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Sick pay and confusion.
Hi all, I started a new job on 30/12/09 and on the 13th January i slipped on ice and have busted my knee. I am on crutches and as a result i can't work. my boss is fine about this and my doctor has signed me off until 25th January. I work for local county council. I am gutted to be off work and really wish i could go but i…
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Some advice please
Hello, Im wondering if someone can give me some advice. I started a job in September (started working for a previous employer). When I started it was only a temporary contract and I was on an hourly rate. A few weeks after I started, they asked me to stay on permenant. I signed a new contract, it says I have to work 17…
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Deductions From Pay
Hello Everyone On the build up to Christmas the company that I work for was really busy and begging everyone to do overtime to get orders out the door. Well 4 days before Christmas we were told that we were not needed for work on Christmas Eve or New Years Eve do to all the work being complete. To my surprise when I got…
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Some advice re a bad reference pls
Hi All, just wondered if someone could offer any advice. Basically, my sister worked for just over a year for a company (same co. as me also but different dept). Whilst there she was being bullied by her co-worker over most of the time there. She decided she'd had enough and didn't want a fuss so went to hand in her…
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Completing job review forms in own time?
My boss put my job review forms on my desk today, and said I could only fill them in during works time if I had finished all my other tasks. My review is on Thursday afternoon....... I had hoped to get them filled in this afternoon, but as is the nature of my job, other things came up. Is it acceptable to imply that an…
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Holiday entitlement for ethnic minority employees.
Hi A new colleague, who is a Hindu, informed me yesterday that it is a fact that ethnic minority workers (such as herself) are legally entitled to take 3 extra days holiday (paid holiday) in addition to their normal annual leave entitlement, to celebrate holy days. I have honestly not heard this before, and would presume…
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Advice on holiday entitlement when on call.
If someone works a full working week, but every so often they are on call for a week also (full weekend and every evening), how does that work when there is a bank holiday? Say for example, Easter. Good Friday - Bank Holiday Easter Monday - Bank Holiday Everyone in the company will get paid flat days for those 2, and they…
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can boss make me use holidays for xmas day and boxing day ?
hi does any one know if my boss can (without my permission and no discussion taking place) use some of my holidays to cover xmas day, boxing day and new years day when we were closed ...? thanks loops
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Does entitlement for E111 (European Health Insurance card) depend on NI contributions
I am self-employed only. I am considering applying for exemption from paying Class 2 NICs because of low income. I have enough contributions for my pension entitlement and am not bothered about other possible benefits except one: If I stop paying contributions, would I still be eligible for E111 (European Health Insurance…
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Self Employment Scheme with New Deal
Hi there, I just wondered if anyone has taken part in this scheme. What was it like and was it useful? I'm thinking of giving it ago after being out of work for nearly 6 months. Any feedback on it would be fab! Thanks :) JD
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Job Seeker Allowance
Hi, If you up and leave you job with no other job to go to, are you able to claim Job Seeker allowance? I am aware of the financial climate at the moment but can't go into details Thanks
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Newest DWP interview - 6 month stage.
Update 4, every 6 month they ask me to go for a back to work interview and tell me they will look at ways which they can help and training opportunities are available, i'm sure you all get them too if unemployed. This is the latest one: 1. Went in, guy asked if i watched x-factor and i sat down, brought up my file and said…
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University Job Application form
Hi ya everyone, Basics - Female/42/ 18+ years of administrative work experience, mainly in Media & Recruitment sectors. I got these roles via my CV or through agencies. I am now looking for a new role within an University, so having to apply for positions using an application form. They are all very straightforward, but…
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Restrictive Convenant
I work for an IT company which outsources me out to small businesses in order to manage and maintain the clients IT systems. One of the clients is planning on expanding - near enough doubling the capacity in the next year or two. They have approached me and have asked me to apply for a full time position as an IT…
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HGV/LGV Funded Training
Hi guys, im in need of alot of help atm finding and exploring different avenues for HGV/LGV training I am currently unemployed in receipt of JSA with my stage 3 review in a week or so (28/01) I have been in touch with the JC but after 3 days of phone calls to them the answers i have received are vague at best, the only…
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Announced I am leaving but cannot leave for at least 6 months
I rather foolishly announced to my boss in November 09 (in the pub!) that I was leaving to pursue another career. The discussion was however in good spirits and in no way did I criticise my current position. I still have a job offer for my new career and at the time that I let this information slip I was expecting to start…
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stay, change role or change career?
I'm not sure what to do. Do I stay where i am bored, look for a different role (but not sure what) or a complete career change? A quick summary of me Single parent - requires set hours and no travel 10 yrs project engineering experience automotive Since becoming a parent, I found I've been put to the top of the redundancy…
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Part-time Employment rights
If you have worked for the same Employer on a part time basis for over 12 months, but don't have a contract - are you entitled to one? What are your rights?
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verbal change to notice period - can they hold me to it?
My written contract states my notice period is 1 week. After my 6 months probation was up, I asked about my notice period being put up to a month and was told by the FD "oh yes, that happens automatically after your probabationary period" but there is nothing about this in my original contract and i've had no formal…
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QUIZ-Which career suits your personality.
Thanks gwinnie,your link in #13 is to a better career profile thingy than the one I found so I have put it in my first post http://www.skillsandinterests.com/ If like me you still dont know what you want to be when you grow up:o then try this little questionnaire.Its only 32 questions and very usefull.It gives a list of…
