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I want to become a Solicitor. Can it happen?
I never applied my self in school. And now, I'm stuck in a dead end job, but I was wondering whether I could re-train as a solicitor? I'm not really sure what it would entail, I mean, I would preferably like to keep my current job, and study at the same time. It's just all a bit vague at the moment. I would like to become…
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Dealing with human sources
Hi @ my place of work I have a hr,we have had various meetings,even on @ my place (home) due to me not being to good,on the last meeting she never turned up or rang or send a letter,still waiting,I'm currently been signed off sick stress related and a panic disorder,surely it's her job to get in contact with me,
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Hr1 redundancy form
My employer has put a HR1 form into the B.I.S some 23 days ago, and given 30 days notice which is between 20 and 99 redundant. no problem, i understand that. But the problem we are having is the Union Reps are refusing point blank to pass on any of the information in the HR1 so nobody at all nows how many people, what…
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Dream job possible being taken away. Desperate for advice!
Hi, I did post on another website but had a message to post on here as well so here goes, hope this is okay! Apologies for the length but thought it would make sense to put all the details down. After 2 years of acting in a job I love I'm starting to crack a bit and was hoping for a bit of advice. Yes I really appreciate I…
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TA in high school want 4 not 5 days
Hi I work as a TA in a high school and have just started my 4th year there. I work 26 hours and they are spread out over the 5 days, so 1 day I travel 6 miles there and 6 back for 2 hours work. I would like to reduce my week to 4 days, my previous manager would not budge even though 2 others done a 4 day week. Headmaster…
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Pre employment questions - sick leave
Hello :) Is it compulsory to tell new employers about the length of time you have had on sick leave at your previous job? I notice in many interviews that employers ask that question on pre employment questionnaires. Cheers :)
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Employed/Self Employed
Might sound like a silly question, but i am currently an employee, and i am thinking of doing some extra work but i believe it is self employed work, can you be both?????? or will my current employed job have to become self employed???? Cheers
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HR and salary help please :-)
I hope someone out there can help me! Until 03rd September, my salary was £1919 gross per calendar month. From 04th September, my salary increased to £2046.93 gross per calendar month due to a slight increase in hours. No change to my full time equivalent salary. HR and I cannot agree on what my pay for September should…
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Signed off work but contract ends soon
Brief background is I work for a Fire Service, I was given new shoes to replace old ones, really sore, wore them for 3 weeks (left them at work as hard to wear to and from work), feet were getting worse until last week I couldn't walk. Been diagnosed with Morton's Neuroma, still went to work but stayed at desk. Back to…
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Paying for wage slip
The ongoing saga of my ex-employer is that I sent them a letter saying I did not receive my last wage slip for August (which is for July's pay) and that they had not calculated holiday pay right. They have sent me a cheque for the holiday pay but said they sent me a wage slip for July with my P45 and if I want a duplicate…
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P45 leaving date
Hi, I recently recieved my P45 after my employement was terminated (its a long story:() but it has a different date to the letter advising of my termination. The letter said said my employment will terminate on 31st July which is a Sunday, but my P45 states my leaving date was Friday 29th. Will this difference affect the…
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Advice on probationary period as a Manager
Hi everyone, just after some advice. I'm a manager with one of the big food retailers (don't want to say which one at the moment just in case). I've tried to put in as much info as possible, but I don't want to make it too obvious just in case they read the boards. Recently we've been doing some recruitment, and I'm having…
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Should i stay or should i go dilemma
I could really do with some opinions please.. A month ago i was given 4 weeks consultation period for redundancy.there is 5 weeks notice (PILON is offered) then SRP of 5 weeks. Its all been done by the book with lawyers and as far as i can tell nothing untoward has gone on. My dilemma is how i move forwards..i have had 8…
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Husbands been an Agency Worker for over a year now new law brought in
Basically, DH has been working for an agency for the last 12 months at the same company, the new law that says after 12 weeks he should earn the same as an employee comes in on saturday. Ive made him ring his employment agency and ask about it and they have said that he has to sign a new contract with them and start his 12…
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Contracting and pregnacy..... ??
When in contract work (contract direct with the company not through agency) what rights/benefits (if any) if contractor would become pregnant during the contract? Probaby know the answer to this already!
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Suspended from Work
I was suspended from work on monday and have an investigative meeting on Friday for "Inappropriate use of IT equipment and systems". I think its because i have downloaded programs from the internet - Google Earth and 2 programs for playing a play be mail game. They found them when i changed from a desktop to a laptop and…
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Company has given Salary increase, should I get it too?
I handed in my notice on 1st September and am due to leave on 30th September. This is all due to various changes in the company and my feelings of job insecurity, although that is of no consquence to my query. The company has just this week advised staff that there will be a pay increase, back dated to 1st July 2011,…
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job changing after maternity leave????
hi, i work in a nursing home just Friday and Saturday nights ive been doing the same job and the same hours for the last 6.5 yrs. ( 20hrs) . my contract doesn't say alot other then i work 20 hrs and the date i started work. the owner sold up a few wks ago and emigrated, the new owner has started to make changes some for…
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Taking customers to a new job
Hi, I work in a B2B sales job and have a lot of great accounts. I am looking to move to a competitor and realise i cannot just take all my customers, what time frame do i have to leave them alone? Could i just provide details to a colleague to contact them? They have done this themselves with staff they have employed.…
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Signed contract then offered better job.
I'm 100% certain this has been covered before on here but I've not been able to find anything, so apologies in advance! I accepted a job offer and signed the contract a week ago and have now received an offer from a job I thought I had missed out out. There is nothing specific in the contract I signed to cover this. Other…
