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Pay issue - advice please
The scenario: Several years ago a grievance was made by an employee against a manager. The company upheld the grievance and it was verbally agreed that the employee would transfer to another department on the basis that they would not lose any financial benefits that they were receiving at the time of the grievance. The…
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harshly done by
Well I am now job hunting again, my employer despite knowing I had a disabled child before starting work and them agreeing to allow me time off for hospital appointments refused me time off making me take a full day holiday for a 10 minute appointment despite working for minimum wage and doing on call duties for nothing.…
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Respondent adding previusly undisclosed documents to ET bundle...
Hi there, I'm due to exchange bundles of documents for my ET next Tuesday, and today I received a revised index of documents from the Respondent. I'd sent them all of my documents earlier in the week. In this index, the Respondent has added around 5-10 documents I have never seen before and have never had access to - and…
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Employer wont give me 39 weeks statutory maternity pay? Is this right?
Hi everyone, Quick question, Im taking early maternity leave as Ive been very poorly & hospitalised for most of my pregnancy. My baby is due on the 19th of June & I gave notice on the 2nd of Feb to start my maternity leave on the 4th of April. My employer emailed this info to me initially which I was happy with: Start date…
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Writing a promotion case
Hi, I am in the process of putting together a promotion case where I work. I know roughly want I need to add, but would like some guidance on how to write it is a good way. Generally the case relies on proving you are working above your grade and getting personal references from colleagues, but any advice on how to stand…
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job seekers allowance
Hello, Does anyone know what the "level" of contribution is in order to claim job seekers allowance? How much NI would I have had to pay in order to claim contribution based JSA. Thanks.
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HELP! I've been told to sign a new contract or be sacked! Big changes to pay etc
Hello all, I've been an employee for a year or so working for a local home improvements firm as a door-to-door marketer/ canvasser...I know you'll all slate me for doing that kind of job but let's put that aside for now please (you can call me all-sorts after you've hopefully gave an opinion on the reason for the thread :p…
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Tesco Group interview
Hi iv got my first interview on tuesday its for a new Tesco store Just wondering if anyone knows what will happen/ have to do thanks :)
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Asking for a Pay Rise
I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on how to go about getting a pay rise in a large, global organisation? There is a structured performance review system in place, but the nature of how it has evolved means that, unless you're an absolute superhero or on the verge of being sacked, you will get the rank in the…
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Self Employed to Salaried? Urgent...
Hi.. Really need an urgent advice here. I was working as Contractor with a company till 2008 and didnt paid any taxes for that year or afterwards as my contract was dismissed after a year (my umbrella comany is dissolved as well)... since then couldnt get any other job or contract. Recently, have secured 2 permanent role…
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An unusual working pattern & holiday entitlement
Hello! Please can someone help settle the following - I work an unusual shift pattern and I'm not sure that the rules regarding my holidays are fair or correct - I'd like another opinion please. Our company entitlement for full time (36.5hr week) staff is 30 days plus 8 bank hols a year. I work 31.5 hours a week consisting…
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Would you take lower wages for time off work?
Last week I was informed at work that we are all being given the option to take reduced wages in turn for a month off work - this is completely optional. We would continue to be paid each month, but would only be paid 11/12ths of our current wages - this would equate to £100 per month for me. We would also get our normal…
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Possible disciplinary action
Hi all I'm just trying to get myself armed with some information in anticipation that something that disciplinary action may be taken. The beginning of Feb 2011 I made a formal complaint about my line manager to my HR department as I felt the manager had treated me badly whilst I took time off for my child to have serious…
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Suspended staff colleague
Hi A colleague of mine has been suspended and I have been asked to write up an account of the interview where he got told as I was also present. I am going to do it but just wanted to check, should I be including any statement or caveat to ensure I am not held liable for what I say or that I am not roped in to the…
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Home based travel advisor
Hi Everyone Has anyone tried working from home as a travel advisor/agent? The co-operative and other travel agencies offer jobs for people to be travel advisors working from their home. They supply a pc and phone line etc. I just wondered if it was worth giving it a go and if there was any decent money to be made? I don't…
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Jobs involving the use of Excel spreadsheets
Hi folks I consider myself to be quite good at excel and spreadsheets in general. What type of job roles could I go for where the majority of the work is manipulating/analysing spreadsheets? Thank You
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Just wistful thinking?
Please bear with me... I had a job that I loved for 5 years working for the public sector. The department I worked for had 8 similar offices across the county so the sector decided to merge them to try and save 25%. I got told (over the intranet on a FAQ site) that my particular job would no longer exist once the new…
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Who to complain to about my supervisor?
First of all, I hold my hands up and admit I was in the wrong in this situation. I work in an admin department which is divided into two sections. There are three of us in one section, and four in another, with a supervisor overseeing both sections. After several weeks of becoming increasing irritated by one of the three…
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Temporay work agency
Hi I have been working for 5 weeks, our baby has had the vomiting bug, On Monday i could not go to work as i had a little bit of a bad stomach, Tuesday i went into work still feeling a little sick. Tuesday evening i was totally ill I let the company know twice in that week i would not be in and got a text saying hope you…
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Contract Entitlements when ill during pregnancy- can someone help me.
Hi there I am 30 weeks pregnant and have had two days off work this week (first time to be off in pregnancy) Wednesday & Thursday. I'm entitled to a week off before I need a doctors cert. My boss asked a colleague to phone me to relay a message that she was desperate for some work to be done and could I come in even for a…
