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PLEASE HELP Accident at Work - being unfairly treated
I have written before about an accident at work I had on 6th July, I went over a box at work had to go to hospital, I have neck injury from it and my back problem (work aware) has been aggrevated by it. I need to go back to physiotherapy for my back but neck we are still unsure of the total damage. I was under the…
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expenses/night out money for lorry drivers.
anyone on here a lorry driver?? my son is hgv and his boss seems to be pulling a fast one on the drivers. before he changed things, the drivers before they went abroad,were given £25 per night they were away, in cash, before they went. now, they are paid a daily rate, fixed, which includes night out money. the daily rate…
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How can I stop this from ever happening again?
I've been job hunting and have 2 interviews this week:D The first 2 I have had in months of applying, If I do happen to get one, I want to make sure the following never happens again. When you start a new job its normal to get the rubbishy type jobs for a while, correct? I expected it to be fair. However I'm not trying to…
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Re Training / Apprentice??
Hi all Not posted on this part of the forum before ( so please dont bite! ) Im looking to retrain, start a new career, but im not sure how to or the best way to. I currently work at tesco, and while im very grateful that they gave me a job when I most needed it, I also dont want to get stuck in a rut (i dont want to still…
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DWP Assessment Day in Dundee
Hello everyone. I am new to this site and would like some help from anyone out there who knows what happens at a DWP Assessment day (run by Capita). My interview is on Tuesday and I am freaking out. I dont understand what all the "competency" stuff is - it seems so complicated. I am being interviewed for a position as a…
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Hi Everyone from a soon to be student
Hi Guys! As of September, Im going to be a full time student, studying for a diploma at Uni. My course is eligible for funding to the tune of around 14k a year, and as far as I know, I wont be paying Income tax on that (or so ive been told!) I have a partner who works part time and 2 girls, 1 of 7, one of 6 months. I have…
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JSA& not applying for part time jobs question...
Hi please can anyone help I need an answer to this one. I have only been applying for jobs of at least 30 hours as I am over 25 with no children so would claim WTC if the wage was low. What are JCP rules regarding claiming JSA and not applying for P/T vacancies of between 16 - 30 hours? Should I apply for lower hours jobs,…
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SAHM wants to go to work but am i unemployable?!
Hi, after seven years at home of being able to look after our three children due to money and social factors i would really like to return to work. Hubby works shifts all round the clock and also these change at the last moment so getting a part time job to fit in with this would be a big problem. I would have to work it…
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Jobseeking Allowance and Holidays
I have saved up hard for over a year for a monthlong trip to the US of A. I am quitting my job on the 22nd August, flying out on the 29th and back at the end of September. I am expecting to come back with very little money (maybe even in debt) when I will be claiming Jobseekers Allowance. Obviously I am not legible for it…
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a4e
We can reveal that on the 20th April 2009, Mr Neil Watson the Finance Director for Action 4 Employment resigned from a4e Ltd as a director. New Deal Scandal can’t be sure whether Neil Watson has resigned from his directorship or whether he has also left his position of Finance Director due to no news on a4e website about…
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Unfair Wages
Hello everyone, I recently discovered that two people in my work were paid far more than me for the same short term contract. The company is claiming the other staff contracts were drawn up to provide emergency cover, warranting the extra money; however our contracts were agreed on the same day. I've been paid £85 for 3…
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Declaring your state of health on application forms
Hi, Do you have to declare health conditions either on application forms or at interview, or if you are actually offered a job? Just asking as I'm diabetic and take tablets daily (have seen questions about regular medication etc), but have no health problems related to being diabetic. It's never really been an issue…
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Not being allowed to book leave
I work for a company with around 200 employees. I want to book leave for Christmas, or at least be told whether I can take time off then or not, as I want to make arrangements for visiting family. Problem is, the company are saying nobody can book leave as they haven't decided yet how many people, if any, they will want in…
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training as an electrican/returning to college
My fella is seriously considering going back to college with a view to re-training as an electrician and I have a few questions. Our local college offers an Electrotechnical level 2 C&G over two years so he could still work full time as a taxi driver. Does anyone working in the industry know if this is the most suitable…
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Booked holiday for being off-sick
Hi, wondering if anyone here could give me some advice... I think it's a fairly straight forward question.. Couple of weeks back I was due to goto hospital for a knee op. The surgeon said if everything goes smoothly I should be off for only 1 week. As my employer doesn't pay for being off sick I booked a 1 weeks holiday to…
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Do employers have to give a reference?
My friend has almost got a job, but they say that she can't start until they have a reference from her current employer. She has asked them so many times to write one and send it but they keep coming up with excuses or saying that they have sent it. When she phoned up to asked if they had recieved it, they said no. They…
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Left work of own accord
Hi, hoping someone can advise me as very new to benefits set-up. I resigned from my job recently and, as such, am aware that I am likely to face 26 weeks without unemployment benefit. However, do I sign on now so that the 26 week clock starts ticking? Position is that I gave 5 weeks notice in hopes that I could provide a…
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Salary Overpayment
I changed jobs back on 2nd december 2008 and was subsequently paid for all of December. As I was due 1 days pay and some holiday I asked the company in january to confirm the amount to repay. I subsequently received no letter but a payslip and P45 including the overpayment. When I gave this to me new employer they then…
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Jobseekers, advice
Hi there, bascially, i was signed on for about a year, and i was on the New Deal, i did the 2week course, which was not to bad, met some nice people and they was fantastic, but then 4weeks later i was put on the 13week course, which i went to and after a few days i refused to do it, had 4 computers, which only 3 worked,…
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Being offered either redundancy or different pay terms
I am currently employed in a sales/marketing role with an annual salary together with a year end bonus. I have now being told that my role will no longer be required (mainly the marketing). This will come into effect at the end of this month. I am been offered continued employment but in a strictly sales role with alot…