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Retraining - Too expensive
I want to retrain as an accountant, have done for a long time but I just can't afford to do it, I'm in debt and am constantly struggling for money month from month. Along with that I'm finding it difficult to hold down a job because I'm so fed up with my current line of work and feel like I'm going nowhere. Does anyone…
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Smart/casual for Blockbuster interview?
Hi there. My DS has an interview with Blockbuster for a p/t job as store assistant (yey!). He has been told to turn up wearing black, 'smart/casual'. So, should he have a proper shirt or would a polo shirt be smart enough (he would make sure it was not one of those fashionably crumpled/frayed ones...) Polo shirt has the…
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Fed up of supervisors
I have been in my job a couple of month's. I work on the tills in a very busy high street store. We are always short staffed and the place is always a mess. I arrived at the till bank a few minutes before my shift start time on friday. I had collected some of the mess on the way through the store to the till bank. When I…
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NHS pay scale 2011/2012?
Does anyone know the final word on what is happening this year? The last I heard (a few months ago) was those earning less than £21k, i.e. those on AfC spine points 1-15, would see an increase of £250 this year, starting next month (less than a week, then). I've not heard either way. Has anyone else?
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dmg24 there is a question on my thread
dmg you have been asked a question on my thread leagle eagle. I have been expecting an answer from you but I dont think you must have gone on my thread again.
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Advice please re Teenager with pet sitting job
My 15 year old does some pet sitting for neighbours. The hours are very irregular, just ad hoc when people are on holiday etc? Does anybody know if she needs insurance or the like? Thanks .:D
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Can you claim benefits if you are dismissed?
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Overpayment - my rights?
Please can anyone help!? I worked in Topshop until Dec 2009, and upon leaving was very ill and did have a lot of time off however I have not kept a record of how much I had off and did not keep copies of my doctors certificates. My last pay check I did check and it seemed accurate to me so I did not go into detail. Over a…
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Can I be Fired for Interviewing at another company?
Hi, I am UK citizen, british passport working in the UK (Just to be clear). I have been working for my current company for over 1 yr now. Therefore I have 'employment rights' which I am aware of but.. My question is: Can I be Fired for Interviewing at another company? (if my current employers find out) Thanks Peter Smith.
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Contracting in a limited comany
Hi I am thinking of going contracting. Does anybody know the cheapest way to open a limited company and be vat registered? Many Thanks
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Voluntarily Re-training? Good idea or bad?
I have been a sahm to 5 lovely young people most of the last 20 years, and now my youngest has just started secondary school i feel the time is right to enter the world of "real work" :rotfl: My DH is happy for me to continue to stay home, as he likes the traditional set up we have of him working, and me being a full time…
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NHS Banding Question....
Hi guys, I've worked for the NHS for just under 3 years now, in 2 different jobs (one for just under 2 years and the one I'm in now for a year). Both jobs were through agencies. My current job is a band 4 position (that is finishing in the next few months), and I have an interview for a permanent band 3 NHS job soon (not…
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Been offered job....
in Dubai. I'm a teacher and things here are sh!te. Worse than sh!te. Conditions are worsening and we seem to be getting steam rollered into accepting. I'm 'only' supply so have no real rights as it is anyway. Anyway, I've been offered a job in Dubai. A huge part of me wants to take it. I have no boyfriend, no real close…
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Job offer question
Just wondered if anyone knows legally the answer to this. Ive been looking for work for a few weeks now. Full time jobs i can do in my town are few and far between. So chances are i will be working out of town again when i do find work. My problem is the costs of travel. I applied for a job last week and was interviewed.…
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Annual Leave
I've started a new job on job-share. I work 15 hours per week 6 hours Monday, Tuesday and 3 hours Wednesday morning. My jobshare does 3 hours Wednesday afternoon, 6 hours Thursdays and Fridays. We have both started at the same time and work the same amount of hours per week. Our contracts both state that we are entitled to…
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Signing On..
Hi everyone, Thanks for taking the time to read this. Basically, my girlfriend currently lives 300 miles from where I live. She is trying her hardest to find a job, but to no avail at the moment. I am just wondering whether she could sign on at either my home town and her home town without much fuss? So she could come down…
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am i entitled to paternity leave?
my wife is 3 months pregnant and i have been with my company for 3 weeks (starting 4th week monday). Am i entitled to any leave?
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Out of work for 8 months...
Hello everyone....I'm here to ask for advice on the 'big issue'...how to find job! I wasn't born in England, but I have been living in London for the past 6 years. My English is basically mother-tongue level. I have a BA and a Master's Degree, years of experience in sales and customer service, and have quit my last…
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Jobseekers allowance work placement
I'm 18 and on New Deal job seekers allowance, i'm due to start a work placement in the next month at a chicken factory which i'm dreading because i'm vegeterian but obviously i have to do it, i was wondering if i get any more money than my £50 per week for the work i'll be doing and was wondering how many hours per week it…
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Should i return to work ? dilema
Hello all, Im after some advice again !, ive been reciving incapacity benefit for a few years now due to severe depression/anxiety after lots of messing around with medication etc im now much beter and feel i want to return to work. I think it will be benifical to my mental wellbeing and also help with money ( i should be…
