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Suitable commuting distances to work
Hi all. I am currently job-hunting for something that pays more than the minimum wage, and the serious lack of jobs/rejections i've received as a graduate is very disheartening.:( Anyway, back to the point, I have realised that many jobs advertised are out-of-town, which will mean commuting back and forth. I have seen some…
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CIPD qualifications or not?
This question is really hard to answer for me at the moment, especially since I am not from the UK and I would appreciate any help or comment. I have a four year business degree and have worked as an Executive Headhunter in the UK for the past 3 years. Because I want to move into an internal HR role I have decided to study…
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Part-time work - tax advice required
good evening, I am after some help please. I have a friend who in the 2010/2011 tax year worked part time. She earned around £3000 and had tax deducted on all of her earnings every month. Does she need to apply for a tax rebate to get it all back or will she automatically receive it?? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks…
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Question for part time public servants.
When you get your end-of-April payslip, will you check whether it reflects a pay rise of £250 per year, or pro rata based on your working hours? i.e. if you work half the normal hours, did you get £125 per year? If so, is this what you expected? Ta.
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Royal wedding public holiday - part of A/L entitlement?
Hi there my husband gets bank holidays added to his annual leave as they work most bank holidays. Should he have been given an extra day of annual leave this year? One of his colleagues said not as it's public holiday not bank holiday. Can anyone confirm? many thanks.
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**New Skills Swap Thread**
Hi, Had quite few brainwaves today, must be the double long weekend syndrome.:smiley: Just posted on another forum in a similar way but have quickly checked the site and can't see any thread relating to 'skills swapping.' Before you say that there are already dedicated sites offering this just thought that its quite a MSE…
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Employer not providing P45
I require a tax refund but one of my previous employers for the tax year has not provided a P45, When I handed in my notice I requested one and I wrote again a month later and never received one. When I filled out a tax refund form and sent it to the tax office, I phoned them to let them know I do not have a P45 for one of…
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Tax code still 647L, not 747L
Hello, I got my April play slip and my tax code is still 647L and not 747L which I should be on. I know its only about £20 difference... but hey, I'd rather have it! I'm a standard rate tax payer with one source of income, so it should have all transferred I would have thought? I work for a small company and don't want to…
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Holiday pay help please
Hi, I'm hoping someone can help/offer advice.... At the end of January my employer told me I still had 4 weeks holiday to take before the end of March. Knowing that I'm not a good holiday taker, my employer suggested that I take 2 weeks holiday and she would pay me for the other two weeks. I took one week but then due to…
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IT Training Help
Hi I am a 30 yr old needing to get out of the work i'm in as it is seriously making me unhappy, I have decided to have complete change of career and want to retrain in the IT industry, can anyone give me any advise as to what training courses are recommended. I have seen a lot of home training one's but been advised there…
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BR1 Tax code
My employer has just changed my tax code to BR1. Am I right in thinking that this is an "emergency" tax code? The tax I pay has nearly doubled! Any idea why it might have happened? This is the only job I hold.
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Self Employed or PAYE - Offer to choose, which is best
Hi I was wondering if someone could give some advice, hubby has been offered a job today, but unexpectedly he can choose to be self employed or paye. He would get 5 weeks paid holiday with both options I think. Not sure about sick pay need to find that one out. He has been asked to let them know by tomorrow! We need to…
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Employer Banning Out Of Hours Socialising!
My wife works for a local authority in the sheltered housing field. I have completely separate employment in a commercial field. The authority has decreed that employees must no longer socialise with residents and are no longer allowed to take part in any of the sheltered housing scheme's social activities, including…
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Agency interview with possible job interview... Confused!
Hi there, I applied for a call centre job through Coulter Elite Resourcing, and they just called me in for an interview tomorrow morning. Does this mean they check if I'm suitable for the role, and then the company themselves interview me? What do I wear?! Thank you, Arielle xx
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Online study courses
I dont know where to post this particular thread on the board so sorry about that but I am wondering what experiences anyone has had with online study courses? Ive been looking at doing a course online with home learning college UK and has anyone had any experience with this particular website? Or done any courses with…
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Changes afoont at work, thinking ahead.....
*Afoot The company I work for has recently moved to new premises, before moving it was very casual office environment, now we're in an open office (the only people who like open offices are those who don't have to work in them). One of the management staff has been going a little OTT with the whole officey/business thing,…
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Interview travel costs - any grant?
This is a total long shot but does anyone know if there is any assistance for job hunters to foot travel costs? I am currently temping so no longer on job seekers allowance. I have had 4 interviews this year and have a fifth next week and it is costing me a day or half day off my temp job plus train fares from £12-£20. I…
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Figuring out my last months pay (deleted)
Issue resolved, post deleted
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any home work jobs out there ??
hi so is there any GENUINE work from home jobs out there ? I am quite good with computers so maybe any computer work , but i am willing to do anything ... please let me know about any GOOD work from home jobs.... thankyou so much
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Private health insurance - compulsory?
Hiya all, just wondering if anyone could answer my query ... I currently have deducted from my monthly salary a sum of £216 for private health cover - I have held this cover for the past five years but as my wife has had to give up work (to care for her mum) I can no longer afford this. Can my employers force me to pay…
