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Holiday Pay
Hello all, I am on a 'Fixed Term' contract due to end on 31st December. I started in the last week of October (24th). My contract says I am entitled to 23 days holiday plus 8 bank & public holidays. I want to take this as accrued holiday pay. I will be working the alternate date for Boxing day 27th so I'm thinking I should…
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Ive been sacked
Im still in shock, I dont believe I should have been! but I dont feel I fighted enough in the meeting, I could have done more but its done now
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voluntary work
im on the work programe and have been asked to think about doing voluntary work,what sort of voluntary work is there to do, i dont fancy charity shops.
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Very Rude Job Centre Staff
My daughter was recently made redundant after 8 years with her current company. Yesterday she went for her second interview at the job centre, and the staff were very very rude and arrogant. My daughter works in the travel industry, and following her studies in leasure and tourism got her job. After just 2 weeks of signing…
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Advice Please - can my OH be sacked?
My OH has been employed by the same company for nearly 10 years but for the last few months she hasn't been very happy and wants to move on. One of the reasons for doing so is the increasing short temper of her boss. She has never been given or signed a formal contract of employment. She intends to tell her boss on return…
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ESL Trading Software for beginners
Hi there, I'm interested in pursuing an ESL teaching program and have heard there is some great ESL Software for teaching students the fundamentals of English. Can anyone share their experiences in this field. Ideally I would like to teach from home so all sorts of set up etc to undertake. Thanks in advance for your…
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work prgramme an CAP
to any one on the work programme, have you been put on a placement yet, have you asked about liable insurance, health and safety law, and employment law, as your a unpaid non employee when you get put on a placement, i would find out if you are covered through these three laws, also when CAP starts after the 2 year work…
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Message to HR Depts and Recruiters
Just enquiring for arguments sake, what would you do if you advertised a job vacancy and then invited several people for an interview.Then due to unforeseen circumstances you had to withdraw the vacancy . Would you contact all applicants letting them down badly and making you look really stupid or would you go through the…
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Looking for a start in the Audio Visual industry!
Hi All, I'm looking for an employer who is after an apprentice/trainee to learn the tricks and trades of the Audio Visual world. I am looking to get in to Home Cinema installation but I'm currently working a boring 9-5 office job. I have a real passion for technology and I'm always tinkering around with something…
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Someone elses emails
What is the HR policy generally on someone reading someone elses emails? i.e. if someone used a computer that was logged on to a colleagues account and they read emails on that account. Is there some policy against this?
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What to do after Grievance
I raised ta formal grievance with my company about few matters.
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The legalities of CRB
After being made redundant from my last employer due to a number of government contract cancellations, I have been able to acquire a position with a local college as learning support and functional maths tutor. I am now facing a farcicle CRB issue, I have had 5 clean enhanced CRB's in the last 4 years, I have also moved…
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I have been asked to stay hour longer after my shift finished... I refused.
I work in a restaurant. My contract states 8h a week as this is their "safety shield" in case if business is not busy and they have to ask me to work less hours. First question here: Is anything over 8h considered overtime in this case? Do I understand this right? It never happened though, we are a busy chain restaurant…
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Advice Please - I think I've been unfairly dismissed but have no idea what to do!
I started a full time permanent job on 18th April as an Executive PA. I was sent home from work at the end of August (by the CEO I worked for) as I felt unwell and was later diagnosed with shingles and signed off by my GP for a week. I kept in constant touch with my boss over this time and offered to work from home as…
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Can working really harm your health? or is it just something people say?
Alot of my friends(and family) always say "be careful not to work too much and do yourself in" when I work alot. Like I work 35 hours a week in my main job, do some cleaning for an old man 5 hours a week (1 hour a night monday to friday) and do agency shifts here and there. But people say "you will end up ill". Does…
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Asked to go part time but have no children.
I work full time at the moment and have recently requested to go part time (three full days a week). My husband died 13 weeks ago and I have struggled working full time, also an elected councillor and studying. The full time job is the one I dislike the most. I have made the formal request to my manager and HR after an…
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being employed and self employed tax rules
Please can anybody help? I have been hiring a couple of drivers on a very casual basis (1 or 2 days per month, to cover holidays, Saturdays or any busy periods), no fixed days. Both drivers are employed full time by another company and pay their taxes via PAYE, due to this I was advised by my Accountants to take these on…
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Going for Unfair dismissal - but from when?
I understand you have 3 months to apply for Unfair dismissal from the date you were dismissed. However if you have appealed against this decision, does the the 3 month window to apply for Unfair disissal begin from the original date you were dismissed or the date that the appeal was rejected? For example Sept 6th -…
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Facilities for making hot drinks in offices...
Hi Can anyone tell me what the legal requirements are for office facilities? I understand that your employer has to provide drinking water, toilets with hot water for hand washing but what about an area for making hot drinks/preparing food. My company is looking to relocate to cheaper offices. The preferred choice has no…
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forced into compromise agreement whilst suffering from cancer
My husband had worked for his employer for 30 years when he was bullied for underperforming by a new management team. He was devastated by his treatment and accepted their offer of a compromise agreement. It turns out that he was suffering from cancer at the time but it hadn't been diagnosed. The type of cancer he has is…
