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Forced to attend unpaid training sessions
Hi, I have worked for a company every summer for 4 years now. Employment is usually 4 to 6 weeks. At the start of each contract they insist that everyone attends a weekend training course unpaid (they pay transport costs and provide meals and accommodation) . Are they legally entitled to not pay me? They stipulate that…
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Employment recruitment legal
Dear all, I am having some issues with a recruitment agency - basically this agency approached me with job opportunity at the company I currently work for approx – 2 years ago. The position offered to me was a temporary role, contractor for 4 weeks – I terminated the placement with them shortly after as there was a…
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Should all unemployed people be put together on courses?
This is a question that has come up from time to time. All people on New Deal courses are put together in a training room/classroom regardless of background/experience etc! You could have mums trying to get back into work after a career break mixed in with younger people who have addiction problems. This is not uncommon…
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Proof of Identity checks
Hi all, I'm registering with an agency tomorrow and they want proof of address and have asked for a bank statement or utility bill etc. I have a bank statement from last month but I don't want the agency to see I was overdrawn or what I spend my money on (nothing weird I just don't think its anyone elses business). Would…
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Trip abroad.. Missing receipts :(
Seriously.. Has to be one of the most annoying things ever. With previous employers, I used to just expense what I had receipts for and was just given the daily allowance for the days on which I couldn't produce receipts. For example, if I was away for 7 days and didn't have receipts to show for 2 or so of those days, they…
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Student Jobs
I'm going to uni in September as a mature student. I need a job while at uni to cover mortgage bills etc. I don't know what my hours will be in uni but they will change week to week but I will know up to an year in advance. CAn anyone give me some good suggestions of companies etc to apply or send speculative enquiries to…
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Employer said they won't be paying for over-time already worked!
Hi, I work for a very well known supermarket, can't mention names except to say it sounds like Mazda! :0 Anyway, today they have told staff, (sorry, colleagues), that we will not be paid for any over-time already worked this month and have said that we will have to take the time off contracted hours left which totals the…
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Walked out of job on 1st week, deserve pay?
A friend of mine has asked for help, and I'm not sure I can as I don't really agree with her - She started a job in a cafe, and her 1st day she worked on the till & had someone training her all day, then on the 2nd day had to do a bit herself, she said she found it really hard, couldn't count the money & gave the wrong…
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Termination of employment due to ill health
Emplyment terminated on grounds of work capability due to long term ill health. Employed f/t 8yrs. When signed off i was working p/t 20hrs 5 days p/w.(This was because i had had a previous sickness period where i had been allowed a phased return to work thus building up to 20hrs) My questions are: Am i right in thinking…
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Attention-grabbing ideas for cover letters...
So I found this vacancy I am really *really* interested in. I know the employer is expecting to be flooded with hundreds of CVs and cover letters. I really want to have a chance of getting an interview - I know all cover letters end up sounding all the same. What do you think is a good way of grabbing the recruiter's…
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How Long does take to recieve a UTR?
If you register self empolyed how long does it take to get your Unique Taxpayer Reference number?
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Graduated Return to Work/Wage Reduction
Hi all, I need some advice on my situation. I recently had to have an operation on my foot, following an accident in work. Poor maintenance of surface, so their fault. Our sickness policy is that the first three months are on full salary, then wages go down to two thirds. My wages will go down on the 28th June. I have had…
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What can they do with a Payroll number
Hi, I'm filling out a credit/referencing check form for a letting agent and I was wondering what the credit checking agency would do with the payroll number they want me to put on the form? Trouble is that I am fairly sure that my full time employed income alone would fall below what the agency would consider a 'safe' let.…
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Impending training - Benefits still claimable?
In two weeks I'll begin a six week full time training course with a notable graduate scheme. The first three weeks are based in London, and the second three weeks based in the West Midlands. They give us accommodation for the whole period, but while we're in London, I don't necessarily want to stay in the accommodation…
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working through breaks and not being paid.
Hi everyone I work as a bus driver and very rarely get to see any form of descent rest periods, we have what is classed as layover time which is usually 5mins or so at either end of your trip, this to my employers seems to be classed a break and you can have maybe 3 or 4 of these in maybe 7-9hour shifts. Thing is this is…
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Long-term temp with agency
I wonder if anyone can help - I have been temping through the same agency, working for the same company, at the same rate I started with, for 3 years last Friday. Some people keep telling me that now I am entitled to all the benefits (apart from sickness pay), the same as the company employees. I spoke with my agency and…
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Freelance Work
I have been offered some freelance work. I have been given a self empolyment status form. It says on it "we are obliged to aassess your empolyment status in order to satisfy ourselve that you meet HM Customs an Revenue Criteria for Self Empolymet". I am not currently registared as self empolyed but plan to do so. Will this…
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Statutory Maternity Pay
Hello, I hope this is in the right place. I have a had a look though the forums but have not been able to find the answer to my question. My situation is that my partner has been working for the same company for years but is on a rolling 2 year contract which is due to run out at the end of March 2012, she will not find…
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Part Time vs Sole Trader
Hi, I'm currently working part time, 2 days a week i.e 16 hours. I'm also thinking of starting up a small sole trader business graphic designing from home. Does anyone know the tax implications of having a p/t job and working as a sole trader the rest of the time? Am I better invoicing the part time work rather than being…
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How does a fixed contract work?
This may be a slightly silly question but Im asking on behalf of my partner. Last July he started a job at a small company, it was initially advertised as a position to cover maternity leave however the boss employed two people for the role - with one apparently the maternity leave cover and hence job would end after this…
