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Employment Tribunal problems - help needed urgently!
Hi, Straight to it.... I have taken the step of taking my employer to tribunal. Basically, I was sacked on the 22nd June, and I gave him time (until the end of July/beginning of August) to pay me all of my holiday pay, and owed wages. I was owed holiday (pro-rata) from Sept 08 to June 09. I had never taken a holiday day in…
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Holiday entitlement.
I work full time at the moment and have 26 days annual holiday per year. I also have 8 days bank holiday per year In October when i hit the big 60 i will go part time at work just doing 3 full days. I presumed that i would get 3/5ths of 26 days but my boss informs me that i will get 3/5th of 34 days. is this correct. I…
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Would you pay a lot of money to volunteer?
Hello, I am after some opinions on my situation - thanks in advance for looking! I always worked on good jobs, got a good postgrad degree but didn't work in the field since completing my degree due to family reasons (child ill, then the second one came along). So basically have been out of profession for the past 3 years.…
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Training Grants
Dear all, My wife has been working for her employer for the last 13 years. For the last 5 she has been the company book keeper. As a result of her boss downsizing the company she is being made redundant. She is pregnant and he will pay redundancy and SMP. She will be looking to go back to work in July 2010. While she has…
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Less than 6 hours per week?
Hi guys, just wondered if anyone had any advice. I've been very lucky to get an AHRC award to do my Masters course this year. This is brilliant, as now I won't have to use my savings, take out a loan or work all hours to make ends meet. However, I'd still really like some sort of part-time job, for a bit of extra cash and…
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The Monty Python World of Job Agencies
When dealing with employment agencies, have any of you ever got the feeling that you have just stepped into a Monty Python-like sketch? For example: job advertised+but doesn't actually exist+send us your CV (when you've ALREADY bleedin' well sent it!)+etc. If these agencies weren't so damn annoying, they would be so…
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The Boys From The Blackstuff Revisited!
Does anybody remember that brilliant Alan Bleasdale series about unemployment, THE BOYS FROM THE BLACKSTUFF, which was screened back in 1982? It made Yosser "Gizza-Job" Hughes a national and unforgettable icon. In the view of the current recession, and how depressingly reminiscent it is of the 1980's one, have any of you…
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Christmas Sales Work With The Big Stores - Knock Backs!
Is anybody feeling angry and frustrated with the way in which a lot of the big department stores are responding to job applications for Christmas sales work? If so, I can share great empathy with you here! I have often applied for seasonal sales jobs, and knowing how much they need staff for this busy time of year, used to…
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Help with disciplinary procedure.
This is a bit of a saga, I will keep it as brief as poss. My OH works at a major supermarket, he has been there 5 years with an exemplary record, never had a day off sick etc. He needed the car to get to a dentist appointment on Tuesday at 8.30 a.m. so he dropped me at work at 7.00 and was supposed to pick me up later. He…
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JSA Stage 4 and New Deal
Had my six month review a month ago and was told that I had moved to stage 3. I asked what that meant, and didn't get a clear answer. The following week got another apointment with upstairs. I asked the other day what it was for, and got told it was my six month review. I pointed out I had had this, and after much…
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how to find out if company gone bust
Hi sorry if in wrong area, how do you find out if a company is no longer trading, or if they have done a runner? have checked out companies house but nothing to gain from there, whois shows as web address registered till 2014, but none of the websites work and no longer at address any ideas? and sorry if in wrong area :-)…
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Should i stay or should i go?
hi everyone, heres my problem; im currentlyemployed as a design engineer (im 28) earning a mediocre wage of £22282 per annum with no benefits or pension. In my office there are currently 10 engineers who all design products for the marine industry. ive been there since i graduated from uni in 2006 (so over three years now)…
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Book keepers - can I pick your brains please?
I am part qualified AAT and have been doing accounts work in offices for 10 years. I currently also do the books for an ex employer using their Sage software on my PC at home and he just brings me the paperwork every 3 months. I also recently started doing part time accounts work for my recent ex employer and do this in…
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List of other benefits available to jobseekers
Hi, I was made redundant at the start of the year and am claiming JSA and Council tax benefit. I am not entitled to housing Benefit as I finished paying off my mortgage last year. This was very lucky as paying off this large sum placed me back to near zero capital hence fortunately making me able to claim benefit once…
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Change of career advice
I have a decent professional job, but somehow can't face the idea of doing the same again for the next 20 years. I know what I don't want to do, but I am not sure what I would like doing... Where would you go to get personalised constructive advice? I would be happy to pay for it .
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Graduate who wants to be an IFA. Help!
Hello all, recently graduated with a 2:1 in Accounting & Finance and currently just sent off my latest submission for Certified Financial Planner Licence. I hope to pass it this time. I'm having a real hard time getting ANY job thats related to where I want to end up in. What jobs should i be looking at and which are…
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JSA and education= unforgiving
I have a degree pretty poor grade, i've been umemployed for almost 3 years. I decided to do a good traditional post grad diploma at a very good university with a good chance of gaining a job. The post grad is part time in the evenings 6 hours a week, now i've asked the job center if iam able to do this, the answer was no,…
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JSA being refused because ex-employer lied!
I am posting this in the hope that someone can advise my sister. She was made redundant at the end of June and got a job immediately afterward for a Lettings Agency on a 3 month Trial. To cut a long story short, they got rid of her after 6 days (apparantly the Employment Agency that introduced my sister to the job said…
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what would you do
ill keep it as short as poss couple of days ago went to work as normal and handed in a letter to my manager asking to reduce my hours due to child care issues, at 12.50 that day my managers manager stormed over to and said in front of the whole office very loadly last week your stats were s**t and today your stats are s**t…
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Any Help Please??Been laid off :-(
Sorry to be a doom monger again guys but i need some urgent advice. I`ve worked in a 4 star hotel for 4 1/2 months as senior sous chef which is one down from the top man.Anyway 3 weeks ago 2 philipino chefs started working there and immediately eyes were raised cos we were quite overstaffed.Then tonight i got the dreaded…
