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Lay Off HELP
Hi, I am hoping someone can help answer my questions - I will explain the situation first. My DH is a plasterer for a small construction company - He was temporarily laid off 3 weeks ago. Fri 25th Feb - Phone call telling DH & rest of staff not to come to work on Monday as they are all temporarily laid off for a week.…
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redundant and pregnant
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teacher training
Llooking for some help please. I'm currently working as a Dispensing Optician, I have a vocational qualification that is apparently degree equivalent.I've got gcse's, a-levels and nvqs 2 and 3. I want to retrain as a primary school teacher. Hopefully on the 1 yr course.I would'nt be able to afford any more time out of…
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temporary-verbal permanent-temporary?
It is legal for an employer to change a permanent contract to a temporary one? I started working for a department store as a Christmas temp. I was given a 3 month contract, although I was only intended to work for 6 weeks. When the 6 weeks was up they said that I was being offered a permenant contract but as I was moving…
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part time jobs held for short periods - worth mentioning?
Hello I am applying for a job in banking. I held a job for 3 months about 5 years ago in a similar role but gave it up as my husband's job was quite demanding and it wasn't working out with his hours. I then got another part time job straightaway that was just a few hours a week that worked out better. I held that one for…
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Dress Code For Open Day
A local business is having an open day for recruitment tomorrow. I was going to go along but I am unsure as to how to dress. Smart casual or usual business dress? Thanks.
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Help to understand new contract!
Ok need a bit of help understanding my new contract please! Started looking for a job about 6 weeks ago, 2 interviews later I have been offered a position which was stated as 22 hours. The Manager phoned and offered me the job, stated the hours as 22 and said they would be spread over 3 days. Told me which days so I could…
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working back overpayment, but what happens to tax?
Saw some paperwork and figured out I'd been overpaid for a year and a half. Spoke to union for advice but have had none, despite my repeated phonecalls and reps repeated agreeement to call me back. Anyway, told my boss and we have discussed how I could work back the overpayment. I'm fine with this BUT have only just…
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Sales commision reduction
I am currently a van sales supervisor for a national company. I get paid a salary plus commission. Out of the blue I received a letter on company headed paper from the direct field sales manager this morning. The letter explains that our commission payment structure is to be changed due to declining sales and profit…
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Help - do you know of any open days/openings in computer games industry?
Have a degree in computer science from Southampton and would love to work within the computer games industry. My degree was a 2:2 and I wonder whether this bars me from getting into this? (most companies want 2:1 or above). Does anyone know of any open days in this sector in the north west? Any advice you can offer would…
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Part time worker just made redundant
Hi, I hope you can help me. My daughter has worked at a cafe at a local fisheries saturday's and sundays for the last 4 years, and other than some changes to her workign days (some weekends just one day) she has stuck to the same hours all the time she has worked for the owners. Before Christmas, she was told the cafe was…
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SSP for part time worker
I am currently off work due to a pregnancy related illness and have been since 21 February, i took a weeks self certified sickness and my doctor has given me a sick line dated from 28th February for 6 weeks until I am able to start my maternity leave. I work a lie week at work so I presumed for the past two weeks I should…
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interview advice please
I have an interview as a pharmacy assistant in the NHS, next month. I would be grateful if anybody could let me know what the interview will entail and also what sort of interview questions will be asked. thanks wife to be
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Overpayment & legality of paying back?
Hi everyone I'm after a bit of advice. I had a part time job and left at the start of the year. Sometime in feb 2010 they changed the paycycle and gave us an advance so for that month our wage stayed the same (I don't really understand it) I left in jan 2011 and my last wage was £0 because it said reclaim this advance. In…
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Employment Tribunal and Perjury
Hi I am taking my previous employer to Employment Tribunal. I have obtained some documents (though in a illegal way to show my company unfairly treated me). I have some other legal evidence as well but I am not disclosing these to other side at the moment. I am at a stage where I am not really interested in winning or…
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Help Been given bad reference
I have been out of work for 6 months now, I resigned from my last job by leaving a letter of resignation with no notice as i had a dispute with the chairman and felt his behaviour was very unprofessional but i did not state this in my letter of resignation i stated that i felt it was time to move on , i did discuss my…
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refused businesws account
Hi...can anyone help me out, I have just set up a new business and require a business account...I am a sole trader but due to very bad credit i am being refused... Help Please!!
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Employee stealing from work - advice?
Hi, I don't know if this forum is the right place for this post, so please forgive me if it's not! Ok, so here goes: The employee is a 17 year old boy who works one night a week at a fast food takeaway for about 4 hours. He works at the counter - serving customers, taking their orders, and dealing with the money/change…
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forced to use annual leave
My boss has just informed us that he will be closing on 29th April 2011 as he won't make any money that day and that we must take the day as annual leave, our contracts do not say he can do this, I dont want to use annual leave for 'odd' days, can he make me do so?
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Travelling expenses
I am wondering what forum members make of this: I am a factory based employee and my employer is due to locate to a new site. At the moment the new site is being made ready by various contractors (operated under construction site regulations). I have been asked to assist with some projects at this site which I am happy to…
