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Questionnaire, what is going on??
Have looked at similar threads on boards, but none exactly like this or were a couple of years old so any thoughts would be great. Basically the place that I work at has been under performing for a while and all employees were called in a week ago, where it was explained that the specific store was not meeting it's targets…
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Did you wait for your offer letter before handing in our resignation?
Just wondering when people have handed in their resignation letter? Did you hand it in the day after you received offer over the phone or did you wait for your confirmation letter to come through first?
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Need a Career
After working various warehouse jobs and other manual unskilled work, I really want to get myself into a trade so to speak before i get too old.. well im 26 now and I feel old lol. I was thinking plumbing, engineer, gas, electric all that stuff.. I'm not sure which one I would be suited too really. I just want a better…
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Urgent : Company acting illegally?
Hi all I usually hang out over at DFW, but I've just found myself in a position and I'm not sure what to do for the best here. At the beginning of January, I started a new job with a company in Watford. When payday rolled around on the 25th, my payslip clearly showed that I was paying some sort of emergency tax. I flagged…
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Company offered to pay me off after illness
Today my boss has offered to pay me off from my job. I was pretty shocked and could do with some advice. I have had depression that has rumbled on for months and that is classed as a disability - I've had two weeks off but other than that have been into work and done my job. I've not had any negative feedback during this…
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What's your biggest challenge?
Hey everyone! I know this is my first post, so I hope no one minds me jumping straight in with a question, but I've been browsing the forum for quite some time and this just popped up into mind: What's the biggest challenge you face this year, in terms of employment, your career and generating income in general? Are you…
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Help! Credit Check Info - RBS Pre Employment
Hi Folks, Looking for some advice, I recently got offered a role with RBS, as part of the pre-employment screening (PES) they run a credit check which you either pass or fail. Unfortunately I failed, on checking Experian and Equifax it was because I have the same name as my father and being linked to his current address…
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Going self employed - Help Needed
Hi I currently work and am in full time employment with tata steel. I am seeking to leave and start working on an ad hoc basis as a contactor. Now, I am clueless in this field and wondered if there is a difference between self employed and contractor. I am wondering if there are differences between contractor and self…
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nightshift- problem with breaks
hi, just a quickie.... do night shift in a carehome and have been gettin paid for 12 hours but now they have told us that we are getting an hour pay took off us duing the night as an unpaid break. the problem is this.... we do not get a break, we are always on-call sort of incase anything happens etc resident walking the…
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Travelling for employer.
Does anybody know.... Can my company ask me to work at another place within the company 77 miles away from my home using my own vehicle, as I am the only qualified person to do so? My contract does say a certain amout of work on other sites if required, but surely traveling 77 miles (2 hours) is ridiculous.
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Applications where you don't hear anything?
How common is this? You see a job, apply, you don't hear anything, not even a rejection letter. I've 2 jobs I applied for back at the end of January, I didn't make the interview stage in fact I never heard anything, is this the new way they are doing it?
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How to ask permission to take a second job.
My employer requires us to ask permission to take on second part-time jobs. does not say if it has to be in writing but figure this is the best.. how do i go about asking? what should i say. it will only be small second job like 10 hour a fortnight. as i am off every other weekend
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Pitching for a lower-level job after redundancy
I was made redundant just before Xmas so am now in the market for a new job. I've seen jobs that are at a lower level from the one I was last in that match my skills and are in line with what I'd like to do (less management and paperwork, more hands-on stuff). However, I don't know (a) whether an organisation would…
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Are my wife's employers in the wrong here re. Her sickness?
My wife was ill a couple of weeks ago and got a self cert from our doctors office which she filled in and signed. Our Dr told her to take the week off and that she didn't need to give her a note, that she'd just need the cert so I took it to work for her and all was fine. The next Monday she went back into work, even…
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Gaps in employment history
When asked to explain gaps in your employment history, what do you say? Is it ok to just say you were unemployed or do they want details of how you spent your time?
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Job offer if I pay for the training
Have been on JSA now for 5 months. Had interviews but no offers. A friend who owns a salon is looking for a nail technician and if I can qualify the job's mine. Have been looking on the net and private courses are IRO £500+ My question is: is it possible I could qualify for this enterprise allowance I have heard about?…
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Bonus entitlement
Hi all, I have a job contract which says "Your remuneration is £x thereafter plus £x bonus structure per annum". And the company handbook says: There has still been no talk of bonuses despite the end of our financial year. I've also not been set a criteria as to how I need to achieve said bonus. I've Googled a few things,…
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Would you take the risk?
Ok, so as many of us have found, in this current climate, times are hard. I work full time earning just over minimum wage. The job is ok but no real future prospects for progressing. My wife is on maternity leave and we are cutting corners left, right and center to make ends meet. I could really do with increasing our…
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How do I ease my nerves? Trial shift!
Hiii guys :j Well, I have a job interview and trial shift combo type thing tomorrow for the clothing store JOY. I've not had a job since before christmas so I would so so like to get this. The problem is I am extremely nervous and when I'm nervous I blurt out the wrong things or drop things or muddle my words up. How on…
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advice for friend from A2 country and national insurance number
Hi my from is from Romania, he has been here 8 months working but tells me he cant get a NINO, he plans on staying. How can he get one please? any advice?
