can park there cars in the hgv spaces whilst they are out driving my question is do work have to provide staff with parking and what rights do those of use who are being made to park off site have

3 female still on site although sensible in the dark hours still it stinks of discrimination. My wife has the same at her work "no staff in the shop car park" so now the car park is full of all the other shops staff cars.

you could always use the equal rights/sexism charge... of course if you used it you'd be being petty, if the girls were told they had to park over the road so you could park there, they'd call that card and it would be fine. i bet you

Your employer has no obligation to provide car parking.

Basically nothing you can do, just have to put up with their rules or take the other option of finding another job.

Sorry to sound harsh but we have been through all this at work and basically what they say goes and there's not alot you can do

Rich.

Unless your employment contract or terms specifically state that on-site parking is provided then I doubt they have any obligation at all to provide it. There's plenty of companies who don't have any parking facilities and who's employee's have to use public car parks at their own expense.

...and just to rub salt into your wounds, you are supposed to declare your work-provided parking space to the taxman so that he can take a further chunk of your wages for the privilege!

I work at Magistrates' Court and our Court is then only one in West Yorkshire who doesn't provide parking for employees.

We managed to haggle one space which we all rota so you get to park once every fortnight.

Not so bad as it is secure under the building parking.

Annoying thing is the car park is never more than half full with the Magistrates' cars.

Good job I like my push bike!

Pat...

you only declare the work parking space if its allocated to you. if its generic spaces then its not a company perk.

Who's told you that you can't park on the grass? We have a lot of this at my place (we're something like 100 to 200 spaces short). Parking wardens come round once a week as its easy pickings. If you park on the grass and there are no yellow lines next to the grass, then you seem to be ok from their perspective.