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right tax code but paid too much tax
my husband changed employers last month and was given a p45 to give to new employer which he did but on this months pay slip is his tax code of 747L but has paid £125 too much tax. i dont understand how this has happened. i have had a look at his p45 and it has on it his earnings to date and that it is month 7 and total…
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Advice how much 'outstanding' leave I have left
My holiday year is April to March. My record currently shows I have 11 days remaining, with 5 booked off in February so 6 days 'available to take'. I am going back to work on a phased return next week, and my paperwork has just arrived. It states I must take all outstanding leave prior to my return. I am presuming that my…
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Do you worry?
I feel like I'm losing the will to live, I need to sort my life out properly and I do have a plan but first I need a job. I apply for jobs including min wage, different professions etc and I do get interviews (the ones I get turned down for are the min wage jobs) I'm registered with agencies who seem keen the first couple…
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Taking holiday in a new job
Hi all I started my new office job on 8 September. I haven't been on holiday for 12 years (and need a break!) so 3 weeks ago I booked a week in Spain for 1-8 Jan. Our office starts back after Christmas Tuesday 3 Jan so I'd be starting back the following Wednesday (the 11th). Three weeks ago I put my holiday request in for…
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Might be Losing my job this week
Hey all, another post from me asking for some advice :) . I started a job around 9 weeks ago, but it looks like it coming to an end. My team leader/performance manager came up to me and a colleague and told me everyone through the agency needs to give 110% this coming weekend, otherwise we are gone. This is fair enough but…
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Advice on serving no notice period
Hi, I am after a bit of advice. I have been working for a company for just over a year now, and really enjoyed the job. It's a weekend job working sat & sun, with a base rate of £10p/h and £14p/h if hit target. I have just this week (5th dec) started a new job full time working mon-fri, at a base rate of £10p/h aswell. I…
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sickess and holiday leave
I have been off sick since march this year after having a serious operation and my sickness due to be have been taken this year is mosyly unused. this runs until december 2011 to take your holidays. I have not been given a date to return until february 2012. my employers have told me i will loose my holidays if i havnt…
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Employment Tribunal - employer advice please
hi folks, im kinda hoping someone out there will be able to offer me some accurate legal advice regarding an employment tribunal claim that recently landed on my doorstep. i'll try and keep this as brief as possible, so first some background info.... i have recently took over a business where TUPE applies. ii attained 2…
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How to "thank you" to agency that got me a job and excellent opportunity
What is the best way to thank the agency that got me a permanent job. After I had completed years of studies at UNI, I applied for a specific job through a recruitment agency. My CV was forward to the company but I was not selected for an interview due to lack of experience (we all knew it'd happen but the agency still…
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Joining bank staff at a hospital?
Would it be possible for me to do this? I have 2 years (3 including my years voluntary) experiance in care but have no NVQ's. Due to my current employer having a waiting list and my last one ripping me off whilst doing the NVQ My agency doesn't give me too many shifts now so was wondering if I could join the bank at one of…
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presentation
hi all have a job interview! yay!!! but i need to complete a presentation on what i can bring to the role: its a management role = my mind has gone blank any ideas where to start?!
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Help! No wages for 8 weeks!
Hi everyone, Please can someone help me? My partner has worked for the same company for 10+ years, and we've never had a problem with being paid. But recently, the company went into administration (Nothing major, as they're opening a new company in its place, so jobs safe) The trouble is, we haven't been paid for 8 weeks.…
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Wages, self employement, umbrella company etc
Hello to everyone. Here is my situation. Me and other employees were all self employed. At the end of the month everyone give the invoice so they can pay us. We normally do self assesment at the end of each tax year. However we were FORCED to go through some company, I believe its umbrella company. They pay us weekly now,…
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New job and not being paid
Panic over. Please see post #14 for explanation. x Hi, Hopefully someone can help me. My daughter is a student and changed her part time job four weeks ago. The company required her birth certificate to prove she was British, they wouldn't accept her small birth certificate so she had to send for a full length one. She…
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Not happy with my agency....
I work for council through an agency, which i am registered as a limited through an umbrella company. I recently discovered from my 'contact consultant' at the agency, that i am apparently not entilted to holiday pay. Further to this, 3 of my fellow agency workers - 2 of which are with the same agency - revealed to me…
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Letter says 20% bonus...now 'sent in error'? Please help.
Hi, a friend of mine is quite annoyed at his employer, as are his colleagues. Briefly, 12 months ago he was given a letter from his employers stating that if his company 'came in on time' (reached a certain level of production', i believe) then he would receive 20% of the bonus. His staff (7 of them) had letters stating…
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Self employment questions from confused individual.
I work full time but i'm thinking of taking on some work on the side to help out. Would not expect to exceed 5k a year, and would prefer to be legal and above board. What would be the benefits of going self employed (as opposed to just declaring it as extra income) and how hard is it to go self employed? Thanks, mark
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.... Two references with the same surname?
.... I am applying for jobs at the minute, but my two references from previous jobs both have the same surname, Is this an issue? Does it look a bit dodgy? Just something that I was wondering.
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If there are no witness to allegation would tribunal dismiss the case
Hi All, Many Thanks
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Bank holidays and getting into work.
Hi I work in retail and I'm scheduled to work on boxing day however I have no way of getting into work as I use public transport which are not running on boxing day, does anyone know how I deal with this can I be forced to try and find alternative transport ie taxi Thanks
