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Confused about tax code?
After changing jobs I realised my old job had me on an emergency tax code (L3051 or something). I just got paid at my new job and now I am on a different code - BR MT1 which also appears to be an emergency tax code. I've been charged £100 more in tax than I should have been. Can anyone help explain what I need to do to get…
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TeleTech Working Hours
Hi, Im very interested in working for TT, however I need to know whether it is possible to only work from Tuesday- Friday? If not are there any similar home based jobs? Thanks in advance. :)
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Retaking 3rd year at Uni?
Not sure if any of you can help. A friend of mine is in her 3rd year of BA Hons degree in primary Education, however, she is having terrible family issues at the moment and doesn't feel she'll be able to carry on at the moment. She's gutted as she loves the course but can't put her all into it at the moment. She's emailed…
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Liable for cost of mistake in job ?
A person we know was on trial as a doctors receptionist and made the unfortunate mistake of locking the surgery up and going home whilst the doctor was still in his office. When he moved he set the alarm off and the Police came to investigate. The surgery is being charged a £150 call out fee by the police and the doctor is…
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Advice on jobseekers
My husband is currently a self employed builder although with the credit crunch etc he is slowly losing trade and what trade he does have he is having trouble getting them to pay upon completion. Tribunals take months to actually get the money back and by that time we will probably be bankrupt anyway! We have worked out…
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"Final Absense Review"
Work are asking me to go in for one of these.i'm currently signed off until the 20th of december by a surgeon i underwent maxilo facial surgery. now they are asking me to go in or for them to come to me to discuss my absense and previous non-related absenses they so review previous action plans etc. but i don't feel upto…
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Transfer to "Career Transition Centre"
Hi My employer is moving numbers of people from there current job roles into a "Career Transition Centre" They are then expected to spend their time looking for jobs within the company, where as in reality there are no jobs. It seems to me that this is a cynical way of beating the redundancy procedures/payoffs, as people…
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TELETECH help please
I just received an email about commision plan and it says i have to let my TL know i have received it and accept it, I don't know who my TL is. I start training on Monday
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Job promotion on trail period but can’t go back to old position if I fail.
My department boss retired back in June 08 and I was given a promotion to take his position on a 6 month trial period, I was his assistant. After a month in the new position I was informed that my old position was not going to be filled so I’ve ended up taking on the new role while also continuing all my old duties…
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is a second job viable?
Hi folks, I have recently been thinking about getting a second job. I'm not in debt, but I would like to think I could move out of my parents house before I reach 30.(I've just turned 27). My main query is tax on a second income, how does it work. I'm guessing I still get taxed at the normal 20p rate? Or does it rise…
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Baseline Security Check
Has anyone ever had one of these. What are they and what exactly do they do? I have never heard of this before. It isn't the same as CRB either so I am slightly confused.
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Made redundant and no redundancy pay!!
Help, I have been made redundant today, which I knew was going to happen, and in my notice of redundancy letter it states what I wil be paid. However it says that due to my length of service i am not eligible for any redundancy pay. The circumstances are that in December of this year I will have worked for the company for…
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Claim jobseekers after self-employment?
Could anyone give me some advice please? I have been self-employed for 2 years as a childminder, I have found out as of January I will no longer be needed and I had been thinking for some time of a change of career anyway. So as of January I will have no income, be available for work and actively seeking work...could I…
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Your CV and Identity theft
Just a quick one... Your CV probably contains enough personal data to let someone have a go at identity theft. The key things being your date of birth and full address. Linking your mobile, home phone and email address is quite nice too. With every job receiving 100+ applications there's more of a risk of your CV floating…
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Reason for leaving employment
I left my ex-employer after a working there a week. My reason for doing so was that I made a mistake; the organisation and the job were in hindsight totally wrong for me. Staying whilst trying to find another job wasn't an option because the inability to take time off for interviews etc. Fortunately I was in the lucky…
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GP's and Occupational Health questionnaires
Hi, not sure if anyone can help with this or not. I was due to start a new job this week but unfortunately can't start without clearance from occupational health and they need a form completed by my GP. I've called the GP every day this week and they confirmed they had received the form monday, but the GP still hasn't…
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Company wont pay me money owed
I worked for a Care Company for a little over 3 mths.. I decided to leave as they were sending me to ridiculous places not paying petrol or the time between calls even when i had a large gap between. I was owed about £50 in expenses and a few days work.. But since they have only paid me £3 and say that i owe them the CRB…
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Funding for training?
Hi I'm currently a SAHM after being made redundant in April of this year. We rent our property and we get Housing Benefit to assist us as DH's wages don't cover everything. I've always done office work but I'm considering retraining - I have no idea for what as yet - but I'm wondering, would I get financial help with this?…
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CeFA Beware!
Three separate threads about CeFA and all from new posters? Watch out for some kind of scam or spam!
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Ex Employer Withholding Pay
Hello, I hope you can help me. First post! I was employed at a dental practice (part of a large chain) and left in September after only a couple of months. My reason for leaving was that I was being bullied by a manager about my appearance - for example she often said that I shouldn't be with patients as I would put them…
