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union membership
I am employed by royal mail and the main union is the cwu, about half the people in my office seem to be members from asking around. however its around £100 a year for membership it doesnt seem a lot each week less than £2 a week but i'm not sure if I should join? I dont have any problems with management and other people…
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A1 assessor training
Looking for funding support to take this qualification through response to redundancy there are many opportunities out there for nvq assessors and i have the qualities and experience, any ideas?
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Job Seekers Allowance not paid
Is there anything one can do if after signing on, the money isn't paid into the account, And the Job Centre clerk says, 'Come back next week and we will look into it'?
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Employer ending employment due to supposed "lack of income"
Earlier this year my employer sold his business and asked me to join him on his latest venture. I was happy to oblige. Now he's decided that we're not making enough money, so whilst the business is growing he's got a part-time job, and has asked me to get one as well. That isn't such a big deal, and I'm looking. However,…
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wages
Hi All, Without sounding really thick i have a question.:confused: I started work on 19th april and our pay date is the 21st cut off date being the 19th, i didn`t get paid until the 21st may, i finished with them on 18th july and they have said all they owe me is my pro rata annual leave and enhancements, but i thought…
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Graduate/Normal jobs abroad
I'm considering emmigrating once I've graduated from uni next year however don't know how to go about finding jobs. I've heard good things about Dubai but I'm open minded, as long as its got better prospects than Britain lol. I'll have a degree in Business so I'm pretty open minded but wondered if anyone has any stories to…
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How many people have second jobs?
How many of you guys & girls have a second job? what do you do for them and how many hours? :) thanks
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Misinformed by JCP
When I went for my six month review I was told I was "preapproved" for Income Based JSA. I thought nothing more of the matter, and signed on as usual. 3 days after I signed on I received no payment so phoned up to ask why. I got told that the job centre misinformed me, and that you have to re-apply. I'm furious that I have…
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Just Need Some Advice Please
My hubby works for a national construction firm. Last Nov they were told that they would have reduce the work force. They were informed that everyone would be assessed on the same criteria. However they then moved the goal posts for my husband's position. He and 2 others were managers and the company said that they wanted…
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Do I ask about salary at interview?
Good Morning! I have an interview today at 11am and the job spec says the salary is between £14000 and £18000. I am at present on £16000 so don,t really want to drop any, is it ok to ask about it? If so when, I don't want to appear money grabbing, should I just wait to see how I get on. Any help appreciated Regards ML
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Agencies and references :s
well i got offered a job a couple of weeks ago to start next tuesday. the agency said they would contact me yesterday to confirm the times and where i was to go etc. no phonecall so i called them today and they are still waiting on 2 of my references and havent chased them up :mad: ive had to call and one was ok and…
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how is time and a half overtime calculated?
I thought it was salary/52weeks/weekly working hours X 1.5 then X overtime hours? My pay turned out to be about £150 less than i had worked out. Anyone know how it is calculated?
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Ecdl???
Hi, just wanted to hear the views on The course ECDL. I researched this over the net and i find that i already have what the course is actually offering,but don't have a certificate to show evidenc.alot of jobs that i am applying to ask for ECDL as desirable.IS it actually worth it to go for it. Another thing is cost,£237…
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Had a job interview... when should i contact them?
I went for a job interview on Fri 14th (or thurs) which i saw advertised on the Job Centre website, at the interview he said that the job was just posted in that days local newspaper too but would contact me either way by the following weekend (Fri 21st) Ive gave it this week now but when should i contact them ? or if i…
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HELP! Being contacted by work whilst I'm on holiday....this surely can't be right...
Hi all I'm new and desperate for advice. I work in a small shop and am currently on holiday and have been contacted about work related maters which definately could of waited till I'm back . I have made it perfectly clear that when I'm on holiday that I do not wish to be contacted but this problem persists. Is there…
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Final JSA payment
I will be signing on for the final time tomorrow (yippee!):j. My partial JSA payment will cover 31/10 to 9/11, as starting work on 10/11. Does anyone know when I will be receiving the final payment
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Advice required RE starting a business
Hello All Just joined (please be gentle), require a fair bit of advice regarding starting a business/being self employed. Right bit of back ground, please bear with me, I'm an ICT engineer I've been working in IT for about 4 years mainly catering for business customers as support. I've always wanted to start up on my own…
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JSA3 claim
So I claimed jobseekers allowance but got rejected. They told me to fill in a JSA3 I got the booklet this morning and am now filling it in but I have questions. I'm 22 single and live with parents most of the questions are regarding my partner which I don't have all the questions seem to be ticking no for. Do you think I…
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P60 - Can It Be Hand-Written by the employer?
Hi guys, just a quick question. Close friend of mine is currently trying to obtain a student loan, and as part of their application was asked to send her P60's for the last 3 years. She was working in a small cafe, and each year her employer issued her with a handwritten P60, detailing tax codes, earnings, tax paid and all…
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Home carer needing help with training!
Hey all. i'm a 26 yr old full time home carer. I'm claiming income support and carers allowance. I've been looking after my mum for the last couple years and am now ready to start some part-time home study training ( i'm looking into gardening/garden design courses as i want to become a self-employed gardener;)). Courses…