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My daughter sacked so they don't have to Furlough
My daughter works for a small, private nursery school near Warrington and started work there at the beginning of October 2019. She had a 6 month probation period but last Friday, 27 March, they gave her an end-of-probation interview (which she was only informed about on the Tuesday) and they said her work wasn't good…
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Holiday rights under Furlough conditions
Hi Can anyone help please ,I`ve just been placed on Furlough ,my Company has just issued a document which we`ve been asked to sign however I`m reluctant too for one reason They`re asking whilst under Furlough that:- "You will continue to earn holiday entitlement as normal during this period, but I am asking all furloughed…
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CAN'T FURLOUGH
My scenario is this.All my employees are furloughed which means I have to fund 80% of their wages until it can be reclaimed.I don't know when that may be.I am still doing emergency work to keep some money coming in to meet the overheads.Being a Director I can't furlough my self because i still work but not drawing a wage…
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Refund for Event
My wife paid in full (£494) for two events for 5 people at a local restaurant, Neither of these will now happen and in fact one date has already passed, I requested a refund and they tell me it is not their policy and i can book again for NEXT year, apart from the fact that this is not convenient, two of the party ore 85…
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Furlough payment 65%
Hi i have just been notified that I will be paid full pay for two weeks and the put on furlough payment but only 65% not the 80% I earn £38k but others who are on 37.5k are getting the 80% can my employer do this, what can I do as this impacts more than if I was on 37.5k at 80% ? please help I’m in tears over this thanks
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Self-Employment to PAYE temporarily - lose out on 80% Grant?
With the lockdown all my self-employment worked stopped leaving me with no income. I looked into a low pay PAYE job in the short term so I have some income as I can't get benefit but have been told by the benefits office that if I take a new PAYE job I will likely not be able to get my 80% Self-Employment Grant in June.…
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Need help with calculations regarding self employment grant
Can anybody help me. From my understanding the 80% self employment grant will be a average of your profits from the last 3 tax years. 3 years of profits will be added together then divided by 3 then HMRC will decide a monthly figure. For example if your profits for 3 years were £28000 what monthly figure would I be…
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Virus Lockdown Black Box Motor Insurance Discounts Dramatically Reduced!
Looks like car insurance companies are already taking advantage of the lockdown. My sons black box monitored insurance app always resulted in a 67p per day non-driving daily discount. Now that we are all on lockdown and aren't supposed to be driving his has been reduced to 42p per day discount then a couple of days after…
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Furlough February ( Grey Area)
Hi folks Apologies if this has already been covered. I started a new job on 24th February but wasnt paid until March( 5 weeks wages paid) Will this leave me as eligible for furlough as I was "on the payroll" by Feb 28th? I've received my letter saying I'm on furlough and I've accepted it but not entirely sure they are…
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self employed
I finished working for a big energy company in December 2019 and started self employed with a new company in January would I be able to be re-employed by my previous company to claim government furlough as I have not been self employed long enough for the self employed furlough scheme?
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New Job Postponed
Hi I’m looking for advice on what rights I have or what I can claim due to my new job start date being postponed. I have a contract to start on the 1st April and left my previous role on the 13th March. The new job has said that I cannot start the job due to everyone working from home and being unable to carry out an…
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Furlough for NEW starter?
I started my new job on monday 3rd March 2020, I have had my first months wage paid in full but as of the 26th march my company has closed due to guidelines and we were verbally told we are on furlough, now all the staff have received a letter on furlough but NON of the new starters have (10-15 new starters) any rules and…
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Agency can't afford furlough
I have worked at an agency for 6 years. They are withholding furlough rights because they don't have the cash resources to pay. Can it be claimed once the government subsidies come in or do you need confirmation now to be considered as af employee? They have offered me work tomorrow for one day when I worked 4/5 before. If…
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HELP for Self Employed but for less than one year so no 18/19 tax return
My husband went self employed April 2019 and therefore didn't do a tax return for 18/19 as was not self employed for that time. The government wont pay him anything whilst he is out of work due to coronavirus as he didnt file a tax return in 18/19 as at that time he was employed by a company and not self employed. He has…
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Furlough
Hi all any advice would be greatly appreciated I left my job on 29th march to start a new job on 11th march I worked in my new job for 2 weeks and then the buisness shut,I today recieved correspondence from my employer saying I was not eligible for furlough as I started after 1st march and was advised to go back to my old…
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Will my private pension affect my claim for universal credit
Hi I’m self employed but unable to work due to the pandemic. I have a private pension but when I put this into the on line calculations it says because of my pension I will not be entitled to u c. Does anyone know if my pension will not count when I’m assessed during this difficult time ??
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Furlough and self employed
I am presently furloughed from my main employment as a swimming pool manager .However this is only part of my earnings as the rest is as a self employed swimming teacher,instructor and Lifeguard at the same pool.As this works out as 60/40 in terms of earnings I am not entitled to the Government help for the self employed…
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Council Tax Empty Property Exemption Help
We are in the middle of a protracted house move. We sold our house (completed) back at the beginning of November and went into a rented house to break the chain. We completed on our purchase in the middle of February and have been doing up the new house with the intention to move in as soon as our flooring went down just…
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Airline refund as credit - Insurance Claim?
Hi all, Like a lot of other people we had a holiday booked in April but it is no longer possible. We were due to travel to the USA and had 2 internal flights with Spirit Airlines booked. These flights are still going ahead at the moment and it looks like they will continue to do so. If I try and cancel them online I only…
