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Is it just me or are people odd???
I have worked as a temp in a company for the last 18 months. On Friday I was offered a fixed term contract directly with the company. So far so good, eh??? Here is where my query on the oddness of people starts.... I was advised of the grade and salary I was being offered. It's a lower grade and salary that the person who…
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Organise Your Own Leaving Do?
Hi all Something has been bothering me and I thought I post it here as a light subject. Have you had to organise your own leaving do? I'm leaving my current company next week and sadly, I had to organise my own leaving do. Apparently I was told by my team member that, "The Manager said that he is not responsible for…
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What sort of jobs are best if you only want to do one day a week?
This is just hypothetical is there any jobs with very low hours like 7-14 a week. I work full-time and am on an agency and it is just something to fill one day a week, because agency doesn't give me many shift now
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calculation of annual leave by whole months only?
I'm having a few issues with my HR dpartment and my annual leave entitlement. I returned full time to work in September after a year's maternity leave and still haven't had a definative answer from them of how much leave I have to take. There calculations don't fit in with their maternity policy so I'm querying it with…
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Overpayment of Salary
I left my job at a department store to go to university in September. Since then I have receive an extra payment then what I should have. As soon as I noticed, I transferred the money to an account I don't use for safe keeping and notified my old manager who said they would take care of it. I know I have now been removed…
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Disciplinary Proceedings and sick pay
Question on behalf of a friend of mine who feels a case of constructive dismissal is being built up against them as they are no longer of use to a company (ie lost contracts). Can an organisation refuse sick pay (including ssp) whilst someone is facing disciplinary proceedings? It states this in the staff handbook and I…
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Paymennt of salary by cheque
Does anybody have any idea of the legalities of the payment of your salary by cheque? A bit of background - payday is supposedly the 28th of each month, some employees are paid by BACS, some by cheque (those on permanent v fixed term contract). This was a bit annoying for me (fixed term) due to the chque only being given…
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Bna?
Anyone worked for British Nursing Association, if so what are they like to work for. Have interview soon and want to know before I go if possible? Thanks
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Over paid salary
Hi Guys, Wonder if you can help? My wife works for the NHS (and has done for 7-8 years), and just received a call from "pay role" saying that they have realised they have been over paying her for the last 3 years and that although it is their fault she owes the money back which is to the tune of over £1,500! She is now…
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should i be on jsa
hi,im 54 and for the past 10years suffered from polyps growing in the nose,which block my nose constantly,(no smell or taste and running nose)had 9 operations but they grow back after 3 months,ive been used to manual work all my life,but the advisor at the workprograme as asked me to go on a customer service course,which i…
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Relocation, Relocation, RELOCATION!
Hi All, My Company have advised me that they are going to relocate me to a new office in Central London (Currently at Heathrow) I do have a mobility clause in my contract and the company has refused to pay travel expenses. I drive to my current office but there will be no parking at the new site and I will have to tube it…
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Is this unfair dismissal?
this post is on behalf of my partner, so sorry if it doesnt contain all of the facts... my partner started work (sous chef) for a large well known posh hotel chain approx 4 months ago. part way through her employment the general manager left his position (resigned), just before he left she signed a full time 'terms and…
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Due to sign on for JSA on 30th November
Does anyone know if there's any information about what to do? Do we just turn up and sign as normal, or are there any different procedures in place? Thanks
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Phased return to work.... only for some apparently!
Having spent 2 and a half hours on the phone today I need help! Background Hubby and I work at the same place (5 years), Hubby has a stroke 3 weeks ago (4th one so far), wants to go back to work but is too fatigued to manage a full day. Dr says do a phased return. Work say he hasnt been off long enough to trigger a phased…
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Axis Employment
Anybody heard of them? Are they legit? There seems to be a website but the information on it is very limited.
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SSP and Pay adjustment help
Hi I have been off work for a few months now and just need a bit of advice. Last month i only got £27 due to a pay adjustment taking all my ssp due to a pay error the month before but this month i got the following on my wage slip pay adj -200.41 ssp 424.32 is this pay adjustment something to do with the ssp as im confused…
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Live Chat or Skype set-up?
I wondered if anyone knew of any chat rooms which cater for jobseekers wanting moral mutual support. What I had in mind would be a similar idea to a chat room I used to go to for Flylady (basically you did whatever domestic or other tedious tasks by making yourself accountable and once you'd completed the job you returned…
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Company wont give employees their Gas Safe Certifcate, any adivce?
Hi there, I have come here to see if anyone can offer any advice as we are at our wits end. My partner has spent the last 18 months training as a plumber for a large London company, working as a plumbers mate and the company was collecting all the evidence he needed to apply for his GasSafe Certificate. It was not just him…
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Job application - pay NEG !!
I've never been in this situation before so, if poss, some guidance will help please. 56 - just retired early from Civil Service (my help towards the deficit) Financially OK and now able to work p/t with no major panic to get a post. I'm able, luckily, to place a question against possible posts of ''.. would I enjoy doing…
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JC staff making me stress out.
Hi There Was wondering if anyone could offer some advice on my problem, this is a long post sorry for ranting on don't know how to explain it any other way. A couple of weeks ago my adviser was going to send me to a presentation talk very far from where I lived in another job centre I'm qualified in childcare and it was to…
