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What is your experience with recruitment agencies?
What do you think of recruitment agencies? Are they useful? What is your experience with them (if you had any)? I just went to register with one, the lady told me to send in my CV, then she called and said that she might have a position, but she's worried I might not be experienced enough for it (apparently it requires…
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Temp agency keen for me to sign up for expenses reclaim
Temp Agency was really keen for me to sign up for their expenses reclaim service when I registered with them today. I told them I would think about it as I thought it sounded a bit dodgy especially when they claimed "there's nothing in it for us" "we're not making any money out of this" "we're doing this to help you guys",…
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with-held wages
hi, this may be a bit sketchy as i'm not sure i have all the facts yet. my o/h just got her wage slip, usually included is her fuel allowance for the month, she gets Xp per mile and another Xp per mile costs for journeys from home to her 1st call and after her last call to home, i think this is paid due to a relocation…
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Admin interview coming up
I know there is plenty of info online and i am using this to help me prepare (before anyone suggests this), but i still wanted to ask peoples experiences of interviews for admin positions? I dont know whether its going to be competency based, but im guessing it will atleast include a few competency questions. Can anyone…
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Falsely inflated salary in job advert?
A friend of mine, applied for a job that stated in the job offer a salary of £30-35k. The job sounded absolutely ideal, he had all the skills and experience necessary, the only slight downside was the hour commute on public transport/car instead of the usual 30 mins walk and he applied for the job, through an agency (for…
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Zero hour contract
My 18 yr old daughter has just got a job after being on JSA for weeks. She has signed off JSA and is positive about working hard and earning a living and contributing. However she has been employed on a casual basis. They have told her she therefore won't get a contract - I thought she would at least be entitled to a…
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SAGE accounting course? Too much for basic accounts?
Im looking at doing a basic accounting course at a local college. My husband is looking to set up his own business, and I have been nominated to do the accounts:( Only course they have is Introduction to Computerised Accounts (SAGE), just wondering how 'heavy' this course will be? Is it going to be too much for what I…
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Hourly Pay at Asda?
Hello, I have just applied for a job at Asda (think it is on checkouts but Christmas temp so no sure) Does anyone know what they pay per hour - applied via JobCentrePlus which just said "meets national min wage" - I am on min wage at the moment and thought that maybe someone like Asda might pay a bit more?
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Employer has docked pay when contract doesn't specify sick entitlement
Recently I had to take time off work sick - I was signed off for 2 weeks. I was paid in full for the first week, but midway through the 2nd week I received a letter from my company advising that they would be paying SSP for week 2. When I got my payslip, I had had my wages reduced accordingly but SSP added. Today - having…
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Annual leave entitelment
I know that annual leave is paid on a pro rata basis but is it usually calculated simply as the number of days annual leave entitlement divide by 12 to give the number of days leave owed for the number of months worked? And if so how would it work out if the employee ended their employment part way into a month? Example,…
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Dissolved Ltd Co - HMRC fines
Hi I told HMRC my company was dormant in Dec 2010 and I applied to companies house to strike it off in Feb 11. It was struck off in June 2011. I did not submit a P35 on 19 May as i thought that as I had told HMRC my intentions and CO was due to be struck off that was sufficient. I had a letter last month with a £400…
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sickness entitlement
My husband is about to have surgery on his foot, The Dr states he may need to have 6-8 weeks off work while he recovers, at first we thought that was fine as company handbook (dated Aug 2010) stated that employees at his level of service can have 8 weeks full pay while off sick Unfortunatley his contract states different,…
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Asda temporary work
I went along to Asda Magic session the other day and she said at the session that she would ring 2 days later. If she did not ring, she said then it was good news (just aslong as we didn't receive an email). I rang today as I hadn't heard anything. I was told she hadn't looked through my folder so I had to wait alittle…
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Any advice on applying for jobs through NHS jobs website? (Update)
Hey, I'm applying for a job through the NHS jobs website which requires filling out the online application form, with a section called 'additional information' where you are required to write exactly how you fit the person specification. I was wondering how best to approach this section; should I set it out in paragraphs…
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Casual employee change of policy
Hi, I'm involved in a tribunal where I am proving that I don't meet my employer's policy definition of casual workers and am actually an employee.This will then lead to a claim of unfair dismissal. However my employes has now changed the policy after I put my claim in. How does this change anything? They've basically…
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POLL: CV Writing services
Hi Everyone just wanted a poll on if you have or would you ever use a cv writing service in order to stand out and get that next job you apply for. YES for if you would/have NO for if you havent/never would Cheers Everyone
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Non-compete contract
Hi, I was looking to get some advice for a non compete clause. I have worked for my present employer (a large international website) as a senior manager (reporting into a director) for around 7 years and I have recently been headhunted for a startup in a competing space. The new role is similar to a position I was doing 9…
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company tried to do me over
i need some big advice in september i handed my notice in , i gave the work 6 weeks notice in my letter but they couldnt enter it on there system until 4 weeks of my finish date, things have changed and i withdraw my notic(they never entered it on there system) the office told me to wright a new notice out when im ready to…
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Forced lunchbreak?
Trying to sort out my hours for going part time after I have a baby. We get a 1 hour unpaid lunch break, however because work is usually so busy, I end up working through part of it just to get away at a decent hour in the evening. I would much rather change my contract so that I only get 1/2 lunch, and actually get paid…
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Overpayment from a previous job.
I worked for a well known cinema for over a month and left due to late hours and poor working conditions. I never recieved a payslip during my time at the cinema. I have recently recieved a letter stating that they have attempted to contact my by letter and are now demanding £675.87 back from an overpayment. I did not…
