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Stuck - what about a course?
Hi all, i just wanted to get some advice if possible I have been searching for a job for a while now but no luck. I did the wrong degree and didnt realise what i wanted to do till now - i know it sounds silly and its my own fault. I want to have a job in an IT computing field. That would be perfect. In the meantime i am…
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Relocation - Rush hour nightmare
Hi, Our offices are moving around June. Distance wise, there is no real difference between the new and the old location. My real problem is the travelling time it will take me. At the moment, it takes me about an hour to go to work (including drop off at school and nursery). The rush hour traffic to the new location will…
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CCNA Training - ITNETACADEMY / COMMSUPPORT
Hi I am looking to do some CCNA training and have come across the following 2 companies that offer 6 day courses in London for about £300. ITNETACADEMY.COM COMMSUPPORT.CO.UK Has anyone used either of them or heard anything good or bad about them? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Breach of contract - tribunal success chances?
Hi I have a situation at work where my employer has introduced the suspension of company pension contributions for staff (until a set date in the future). Now they've ticked all the legal boxes as far as having a consultation period (although in the end the initial more favourable proposals consulted on were dropped and…
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Courses on JSA - has anyone done any
I did put this post up already, but I had trouble logging in under the other one so I had to re join the site again unfortunately. I wanted to ask question to: Liz3yy. Who kindly gave me a bit of information about the course. How many hours per week did you have to do? How many days did you have to attend? How long for? ie…
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Nerw Job, Old Employer Issue
I have been working for my present employer for 4 months now. Initially I was on a 3 month probationary period which was extended by another month. Due to the stress of the job I have been off sick the last 4 weeks and am now leaving for another job. I told my boss last Wednesday thinking they would have let me go right…
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Claiming Dole whilst working Part Time.
I'm new to the whole jobs seekers allowance, I've never claimed it before even when unemployed for a year. I'm currently working for an agency, I had 3 months of solid work last year. But since November I haven't had more than 2 days of work a week, and the last few weeks I only worked 4 hours, about £20. Which means I'd…
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Courses on JSA - has anyone done any
I did numeracy and literacy test at the jobcentre and I failed purely because I could not concentrate on the test plus have a lot of personal problems on top. I failed mainly on the numeracy side by a couple of questions. The lady said I would have to go on a numeracy and literacy course at a college, and even though I…
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Train Driver
Does anyone have any pointers on how to get into a job like train driving? Is it all 'on the job' training or can you take a course elsewhere? Does already working for a rail company in another capacity help? Any tips much appreciated.
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out of work...tax and NI payments??
Im out of work at the moment and not claiming JSA or anything...what happens to my tax and NI payments? Do i have to keep these upto date. Dont want a problem or massive bill, when i start work again? Can anyone advise the best thing to do? Even if i dont sign on...do i have to tell the Job centre to keep this going?
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Wages issue...
Ok. I am currenty working part-time on a wage of £5.80ph....16 hours a week.... I have since found out the other part-time worker is on £6.60ph....she works 12 hours a week. I am 44 and the other woman is late 50`s early 60`s. Now, I am quite angry at this because she doesn`t do even half the work that I manage to do…
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Interview and the Salary Question!!
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help with a job interview and the wage situation. You usually get asked what your current wage is and what your expectations are and i never know what to say. Obviously i want the highest wage possible but don't want to price myself out of the job! Last year i had an interview (basically it…
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"Grandfathered salary"?
Simple question... what does "grandfathered salary" mean? Googled it but couldn't see anything relevant.
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change to working hours please help
Hi All I really hope someone has some good advice for me as im so mixed up on what i should do :( I work 36 hours a week, when i first started this postition the job was split into two (29 hours in one role and 7 hours in another). This has been the way for the past 6 years. Recently our compnay merged with another and we…
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Overpayment of childcare allowance
I have worked for my current employer for 20 years. I received a childcare allowance from 2001 until 2009 to help towards nursery and then after-school club fees. In about May 2009 I informed them that my son was no longer receiving after-school childcare so I did not need the allowance any more. I do not have any…
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No Contract of Employment
Can someone please provide some guidance on what my options are if any. I have been employed with this company since September last year, from my first interview we discussed my salary, how I would be paid (BACS payment) and also a company car or car allowance, I am now 3 months on from that day with no contract of…
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Teaching maths - what is salary likely to be?!
I am considering a career teaching maths in the UK. I understand that state schools would pay about 20K to start (plus any bursary), but my question, what is the scope for earning alot more, say in private schools. Would it be easy to get into a better paid position. I only ask as moving into teaching would, at only 20k,…
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References
I need to supply my (possible) new employer with 2 work references My previous employer has stopped ALL staff from supplying references - instead, requiring any future employer to email a work based address to request one I wonder what rights I have to defy this request and go straight to my past boss ? If a future…
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Apprenticeship or McDonalds?
I currently work at McDonalds doing as little as 8 hours a week (though i am meant to be on a 28hour+ contract) and tbh am fed up of it there, so i have been looking at Apprenticeships which looks to be about £90-£100 a week for 37.5 hours which would mean working alot more for about the same money (as things stand). I'm a…
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lone parent trying to get funding for a course??
Hi there, my friend who is on jobseekers allowance has recently been funded £1097 to do a course that may get her a job in the near future...? I applied for full funding to do the same course and apparently I cant get funded for it because I m a lone parent on income support:mad:. so wat Im getting here is I HAVE to stay…
