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short term contract
I have been on a 6 month rolling contract for 13 months. My last contract expired in February 2020 but I have been carrying on as usual and have been rota’d until the end the end of 2020. I had to chase the company up in August 2019 to reissue my contract. I received it and it that ended in February 2020 and I hadn’t got…
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BA - where do I stand?
My son went to Kuala Lumpur with BA in January before this whole Covid 19 started to become major. He was there at uni for six months - so had his return flight booked for June 11th 2020. Obv whilst he was there, Malaysia closed its borders, uni closed and told him to go home. This was on 17th March 2020. He tried to…
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Is my employer allowed to deduct my annual leave whilst on furlough?
I’ve been told to go on furlough due to childcare issues and I have accepted this. However I have been told I need to sacrifice 5days from my annual leave entitlement because, rather than 80% salary for the next 8 weeks, I will get 100% for the first 4weeks and then 90% for the next 4 weeks. Again, I agree this is fair. My…
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Is it worth paying the balance on UK holiday for this year?
We are due to pay the balance on our UK holiday in June (the holiday will be in Wales in August). Are we still obliged to pay then, if there is doubt about whether the holiday will still be possible? And what happens if we pay and it then gets cancelled? Are we able to get our money back, or are we obliged to go another…
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Balance due for Cruise in July / Renewal of annual insurance
I booked a cruise to the Baltic last September for the family and the balance is to be paid on 12th April (about £7K). I've read the posts and understand the advice is to pay the balance. I have specialist medical insurance which I purchase annually, It will renew in 22 April. Will this be classed as a new policy which…
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Emirates cancellations pls help
I had booked a cruise in August 2020 and hence booked my flights through a travel agent on Emirates. I got an email from the travel agent today saying the flight in August has been cancelled by Emirates and they would refund me the amount. Since August is a long way off I would like to retain my booking. I am sure the…
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Furlough Leave & 80% Wages
I’m a little confused as to what I will get paid as I’ve just started Furlough Leave! I work in Car Sales for a Major Employer and get paid a small basic wage (below NMW) with the rest made up of commission each month through Car Sales retrospectively. Part of the government’s announcement explains that commission is not…
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Self employed income support
Is the self employed income support scheme based on net income or the taxable income? If you earned just below the tax threshold would you still be eligible?
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Furlough but basic doesnt meet minimum wage without commission
I have a 13k basic salary working full time that is topped up with commission that normal well exceeds minimum wage. The current statement says the furlough is on basic only so I stand to lose a large amount of my wage around 60% due to no commission allowed. The document from the company also states that you are not…
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Student - private rental
My daughter is studying at uni. last week she notified private landlord (letting agent). That she was vacating temporarily in view of the lockdown. the lettings company have written to her insisting that full rental should be paid or they will charge late penalty fees ( they state breach of contract) what rights, if any…
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What if you have been Self-employed and employed over the last three years
I have just been to the garage to look at my tax returns after looking at the rules to qualify for the support package coming in June for self-employed people. Although 100% self-employed at the moment, over the three previous complete tax years 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 I was also in PAYE employment. When you take…
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Independent Holiday Cottage not offering refund
Hi Folks I know there are similar tales on here, but my story has a bit of a twist, so really helpful of any advice. We (not me) booked a group cottage and can obviously now not go. This was done via Bank Transfer direct with the owner (cringe). We started dialogue with the owner when all this kicked off. Initially they…
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Boots Travel Insurance
@BootsUK have just told me my Boots travel insurance will not cover the summer hols if COVID related issue cancels it. They say FCO travel advice not a reason to cancel, if airline cancel you have to claim through them, same with hotel?? Any advice!
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Self Employed - am I really not entitled to anything?
I left my full time job in January 2019 and registered as self employed. I started a domestic house cleaning service. Just me, I don't employ anyone. Business has been great and I filed my first S/A tax return. In the last 2.5 weeks all of my work has been cancelled due to COVID-19. Clients are either cancelling because to…
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Return flight only cancelled
I booked a flight with Ryanair to Dublin going out on 18th April and coming back on 20th. I've just had an email tonight to say that my return flight has been cancelled and that I can apply for a refund. Will I get a refund for the outward flight also, or do I need to wait to see if that also gets cancelled? I have tried…
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Accommodation Contract - 2nd Year Student
Hi all, I hope you can advise me what to do here:In September 2020 I will be going into my second year of uni. My 7 friends and I have found a house to live in next year and are at the contract-signing stage with the agency. The 12-month term is supposed to begin in late July. One of our guarantors has got his solicitor to…
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Another self employed question
My husband has been 100% self employed since October 2018, before that he was an employee. In 18/19 tax year he earnt £41 more as an employee than self employed. He has not had a single penny of work for over three weeks now because of Covid-19. Am I right in thinking he is not entitled to the government's support grant…
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Advice needed please
We have had our skiing holiday cancelled and we heard on Friday that the company we booked through would not give us a refund and said we had to claim on our insurance. They haven’t offered us vouchers or the option to rebook just that we need to claim on our insurance. They say they are following ABTA guidance (which I…
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Mum Being Made To Work
Can I have some advice please. My mother is in her 60's and is being told she as to work regardless. She works in an office within HR for a company that class themselves as online sales. She has the ability to work from home but they will not let her do so regardless. Is there anything she can do as she is worried due to…
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Holiday in August
Hi everyone - I accept that it's probably too early to advise on this, but just wondered if anyone else is in the same situation and might be able to help. We're due to fly out to Tenerife in August (package holiday). We have paid £200 of a £800 deposit so far, the balance is due in the second week of April. We have…
