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Has Anybody Here Applied For Liverpool Passport Office Jobs?
Has anybody here applied for admin jobs at the Liverpool Passport Office? I ask this because I have applied for one of these jobs via the agency who are handling these vacancies. However, all I got was an email back saying that if I am not contacted within seven days of my application, then I can assume I have been…
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Employer not paying wages... help needed please!
Due to the recession our business has slowed down. As a result our wages started to be paid late into our accounts and then after a few months we started to recieve some 1/2 wages and then a few months with no wages. Our boss said that this would happen at the start but things have got out of control now and we seem to be…
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Verbal change to notice period
My written contract for the job i have been in for 1.5 years 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 i've had no formal notification either…
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Pay rights during the bad weather
The shop I work in was closed for 1.5 days because of the snow last week. It is in an out of town shopping centre and the centre management closed the whole place for H&S so we had no choice, but to go home. My employers are now refusing to pay us. I've just searched and from what I've read they do have to pay us because…
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won employment tribuneral - now what ???
My daughter who is 18 has been involved in an employment tribuneral since august last year. She attended on friday and was successful and won the amount requested plus 2 weeks wages as damages. She was basically under paid the minimum wage had no contract and when she left received various threatening messages from the guy…
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Work Not Paying Me A Bank Holiday
I have been on this forum for ages now just never wanted to post before but now as i do i have signed up. My work place is sometimes getting my pay wrong, being late with things etc, but today i went in and took my pay slip as i needed to sort something out. They didnt pay me for one bank holiday, and they are saying that…
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SKY - Anyone work for them?
Hi I have just been accepted for the job of Sales Advisor for Sky working in a call centre. I have only just been informed however that weekend working will be required. Does anyone know how many weekends will be required? They have said it's on a 6 week rota but can't provide more details. I won't be able to work every…
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College of Integrated Therapies
I am about to enrol for one of the 'The College of Integrated Therapies' distance learning courses and wondered if anyone knew anything about them?
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Hallifax phone interview
Hello, I've been reading the boards with interest and was hoping for a little advice. I have a second-round phone interview for a claims advisor position and was wondering if anyone here had had any experience with this company? Any idea what sort of person they're looking for? I'm feeling very nervous and just want to be…
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suspended
hi everyone last thurs i was suspended form my work place due to silly alegations made by a fellow worker, there irrelivent really because there very much hear say but iwould like to know is this... i was suspended over a telephone. i have recieved nothing in writing and its now monday. so as u can imagine i have no idea…
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Any advice when discussing salary for prospective new job
Good Afternoon I am happy in my current role but there isn't really anywhere for me to progress careerwise. I have been lucky to score an interview for a job that I really think I can do. It would mean leaving my current employer who I have been with for over 5 years but the money means that even with the extra travelling,…
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Redundancy Criteria
My company has recently made me redundant - correct procedures were not followed, and I have been advised that if I make an ET claim then I will be successful. I also felt I had a valid argument in such a claim based on the fact that my job had not ceased - basically it is being split up between a number of other people.…
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does anyone know?...
if I was to take a small job as a lunchtime welfare assistant, paying approx £49 per week for 7.5 hrs, would i have to pay tax & ni on this amount? sorry if this seems a basic question but its been a long time since ive worked. also, will it effect my tax credits? :confused:
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Any help available?
Hi all, I am writing to ask if there would be any help available for my partner to find work. She is currently receiving Carer's Allowance as she cares for a family member however she would be happy to gain to full-time employment. It would be ok with the person she cares for too. I was wondering if there is any help…
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Help with Personal Objectives
I have to come up with 5 personal objectives for the year. Apart from coming in and doing my work I have no idea what to put down. Can anyone help? I also have to come up with a 90 day plan and specify actions/objectives I can complete in this timeframe. I'm not a manager just a secretary. I dont want to be the only one…
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Advice....Breakdown of company/partnership
Hi Hopefully someone can help me with this. I am a director of a company along with a business partner. Due to the downturn work has not been too good and funds are running very low. I must admit that I have had enough of all the stress etc and want to leave the company. My only problem is we have around 200k of assets so…
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Iceland group interview
Anyone had one? i got one Wednesday, so i want an insight of what goes on
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Help on behalf of a friend
Hey peeps, I was wondering if any of you would be able to help me on matter regarding my friend who was made unemployed by her last boss. It's a long one, but I'll try and keep it simple as possible. She started work as a dental technician (can't remember how long she was there unfortunately, I'll ask but it was over a…
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Reclaiming alleged overpayments of wages
Hello I was wondering if anyone could offer me some advice regarding my legal rights. I was paid Maternity pay from my employer in 2007-2008. I did not return to work and they are now trying to reclaim what they paid me claiming that they have the right to reclaim the Occupational part of the payment as I didn't return to…
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Bookkeeping
Hi, I currently looking for some work I can do on a part time basis from home. My background is in admin and I'm trying hard to find something genuine (am also on the bidding websites). However, I am considering doing a course(s) in bookkeeping and just wondered if anyone could advise the best one (from home). I would be…
