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Do Excel qualifications help in the workplace?
Just a quick question that I've been thinking about for a while (and yes I need to get out more!) Do you think that employers look on candidates with a basic Excel qualification (assuming an office job) favourably or are they seen as largely irrelevant. And equally, given that the MCAS and MOS are pretty basic and…
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Access to better libraries
Hi, I'm a frequent library user in London but I've become very disillusioned with the public libraries as places for study. Far too often there are teens chatting, kids screaming, homeless people loitering, poor toilet facilities, lack of space, poor access to current magazines/journals and a general lack of atmosphere…
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Advice on apply for jobs
Im just looking for a bit advice how I should word my covering letters etc for jobs that I am applying for. The situation is that Im in my final weeks of Uni, my degree was criminology and although in ideal world I would do something relating to this the reality is there is nothing locally and I can't move at present - To…
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Morning Sickness, absence and colleague
Hi all, I have a double barrelled question here I've been suffering from bad morning sickness, throwing up multiple times a day and such an overwhelming nausea that I can't concentrate on anything. I've been off two whole weeks, one self-certified and the other on a doctors note. I went back yesterday and was hopelessly…
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Apprenticeships travel and tourism
Hi, My daughter is leaving school soon, and of course is looking for a job. She wants a apprenticeship with the travel industry, we are currently applying for two. (first choice and Thomas cook - this has been delayed due to the merger with co op) Does anybody else know of other companies offering such apprenticeships?…
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Tax when self-employed
I was made redundant last week as my employer went into administration. I have been forced to start my maternity leave immediately now due to this and so HMRC are paying me my SMP. I have been offered 2 weeks work for the next 2 weeks but will be classed as self employed. I will only be earning £350 per week so do I still…
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Old job / new job notice and leave query
Hi there I was wondering if anybody could help me out as im in a bit of a pickle. I will give you a little background info first. I work in a small organisation of 10 people in the north. I was in a management role when a new operations manager came in a newly created post. He has proven to be a real bully to the point…
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JSA and training question
I'm under 25, currently seeking JSA for under 6 months. I have an interview this week (my second interview with the company), they have told me if i pass this test/training interview then i will be given a job. However i will need to do 6 weeks training part time (under 16 hours per week) and this should start next week…
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Employment Law and Annual Leave
Hi folks, I've posted before about my husband's rather archaic and unhuman boss, but this time they're really overstepping the mark, we think. Basically my husband has booked the first week of Easter as annual leave. Originally he had the second week booked off, but they asked him to change it to the first week due to…
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Help on gross misconduct
Basically, last Thursday, me and 3 other members off staff we're called in separately without warning to a meeting with the Director of our Company. He asked us if we were familiar with our email and internet abuse policy which I confirmed I was. He then presented me with emails sent and received (from the 3 colleagues who…
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Help!! employers changing working hours....
Wondering i anyone has any helpful advice ..... Hubby has been working for the same company for 2.5 years .... he has agreed working hours .... starts at 8am 3 days a week and starts at 11am 2 days a week. The company have been making alot of changes including restructuring comission, making it 'almost impossible' to earn…
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Apprenticeship am I too old?
Hi I am currently doing a home study course in electrical engineering in hope that I get an apprenticeship with an engineering company such as National Grid. Thing is I am turning 30 this year so not sure if i am considered too old to be an apprentice compared to younger people who have just finished education. I currently…
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Job Delivering Passports?
Hey everyone! I've been told by a few people about deliverying passports... but can't seem to find any info on who to contact or how to get involved with it... If anyone knows anything, then any advice would be great! I'm a courier now, so it would fit in nicely with what i do :)
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Employer not passing on tax free allowance increase
My net salary for april is going to be the same as march (I asked). According to listentotaxman salary tool I should get ~£25 extra. I take it this is due to the increase in tax free allowance and my employer is not passing this onto me. Can they do this? I plan to see CAB when it opens on Thursday but has anyone got any…
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Exaggerating my basic salary. Tips
Long time poster but forgotten my username and since changed my email so can no longer use my old account! Anyway, I digress. I start a new job next Monday and have been handed my P45 by my old firm. Having looked at it, it lists my wage for the previous tax year. The problem is, I slightly exaggerated my earnings in my…
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Working out bank holidays with notice period
I have a new job to start on 3rd May, and with my current employeer I have a 4 week notice period. Cheekily I want to maximise the number of bank holidays I get paid towards the end of April. Currently my plan is to hand my notice in on 1st April which I think would make my last working day 29th April (Royal Wedding). I…
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Leaving job due to depression, what are my rights?
Hi all, not sure if I'm in the right place so please move this thread if needed. I'm really depressed at work and I'm going to the doctors to possibly get signed off from work if I can - just wanted to see what my rights are if I want to leave while signed off? Reason I want to leave rather than just take time off is that…
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Overpayment of Wages due to Qualification Mistake
Hi all :) I started a new job 6 months ago and was told I had the necessary qualifications to receive wages on the qualified scale. However, I have recently discovered that the qualification I have is different from the required one. My employer are now looking to recover the wages they have overpaid me. At no point did I…
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Online banking agreement
During my previous employment I signed an agreement with the company bank to be the primary user of online banking services. I would like to obtain a copy of the agreement I signed with the bank but they are refusing to let me have this as I am "no longer authorised to conduct company business" Can the bank legally refuse…
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Been Made Redundant
Hi Some of you might of seen from previous threads that I might be getting made redundant. Well it happened today. I have a while to find a new job, but want to get looking straight away. I was a lithographic print assistant, but want to try something different. Just really asking for links to useful websites for job…
