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Not sure what to do.
Hiya I had a bit of problem few days ago at work and im not sure if i should make a complaint or if i am taking it to serious , if any one could help me please. what happened was I had finished my shift and served my last customer and closed my till and tidy/cleaned around. I then asked one of the supervisor if it was ok…
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What do you want to be when you are older?
Move me if this is the wrong place! I was just wondering if anyone has more than one job which is unrealated or have changed careers. At the moment I work as a catering supervisor term time, cleaner 2 nights a week and a childrens support worker holidays and weekends. In the past I have been a (qualified) gymnastic coach…
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Partnership Tax Return
Hello, Can anyone advise me. Last year I set up a partnership with a friend. I have been on the HMRC website and have both my myself and the partnership registered with them. I am able to complete my personal tax return on line but for the partnership it looks like I can only do it using the commercial third party…
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Is this legal or not?
Hello, Sorry about the username-I was trying for about 15 minutes to type in a username, which was always already being used, I typed in that and it actually registered me - can you believe it. I started a job yesterday which was advertised through the Direct Gov website, for a publishing company in the SW. The job is self…
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Bit of a mess, possibly discriminatory - help please!
Hi there Story as follows In 2003 I had a baby & went on mat leave for 10 months (after the new mat leave rules came into force) I worked full time but returned on a 3 day week (jobshare) but when it came to calculating my salary they pro-rata'd down to a 3 day week but then took another 1k a year off me as 'a part-timer…
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Statutory Maternity Pay and self employment
I'm currently on maternity leave until September from my main job. I make jewellery as a hobby and have been looking into becoming self employed and selling my jewellery at the same time as being employed. I've got the all clear from my main job to be self employed, but I'm not sure where I stand with my maternity pay.…
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Question on Overpayment
On receiving my payslip this morning, I was surprised to see that I had been paid 10 hours overtime, having not made any overtime claims for the past year! Despite the extra money being very useful at present, I decided that, in the longer term, honesty was the best policy and queried the overtime payment. Turns out that…
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Husband's employer is getting cheeky
Hey all. My husband works for a well known pub chain, and has had to take some time off work at various points. He had two weeks of in January to look after my son and myself after I was rushed into hospital with appendicitis. I couldn't walk properly for a week afterwards, and my husband had to cook for me, look after my…
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Self Employed but no holiday pay!
Hi just been offered a job for a firm guaranteed 40 hours with sick pay but i have to register as self employed and no payed holidays is this legal and correct?
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Job Scam??
I replied to a posting on Gumtree called "Next Retail Assistant" which showed a photo of the next logo. I know that Next accept applications through their website and refer to the position as "Sales Consultent" So i recieved an email back and it just seems a bit dodgy: Thanks for applying for vacancy. Im glad to inform you…
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Claiming jsa & studying
Hi, Can anyone give me some advice? I am currently studying for a level 2 NVQ in childcare . I only work two days a week under 16 hours and do not get paid. I have tried to claim JSA and have been told I need a letter from the college to say how many hours a week I work and if I get paid. I gave this information and then I…
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JSA Payment due on a bank holiday?
first off let me aplologise if this is in the wrong place, this is my first post. Anyway i signed on on Tuesday and i should be recieving my money on the friday, however this friday i think is a bank holiday. what will happen to my payment? will i get it earlier or later or the same day with no troubles? Thanks in advance.
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HELP advice please on job/depression
Hi , i will try to keep it brief, i am currently employed but have been suffering severely with depression/anxiety for the last 2/3 years which i am receiving medication and therapy for but wanted help/advice as i am really struggling to do my job now due to my condition. My doctor is prepared to sign me on the sick which…
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How long do you wait to hear after an interview?
I had an interview 10 days ago on a Monday, I was told I should hear whether I had got the job 'early next week' ie the beginning of this week. I do know the HR / recruitment section of the company isn't very good. Do you think it is permissable to contact the company to ask how I got on and if so how long would you leave…
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wish me luck - first interview in over 25 years
I've been a stay at home mum, been applying for a few jobs but never get an interview but now I have an interview next week. :D :eek: So now need to brush up on some interview techniques
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Legal Question From Self Employed
Not sure whether I am in the right place to ask this question but if anyone can help I would be grateful. I am classed as self employed but I do sales for only one company. They pay me monthly & provide me with an invoice for all my sales. In my contract, it states that if I leave the company, all my forward commissions…
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ET1 Form Help
Hi I am in the process of taking my employer to a tribunal for constructive dismissal, I had cancer and they made my life unbeable whilst I was undergoing treatment. I'm not sure how much info you need to submitt on the ET1 form Q5.2, I have already written a 12 page doc outlining the bullying which I was subjected to over…
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When the knifes in can it ever be taken out?
Shortly after I started my current job I had a run in with the boss due to being given a different job to the one advertised. Then had another fall out of overtime pay a few months later. But ever since then I have never been asked to do overtime again, any new employees automatically leap frog me on the ladder so am…
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Breaking the Law outside of work
An interesting moral and legal dilemma: If an employer becomes aware that an employee is habitually breaking the law outside of work, but in a way that has no direct effect on the reputation of the employer, is it 'fair' of the employer to take disciplinary action? ie: if that disciplinary action resulted in dismissal,…
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Help required RE final holiday payment of holidays accrued on long term sick leave
Got my final pay slip with all holiday pay accrued since being on long term sick leave and I think it is wrong. * Last worked 27th August 2009 * Left 15th April 2011 * Leave year starts 1st January every year * workers received 20 days (asked to save 5 per year for christmas shutdown) plus all bank holidays making 28 days…
