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Redundancy - Fallen through the cracks
Hi all, First post here (don't hold it against me! :smile: )as I think I have exhausted all my avenues... I'm trying to understand if I have effectively fallen through the cracks in terms of support i'm entitled to as part of all these Covid shenanigans. My situation is the following: I was told in January that I was to be…
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Furlough extended until March and self-employed support boosted again - MSE News
Read the full MSE News Story: Furlough extended until March and self-employed support boosted again
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Furlough mortgage question and question about mortgage payment holiday and renewal
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has been in the same/similar position and might know the answer to a question I have. I am on furlough at the moment, and I expect it will be extended until at least March with the current announcement (I am being paid 80% of my salary). Our mortgage is due to come to the end of it's fixed…
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Eligibility for furlough
I wasn't furloughed during the summer as business was still fairly good but it's now falling off and I was going to put on the Job Support Scheme this month and my hours reduced to 1/3 of normal. Now that the Job Retention Scheme has been extended the JSS has been cancelled. Can I now be furloughed if I haven't been…
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Bbls turn over wrong
I applied for bbls in June, got accepted, got the money all OK. Now I didn't get any paper work or copy of my agreement until weeks after. Now in the face of the second lockdown and the possibility to top op my loan I looked more closely at my application. On my application its says my turnover is £40k but it should say…
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Am I eligible for furlough?
I was asked to work at 50% of my salary at the beginning of the first lockdown in March and have been ever since. When flexible furlough was introduced, my employer said I couldn't be put on it as it would count my last pay check on payroll which said I was on a part-time contract. However I'm unsure if i actually am on a…
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Was Sole Trader - Now Ltd Director - SEISS possible?
Hi guys, just wondering if anyone has advice on this situation. I am a Ltd director, my UTR on the Gov website got rejected for the scheme as my profit is over the threshold. However, if you include my year as a sole-trader before I set up the Ltd the average profit over 3 years is below the threshold. My UTR number has…
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Airbnb - good guys to bad guys
Won't re-credit a coupon they automatically applied to my UK November booking which now can't be taken due to Government legislation. How not to guarantee future business!
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Furlough and redundancy
Apologies if anyone has confirmed this anywhere but does the new furlough scheme allow rehiring of staff like the previous scheme and be placed on furlough? I was made redudant on 31/10/2020 along with many others in the local area and I'm rapidly running out of jobs to apply for and would ideally like some kind of support…
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Furlough pay and maternity
I have returned from maternity leave two weeks ago however I reduced my hours to part time and submitted a flexible working request as I was expecting to come back to work properly by October. This was done on a trial basis and my contract is still full time with the company. Can the company pay me on full time furlough…
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Greece announces full countrywide lockdown starting on Saturday
https://greece.greekreporter.com/2020/11/05/greek-pm-announces-nationwide-lockdown-till-november-30/ Anyone who thought they could go to Greece to escape a lockdown was mistaken. The article doesn't confirm if airports will be allowed to remain open but the Greek government ordered the full closure of Thessaloniki Airport…
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Outraged at 100% increase on Motor insurance for Unemployed Covid-19, classed as HIGH RISK
HiI’m not sure if you are aware of the scandal brewing in the
Car insurance industry ?? I am a professional Senior Manager who unfortunately was
made redundant at the end September, I tried to get car insurance to cover a van I have. I used “Compare the m------” and put down that I
was unemployed in still asked what I did…
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Furlough and Holiday
A friend of mine works at a car dealership for a pretty large PLC. He has 2 weeks holiday booked starting next week for which he would usually be paid 100% of his salary plus 100% of his average commission earned in the last 12 months. Yesterday his boss told him that they would furlough him during the 2 weeks and that he…
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Still paying the company rent!
I was furloughed in March on a live on site contract meaning £250 was taken from my wage as rent to the company under an accommodation offsite I never saw it in my pay slip. Whilst furloughed I moved offsite and was told I couldn’t get a change in contract whilst furloughed which I expected. I have worked for the company…
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Business rates
I own a pub and due to unfortunate circumstances, I had to close before the lockdown actually began. The council have told me that i don't qualify for the suspended business rates during this financial year as my pub was already closed. I am trying to sell my pub and was in the process of selling it before the lockdown…
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Confusion of kids playing
Hi All, We were really strict on our kids the last lockdown and they did not leave the house as soon we were under the impression kids could not mix households even outdoors. All the other kids carried on playing outside. I am planning on keeping my kids inside (apart from school) until December 2nd but the neighbours are…
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Employer refusing to furlough
I work for a well known supermarket chain in one of their clothing and homeware stores. We’ve been forced to close due to the 2nd lockdown. During the 1st lockdown we were posted to other stores in other counties which were already fully staffed and struggled to pay our wages towards the end but we got travel costs back.…
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Legal Advise Self Isolation and SSP and pay from Employer
Hi I hope all are well and safe as another lockdown is in place I need some advice I was told to self isolate as my son had symptoms of CD19 and take the test and only return once get the Negative result I agree that all 3 off took test all three got negative results but my result too long to come back as I had an email…
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Furlough after a contract change
I work in retail and from week commencing 2nd of November I changed my contract from 40 hours manager to 28 hours sales. I am due to be put on furlough from Thursday the 5th of November and I’m just wondering what I will be entitled to as my contract only changed from this week and previous to this I have been on 40 hours?…
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Received SEISS 1+2; declared to HMRC no longer self-employed to start temping job
I've been self-employed since 2018 as an arts producer. Arts events have been suspended and my contracts for jobs were too. I received the SEISS grant 1 & 2. Also on UC. No prospect of me having the chance to trade 20/21 with continued restrictions, so took a FT temp job until end of March. Started job last week. I…
