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Forced Annual leave for self isolation
At work, a colleagues mother has been advised to get a COVID test and so said colleague has been told to self isolate as he lives with his mother. My manager has said if their mother’s test is positive then my colleagues and I will have to take a test too. If this is positive then the workplace will need to close for a…
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Loveholidays hell
Hi! I’m hoping someone can help me out. We stupidly booked a holiday through love holidays a few weeks back (have only paid deposit). Ryanair have emailed and said they have changed the flights and I have 3 options to accept the change, move the holiday or have a refund. As these dates are not suitable for us we have…
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3rd SEISS Self Employment Grant ?
I have just read about the announcement of the third grant on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/self-employment-income-support-scheme-seiss-grant-extension i don't understand what profits the 20% calculation goes by? Recent profits or profits from certain years?
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Hotel only booking Travel republic
We booked separate flights and hotel booking for sept . All booked on credit card , also had holiday insurance since jan 2019. Easyjet cancelled our flights which meant we were unable to get to Portugal to enjoy our holiday . Here’s the stressful part ... who will refund us the £560 for the ‘non refundable ‘ hotel booking…
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Flight cancelled whilst I was abroad - do BA have to re-route me?
I've just spent the morning on the phone with BA. I am out in HRE in the middle of a LHR - HRE return on BA (via JNB without stopover, all one ticket), with the outbound taken in February. For the return in November, BA have cancelled their HRE- JNB segment of my return. They are refusing to reroute me (as there are no…
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2 Hotels we booked in Wales are now in Lockdown Zones but they are refusing to refund us
Hello We booked 2 hotels for a break in Wales in 2 different areas of Wales (in place of an already cancelled cruise) unfortunately both hotels are now in different Lockdown Zones . The hotels state that they will only now allow residents from those areas to stay and anyone else will be turned away which is fair enough and…
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Been refused everything- now what?
What do u do if u can’t get any help, no UC, no ESA, no trading profits first year of Self employment?
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Chancellor's Job Support scheme
If your role is at risk, the Chancellor's announcement today might not be the hope you wanted. If an employer has 3 full time people undertaking a role earning £2k a month each then they can keep one person on £2k and make two redundant. Alternatively, they can use the government's scheme and share the role between 3…
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Advice Needed
I booked a uk holiday break with someone who owns some cottages.The balance we was due in full 6 weeks in advance. Due to rumblings about the COVID 19 the final balance balance about £300 was not paid as some refused to pay anymore in fear of losing more money. As we effectively broke contract does anyone know if any…
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STA Travel Refunds Advice
Hi, My Daughter and partner were going off traveling for 3 months (booked through STA) in March when covid 19 hit...They pushed most of there travels forward to November but the Thailand part of there trip wouldn't allow this so off they went, their flight home got cancelled and they had to rebook flights homes which they…
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Channel crossing day trip
Partner
& I intend to do a day trip to Calais / Adinkerke (Belgium) bulk cigarette
/ alcohol, I'm confused what Covid forms we're supposed to fill in just for a
day trip via Euro tunnel I know
we're expected to quarantine once back in the UK, do we have to quarantine for 14 days
in France & Belgium just for a day trip…
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Work place
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Caught in a vicious circle between MHRC and DWP - does anybody know the rules well enough to advise?
Hi all I am an owner-director of a small limited company, variously classified as 'employed' or 'self employed' depending whether it's HMRC or DWP, and depending what rules you're looking at! When Corona hit, my business dived, and I claimed Universal Credit for the first time ever. Since then, fragile recovery is…
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Holiday Pay
I work 24hours a week. I was furloughed on the 23rd March, with 6 days holiday still owing. We then went back to work on the 3rd August, I have asked my employer for my 6 day's holiday pay 3 time's once Via a text, her reply "can't afford holiday pay" once Via speaking with her she just swerved my question, and once via…
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Covid test for travel
Hi All, Apologies if this is on another thread. How do you go about getting a Covid test for travel? It cannot be NHS and I am willing to pay but equally I don't want to be taken advantage of.
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MSC Cruises
We were due to go on an MSC cruise on 2nd July but this was cancelled in May and we accepted a refund for the cruise from the travel agents Hayes Travel but we are still awaiting a refund. According to Hayes Travel today 24th September MSC are still to process June & July refunds and we will still have to then wait 120…
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BA, multiple flight trip to US and Caribbean, due to depart 01.11.20, booked through third party
Grateful for any advice from others who may have been in a similar position. We have flights, booked through Carlton Leisure, London-Washington, Washington-New Orleans, New Orleans-Grenada, Grenada-London. All show one one BA reference - internal flights with AA. We're looking to get a refund, expect a long wait and know…
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Airline changed covid testing policy after I booked
I booked two return flights from London to sydney back in July. At the time of booking there wasn’t any covid testing rules in place. The airline (etihad) have now introduced a new policy making it mandatory for everyone to have a covid test 92 hours before flying. For me it is almost impossible for me to have this test…
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Booking.com - Missed UK holiday due to corona symptoms should I be refunded?
So upset that a few days before we were due to go away I became poorly, we informed the hotel as soon as I became ill to give them as much notice as possible to try and move the dates, they refused. I couldn’t get a coronavirus test or result in time for our trip. They were very rude and unhelpful and took our money the…
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Do retail & bar staff behind screens need to wear masks?
Government website says "From 24 September, it will be compulsory for retail, leisure and hospitality staff to wear a face covering in areas that are open to the public and where they come or are likely to come within close contact of a member of the public." If staff are behind Perspex screens does this mean they are not…
