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work furlough situation
hi I work in a tyre fitting garage and the boss has sent half of the staff home and got them to sign a form and they will get 80% of the wages paid to them the other half including me have not been offered this option and told to carry on working (delivering tyres to garages) can he do this! im worried because I have small…
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Emirates and now Lloyds messing me about
I booked flights using my Lloyds credit card last summer. The Emirates flights have been cancelled for this weekends departure. We were going to Australia for my sister's wedding. The airline has cancelled the flight and is refusing to issue full refund. I approached Lloyds to lodge a s.75 or charge back claim for services…
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Self employed
Hi i am entitled to self employed grant. But wondering am i allowed to claim ESA also for 2 weeks becuase i am self isolating? I have paid enough NI contributions. Would claiming the ESA impact my ability to get the grant? I wouldnt want to do this unless completely certain as the grant is 2.5k per month and the ESA less…
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Sick pay and furlough
Hi I am currrently starting my 2nd week of isolation with an isolation note. I have just been told I am to be furloughed tomorrow . Will this week be paid as sick or 80% of my wage ? I don’t know we’re I stand with this
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Holidays in furloughed
I have already booked a holiday for this year in Oct 19. We are due to go in July 20. Obviously with the crisis now we don’t know what will happen. However due to my work the company has had to close ( holiday campsite) . My boss said to me last week that I must take this week and next week as holiday. I emailed back to…
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Paye self employment
Hi since april to december i was paye since december to present day i have been self employed during the current crises am I entitled to any money from government
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Government funding support
Hi all, I have a question that I don’t think has been covered yet. I’m self employed (less than a year) and I have been working as such for the same company. The company are wanting to put the self employed on a contract from end of February to help us out but of course this means there is no paye set up. Now, I know the…
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Coronavirus job retention Employer not paying the 80% to an individual but keeping the money???
Is there any way an employee can confirm if an employer is claiming the 80% and not passing this payment onto the individual?
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UK holiday refund?
I have just been informed by email that my upcoming holiday here in the UK has been cancelled due to the current restrictions on travel. The company have said they will hold my money on account so that I can re book with them at a later date. They are not giving refunds. Can they do this legally? Can I insist on a refund?…
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Ryanair car hire
Had planned a trip to Northern Ireland at Easter. Flights cancelled and refunds being processed. Hotels also. All that remains to cancel is car hire booked with Ryan Air. They want a £37 cancellation fee, should I have to pay it?
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Wages / Benefits
Hi, so I did work 16hrs week in pub until we closed on Saturday 21st March. I was due to get paid tomorrow but manager is saying I'm not getting paid & have to wait for the government scheme to come live. Surly they can't do that & have to pay us this month's pay as the pub only closed last week & they should have funds to…
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Can't pay commercial rent
Hi, I hope this is the right place to post. I have a commercial lease that I now cannot afford to pay as I am unable to work. I have a 6 month break clause, the lease is until December 2020. The landlord still expects me to pay and has put the office up for rent. If it gets rented by September 2020 then he says I will can…
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Self employed and part employed
I have watched Martins great videos but can’t see an answer for my situation. I started my self employed business in 2016/17 whilst Working full time for an employer (PAYE). I made a loss in my first year and small profit in my second year. I left my PAYE job in 18-19 to go fully self employed so have a better profit. My…
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BYOJet Cancellation Fee - £250 per person
Hello Last year we booked flights on Virgin Atlantic to the USA via BYOJet (linked through from Skyscanner - I think). Our flights are in July so there is a reasonable chance they will be cancelled. On their website - help.byojet.com/en-UK/taxonomy/term/24/travel-alerts - they have posted this FAQ - emphasis mine. So by my…
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Work and pay
Hi, I was sent home at 4pm 24/3/2020 with an email saying they would be pay me until 31/3/2020 and it will be reviewed (looking into furlough). Couple of days later we receive an email saying that from when they sent us home till the 31st we would owe them 35 hours each to cover that pay and had to make the hours up some…
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FurlougH - variation to employment contract
Hi, Last week I agreed to be furloughed by my employer of 16 years, and sent an email agreeing to it at their request. Today I’ve received a ‘variation to my employment contract’ apparently ‘designed to implement and take advantage of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme’. Some of the clauses in this…
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Child in at risk group but...
Hi hoping someone could shed some light at my wits end. My child has always suffered with his chest many hospital admissions. He is on a daily high dose of steroid Inhaler in case of illness always has been and blue salbutamol (only if needed) He only gets like this when he is ill. It seems a bit of a grey area I have rang…
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Where do we start ...confused....sorry!!!
We were due to fly to Orlando on the 25th April for 14 days. Our flight was booked through Netflights with Virgin Atlantic. The flight is still showing as going. Our hotel is booked through Virgin holidays. We also have airport parking, airport hotel, park tickets and show tickets. Due to the fact the flights are still…
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Do I pay balance
Hi. I've a holiday booked for 1st June to compete in Budapest in a swimming competition. Which has been cancelled. But we have paid a deposit and balance is due April 2nd.easy jet have grounded all Thier flights. Firstly do we not now pay the balance and or can we get our deposit back. Many thanks
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Why are self employed directors not eligible for financial support? Please explain
I am a one-man band...a self-employed consultant in my limited company. I have had my diary (and ability to earn) completely wiped out by C-19 due to distancing requirements. I am the only breadwinner in the household and do not have enough savings on which to rely for months without income. I simply don’t understand why…
