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Bookkeeping
I just wondered if anyone could advise regarding bookkeeping. I started looking into it and think it would be a good opportunity for me as I've always been interested in figures. At present, I am working as a legal secretary, but am getting frustrated with the long commute into London every day and know that after a while…
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Reasons For Leaving For Jsa Purpose
I left my job after more then 3 years because of abuse,not nice atmosphere ,to much job loads,strees, not understanding with managers,no promotion, no pay rise, working only late shift and all weekends. Now Job centre asking me for reasons for leaving because i will lose Jobseekers Benefit if I left voluntarily.Are my…
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Claiming Back Tax
Hi,I'm having a problem as to finding out how I can claim back overpaid tax for my last few jobs. I've tried ringing the tax office, but I can never get through, so I'm hoping that one of you may be able to help.I was employed by an agency from Feb 06 until Jan 07, then a permament job between Jan 07 and Mar 07 which I…
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Redundancy Pay
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a legal requirement of redundancy pay ? I have worked for the family business since 2001, leaving at end of July. Boss (Dad) wants to give me his old Citroen Berlingo van (swap with my new one), which I can use to part X with a new car. The van is really old, its always conking out, the…
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Im sick but need my wage
Hey everyone. I got rushed into hospital for surgery on friday and now i need to take 2 weeks off work to recover. However my sick pay is gonna leave me £200 worse off. Im currently using most of my wage on direct debits and dont think im going to cope next month. Any ideas what i can do ? Hard recovering when im worried…
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Sick Pay from company
Please can you help; I have been off from work for 3 weeks due to a work related incident, which meant a hospital stay with an angiogram & stent placement in an artery in my heart followed by 1 week at home to recover. Could you inform me what minimum sick pay I am entitled to please, I have hospital paper work for the two…
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Gas Fitter/Plumber employment required
Hi Guys, I’m hoping anybody may be able to help, my OH has just completed his studies NVQ 2 gas and C & G 6129 Plumbing. He has his ACS in fires, cookers and boilers and is looking for employment around the Merseyside area. Ideally, he is looking to work for a maintenance /local authority company to build his experience…
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Just been made Redundant - help I owe thousands
Hi please can someone offer any help or advice I have just been given 90 days notice... I have worked for the company for 9 years 5 months ago i moved to another department this department has now been given 90 days notice as they are moving it abroad. If i had stayed in the other dept i would still have a job. My salary…
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SSP question
hello, i have trawled the boards to find an answer to this and some of my questions have been answered, but not all. I've been off sick for 4 weeks now with a shoulder injury and received a letter from my employers last week saying i would no longer be entitled to SSp after 25th july. I visited the doc this morning,…
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*Forced into doing night shift. advice please*
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please help re job reference
:confused: hello i am waiting for a job reference for my new job i used 2 work for tesco what it is i was ill and then couldent get childcare so i wrote tesco handing in my notice so from when i was ill i never went back do u think thay will give me a reference or give me a bad one as it lookes bad that i was ill then…
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Not sure what to do - Help!!
I'm currently on Job Seekers allowance and have been put onto New Deal due to being out of full time work for 6 months. I had an interview today at a post office which is a 30 min bus ride from where I live. The woman who owned the shop where the post office is situated seemed to like me. However I was put off the job just…
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Moving into Management - Any tips on keeping sanity
All – have just found out through the grapevine that I’m in line for a client services manager role. (Work for global IT firm) When I heard it I nearly dropped, I’m soo nervous that I’m not up to the job or even that I want the pressure of being a manager. Has anyone been in this situation before. cheers
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Depression............and work
I am suffering badly from a bout of depression at the moment. In the last 12 months I've been off 3 times - total 12 days. Year before I was off for 3 months with work related stress. This time it has come back with avengence. I have actually taken 2 weeks holiday because I can't get out. I am medication but know I won't…
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Job Centre letter
I'm on Contributions based JSA and i left my last job which was temporary due to Medical reasons, and the other day i got his letter saying that when someone claims JSA they need to find out why they left a job and they said my previous employer has said i left of my own accord due to Medical Reasons and now i've got to…
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PPA Test
Got a job interview tommorow (yippee) however, i have to do a PPA test, anyone done one of these before? Any tips Thanks Martin
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Is this fair?
I started to see my daughter on Saturdays and told work I may not be able to work Saturdays anymore due to this. My manager said well If you want Saturdays off then you will have to work Fridays and Sundays every week. I don't think this is fair and that I should have to work every Friday and Sunday just to see my…
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1st interview, advice urgently needed
Hello, i have just been invited for an interview early next week for a job as a part-time admin assistant at a school. I have been a SAHM for a couple of years and am ready to get back to work. I am nervous and really want the job as it would be ideal for my situation. I am currently doing a course covering the microsoft…
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Host Family- good or bad idea? Any experiences?
Hi I need to make some more money as having big problems with sorting out tax credits. I was looking at being a host family as there was an ad in the local paper as we have a language school near by, recieving £100 a week. I wouldnt do it very often maybe one week ervy couple of months, as i dont have a spare room, so my…
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Strange Job Interview
May be I'm being a bit suspicious, you guys I'm sure can shed some light. I've seen the same job advert for a career in marketing in the Bristol area for months, I'm getting a little desperate for a job so I applied and got an interview so I went along. Although they have been advertising for months there were four other…
