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stocktaking jobs
Hi I have just had an e mail inviting me to an interview and information session next week for a position as a stock taker to start in january, I know what stocktaking entails but has anyone on here ever had a job in stocktaking all i want to know is what it is like? Thanks in advance.
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Notice for Temporary Work
Bit of advice please :) I started a temporary role in retail in early November but have now been offered a perm job with far better prospects. Verbally resigned yesterday and will take in the written one today. They are saying I need to do 2 weeks notice which after only being in role for 3 weeks seems OTT. I can start in…
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Redundancy Rules advice
Hi My husband has been notified by telephone that his job is under threat of redundancy. He is currently off sick waiting to have angioplasty. It's between him or his 1 colleague with the same job role. The MD of the co has sais he wants it "done and dusted" by Christmas. Now I am pretty sure this is far too quick to be…
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Speculative job chat - how to act?
Hi guys, I'm hoping you sensible lot could help give me some pointers for a sort-of interview next month. A bit of background: I've been in my current job for five years, and while I love the work and get on well with my immediate team I dislike the wider company and the overall direction it appears to be heading in. So…
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Owe Money to Employer
Sorry if in wrong area. basically i owe a wage advance to an ex employer. I contacted payroll for the company and told me that money had gone straight out of wages, unfornatley i was lied to and had budgeted money accordingly from last wage packet. now after having a voicemail left by my ex manager threathing to phone the…
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Lack of Interest despite 20 years experience
I was recently made redundant by one of the large banks who are part owned by the tax payer and have been looking for work since the end of August. My background is entirely in IT and I have a huge amount of experience and knowledge but due to the way my career panned out I don't have any formal qualifications. I was in a…
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My holiday pay doesn't add up. Have i been 'shorted'?
Ok, at my work, my annual leave pay is calculated based on an average of the previous 12 weeks pay (all gross). Add up the previous 12 weeks gross, divide by 12 to give you your weekly pay, divide by 5 to give you your daily. That is how it's been worked out (for me) for YEARS! This applies to holiday that i take at any…
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Teacher Seeking Career Change
After 13 years as a teacher and more recently head of dept, I've reached the point when I now want to change career. I am happy to take a pay cut and am looking for something that will give me a better work-life balance as well as being less stressful. One huge difficulty I see is that as a teacher you have to give 2…
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Jobseeking & Operation
Hi all, long time reader and first time poster here. You all seem a friendly and knowledgeable bunch so I hope this is OK to post here. I've been unemployed for three months and this morning I got a letter from the hospital saying that the operation I desperately need will be happening on the 12th of January. It has been…
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Holiday entitilement
Hello all,ive currently been off sick since may off this year,im still currently employed with my employer.The question is would i still be entiltled to holiday days,as i may need to be off pass my 28 week sick days.
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Misinformed by employer about how much holiday I had left and pay deducted!
Hi, I recently moved on from a job after 2 years employment. I asked my manager how much holiday I was entitled to if I left on the 27th November. He emailed HR who calculated what I could take. We sat down and fit in the hours before my last day and still had 1.5 hours holiday to be paid to me in my final payslip. (It was…
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Paying off student loan despite earning less then £15,000
Hello, Second thread of the day. When I took my student loan I remembered being told that I would only start paying back money when I am earning over £15,000 a year (I started my degree in 2003). At the moment I only earn around £13,000 a year. Where I currently work there was the opportunity to do overtime for a two…
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Can't supply reference
Hi, My younger sister was made redundant back in August. She had a decent redundancy package so took a few months off. She has now decided to return to work and has been offered a job via an agency. They have asked her to supply reference details from her last employer. Problem is they no longer exist and she has no way of…
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Sacrifice low paid permanent job for 6 month contract?
Hello, Just hoping to get some advice from a different perspective. I did an MA and decided that I did not want to pursue a phd and entered the working world. I am currently in a permanent job for a local council where I work 30 hours a week with an annual salary of £13,000 (incl. unsociability pay as it is evening admin…
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Hi,how long will it take to know my sainsburys job interview results.
Hi, Did anyone applied for sainsburys job recently???? i had sainsburys interview last friday,till now i didnt get any mail or message from sainsburys. i am bit tensed whether i got this job or not .. please ,share your experiences ................ Thanks in advance cheers
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Disciplinary action.....
I have just been given a notice of pending disciplinary action for 'failing to wear a hi-vis jacket while driving a company vehicle'. This seems completely petty to me, but just wanted to get some advice as I cant seem to find any online. It claims I am in breach of health and safety, however I have never been on a health…
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SSP lenght
Hi guys, I am not sure I understand the lenght of time employer has to pay SSP for... The employer operates company sick pay of 12 weeks, which is higher then SSP. Do they then have to pay 28 weeks of SSP, or is the 28 weeks for the whole lenght of sickness? ie 12 weeks at company pay and only 16 weeks of the minimum SSP…
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Not being paid by previous employer
Hi I hope someone can help because im going out of my mind here. I recently worked for a sales company,i worked there 3 weeks and only got paid for 1 week.Ive spoke to my boss a few times and he says hes not been paid by the people that pay him so therefore he cant pay me.There are a few of my friends that are in the same…
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unexpected JSA payment
Hi all, Hope someone can help me here. I started signing on at the beginning of August and signed off mid November as I am moving abroad - am currently overseas on a house-hunting/orientation exercise - we move in January so felt it wasn't right to keep signing on. I sent my book back giving 'moving overseas' as the reason…
