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NHS Whitley On call arrangement- Pay uplifts
Just wondered if there any any Agenda for Change/Whitley/NHS experts around? Since AfC came in there hasn't been an uplift in our on call rate- it was locally agreed (though nothing in actual writing- i have since found out!) that we stayed on the old whitley agreement for on call purposes. So since i have worked in the…
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Can Ocado do this?
Ocado have told employees that they will be required to work Sundays now. They already work Saturdays. There will be a shut down day on tuesdays. Another day off during the week will be given, but staggered on shifts. I'm not sure when the company expects its' employees to see their families. Are there any legalities to be…
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have 2 jobs but being made redundant on one of them
i wonder if anyone can help me i have (or did have) 2 jobs both part time 20 hrs a week each , both totaly seperate from one another - today however i got told that as of the end of this month one of the jobs i have, the company is closing down ( been there 15 yrs ) so its not good BUT i still have the another part time…
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Bad job better than no job?
Hi All, Appreciate some opinions - 5 years ago I left my corporate job (following maternity) and dropped into a self employed role which seemed to fit around childcare when I had a young baby. Years later I am still there and I loathe it - it is completely demoralising, very stressful and not well paid. I have a long…
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Overtime tax - correct or not?
Hi all, I started a thread in the "cutting tax" section but not sure whether it should be there of here. Apologies for duplication. I have a query about tax paid on overtime. I currently earn £20,250 pa taking home a monthly salary after tax of £1303.84. Now some months I have to do an on call shift in the evenings which I…
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got sent this as an email for jobs alert.
whats this about then. it sounds a really good job for anyone. but is it a scam. Position: FARM WORKERS Job Category: Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing Target: Salary: 3000 / Monthly Description: The Head of Management recruitment people in the Horns Lodge Charity Farm in (England).(Both Male and Female) using the service of…
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Treated Unfairly for having a family
My OH asked 15 months ago if he could be trained as a team leader when the previous one left, and also receive licensing training. He was told yes. We were expecting our first child at the time, and his boss said to wait until our son was born. After the birth of our son, my husband asked again, and was again told yes, but…
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:pso what.....:p
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HMRC Admin Assistant job.
Hi guys. I was just wondering whether anyone else had applied for a position at HM Revenue and Customs in Newcastle for an Administration Assistant position? I had an interview with them at the beginning of May but still havn't heard anything back. I keep checking my online application status and it just says 'on hold…
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Customer Services job
I've an interview for a CS job in a call centre. This is a trainee position and since nothing much else is happening, I thought I may as well apply for this. I've an interview on Monday, can anyone offer any advice apart form confidence and a good telephone manner? Thanks
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length of time for chages to take place with tax code
So I just contacted the tax office about my tax code as my old employer code is still 747 (do a few hours a month with them) and my new employer isn't showing up on their system. Sent P46 about 3 weeks ago as don't have P45. I have been told it can take up to 28 days for the system to update so in the mean time I'll…
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Can I be self employed as well as employed?
I am currently employed by the NHS and pay my taxes through them. I am looking into working extra hours from home and the company that offers this type of work has advised me to pay my own taxes out of my earnings - to that end the company has linked me to the hmrc's page where I have to do my own tax returns. My…
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Work From Home ?
Hey, I'm not after a get rich scheme that doesn't work, Or something where you have to pay to get information... What online companies or jobs can i do to get some money ? I'm currently unemployed so as you can imagine i have time to kill in the day time thats just wasted. I'm looking for a job, But theres not many where i…
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feeling betrayed?
Hello All, I am actively on lookout for jobs and was being interviewed by a well renowned name couple of times. They called me 2 months ago and told me that they want to proceed with the offer would I be willing, which I was and said yes. I was being told by in the same conversation that I am the only person nominated for…
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fearing the worst
im in a bit of a predicament at work,i started on a temporary contract with a national company in october. my (contract) as such ran out in march and since then they have told me to just keep turning up doing the job etc. i have mentioned this numerous times to both my line manager and the big boss, at which point they…
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Considering Self Employment as a VA
I have just received my first payslip for statutory maternity pay and have spent most of this morning worrying about how on earth I am going to manage. That coupled with the fact that I'm not that keen on going back to work in the first place, has got me thinking. Does anyone know any companies or know anyone who works for…
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help with tax refund
sorry in advance if this is the wrong place for this thread. i'm a student who had three jobs in the last tax year 2010-11. two of these jobs were part time and i never paid tax because i didn't earn enough but the other job was full time and i did pay tax. i was unaware at the time that students don't pay tax on earnings…
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Guaranteed interview scheme - disabilities
Hi all, On here twice in one day! However this time I need to ask a question. I have dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia - the first two diagnosed in school (abroad) and the last while in Uni however I don’t belive this were formalised in anyway - for example my GP advised. As I suffer heavily with the above I have always…
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Financial help with professional qualifications
Good afternoon. Could you help me please? At the moment I am on Maternity Leave (MA) and I will get paid until October. However I am thinking to come back to work earlier than that. I am a single mum and I know I will be better off working. I have 6 years experience in Construction and H&S. I have completed few courses…
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sickness pay entitlement
Can anyone advise me please? Our company state you get 8 weeks paid sick in the first 2 years, then from year 3 onwards you get 26 weeks entitlement over a rolling 12 month period (which can be retrospective to include sickness in year 2). I had used up the 8 weeks in the first 2 years, and unfortunately came down with a…
