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Changing the job, what will happen with holiday?
Despite the recession I got a job offer. Now I am concerned what is going to happen with my holidays at my current work? Every year I am granted with 21 days, can I get them all despite it is just a beginning of the tax year? Or would it be pro-rata? I understand that it differs from company to company but what is a common…
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Permanent Health Insurance
everyone Not sure if this is the correct board, I have also cross posted on Disability and Dosh and Insurance. Apologies if this is not right! Anyway - question is: PHI under a group employers' policy. For a long term claim for PHI which is subject to "regular review" by the insurer, does anyone know what format these…
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Employment law specialist
Hi, I need a little advice regarding my teenage son, my local LEA and a specialist the LEA have hired. It is a rather sensitive issue so do not want to post the issue directly on here, if someone could please PM I would be ever so grateful. Many thanks HB
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Union/ neutral person help
Can someone please advise me on what to do? Today in work one of my co-workers asked the manager if she can turn up the air conditioning unit as everyone was complaining that it was cold and a few people have been of work sick for the past couple of weeks because they sit under the unit and they have had bad headaches, ear…
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Agency Workers and new October Legislation
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Advise Regarding two 16 year olds about to go into 6th form
Hi there now im sorry if this is the wrong board but im just looking for a bit of advise. My two 16 year old children are about to go into 6th form at their school 1 doing a NVQ in Catering & Hospitality and the other doing Car Mechanics with this they both need all the kit for example ... Steel toecapped boots Overalls…
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Advice
I am unused to the workings of a civilian company (Ex military) and need some advice. The company I work for are looking to reduce costs and have suggested that the person I work with reduces their hours by approximately half - which this individual has reluctantly agrred to. I normally cover for this person when absent on…
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Can I be sacked????
I was employed 10months ago to work 16hours in an office answering the telephone and writing invoices for customers. The boss called me in today and told me that I had to increase my hours to at least 26 as he needs me to take over some of his work load !!, this wouldn't be the same work that I was hired for. Can someone…
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What salary? Question
I have an interview next week for a job that has been advertised as "salary negotiable dependent on experience". I do have experience in the area in which they're looking. I'm assuming they'll most likely ask at the interview the sort of salary I'd be interested in? I've never been in the position of going for a job which…
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Starting my first ever job! Any advice?
After two years of searching, applying and being rejected for job vacancies, I finally got offered an eight hour weekend sales advisor position at my local H&M store. :j Aside from weekly charity shop volunteering, this is my first ever job (as I am a seventeen year old student currently at secondary school). I was…
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Expensing etiquette - room service?
Hi guys, Sitting in my hotel room, shattered after a long flight and wondered what the opinion was on ordering room service? The buffet in the hotel actually works out MORE expensive, but I'm worried that it won't look good when I attempt to expense this claim, expensing room service just sounds a little OTT..? Views?…
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Travelling time/on call/WTD?
Hi there. I wonder if you can help me as I'm getting increasingly worried about my husband's working conditions. He works for a small IT company as a senior contractor. He's been there around 6 years. He's based from home most of the time as their office has moved around the country and is currently situated around 180…
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From Uni to Work
Hello, I'm a week away from finishing my exams and starting to think about finding a job. It is likely that I will emerge with a 2:1 in Sociology (from Cardiff Uni). However, I have almost no work experience whatsoever apart from working in a cafe for a couple of years during the sixth form. How on earth do I make that…
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When should I call?
Hey, I've got through the recruitment process for a job and now waiting to hear if i've got it or not. I spoke to the guy late on Friday who said he would be discussing it Monday then on Monday he emailed me at 9pm to say he would be discussing it and getting straight back to me. As of yet, i've not heard anything! I don't…
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Graduate job seeking with a 2.2
Hi all, In July I will be graduating from Bath uni with a 2.2 in maths and moving to Basingstoke. As of yet I don't have a job lined up or any idea what I want to do. I want to try and find a finance job which will offer further training but am struggling to find anything. Going against me is the fact that I don't have any…
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Salary (contract offer) and NMW query
Hi. Been working in my role at The Chamber of Commerce since Jan 2011 on the FJF scheme. I have been offered a permanent full-time position and I am extremely chuffed with myself. However, I am a bit concerned I may be getting a duff wage offer. They want me to work 35 hours for £10,500. Now this works out at below minimum…
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Just received this email - anyone else received it
elise owens to me show details 12:43 PM (33 minutes ago) Don't miss superb employment chance. Reputable agency is looking for hardworking representative in United Kingdom to help us start our activity in the UK sector. Conditions: - Full age United Kingdom resident - Only operational knowledge of Internet & computer. -…
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Docked wages for self-employed work
Hi all My husband is self-employed and has been working for a propery maintenance company. He is owed £285 in wages and the company have said they will be docking him wages as he hung a radiator wrong which needed to be fixed, he has been taken on as a plumbers mate so a trainee. I am not sure if this is legal or not? it…
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Not fit enough for most jobs but not ill enough for benefits..ideas?
I need some ideas of low stress/low activity jobs. I currently work in a call centre, but have had to cut down to 1.5 days a week as I cannot cope mentally with the stress. I suffer from depression, but quit my meds as they never made me feel any better. I am also very overweight and struggle to do anything physical. I…
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NVQ Level 3 - Business & Administration
Hello everyone, I have been given the opportunity to do the Business & Administration course. It seems to be through a Government sponsored scheme, which is at no cost to me. All I need to do is ask my work place to allow some supervisory time, when my assessor would come in to check my level of work. It would be perfect…
