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Holiday pay question
My partner works in retail on a contract for 8 hours per week. 1. The company says he is entitled to 4 weeks holiday pay. Bank holidays are normal working days. I presume I am correct in saying that the legal minimum is now 5.6 weeks pro rata (44.8 hours)? 2. Although his contract is for 8 hours, he has never worked less…
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JSA periods of sickness
I phoned my SS office to let them know that i was poorly and might not be able to sign this week. They started looking back some 18 months to see if i had any periods of sickness in the past which i did and said i would have to sign off. I have not been signing on for the entire last 18 months as i took about 4 temp jobs…
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Adult chat texting jobs
I am about to register with exceltelmedia, has anyone any experience with them, i will have to start off with just the texting as i think i will get stumped what to say on the chat lines. Does anyone know of other adult text companies looking for people, i know of excel and text121 ( i did'nt fancy the text 121) as you…
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Celebratory Officers - any advise please?
Hello there, I have an interview :j in two weeks time for a Celebratory Officer with Kent County Council. I was hoping that you lovely people may have some experience of this, could you advise me whether the hours are long, and roughly what i can expect to earn? I know these are questions I can ask on the day, but i…
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What job for a disabled young adult?
Asking on behalf of my friend. He is 23 and has no qualifications or experience, and he's been on benefits all his life. He had to drop out of school for medical reasons so he never managed to complete his GCSE's, then from 17-21 he's been in and out of hospital. Now he does have a good standard of health and hes been in…
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Best way to apply for Jobs?
I wish to apply for a Job today but it does not state the preferred way to apply. What is the best way to apply for Jobs these days via email or post? thanks for help.
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Traveling included?
I have just started working for a small company. I work when they have hour from me to do. I use my own transpaot and receive 30p pm allowance. I was told that I wouls be paid from the office to the jobs and back to the office. That was fine. I work on an hourly basis. I check work that the contractors have done across the…
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Cv
Hello there :) Do any of you lovely people know of any on-line (free) sites which help with CV's?? I have seen a few but would like to know of ones you have actually used. TIA
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employer's behaviour - please advise!
this is such a long and complicated story I'll try and keep it to the minimum then if anyone is kind enough to reply I can supply further details............ I worked in a special needs school as an as and when TA until sept 10 when I left ot go into the second year of a social work degree. My OH started work at the same…
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Employment history checks - urgent advice needed!
I have been a little bit dishonest in telling my prospective employers about my employment history over the last 3 years. I have passed a couple of stages and have a final interview tomorrow. They are asking I bring any P45s from the last 3 years. Will they be able to check with HRMC to see when I have been in employment…
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Advice needed pleasex
Hi all,just need a bit of advice really on working from home taking orders or call centre op,what i dont want to do is call people up and asking about their personal lifestyle etc.how would i get started i have skype,internet,mac comp.ive worked in retail for 25 years so i know how to treat customers and deal with…
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Salary Negotiations
Hi, I applied for a job which said 'Salary Negotiable'. Anyway I had an interview and it went well and have been invited back for a second interview. I asked about the salary range in an email when confirming attendance at second interview. I got a response that the job is dependant on the relevant experience and asked…
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The "I-resign" website
I used to read a website called "I-Resign" then all of a sudden when I went to open the site there was a message on its home page saying that it was down for maintenance and to "check back in a few days" . That was a flipping year ago lol . Did anyone else read or participate in that forum site ? It also gave great advice…
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Garden Leave?
My employer is forcing me to work my notice from home but has set me impossible work tasks to complete daily or I will not be paid. Can this happen I would be using my own equipment, internet and electricity? Sorry meant to say Garden Leave x
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Childcare for school holidays?
Just wondered what options I'd have for school holidays for a 6 year old? The nursery my youngest would go to has after school club but term time only, do any childminders do school holidays only? I'm a stay at home mum at the moment but finances are tight (aren't everyones lol?!) so would be looking at working 2-3 days a…
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Self employed P46 Help
Hello there, I hope some of you can help me on this one. I am currently self employed but am starting a bit of temp work for 6 weeks. I have to fill out a P46 and really don't know what box to tick. I've been looking on the web and some are saying tick Box A - first job since last 6th April, and others are saying tick Box…
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Dismissal imminent...desperate...
Hi all, Just a quick query as to if I can be dismissed when I am suffering from depression and it’s affecting my work? Basically, at Christmas of 2009 I made an error at work and my boss made a massive deal of it and downgraded my end of year Performance rating. He left 3 months later but I was never given a fresh start by…
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Junk Mail and Business
Hello. I'm just about to setup as self-employed and have had 10,000 leaflets made for a door-to-door leaflet drop ("Junk Mail" drop). I have read on the net the average response for such mail delivery methods is between 0.5% and 1%. Putting this aside though, what worries me is the abuse I might get from home owners; such…
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Can our employer cut our wages by 20% ?
Hi, this is my first post here and would be very grateful of any advice. I have worked for a voluntary organisation for 9 years and my wages are based on an increment system. Three years ago the company changed the pay system so that new workers started on 17k and could not go higher unless through cost of living etc. The…
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Minimum age limit for job?
In my local shop window I've just seen an ad for a job which would be perfect for me, BUT they have specified that applicants must be a minimum of 30 years old, meaning I, at 27 am not old enough. I was under the impression that this was not allowed for most jobs. The job isn't to do with anything age related, just making…
