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Interview for EO with DSA
Hi just found out I have an interview for an EO position within the Driving Standards Agency. It's for a Contact Centre Team Leader, just wondering if anyone has been on one of these interviews and has any advice. I also have to do an intray exercise, does anyone have experience of doing one of these. Thanks for reading
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Advice Needed - New starter salary considerably more than other staff
Hi, I am hoping someone can provide some advice for me and some of my colleagues. We have a general fax machine in the office which is very rarely used. About half an hour ago a colleague was checking for a fax she was expecting she came across a one from a letting agent to our HR Dept. The fax is regarding a new…
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late payment of salary
Hi there, Wondering if anyone can give me some advice please? I am registered as self-employed and paid fortnightly by the local authority. It has always been our right to choose how we recieve our payments and I accept mine in cheque form. They now have a BAC's system in place and apparently as 'an incentive to join the…
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advice please got £60 deducted for crb without any notice
Hi I hope you can offer me some advice please. I started working for a company and had to do a crb check - fair enough but wasn't told at the time of my interview and when signing the paperwork that i'd had to pay for it out of my wages. so now when my payslip i'd done £100 work of work, had £60 deducted re crb and only…
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Where Are The Jobs, to Do X?
Are there any official (or any) stats, sites, sources, which would indicate where in the country one should head for to find the most of any particular type of job. I saw a Nextstep advisor yesterday and one of my questions to be covered was "should I stay in this county" and she was quite clear "with what you do, you need…
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Help needed please!!!!
Sorry if this is too long, but I really need help, my dad works for a small business, which makes furniture and he has been working for them since Feb/March 07 on and off, when I say on and off I mean when the business has not got enough work they tell him not come to work and when the work pick up they call him back. At…
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No pay rise
My hubby has just found out he is the only agent who was not given a pay rise when his company implemented longer working hours. His line manager said this is because he was getting more than them in the first place. The only reason he gets the salary he does is because this is the amount he was told at interview he would…
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Any midday supervisors out there?
Hi Had an interview this week for a midday supervisor job in a school. I've been a legal PA for the last 20 years and misguidely thought it was a job anyone could walk into (apologies to all midday supervisors)! I was asked some questions which I hadnt expected and wondered if anyone could give me some tips for next time…
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Can someone advise about housing benefit please
Hi I have recently been made redundant again. I am a self employed jiner and have been in and out of work for the last year. I have now enroled witht he OU to study a degree cause I just cant cope with this anymore. I have decided to get a part time job while i study (8 hours a week *6per hour) will i still be entitiled to…
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Breakdown of wages on piece rate
My partner works on a piece rate basis. If his productivity for the day is below a certain amount then he gets a basic day rate. When he gets his wage slip however it just shows one amount and it's very difficult to figure out exactly what he's been paid for and check if there is anything missing. Should be the employer be…
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Small Earnings Exception specific to self-employment only?
Hi Is the National Insurance Class 2 Small Earnings Exception specific to self-employment earnings only? Or does it also take into consideration your Class 1 earnings? So if I earn more than £5,075 in 2009-10 as an employee alone, do I still need to pay Class 2 NI even if my self-employment earnings are less than £5,075 in…
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Job references advice please!
Hi, I am currently filling out an application form for a civil service vacancy and it asks for a job reference of a current or recent employer. Now I was working in paid employment for the same organistation from Apr 04 - Feb 09. Then from Feb 09, I went back into education and took up two temporary unpaid employments (to…
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Can I ask for a transfer?
Hi Hope someone can advise me please. I was facing redundancy in Sept last year and applied for a new role within my same comapny which I got. I am unhappy in this role and its not working out how I planned -I basically feel I'm not suited to the role and as a result my performance is suffering. Can I ask what the rules…
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Unpaid daily work-related meetings
This will probably sound a bit petty...that's not my intention, but just curious to know what my 'rights' are, if any. I start work at 9am, and every day we have a department meeting, in which we spend around 10 minutes assessing the previous day's work, and discussing the objectives for the day ahead. So obviously, from…
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Info On Being Self Employed Taxi Driver Please help
Hi everyone i recently got made redundant an lookin to be self employed, be my own boss in maybe taxi drivin, so would love some of your experience an help on this subject please:confused: * like were to start ? * insurance ? * type of car ? * how many seats ? * normal taxi or hackney ? * any grants towards help purcase of…
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unpaid leac=ve of abscence for a teacher
Am I allowed time off as my daughter lives abroad and needs a caesarian for the birth of her first child.She will need help when she comes out of hospital.
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Change to commission
Evening all......... hoping someone can help, i have been on here a few times in the past looking for advise re: my husband work. Tonight he has received an email stating changes to his commission. His company have announced they will no longer pay commision if they do not meet 75% of Revenue Against Target. My hubby has…
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Home Learning College
Hey, This is a bit of story to get the gist of my situation. I've been signed onto a course from Home Learning College.com since roughly May/June '09. I signed up to the CompTIA A+ course, since this is something I am really interested (Partially required for my career dreams) in and would help me gain a job, or at least…
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To look or to stay?
Hello All, I would be very grateful if you could take the time to read this post and give me your honest thoughts. Feel really stressed out at the moment and I thought it may help to get some good advice. I am 21 and have worked for the same company for three years. I have worked hard during that time, I have been promoted…
