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Missing Signing Date with for JSA
Hello Forum, I've posted here in the past and got some good unbiased advice. So here we go again. I'm going to missing my signing day for Job Seekers Allowance. I won't be able to sign on due to having to go travel to Leeds to attend a funeral. My signing day is the 20th April and I will be away from the 19th until the…
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Keeping in touch when on Maternity leave
I'm on maternity leave, and my office decided to have a re-shuffle. The previous two teams have been scrapped (of which I worked for one of them), and replaced with 4 teams and 4 team leaders. I was notified of this, asked which of the 4 new teams I'd prefer to work for, and I applied for one of the team leader jobs, which…
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Salary/Holiday Pay Question
Hello, I work part time (4 days per week) and am currently trying to see if my employers have worked out my salary correctly, as I'm having some trouble getting my head around it. I'm entitled to 24.4 days off per year (incl bank holidays etc). They have worked out my salary by: Daily Rate x 4 days per week x 48 working…
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Suitable Persons Interview
Hi just secured a new position as nursery manager then told I need a Suitable Persons Interview from OFSTED any advice :T
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Enterprise Allowance
My partner and I have recently lost an appeal to keep receiving ESA, and have now had to go back to claiming JSA. I've been looking into running Avon as an online business, I've set up a facebook page and e-shop and in the process of doing the same on ebay, I have a verified business paypal account aswell as a business…
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Sacked for being sick abroad?
Hi, I'm a new member, regretting that this is my first post but I really would like some advice. I work in the public sector for an organisation with reasonably generous benefits/conditions. However in the last 18 months, the said organisation has announced 1800 job losses (no co-incidence!). I must say that very few…
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Directgov JSA Job Search Tip
I'm not sure if anyone else has figured this out, but I thought I'd share it as its not really promoted by the JC or on the Directgov website On your Jobseekers agreement (JSA Claimants should have one of these in your plastic wallet) find the little white box next to "The types of job I am looking for" Type the 4 digit…
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Job offer - can i afford it?
Going to post this here too. I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I'm a recent biology graduate and have been offered work in Madagascar for 9 months. The problem is I have very little savings due to being unemployed for the past 8 months and no jobs being available, so need some kind of small loan to pay for my flight…
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Advice needed re employment Holidays
Hi everyone, I am posting on behalf of a friend. She has worked for a local authority for 3 years on a supply basis as a . However she has never had a break in her employment. During this time she has never had a contract, although this has been looked into. Complicated because the project she is working on is funded by…
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1% national insurance increase - how much do you have to earn to be affected?
I'm aware that the 1% national insurance increase for employees comes into force today. However, I've heard that the NI threshold has also been increased, which will offset the 1% increase for a lot of people. Does this mean that only people who are fairly well-off will be affected by the 1% increase? How much exactly…
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New Job- salary paid half in advance half in arrears
Hi everyone. Iv just started a new job (on the 4th) and have read in my contract that salary will be paid on the 15th of the month, half in advance, half in arrears. Does anyone know much I can expect to receive in my first pay cheque? I have asked HR about this, but they havent been very helpful, and as Iv had to relocate…
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I got an interview tomorrow but do not understand the job description
What does [FONT="]setting up combined forms mean? Do i need to know a particular software packagae? [/FONT]
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Job Offer? - Funds Transfer Administrator within Altair Financial Group Pty Ltd.
Hi, this is my first post so please bear with me. My husband received an email from Altair Financial Group offering him the above position. I am pretty sure it is a scam. Anyone had any dealings or heard of this company? I would be really grateful for any info/opinions :) The letter follows below. Thanks, Carol Hello, my…
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My Company requires me to move, how do I stand?
I have been employed at a company for over 15 years. During my career here I have been very loyal and hard working always doing overtime each week. I have stayed with the company for 15 years because one of the biggest attractions has been is locality to where I live which is only a bike ride away. In the last few years it…
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Jobcentres 'tricking' people out of benefits to cut costs
"Jobcentres 'tricking' people out of benefits to cut costs, says whistleblower" "Soaring number of sanctions against unemployed amid claims that DWP staff are being told to trip people up with paperwork" "Rising numbers of vulnerable jobseekers are being tricked into losing benefits amid growing pressure to meet welfare…
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Security Check - Help please
I want to apply for a civillian post in the MOD and it says that I will be security checked - I do have a criminal conviction - Drink Driving but I just wandered if it's even worth applying as I don't know if I would pass the security checks with this conviction? Has anyone been in a similar situation with this type of…
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can a business say you cant contact any of their clients after leaving.
I have been looking through my contract and it says the following you will not either directly or through any other person for a period of six months following the termination of your employment for whatever reason contact any of the clients of the company or any of the customers of the clients you dealt with at any time…
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Tax rebate
My son worked for 3 employers 2010/11 one of which has not supplied any information to the Tax office. He earned approximately £1000 less than the personal allowance but the Tax office have told him that although he has supplied all information to them because the employer has not contacted them they cannot issue a Tax…
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employer not playing ball
Hiya I wonder if anyone has come across what has just happened to me at work. I have just received a letter from my employer congratulating me on being 1 of the top 10% on my unit .In the letter it said I would receive a pay rise and my hourly rate would increase to £7.70.( which i received in my march pay back dated to…
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Advice on courses
I'm thinking of going on a beauty course at my local college but i feel i could be too old and i have no qualifications. I would love to get into beauty as i find it very interesting. I also don't have a lot of money so i couldn't afford to pay for the course. Are there any free courses in the west yorkshire region and if…
