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recent change to contrated hrs and now being made redundant
hi there hoping some one may be able to give me some advice , due to the virus restrictions and my. employer not wishing to continue me on the furllough as of the 1st of nov ,my hours have been reduced, thou im now thinking with in the month there will be redundancys, , does this mean i would only receive entitlement of a…
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Ryanair Transfer Flight Overcharge Prices
Has anyone tried to transfer their flights recently from the November flights and found that when they select a date, any date to change to, that the price stated of "£35" jumps to £85 or over, anything up to £157 a flight? I was going to change to other flight dates with the introduction of the lockdown, so after…
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Employer doesn't want me to work from home
A quick question which I can't find an answer for. I work in a small office. My employer doesn't want me to work from home, although I did work from home in Spring during the 1st lockdown. The latest info on the gov website says "You can leave home for work purposes, or to provide voluntary or charitable services, where…
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Is change of departure airport same as airline cancelling flight?
Hello, I hope that somebody can advise me on question I have. I am booked to fly from Heathrow to Bucharest with British Airways and back between christmas and new year. I saw from another website that from this week they maybe don't fly to Bucharest from Heathrow any more. I looked on BA website and it only shows flights…
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WFH question
After seeing Martin’s post on claiming tax relief for working from home, I did this off my own back as I am working more regularly from home but then was told by a colleague that my employer needs to authorise this as they will need to amend my tax code. Is this correct? Should I have asked my employer before applying for…
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Notice to be furloughed or unfurloughed
My employer told me this morning that I would be furloughed after today. About 10 minutes ago they changed their minds and said we are all working until Sunday (Friday if it is your weekend off) and then on furlough from Monday apart from the couple of staff who will be working through. I work at a car dealership. How much…
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US Flying Options (with BA)
In a nutshell, my wife and daughter are American and we booked to fly on 16th November 2020 for thanksgiving. I'm British but I am granted entry for being a direct family member. Obviously with the travel ban this throws obvious doubt onto the flight. I'm after advice on what you all would do? We booked directly with BA…
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LTD Company Director - Support and Extension of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Hi Folks, Any and all help and advice would be appreciated. I am an employed director of a small one man band LTD company, the business is set up that way as opposed to being a sole trader for a great number of reasons. The industries I serve as all others has been hit hard reducing requirement for the products and…
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ABTA claims
I lodged a claim with ABTA for the cost of a cruise with CMV who went bust in July. In the last few weeks, ABTA have told me I must claim through my bank because I paid all or some of it via credit and debit cards. This suggests that they would only cover holidays paid for in cash, which is nonsense. I'm worried that if I…
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lastminute.com - Refund Issue
I had a flight booked with lastminute.com (flying with TUi) in April and have still not had a refund. Does anyone know how to get hold of anyone? The number I have states the call centre is closed and when I login to my account it says the refund is being processed. I have spoken to TUi who have confirmed they have…
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Shielding
It looks like shielding is back in force for this lockdown https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19
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Legal for employer to reclaim furlough from me if HMRC decide they shouldn't have used furlough?!
Hi there, my employer has sent out a new letter to all staff about putting us all on the new extended Furlough Scheme. However, this new letter wants us to agree to some new terms and conditions... the most interesting and concerning being the following: "If, for any reason, HMRC decides not to pay us (or decides to…
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WFH and told to self isolate?
Live at home with my parents, mam has symptoms and so the three of us have been advised to self isolate me and dad 14 days and mam 10 days. She has WFH since March and has had no physical contact with anyone other than me and dad and has been so careful to socially distance when out shopping. We don't go out to pubs,…
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BYOJet - change from credit note to refund
Hello, Just looking for advice from forumites! I booked flights with BYOJET in November 2019 for a holiday I had booked in July 2020. The holiday was obviously cancelled, but I re-booked for July 2021, so asked for a credit note I could use when it came to re-booking my flights. I have just found out that the company I…
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Gibraltar refund
I have just had my trip for 18th of December cancelled by holiday company, They have told me I can have a refund of £1690 less £50 per person, for the 3 of us thats £150, surely I am entitled to a full refund?
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Getting paid £25
Sent a pic of Stephen Mulhern in Blackpool to New People Magazine, and they’re going to pay me £25, which is a lovely surprise.
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Furlough entitlement
Hi I was on furlough from my employer in the first lockdown and then I was placed on SSP due to a bad knee etc. Can I ask to be placed on furlough again during the second lockdown?
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Flexi furlough rule
Hi everyone, My partner and I have got a question that we hope you might be able to help with, up until now since flexible furlough started she has been working about 50% of her normal hours monday to Friday from about 9am to about 1pm, (normal hours 9-5.15) with the next scheme, the company says that due to this rule: *…
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Eligible for financial support
I started a new business late August just after leaving my full time job, I am unaware and nervous about what financial support I would be eligible for during the 2nd lockdown as I would no longer get furlough nor self employed help as I haven't filed taxes as it's too recent. Please help, many thanks
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Furlough and Annual Leave
My partner has just returned to work after almost 7 months on Furlough. His employer has advised him that they will be deducting 1.5 days leave per month of Furlough, so approximately 10 days. They said an email had been sent advising of this but he never received one and has never had any verbal communication from…
