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please ignore, was having a bad night, being indecisive :)
thanks for all the helpful advice, now i'm away from work, have got a clearer head and thinking more sensibly. :) Sorry if original title misled anyone x
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CRB information and wrongful arrest / information held
Evening. Just a quickie here from a newbie to this forum. I was arrested for allegedly having done something a few years back. Police got a warrant and took me and my belongings away. 9 months later, got it all back with a letter of no further action after traumatising the life out of me (and still haven't recovered and…
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advice about benefits while doing an apprenticship
Hi all, will doing an apprenticship effect any of the benefits me and my partner currently recieve?? i work 22 hours a week, and we get working tax, council tax and housing benefit. The apprenticship will be earning us an extra £100 a week, but the lady at the college said today that it will be tax free and national…
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CV for a youngster - advice needed
Have a 16 year old daughter who wants me to write her a CV. She is still in full time education. She wishes to work over holidays etc. Has anyone done one for a child? I know the layout from my old CV. Have heard that you don't have to list your date of birth, sex, marital status etc anymore. Can anyone advice?
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holiday pay
i recently left a company who i worked for, for 3 years and i never received any holiday pay, i had no contract and was classed as a casual worker, and worked between 25-38 hours a week, am i entitled to claim it back?
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Crb
Hope this is the right board to post this. I have applied for a job in the care sector when I recieved my crb enhanced certificate it is showing my police records etc as none recorded, But my question is in 1990 I went to court for a conviction of using a credit card that wasnt mine I cant even remember if it was a fine or…
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Increase and bonus confusion-please help with calculations...
Im not sure where to start, so if I leave anything out please prod me...I dont think Ill sleep tonight my DH is THAT worried (so am I by default) Our family dynamics:Him and I, a 5 year old, a 16 month old and another due in January. He works full time (40 hours a week) and I stay home with the kids. We've had a letter…
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Teacher Training?
Hello all! I am 23 and I have two young children. I have recently enquired into volunteering at my daughters school for a few hours a week. Working in a school would be something I really enjoy so I'm hoping this will be a step towards getting a job in that enviroment. My question is, are there any courses I can take…
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Confused ... needing help
This is a bit of a difficult one, hoping someone might be able to help me. Long story short My boss has a very angry nature and became verbally abusive to me on several occassions past month or so (i've been called a c*nt and been told im useless), he got wind of me not being happy there and thinking about leaving... this…
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Re-interview or matrix, allowed criteria?
Hello, you all helped me out a while ago with a question about Fixed Term Contracts (FTC) for which I am very grateful. The help you gave me, well the HR department has now figured this out too and is looking at the process to make redundancies. They are cutting my mangerial post from 3 to 2 of us, and our team (should be…
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register twice?
If I'm already register as self employed for one job, and then start a second buisness doing something different, do I need to tell the tax office, or just submit a second tax return in april?
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Working out holidays if leaving
I get 31 days of holiday between January - December 2012 (full time worker). I've not obtained any extra holidays, such as carrying them over from 2011. * If I hand my notice in on Monday 9th January, with 1 month's notice, that means my last day at work would be to leave at close of business on Thursday 9th February. Is…
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Im a linger term temporary worker - everyone else christmas dinner paid for not me :-
Hi, I am a long term agency worker (been working nearly a year for the company) everyone else has been told they can get the cost of their Christmas dinner reimbursed apart from me. with the new laws - is this legal? its certainly not fair. Very sorry about the typo in the title. Cant edit it now!!
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HGV Driver CPC training
Hi. I am a lorry driver and will need to take my Driver CPC at some point in the next couple of years but would like to get it done before there is a mad rush in 2013 and the prices go up accordingly. I've been out of the job for a couple of years so will be needing a training company who has their own vehicle for the…
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paper round and christmas tips
I do a paper round and make sure that I deliver the paper before 8am. The manager of the store told me to send out cards to everyone on my delivery sheet. There are two things that I can do: 1. Send out cards and see who tips me. (To me, this sounds like begging for money) 2. Wait and see who tips me then send them a card.…
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A couple of issues
Hi all, I started a new job about 3 weeks ago and it's really not to my taste. It's completely dire and unchallenging and is affecting my personal life. I've had a look around and have secured myself a new job with more hours and better pay. Anyway, in my contract it didn't state a period of notice I had to give. I don't…
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Contractual information
Interesting point I have just read in my contract: "If you are required to work as a site-based engineer you will be allocated to a customer site for a defined period of time" I have been on this site for about 3 months with this company now and I dont think I have had a defined period of time. The most I have had is the…
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Small time self emplyment at home.
Am I missing anything out on the below? I'm on Employment and Support allowance, due to Chronic Fatigue. I'm in Scotland, if this is relevant. I'm trying to work out the legalities of 'permitted work', which would enable me to work for the hours (more like 20 minutes here and there spread throughout the week) I can, while…
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DWP claim out of the blue!
Received a letter at my mum's address this week from The Department of works and Pensions demanding payment of over 200 pounds. As this request was out of the blue I called the number to ask what it was all about. The man I got throught to told me it went back a couple of years to overpaid Jobseekers allowance to which I…
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Christmas casual royal mail
I am so angry my son has got a christmas casual job at the royal mail in Manchester doing nights. He should of been paid today and has not been. You cannot speak with the Royal Mail as they do everything through Angard staffing you can never get through to them via phone and when you email there is no response. They have…
