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Some advice please :)
I am thinking of leaving the company I work for as I have been offered a job with better pay but noticed in my contract the follow: (d) Competing employment ! Unless with the written consent of the directors, which will not be unreasonably withheld by the Company, you will not, during your employment or for a period of 12…
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15,000 Pro rata (25hr week) to Hourly rate?
If I work a 25hour week and earn 15,000 pro rata- can someone please translate this into an hourly rate?
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Jobcentre plus christmas opening times
Hey any one no the opening times over christmas and new year for jobcentre plus. Its for the 0800 055 6688 number. Thanks for any help. .
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Mortgage Advisor (career)
Hi everyone firstly new to the site so sorry if ive posted this in the wrong section. As the thread title gives it away, im currently reading and going to take exams for CeMAP. Just wanted your advice on progressing to such career plus on how easy it is to find a job once CeMAP is completed. I do understand how the housing…
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Need some advice
I signed a statement of fact saying I was unemployed during this period which is true but I took a job which lasted for 6 months and then went back on jsa but was volunteering one day a week which is clearly shown on my CV that it was volunteering. but I did not include the recent period on my statement of fact. Should I…
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Work sent us home during storms
My work sent us home last Thursday due to hurricane. Our line manager told us shortly before 2pm that we should go home as the weather was so bad. Today we were told that we will now need to forfeit a 1/2 day of pay or 1/2 day holiday leave (if we have any remaining) for this time. :mad: Surely this illegal, if we were…
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Crb check... Changing your name...
If you change your name would that mean that if you apply for a job, lets say a financial job, the employer will see a fresh CRB of you? or would your old name still be linked to the new name... somehow? Thanks.
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Interview whilst in employment
Hello Everyone, Im looking for your thoughts/advice please. I have been in employment at the same company for coming up to five years. Over the last few months I have been getting increasingly frustrated at the Directors of the company treating me like rubbish and taking me for granted. I am fed up of working for people I…
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constructive dismissal
hi, i have been working for a company now for just over 4 months...i told my boss i was not going back in to my job due to being shouted at and snapped at all the time. after trying to talk it out with the boss who is the problem by the way we continue to still argue. he said he was happy with my work. he even offered for…
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legislation on paying teens for odd jobs?
hi, I have recently been approached by two teenage boys looing for some chores to do for payment. Goodnes knows I have stuff I good give them to do over the holidays, but what are the rules about this, they are fifteen. I would only be asking them to do stuff for me, in the house or garden but my property is also a…
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The new "loophole" for agency workers and blackmailed into signing contract!
After being unemployed for 3 months, the last thing i want is to be unemployed again! especially around chirstmas and new year's time. Am 6 weeks into my new first time "office job". I applied for the position as a : Data Input and the actual position is a "stock controller" . Last week selected agency workers attended a…
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Salary Negotiating?
Got an interview on friday and the salary is circa £16k(negotiable). Any ideas what I should be asking for? Personally the job should be paid quite a bit more but in this climate they seem to be pushing it down a bit! Thanks in advance.
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I am Jobless
Hi, Is there any source to get a Job. I am good in Computers. I am in need of a job. I lost my part time job from McDonald.
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What % of household bills can you use when self employed and working from home?
Dear lovely people, I have just started doing some freelance work. I need to know organise the admin side. I do work online in education. I work 2-3 days a week from home. What % of household bills can I claim for work and how do I prove this? I am thinking I might need to see an accountant, but am trying to do as much as…
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Anybody Heard Of iProfile?
I got this email but I have no idea who they are "There's a field missing from your iProfile record that may limit the job opportunities presented to you. To rectify this, please click on the appropriate link from the 3 options below and we will automatically update your iProfile record for you. Which of the following…
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Ex employer withholding holiday pay
My DD was finished from her job in beginning of November, she was promised her wages up to date on the day she finsihed, this she didnt get, after a few emails requesting her wages and holiday pay she collected a cheque two weeks after she finished. The cheque was for 2 weeks money and did not include holiday pay, (she is…
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Sick leave and holidays
Hi all I have a question about sick leave and pre booked annual leave from work. I recently had to take time off work for an emergency appendicitis operation. The first day of absence was a working day - so a sick day. I then had the surgery the next day. The following week I had already booked as annual leave so was not…
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Help with dealing with agents and job offers
Hi, I hope someone can give me some help. I have been waiting to hear about a possible job for a week now through one agent but I have no definate date they want me to start and feel I am being fobbed off a bit. I have just revieved another offer for a job and want to take this as I have a definate start date. I have given…
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Individual Pay Rise
I work within a small business of 15 employees. I've been in the same management position for 5 years without a pay rise. But, within that time, my responsibilities have increased and at one stage, my boss was going through a personal crises and asked me to run the company should he need to go away for a few months. This…
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how many hours can I work while on jobseekers?
Title says it all really, I am currently on jobseekers allowance and on steps to work programme. I finish the programme in march but hav found a part time job (15hours/week). In order to stay on the programme I have to be on jobseekers. so can I stay on this while working 15hours/week?? hope that all makes sense
