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Unions and pay rise
Hi was hoping someone could clear this up for me: If a union successfully negotiates a pay rise with an employer, does this payrise stand for all employees or only those that are members of the union? TIA
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Student Support
Hi, I will keep this as brief as possible. In March I was made redundant from my role as a quantity surveyor. Since then mainly due to being unable to drive until at least February 2010 due to medical reasons I have been unable to find a new job. Instead of sitting around I have decided to return to education and go to…
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Anyone else seen their pay rates slashed since the recession?
I am a qualifed Solicitor (since 2001) and I worked for Local Authorities and Housing Associations as a locum (temp) worker. I steadily worked my way up the pay scales (I trade as a limited company) and get work through agencies. However, I have not worked for nearly twelve months and the positions that are being phoned…
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Ex-Employer keeps making payments on purpose (one surprising story, or maybe not)
So my wife gets an interview for my company to work at another site in London and nails the job. It was a 3 month contract automatically renewed for £21,000/year. Come the last days of the third month, two days before my wife goes on (agreed) holidays she's told that they won't be counting on her in the future, for no…
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Working in the Civil Service (customs etc)
Hello, just wondering if anyone on here works within the civil service or has done in the past. I have a degree in the arts but don't think realistically i will be able to make it in this field and looking for something more secure which might have prospects to move to another country in the future. When i was at school…
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job centre staff-how do i complain
I am looking to complain about Job centre staffs in my area.All of them seem to be giving different information to a perfectly simple question.How do i go about making this known,how could i make a complaint.:mad: thanks
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Been banned from working at site, but for reasons that would break the employment law
Hi i currently work in security & cctv surveillance, work through a main company and am contracted out to various sites like councils/estates... ect At the current site where ive been working, cctv control room over a housing estate, ive been doing it as cover for someone who was unable to work here for last few months due…
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Statutory Sick Pay / Holiday Pay
I am currently off work with severe tonsillitis. I'm back at the docs on Wed & hope to go back to work on Thurs. I will then have been off for 2 weeks. My work dont pay me full pay, just SSP. I have emailed my boss to see if I can use the rest of my holidays (5 days) & just have 5 days SSP. She is going to see if it is…
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CeFA Competence Development Tool
Hi all Sadly I've just failed CeFA 4 exam today by 2 marks so i'll be forking out another £105 tomorrow :mad: Just been looking on Ebay for a copy of the CDT but no look and I can't afford £163 at the moment from IFS. Any ideas? or is anyone selling a copy? PM me if necessary Thanks Alfie
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personal bank account for self employed person
Hi, Ive recently become self employed. Ill be opening an account to better manage my accounts and keep track of money going in and going out. At the moment any invoices that have been paid have gone straight into my current account. I have 3 questions: a) Can this be a personal account (I wont be a limited company, so does…
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Reference advice!!
Hi All! Hope you can help me! (apologies in advance for long post!!) I commute 126 miles a day (round trip) to work at a large finance company. The management was recently changed as was the structure leaving me with a boss who couldn't stand me and even more responsibility. This and the commute led to me being signed off…
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Primark Job application form
Hi everyone Primark job application is avaliable to download from http://www.primark.co.uk/page.aspx?pointerid=147e9836a8434f889c431f2f5856ae92 Good luck
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Job Advice!
I am to ring later, and wondered what the best sorts of questions are to ask regarding a possible job. The post applied for is an Information Analyst. However as an analyst anyway most job descriptions are vague and pretty similar, what specific questions could be asked to find out a little more about the daily duties and…
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Masters Degree and Income Support
Hi all Due to redundancy last month I am now claiming income support. I would like to do a masters degree in Social Work or Youth Work. Does anybody know if there is any funding available? Fees are £3800 per year. Within my field, having a masters means I could earn about £5000 more per annum than without, so it is worth…
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Reimbursements for travel from council interviews
I've got an interview on Wednesday for a job at an outer London borough council, but am basically going to have to change my train ticket (going abroad on Thursday and flying from Luton so was going down there on Wednesday afternoon anyway). As the latest train I can get is just before the cut off point for the railcard…
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Question about uniform
The company (high street store) I am working for at the moment supplies a short sleeved t-shirt and a long sleeved jumper branded with the company name for staff. At the moment I have a short sleeved t-shirt. Today at work I was getting a bit chilly and asked if I could have a long sleeved branded jumper. I was told no,…
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returning to college can i do it?
Hi everyone just a quicky if i may. lets just say i have had enough of my current job and looking for a career change to plastering so called my local college and was told there was a couple of spaces left. i am 28yrs of age with a 5 year old and now married as of the 02/08 my missus works full time as i currently am we…
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Pay rise Advice!
Hi all, After some advice please, I have been working for the same company part time now for 3 years why I am at uni. Since being with them I have been promised three pay rises by different managers but have got none had one so far. The other day I found out that three members of staff who do the same job as me earn more…
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can a resignation be withdrawn?
Evening all, i have had lots of ill health issues this year and have been off sick for 4 months from my job, im hoping my GP will let me go back when i get an appointment, hopefully this coming week. Due to my health i decided it would be best to leave my present job and therefore i got another job and im due to start at…
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Can you work for a company and do private jobs???
Hello There, I have a query and if anyone can help that would super. My other half works for a company in the Fire and Security sector as an engineer. The company mainly deal with government buildings and big national retail companies. Now because the company are pretty awful to work with (this is a whole other thread, ha…
