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data protection worries
I was wondering if any one here could possibly give me some advice regarding the Data Protection Act and my rights. Four years ago I was off sick from work with carpal tunnel syndrome, as part of the abscence management programme which my employer follows I recieved a home visit from my line manager and my ops manager.…
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Leaving Job Notice
Hi all, Ive recently been offered and accepted a new job with a 50% higher salary than my current role. Ive had to take this job as my girlfriend has recently quit hers to care for her mum full time, she has alzheimers. Were both 23. In my current job Ive never been given a contract in my 6 months of being here so Ive said…
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Gumtree jobs - asking for photo's?
I'm looking for a second part-time job and I've noticed on Gumtree that quite a lot of the adverts ask you to send a recent photo. I'm not looking for particulary skilled jobs, just something to get a bit of extra income. They seem to be genuine adverts (not the pretend work from home etc jobs) but I can't see the…
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Paying Tax For Time When Didn't Have Company Car
Hi All, Right, my tax code just changed and they are claiming tax back from a period of Apr - nov 2010 for when I had my company car, but I didn't have the car then, how can they claim the money for a full year if I didn't have the benefit for the full year?
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Reducing Work Hours - Help to calculate salary difference
Hello, Im hoping someone who is good at payroll calculations can help me out. I am off work at the moment with stress, really struggling with job, work life balance everything. I have decided to go in and speak to my employer about returning to work but I would like to do so on a different working agreement. I currently…
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anyone heard of jobsinbrighton.net?
supposedly launched earlier this month, though it seems just the same 'test' jobs on there..
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Slave driving boss
My job is case work. I work in engineering. I work on one case a day and have a day to write the report. The report has to be in at the end of the next day or I get a warning (everyone does). My boss insists that I do a case the day before I go on holiday so I have to write it up during my holiday or get a warning. This is…
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Do job agencies damage the job market ?
I know it's a provocative question and I am being a little mischievous but I have often asked myself this same question. Many moons ago, companies would do all their recruitment advertising either through the local press or in jobcentres. If you sent your CV in response to an ad then you know the employer would have your…
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Does Anybody Seriously Believe The Unemployment Is Going Down?
Does anybody here seriously believe that the unemployment is going down? I am feeling utterly sick to death with sending off job application after job application, and never getting a reply. Perhaps I should give up and start my own business.
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UK's Best Cities For Jobs?
I came across this article which gives Britain's best cities for jobs: http://www.careerbuilder.co.uk/Article/CB-176-Job-Search-Britains-best-cities-for-jobs/ What do you all think? Is this true? Should I relocate to one of these cities, instead of staying in jobless Merseyside?
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Scan of Today Metro Newspaper Jobs Section
I'll be really grateful if anyone can scan or take a photo of the jobs section of the newspaper and post it here (as long as it is readable) The online e-metro edition doesn't have classifieds, because they vary by region. Thank you :beer:
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Im finding volunteering really difficult, any advice?
I started volunteering just before christmas, I help out with the activities once a week in an elderly care home. The trouble is, I dread it so much it is starting to take over everything, as it draws nearer to the day i go each week i feel lower and lower and spend a lot of the time in tears. I havnt worked for quite a…
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Rotas changing and causing childcare problems for single mums
At my work there are several women who are having problems due to the rota's being changed once they have been published. it is causing a great deal of inconvinience as i know that they book childcare in advance and still need to pay if it is cancelled. this angers me a great deal as i hate to see these women feel like…
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What might I expect?
Good morning one and all, Firstly I wish to say thank-you to all of you who have posted on any threads I have read recently, specifically the ones to do with PerDM and the associated companies thereof, and also of the Job-Seeker Sanctions one might expect in certain circumstances. Now, I sign on later today at exactly…
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11 Hour Break?
I read up somewhere that workers are entitled to a consecutive 11 hour break between shifts. Is this true? I work for a big supermarket and twice a week I finish at 10pm and I'm in at 8am the following morning. Is this allowed?
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Becoming a Kitchen Fitter
Hi All, I am becoming extremely irritated with my office job at the moment. Through no fault of the job, it is a interested role (Payroll Admin), but everyday now, I am sitting at a computer and feeling I am not achieving anything with my life. So I looked into becoming a kitchen fitter. Don't ask me why, but I was…
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Job Interview presentation scenario - Help!
Hi there, My other half was made redundant recently, and has just been invited to an interview within the same local Council. One of his tasks is to complete a 5 minute presentation on the below: We're really struggling with finding "the right thing to say", and would really appreciate some advice if anyone can help! Time…
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Company didn't pay wages and still won't pay after employment tribunal win
Hi I worked for a company for over 2 years, when I left I had not been paid what I was owed for the last month of work. I went to an employment tribunal and won the case as the employer didn't respond to the tribunal. We have since tried to extract money from his bank account but have been unsuccessful as my former…
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London stone trading?
hi all, i was on here a while ago bt have forgotten my password but re registered. on the uni job section this company london stone trading has advertised us work from home and we can work as little or much as we like and build up our earnings as traders. i have spoken to a 'mentor' there and they seem really flexable in…
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Jobseekers allowance question
Basically I want to claim for Contribution based Job Seekers allowance which you can get if you 'have paid enough National Insurance Contributions' My question is: What is meant by 'enough'? I doubt anyone will 100% know the answer to this as I have tried everything to find out the answer. These are the things I have done:…
