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Jobseekers Allowance And Temporary Work
Hi,If I was to claim Jobseekers Allowance and I then began a temporary job for a week or so, would I be able to then claim again straight afterwards if no other work was available? On the larger scale, could you keep doing this for ever?Thanks for your help!
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Any Suggestions for Earning extra Dosh?
Hi All Havent been on here for a while so sorry if this post is in the wrong place! I work full time as a nurse and am looking at ways to earn some extra money at weekends/evenings. Have put myself down for agency and bank work for past 6 weeks with no work coming my way! Also, my mystery shops dried up when i went away…
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Being Off Sick - help???
I am a very hard worker and quite often stay on a few hours or do extra days work. More often than not i am rostered to work 6 days out of the 7 anyways and can do about 14 days straight be it of 7 or 12 hours. I have been with my company for about 3 years now and have probably been sick for a few days each year. I hate…
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Break Entitlement
Hi all! Can someone please clarify if I am entitled to any break during my 6 hours per day? At the moment if I want a break I either have to start early or finish late to enable me to have a break. Many thanks!
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Notice for change of hours? please help
I have a problem that I need urgent help with today. I am sorry if it is in the wrong place on the forum so mods please feel free to move. ( I have also posted under I wanna..............I hope this is OK?) I work 20 hours on a flexible (to suit business needs) contract. These hours were promised to be given to me on a 6…
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Company looses my ID and then threaten suspention
The company i work for recently asked for ID eg- birth certificate or passport for 'imigration purposes' I told the supervisor that they already had a copy of my birth certificate, driving licence and NI number. Personnel said they didn't have this on record even though i had to provide all this when i started working for…
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Two Jobs?
I was wondering if anyone here could give me some advice on the situation i am in. Up until a month ago i was working at Tesco's full-time in a low level job which, although the basic rate was very low, i managed to make enough to get by on by working six days a week and doing lots of additional overtime. I recently…
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Redundancy coming and no job to go to
Just wondered if someone could advice me please. I am due to be made redundant on 31st August. I am registered with job agencies, am scouring the papers and writing to companies in the area. I have 6 weeks to go and am really worried what will happen if I don't find a job to pay Septembers mortgage :eek: Would I be…
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Are company messing about with sickness/holidays?
Hiya, just wondering if someone on here may be able to help out my sister in law. SIL is pregnant and is currently off sick as she has burst her ear drum and it has got infected, doctor has given her an inital sick note for two weeks. She sent the sick note into her employer and informed them that she had a days holiday…
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Does anyone know any genuine jobs working at home
Hi, I am currently not working because i stay at home with my 9 month old baby. But i desperately need to start earning at least £80 a week to help pay towards the mortgage. Does anyone have any ideas what i could do, or know any genuine companies. I don't mind what it is,(making craft items, stuffing envelopes, internet…
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About to be given written warning for false reasons-not had verbal .Please help
Hope some one can give advice. My oh is a delivery driver & has worked for the same company for 7 years with no warnings etc. However several times his company operate illegally & unethically. Often he is verbally abused by customers & he has reported this to his employers, but nothing has ever been done. Yesterday he was…
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Job overpaid me 6 months ago...
Familar story i guess. Was/am working with a high street temping agency. Apparently, six months ago I was paid £136 in error too much and now they want it back. Understandably, i am cross. So far, all i have recieved is an informal email telling me "the account department will probably be in touch". Can i get away with…
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Owed wages?
OH's employer just cannot seem to get his money right. He was promoted about 2 months ago and has not yet received the wage rise. Also he does overtime most weeks and is owed quite a lot of this. I estimate in total he is owed £4,000 and this amount grows weekly (he is paid weekly). He works for a big organisation and has…
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Suggestions needed for a home based secretarial business...
Hi, I have started doing data entry 4-6 hours a week from home and after seeking advice here at MSE I am going to register with HMRC so that I pay my NI and tax and keep everything legal. I can register by phone but after having looked at the online form they ask for a business name. So can anyone suggest a name for a…
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How do you know?
Hey. I am a nurse of a year's experience. I have never enjoyed nursing but continued as I wanted to finish the course I'd begun, then financial pressures meant I needed a job and nursing was there. Now i'm looking to switch careers, but having worked in nursing since leaving school, my imagination has betrayed and deserted…
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Working full time and volunteering?! Is it possible?
I'm applying for full time jobs at the moment, my part time job just isn't paying enough to cover more than two small bills and a small food shop. Plus it's the most boring job I've ever done. Anyway. I'm in the process of applying to volunteer to read to children/help them learn how to read on their own, but I'm worried…
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Job Seeker allowance means tested?
Is it correct that the job seeker allowance is now means tested? It used to based on contributions... My husband is desperately looking for a job and applied for the JS allowance only to be told he is not entitled to anything - even though he has worked all his life and his contributions are up to date. He gets £300 a…
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Giving notice & Holidays
Hi, Got a second interview for a job that im really attracted to. My second interview is on Monday 30th and hopefully i might have a job offer within a week. I need to give one months notice at my present job but i have a holiday book for two weeks comencing on the 13/08. How will it work? Can i still take holidays whilst…
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Holiday entitlement & Maternity leave
My wife has decided she isnt going to go back to work, i understand you still earn your holiday entitlement over the 26 weeks ordinary maternity leave, so my wife will have accured 10 days. How does she get this entitlement if she dosent go back would it be paid ?
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2 potential jobs?
Please help! I had a 2nd interview yesterday and left with a good vibe. Let's call this company X. Job at company X (well known publishing group) is good pay, good prospects and in the city. However the position is for a brand new team so everyone hired will be new and the work and vibe would be exciting however I can see…
