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Agency Workers Regulations - Training
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subject to a medical report
hi there...i've been invited to a job interview next week. In the job information provided it states that a job offer would be subject to a medical report. What would be the process for their obtaining this information and what sort of questions would they ask? I have medical conditions which are relatively controlled by…
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help required please subcontractor
Hello I kind of need some help and direction in finding out what legally im obliged to work and what changes can be made to my pay and hours etc I work for a company as a subcontractor and have only just started working for them 6 weeks ago. we agreed an hourly fee for work and travel hours.but i have no written contract.…
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Theft in Workplace - Incompetent Management?
Hi all, I work for a large chain - not franchise I thought I should add. For the past 4 or so months money and stock has been going missing from the workplace and tills. This has of course placed everybody under suspicion and it is starting to become a really (if you will excuse the term) crappy place to work. Basically…
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OU degree
hello all I need some advise about doing a degree. I am thinking of a way to get a career i work for asda home shopping but need a better career that pays more. I am considering doing IT and getting a career in it i have always been into computers so this path seems the logical one. i am wondering weather to do a open…
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a bit stuck
Hi there i am new to the forum as a member but often found it useful when not a member. Just wandering if someone could help me out here. I am a single male 27 live at home with parents as dad is disabled so i help mum look after him and help mum out as well. i was self employed but was forced to close last month and the…
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Part time work after maternity leave - trial
I'm now back at work after 9 months off on maternity leave, and am working 3 days a week instead of 5. Our hours are very long with no flexi time, so I felt it wouldn't be fair on DS to put him in nursery for more than 3 (long!) days! The 3 days a week is a trial, which will be reviewed after 6 months. Personally I think…
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Contract length query...how long.......?
Friend of mine works for a local government department and has been on a short term contract. The contract runs out on 31st March and the department is being reviewed and job cuts have been recommended. However, the agency she works for have certain issues and in actual fact the 3 people who are on these contracts are…
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Employee pay
Hi wonder if anyone on here knows about pay for employee that is receiving state pension. In contract it says that the company SSP but when employee is off sick the amount that he should have paid by why of NI was deducted from pay. Anyone able to help with this would be much appreciated, no good asking employer HR as they…
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Competency query
Hello I'm filling out an application form. I'm quite experienced in competency based applications but I've got one I'm not sure how to answer. The competency is "Committed to delivery of a public service". Not sure what this means or how to go about answering it. Any advice would be most welcome. Thanks.
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JSA and moving house
Will I be sanctioned for JSA if I have to leave my job because we've moves house for OH's job? His is a voluntary relocation rather than forced, if that makes a difference. I would have to resign and hope I could get something in the new area (250 miles so no possibility of commuting) but may need to sign on in new area.…
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Payslips Problems urgent
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IFA Career
Hi everyone Im hoping someone could give me some advice on becoming an IFA. Iam currently thinking about changing my career and becoming an IFA. Im thinking about doing the Certificate in Financial Planning through the Chartered Insurance Institute but I dont have any relevant work experience working in Financial Services.…
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Fed up :(
I've recently started working for a big company as a Christmas temp. I really love the job and I was hoping I'd be kept on after Christmas. However, I'm getting a bit fed up of how the other colleagues are treating me. I work on the tills and only had 2 hours of till training. I feel I have picked everything up quickly and…
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Data protection what are conditions?
Hi, I just wanted to make an enquiry relating to data protection. It is in Ireland although I am sure the same rules apply as England. I recently filled out an application form for a birth cert at a registration office. The form asked for my name and postel address which I put on the form. I would be interested to know how…
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Quitting job after 4 weeks
I'm at university and started working at a bingo hall 4 weeks ago. I hate the job and the staff and it's getting me down, so I think it's time to leave. Even though I hate the job and am not too keen on the staff, I feel extremely bad about starting a job and leaving a few weeks later and can't push myself to hand in my…
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Omitted Job From Application......
I recently applied for a job with a large national company. 2 years ago I had a 4 month period in a job that ended badly so have airbrushed that from my CV (stupidly perhaps). I got a phone interview on Thursday and was told I was invited to an interview next week. I have now to fill in an Experian background check which…
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Can my JSA be stopped for this?
Could someone lose their JSA for not telling the jobcentre about an interview even though they weren't offered the job afterwards? I'm not sure what the answer might be myself, as I always tell them if I have an interview and am asking on behalf of someone else.
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Royal Mail-Christmas Casual Problem
A while back I applied through the RM site for a Christmas casual job at my local sorting office and was invited to an interview at a hotel an hour away. I attended the interview-was told my local office had no vacancies at all (although that was what was advertised) but they could offer me another site-which I accepted. I…
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Upping contracted hours - advice?
Hi everyone, Long time lurker on here, thought I'd get involved! I was wondering if anyone out there in MSE land could give me a bit of advice. I've recently started a job (now in week 13). There were two 16-hour positions available and I was the only person recruited. As a result, I've been working 32 hours every week for…
