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Relocation - increase in salary
Hi It looks like I am being relocated to another Department which is just under 55 miles away from where I currently live. The good news is that I am receiving a pay increase and my compnay has agreed to pay all travel expenses whist I commute which will potentially cost £10-12000 per annum. My basic will increase to…
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Maternity leave problem
Hi, recently, my partner has found out that she was pregnant. We knew that she needed to tell her employer about this at least 15 weeks before the estimated due date (this should be the end of january 2012). She actually told them on November 28th (about 24 weeks before her due date). This week her employer has been asking…
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hello,can you help me ,please
hello,is the first time in this forum and i need some information : i work 37 hours week and i get up at 5 am and take the bus at 6 and start work at seven.the problem that i have 2 child with 10 and 14 years and when i go to work they stay at home by them self and sometimes they go late to school or dont eat and i keep…
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holiday entitlement
hi folks need some advice i get 28 days holiday including public holidays my question is that my company say thay can allocate 10 days of my holidays to be taken at thier convienience i.e during quiet periods of buisness i also work most of the public holidays anyway with the exeption of christmas which i point blank…
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law reguarding holidays
my boss has just decided before telling us that the holiday year "runs from dec to dec " instead of the one we know "april to april " , so that means that a few of us at the firm have missed out on 2 of our holiday weeks , our boss seems to think she can do this because we have not signed employment contracts ....is this…
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quick question if you dont mind.
hello i was employeed on a maternity cover contract due to finish on the 31st of december 2011 instead i got a new job and my finishing date was 17th of december 2011. (this date was totally fine as the shop i was working in was closing down on the 16th of december.) i was offered a perminant position with the compnay but…
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Night Job 36 hours.... Err make that days 18 hours!
Recently changed Jobs. It was for nights @ 36 hours a week. Anyway 5 weeks in I have only done 2 night shifts. They have said they cannot put me on nights as they are fully staffed and they can't offer me 36 hours a week as they have too many staff during the day! So am taking the odd shift here and there. Less then half…
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Income Tax Question
I get confused when it comes to income tax as I have never had to worry about being in the upper tax bracket of 40%. Currently I am on £32k and have an offer of a new job which is offering £35k. Could someone tell me if I will be in the upper tax bracket? I have read in places that you get your personal allowance at around…
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Am I entitled to anything
I took voluntary redundancy last Dec from the NHS and had 12 months salary. I received an RAF pension of £723 per month. I have contributed to NI for over 34 years. I signed on in January but was told that I was not entitled to anything due to my pension. I do not have mortgage protection and have basically paid myself a…
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umbrella companies
I am about to start supply teaching with an agency. I have been offered an umbrella company to process my pay, deductions etc but more importantly they claim to be able to off set tax against various expenses. My research on HMRC suggests that this practice is not allowed. Obviously I do not want to go down this route only…
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Working on feedback
I recently received feedback from a job application that I was highly marked throughout the process apart from in one area. They said the one reason why my application failed was that I failed to bring my personality forward on paper. Could people provide me with ways to correct this limitation in the future?
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Company have not paid me my Maternity Pay
I started Maternity Leave on Monday and I get 90% of average salary for 6 weeks then SMP. I normally get paid at the end of the month but because of the Christmas Holidays I'll get paid tomorrow. I recieved my wage slip today and have been paid a normal months money. Which is about £300 short of what I should have been…
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Resigning before receiving contract
Hi all, I would like to know how risky it is to hand in your resignation letter before actually signing and returning your contract for a new job. I have heard some horror stories on here but I realise that people who have had their offer withdrawn are a lot more likely to come on here and post about it rather than those…
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Council Re-grading and Back-Pay
Hey, just thought I would canvass opinion on where my wife stands in relation to her recent application for a re-grading. She works for a Local Authority and in February last year new legislation was passed that had an immediate impact on her duties. She uses a computer-based system to log jobs, meaning that stats are…
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JSA and College
I am currently on contribution based JSA and want to start a 15 week construction course. It is full time, and as such I was told I cannot claim JSA, despite a prearrangement with the college that I am still actively seeking work and if I found work, I would quit the course (and pay any costs incurred when possible). I…
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A question regarding a xmas gift!
Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me with a query I have regarding my job. I am a Community Carer and this being my first xmas with this agency I am now experiencing something that I haven't come across before. One of the elderly clients that my work colleagues and I regularly visit up to 3 times a day has kindly…
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Co-op Energy Jobs
Anyone in the Midlands looking for customer service jobs Co=op Energy are recruiting. Seem like a good company to work for, good pay & conditions.:T http://www.harduptimes.blogspot.com/2011/11/co-op-energy-customer-service-jobs.html
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Claiming overtime after leaving a job
Hi all, I left a job back in June this year, I never claimed any overtime during the period I was there, I'm guessing its probably too late to do it now? I was contracted to work 37 hours per week, but it was probably closer to 50 hours per week. I hated the job so I'd love to !!!! them off :D
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Can employers claim back Training fees?
Hi, Please can someone tell me can a company/employer claim back fees that they pay to train it's employees, say on training courses/college course, from the tax they pay?
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Annual leave
I've been trying to work out my annual leave for next year (holiday year runs 1st May until 30th April. According to the system at work, I am entitled to 132 hours, but I work it out as 168 hours. Who is right? The policy is: The email I got from someone in our HR dept regarding this: Another email I received was: Any help…
