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Office relocation not mentioned in interview
Hiya, Just a quick query. My office is moving to a location about 60 miles away and means my daily commute will go from about 1 hour to 3.5 hours and will cost me about 3 times the amount to get to. Sent an email to HR today outlining the extra week a month worktime I will spend travelling and how much more money it will…
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Re-Register - So Frustrating
Have been registered with a particular agency for some time, originally with one branch and then transferred to another branch. Once again I have been told that I need to re-register with them, I have lost count of the amount of times I have had to do this now with them, it's so frustrating because again you have to take…
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Offer acceptance and handing in notice qustion :)
Hi All, After hours of gruelling interviews and assessments i've landed a new job :) I've verbally accepted the position and have been told that they will post me written confirmation. They have also said that they will scan the posted documents and email me PDF copies of them. Now my question is, Would you be prepared to…
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Can my employer do this to me?
I hope there is somebody out there with some information on my position in this matter. I've worked in a Sunday job for over 4 years. I'm contracted to work 6 hours a week, but have worked 5 hours a week for around 2 years as I only work Sunday and there is a limit on how long the store can be open on a Sunday. As…
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Working in Australia - requirements.
what requirements does a British national need to work in Australia?
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What would you do?
I got a new job about 2 months ago and have been working full-time since then. Whilst on jobseekers I obviously applied for a lot of jobs, specifically one with the local council. I heard nothing from them in the time they specified and was a bit dissappointed about it but because I'd found something else I wasn't too…
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Insurance Work
Hello, Just a quick enquiry really, just incase im missing any vital sites on the web in regards to insurance work. I've worked in motor claims for nearly 3 years, i'm now looking to further my career by looking for work in london, i have an updated CV, so im really just wondering the best sites to go on to look for this…
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Please Help - Have I been discriminated?
Hi, Please can somebody help me and offer me some advice. Basically I am currently on sick leave with depression and I have a Fit Note until 28 December and I am returning to work on 3 January 2012 when the company opens after the Christmas holidays. Before I went off on sick leave we were told our department was going to…
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Odd disciplinary issue... Any advice welcome!
I am posting on behalf of another, I wouldn't want things to get sticky! This is quite a unique situation... This person is a vet nurse at a remote vet practice. She's worked there for a couple of years and they're putting her through her vet nurse training. She has a dog, which has been very ill. She has taken it to her…
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Advice needed on SSP asap
Hi, a little bit of background, i was made redundant from civil service in june after 11 years service started looking for another job and like everyone else these days and because of the way the economy is couldn't get a full time job, so i took a temporary job. My contract runs out 31st dec but the problem is i have been…
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FDM Academy
Hi. You may have seen my other thread. I just qualified as a secondary ICT teacher in June, have had 15 interviews and can't get a job. I forgot a lot of the programming skills I learnt on my undergrad degree so have been teaching myself them in the last few weeks and last week, began applying for some IT jobs. This…
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Paid lower band wage
OH works in a supermarket. The job he applied for (Department A) isnt what he actually does day in day out. He was speaking to a colleague about wages, and finds out they are on a higher wage band although their job is easier. OH went on a search for the wage band list. OH is on band 2. However, the job he does every…
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How best to Approach Gross Misconduct
Hi, I am the owner of a small/medium asphalt company and recently we have had a problem with a long serving member of staff. This staff member has been until recently very reliable with a strong and reliable attendancy rate. Last week I received an email from this employee stating that he needs to speak with me because he…
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Can the jobcentre be a referance?
Im currently self employed and before that i had a period of unemployment can the job centre be a referance for me?
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Tax code?
I started employment on 6/10/11 after 6 years of looking after my children. From what I'm earning I was told I wouldn't pay any tax. My first wage slip was given to me on around 18th October showing the tax code '0t'. I had 50% of my wages taken for tax. I was advised by the tax office that this was because I hadn't filled…
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Help! TUPE and commission query
Hi, Quick question re TUPE and commission payments: OH firm transferred ownership on 2/12/11 and they want to change his commission structure and benefits package. Can they? His contract details his basic, his comission structure and sets out fuel as a benefit and states "changes in your salary in relation to salary…
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Problems with non-paying customer
My OH has been doing some private building work whilst he's on leave from his fulltime job. He took a job doing a bathroom. Anyway he has got half way through and the customer has now text saying she has spoke to her brother in law (who lives in Australia) and he has said my OH is charging her too much. This has resulted…
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Time wasters
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can shed any light on this. I am recently looking for a promotion in another company. I won't go into too much detail but basically in my industry(education) the job I do is usually 3 tier; Junior, Senior, Manager. I have held a Senior position in two previous employers and have the…
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Advice please - 2 people, same job, different hourly pay...
Basically my husband and another employer at the same level as my husband (He has been there 2 weeks before my husband). When this other employer started he was instantly on £6.50, when my husband started he was on £6ph and would go up to £6.50 after a month and if things were all good (trial). This was all earlier this…
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Company Car Vs Company Van - Tax etc
Hi, is there any financial benefit (tax etc) by having a van instead of a car? For example: Van List Price £10k - travelling from home to place of work & back each day, 5k personnel mileage per annum. Vs Car: List Price £10k - travelling from home to place of work & back each day, 5k personnel mileage per annum Would an…
