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Employment & Jobseeking USEFUL LINKS
The following links may prove useful in looking for information about Employment and Jobseeking. [MSE INSERT, 15/02/22: Some of these links are now out of date. You can find an updated list on this page of the thread] MSE Fully Researched Guides Low Income Grant Grabbing House and Energy Grant Grabbing Great Grants Hunt…
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Looming redundancy and MPPI- Timing
We received a letter following a meeting suggesting my role is at risk of redundancy.I understand its a bit like 'locking the door after the horse has bolted' but naturally looking and how to cover the mortagage payments. Am I too late to qualify for a mortgage payment protection product? Thanks
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Backdating Increase of Holiday Entitlement for Staff who started during the financial year
Hi My employers have increase our holiday entitlement by 5 days per year, which they will backdate to the start of the financial year (our year runs September - August). This is for all staff no matter the length of your employment. I've been told that I'm not entitled to this increase because they are only backdating the…
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How far back can you go to make a complaint?
Just over a year an a half ago I told another employee that there were two persons at my workplace that where clocking each other in and out. He went and told the manager. They were disciplined. However the manager also told the two disciplined employees who had reported it to him etc. Basically, he wanted to say to them…
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Guidance for son
Hey all, Just after some advice or guidance please? I'll try to be brief. After son left college last year basically had a summer job then when to work for a national stationary retailer. He's on the autistic spectrum and have to do a daily role on the tills which was chaotic he found it too much (he used till on his…
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P45 tax code
Can I give my new employer my tax code from my last payslip if I don't have my P45 yet would that work? To avoid emergency tax
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Expenses question for Freelancing role
I've been working freelance for a charity for the last year. I have been told there is £200 worth of expenses attached to my budget. I said I would like a new PC. The company has said they would like me to have a PC they have had for a few years and claim for a printer and laminator that would benefit the other…
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Denial of purchase of shares and similar for wife & children
Hi. My new employer is imposing rules upon me post a merger, which due to the possibility of access to information which could be classed as insider trading (I actually do not have any access whatsoever), means that I need to attest that I will no longer purchase any shares anywhere in the world. They are stating however…
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Incorrect Holiday Entitlement at Resignation
Hi All, Just wanted some advice as I was informed when i handed in my resignation I had 0.5 days to use. Upon than confirmation, I booked annual leave and have now been emailed a while after leaving that the wording on an email regarding my holiday entitlement was wrong and that I actually owed 0.5 days. Now from my final…
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Holiday pay on final payslip after resigning is incorrect
Hi, really sorry its a long one ... was wondering if anyone could please help with a little advice? My daughter resigned from her job of 8 years on the 6th March. Up to this date she had 18 days holiday owing to her (carried over from Covid and past years). Her employer was aware of this and the days are not in dispute.…
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postman sacked
Hi, not sure if anyone can help, my daughter's boyfriend was a postman, they are all given extra leaflets to deliver and lots of them get dumped or left behind, anyway the boyfriend had, had a bad foot, after slipping off a kerb, on this particular day he had only a few leaflets to deliver and put them in the bin,…
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Advice Needed re drug testing and suspension
I hope someone can help me here. I am in tears with frustration and anger over this. My daughter has been in her job for 15 months. She is in the middle of buying a house in another part of the country and has agreed a transfer to another branch in that area. She is actually working for the new branch from the current…
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Best Course Of Action To Claim Owed Money
Hi there, I'm currently looking at making a claim for unpaid money against a company I used to do work for. I was self-employed (CIS) but worked for this company continuously for around 5 years. I would invoice them weekly and they would pay me weekly. They ended up not paying my wages for a good amount of time, they…
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Bonus payment issue
Hello team, Hope you're doing well. Long story short, from November 2023 I've been took over from my old company X who use to deliver goods for Y. So the new company called Y, before the overtaking process said everything will be the same, hours, overtime nothing changes. But obviously this never happened once they took us…
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Interview wear
Not had an interview for many years i have got an interview for a hgv skip driver role just wondering what interview wear i should wear? Would smart casual be ok?
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PAYE to Self employed car advice needed
Hi All Next month I will leave my PAYE job and go self employed the week after I leave. I need to buy a car as I currently have a company car, I will need to buy this now so its ready for when I start self employment. How do I include the cost of it in my tax return as the purchase will be before I register as self…
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Do i need a sickness note?
I have been off from Tuesday with sickness and flu. I'm still not better and thinking to stay off until Monday which will make it 7 days. But Tuesday will then be my scheduled day off, will I need a note from doctor still?
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OMG. SSP completely unfair!!
I have just found out that someone working 2 part time jobs can claim SSP from both employers who are legally obliged to pay the full amount even though the person works part time. effectively means that someon working 2 part timejobs can claim double the SSP that someone working 1 full time job can. How on earth is this…
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NHS manager giving employee job without an interview?
I appreciate this might be a difficult question to answer and presume I'll need to seek further assistance to find out, but any advice is appreciated. In my department, there has been a 'trainee' post advertised which has quite a few internal applicants shortlisted for interviews. All the applicants apart from one are in…
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Paid sick leave
What is typical sick leave allowance in private sector work? I know NHS doctors and nurses are the most fortunate with 6 months full pay and 6 months half, but surely most SME and even large companies can't afford that. So what is typical for a professional job paying circa £60k a year? Also, how long does one need to be…
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employer docked my pay,
Hello, I was working for royal mail until recently, I lost my job due to gross misconduct as a result of my depression. Before Christmas, I took two unauthorised days of absence, these two days were confirmed in the dismissal meeting with my manager, 23rd and 24th. I went back to work on the 27th. I have found that they…