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Sick Pay
I'm sorry if this has been asked before..... My company has deducted my wages for two days sick I had this month. In the past they have paid me so it was a bit of a shock. I don't take time off that often - its quite rare in fact. I work full time, and have been there for three years. Is sick pay paid at the company's…
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Doctor says yes, work says NO
Having been on the sick for three weeks the doctor has now signed me off and allowed me to return to my job. However, today when I called in to my workplace to collect my weeks SSP and give them the signing off slip, the MD informed me I would not be allowed to return until they have had confirmation from THEIR insurance…
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Home Jobs
Hello There People.. Im Interested In Having A Work Home Jobs And I Can't Seem To Find Any, I've Seen The HirePoint One Which Is Not My Interest. I Know There Some Out There Such As Card Packaging But I Can't Find The Right Path To Apply, If Someone Is Helpful..:money: Drop Me A List Of Home Jobs..? Cheers Bimz
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Opinions and Advice Needed.
My fiance is a Brazilian Artist, a very talented painter, who will be in the UK for 6, 12 or 18 months to study English. She is currently working in Central London earning low wages which do not cover all her costs, which are mainly accomodation. She is looking at various options but I think her best option would be to…
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Long term IB. What can JCP do for me?
I've heard about permitted work. Will I get training or have to wait for new deal to qualify? Thanks
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February 29 - is it technically unpaid?
If you have an annual salary paid monthly, does this mean you actually work an extra day unpaid on a leap year? Is it common for companies to pay the extra day on a pro-rata basis, or is it just a case of accepting it as a 4-yearly inevitability? Does it somehow even out in the end? Maybe I'm just trying to justify surfing…
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worried about getting the sack
hi i need some advice please ive been working for a compnay for over 2 and a half years now and i pay the wages for the branch that i look after, well last week i made a mistake paying the wages. there are 2 guys that work together who both get commission but they dont know what each other gets, and my mistke was that…
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New Job on Monday - Any advice?
Hi everyone! I'm starting a new job on Monday, it's a temp job but will probably turn into a permanent position should it go well. My problem is that i'm really struggling to hold down a job :o I don't know what is wrong witH me.. :o I have had so many jobs over the years! I always seem to be dissapointed that I don't have…
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advice thinking of going to pension admin in private sector
Hi There, 2 people at work in my dept i work for local government pensions have left to go to the private sector for more money. This has got me thinking should I do the same it is more money but am wondering if anybody on here has done that? Another thing there is a council review at the moment reviewing all grades so…
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Part P Courses
Has anyone here done a Part P course. (Electrical) Is it worth the cost? To be able to do electrics in other peoples homes does the Part p have to be used in conjunction with an NVQ or City and guilds certification. I have an NVQ2 in Mechanical manufacture (and an NVQ3 in Sheet metal work) and one of the comnponenets of…
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UTR Number ?
I have just started a spot of Mystery shopping and one of the companies is asking for my UTR number ?, and I do not know why they want it, or indeed what they are going to do with it ?, do they need this to Tell the Inland Revenue that you are working for them ?, they said it was 'Just for there records'.
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Can my temporary employment be ended because I'ver had a few days off?
I have a lower back problem (it's a problem with the lowest disc) that has plagued me for about 2 years. I had to temporarily give up my Nurse training for something less strenuous 2 months ago and I'm hoping to re-start in May. I have a job through an agency which suits me (in the sense that there's no real physical…
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Handwritten application form
Hello, a bit similar to the other application form thread below. I am filling in one of these, but my handwriting is not very neat. In the bits where they ask you for 'any further information', etc, is it acceptable to attach a typed and printed sheet wit the answers to the form?
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cant get off benefits !!! Can anyone give me some info
Hi, I am 42 with three children, 18, 17 and 14, the 14 yr old is homeschooled. The council have put me in a house (of which I am grateful for) but the full rent, if I start work would be £312 per WEEK !, along with full c/t and so on. I have worked all my life and never claimed benefits before last year but I cant find a…
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Redundancy Coming Soon...
Well, we had a company announcement this morning saying that operations are being scaled down where I work... and that our department is at risk, but we will not find out till the 10th of March what will happen to each individual person! Its not looking good. So what can I expect in terms of redundancy? I have only been at…
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Maternity Ending What Shall I Do?
Hi First of all I would like to appologise incase this has already been posted. Im coming up to the end of my Maternity Leave and having decided that there is no way im going back to my old job as I was only ever given the jobs no one else was willing to do but I hated it too and they also messed up my wages on a regular…
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My First Day
I'm the first to clog up the board with my tales of woe, so I thought I ought to spread the joy to all those who've given me such great advice and support and share the adventures of my first day as a self-employed freelance designer... (apologies to any UKBForum members!) Got up at 4.00am to get to an early meeting 3…
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been asked to write a 1 page profile .....
........ not sure what to write! Hello, I wonder if you can help. I've got an interview with a recruitment agency and they have asked me to write a 1 page profile about myself, and really don't know what to put in it. Any ideas? I thought a C.V. covered that sort of thing! Thanks in advance. ( I don't know how I am going…
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Claiming JSA and a P46
Hi, I was Self Employed last year but the business Failed and I have been signing on and claiming JSA, I am looking for work and found and applied to some Mystery Shopping Companies, I was accepted to one but they want me to complete a P46 ?, now if I tell the Job Centre I am working they will want to know who, when, wages…
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What do I say?
Hi Everyone If I don't win my appeal and have to look for a job, I don't really know what to put on my CV. I stopped work in March 2006 Claimed Job Seekers from April 06 until January 07 Claimed Incapacity Benefits from Jan 07 until September 07 Claimed Reduced Income Support from September 07 until January 08 Then my…
