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Rant
I have worked for same company for 23 years and of late i feel i am getting victimised for no reason , basically the jobs we do have time issued on them and if we book over 35 hours we get bonus (£8 per hour) on top of our contracted 40 hours. However we now have a new manager who has been there a long time doing a…
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Stay at Home Mum - Pros & Cons
Hi, I'm new to the site and just looking to get some advice really. I currently work part time (27.5 hours a week) although I end up taking a lot of work home with me so do a lot more than I should. I have one child already who goes to a childminder 4 days a week. I am pregnant and due in early 2012 with my second. I…
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Royal Mail
... or should I say 'Angard [STRIKE]stuffing[/STRIKE] staffing' ? I've come on this forum to ascertain if I'm the only person to find them horribly incompetent and slow. The story begins in May when I applied for a 12-month casual contract to work for Royal Mail. It seems that the casual thing works both ways as it took…
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Changes to Contribution JSA?
I am on contribution JSA and the claim is fine... However when I signed on yesterday the girl went away as she said she needed to check something out. I asked what and she said there are some new changes to contribution JSA but it was ok it did nt affect me. Does anyone know what the change is ....personally I have been on…
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condems want cheap labour
I have some questions about this 1. who is going to pay the bus fares to this 2. do they provide a meal 3. what happens if you cannot physically do this work as you are disabled do you get sanctioned http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article-2059237/Jobseekers-fail-work-forced-voluntary-work-30-hours-week.html
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Withdraw from Public pension scheme?
I pay £187 Per Month into my public sector pension. I am 33, and can not retire until I am 68!(at the moment) I have two young children, a mortgage, and child care costs as my wife and I both work. The question is, should I consider withdrawn from the Pension Scheme for the next 4 years, in order to make our lives less…
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Self employed or employee
I started a different thread sometime ago but wanted some independant views on employment status. As Legal advice says one thing and HR says the opposite. Please, if you have a moment. I would like a simple answer , self employed or employee? Job/taken on as temporary caretaker of school. Asked to be self employed and pay…
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JSA Question
As some of you may have read, my GF was having some problems with the Advisors at the Job Centre She starts her new job on Monday (14/11/2011) and her last sign on date was last Friday (04/11/2011)... is she entitled to a partial payment of her JSA (up until 14/11/2011) to tide her over until payday?
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how long should i wait for my wages
I left work oct 30th pay day would have been 31st . . i am still awaiting my final pay cheque how long should i be expectd to wait. . . Its not a big company. ,any ideas of what to put in an email when i ask for my wages . Thanks
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Open uni confused please help
I have been accepted onto an open university course worth 90points (Law) and they have agreed to pay all my course fees (£820) but havent mentioned anything about the course grant (i believe is £280). Does anyone know if i will receive this Also do i have to pay back any of the Course fees £820 that they have agreed to…
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Contribution based JSA
Can anyone tell me if Contribution based JSA is in any way based on income? My daughter is working 14 hours a week. She has just been made redundant from her full time job, and the company have asked her to stay on for a few weeks. She has just returned from her interview at the job centre, and has been told she is not…
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Relocation - Travel allowance
Hi just a quick query. Ive been relocated in work as my previous job role was made redundant. Reading the contract i could get 100% of the additional mileage for 3 years then a 3 year rundown. Rumour is that we will be given a one off payment. My question is if that one off payment isnt as much as the sum of the mileage…
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JSA Sanctions for not attending an interview
If you noticed my other post about a suspicious interview invite and possible interview for a full time job. Job A - 10 hours a week, suspicious circumstances surrounding invite to interview, min wage. Interview is on Mon 14th 230pm Job B - 40 Hours a week, better pay, interview Mon 14th 3pm. If I go to Job B and cancel…
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Toilet breaks
Posting on behalf of a friend (hope this is ok) as a) she is embarassed and b) she posted before and got a rough ride as a newbie She has been offered a job in retail but has a medical condition that means that for certain days of the month she needs to visit toilet frequently. So much so her doctor has advised her to get…
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Updating references at NEXT?
Hi everyone, I need to update my references as i'm not sure who to put down as the referee on one of my past jobs. I worked at NEXT as a sales consultant but the manager kept changing whilst I was there and I think most of the people who worked there when I did won't be there anymore as retail staff chop and change all the…
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Discrimination and Unlawful deductions?
Where I work we must register as a smoker (if you smoke), are allowed 2 15 minutes breaks which must be made up on the same day and not in the lunch hour. If we cannot take one of the breaks or both, we must still make up 30 minutes a day as we are registered as smokers, even if we can't take the break due to being in a…
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CTC and WTC
i start work monday 16 hrs a week minimum wage. do i still get child tax credit seperately or will it be included in working tax credit? i'm finding it really confusing
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What are employee rights at takeover?
The company I work for is in the process of being acquired by another company. We don't know yet what impact this will have on jobs. I have 2 specific questions, Redundancy - if in previous rounds of redundancy enahnced packages have been provided can we still be shuffled off on minimum statutory packages? Job moves - How…
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Am I being exploited at work?
Hello all, will try and keep this brief as possible but I have been with my current employer for nearly a year now. A few months ago I transferred internally with the company to be closer to home. (Same company, Different Location) However during both of these periods working for my current employer I do not have, and have…
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got the job but problem?
Hi again I posted the last week asking for opinion on something regarding my application. I luckily got a phonecall monday afternoon asking me in for an interview which really surprised me as my application was only received monday:D and had an interview today.I was very nervous as have been out of work so long. Anyway…
