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Cf1 & cf6
Hi guys! First post here...I hope you are a welcoming bunch :) I bet this topic has been brought up several times before. Back in July, I ordered some CF1 and CF6 workbooks to start studying for these qualifications. I also got 2 mock papaers with these, one for each unit. Sinve I started work shortly after, I just don't…
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Should I chase up result of interview?
Hi Everyone, I had my second interview last Wed at a company where my friend works. He said I would find out 'next week' meaning this week. It's Thursday today and I have heard nothing, I am on holiday abroad all week and wanted to know so I could hand in my resignation tomorrow to give 4 weeks notice should I get the job.…
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working for two agencies and self-employed
I'm currently self-employed but also signed up with an agency to do work when I'm not busy. I have got work with another agency aswell now but dont want to tell the original agency that i dont want any more work so if i keep with both agencies and keep self-employed how will that effect my tax ie paye. Will i get emergency…
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Tax query - refund? Emergency Tax?
Bit complicated but perhaps someone can kindly help me out here. I have been claiming JSA since December 2010 and will sign off on 12th March 2010 when I start my new job. Within that claim perdion, I had one temporary job for about 3 months (May 2011 - August 2011), via an agency. In that period I was being taxed on…
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Holiday Notice - Is this legal?
I work for a family-run manufacturers and one of the business' two owners, who also deals with the company's HR, is particularly challenging to deal with on a day-to-day basis - hostile, rude, aggressive and generally unpleasant to everyone in the organisation. She and I have had a few run-ins during my tenure, but, in…
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Self Employed - Non-compete query
I am currently self employed (UK) as an Architectural Technician and have been in an informal partnership with a former employers Architectural Practice for the last 18 months. During this time I have generated and produced the majority of work with various clients with which I have always had direct contact and passed the…
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Need a job? Job centre or agency?
We've been trying at work to find an office junior. We've contacted friends and family but everyone's working. I personally don't know anyone looking for work. Last time we tried the job centre, the cvs where good but when you rang them to offer an interview people either didn't bother turning up or they did turn up but…
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Daughter's new job - success!
My daughter is a care assistant and has worked for an agency for two and a half years. She is on a zero hours contract and it is either feast or famine with her hours. She loves the work but would prefer to have a regualr amount of hours (preferably around 40 per week). She also works for two other agencies, but has had…
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Employer changing delivery of pay slips
My question is simple as to whether an employee still has a legal right for their employer to provide them with a printed pay slip/statement? My OH's employer has asked for all employees to provide an email address as he's no longer printing wage slips instead he plans to email them. I can see how this can work out ok for…
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Two Jobs Tax
Hi all, I am working full time (39 hours) but am planning to cut my hours down to take up a part time job, so this means I will be working 24 hours for the new employer and 16 hours for my current employer. Does anyone know how this affects me tax wise, will I get taxed more on my second job even though I will be earning…
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Change of working hours
Hi every one, Just looking for a bit of help for a friend who doesnt have internet access, I'll try to give as much detail as possible, but feel free to ask if I have missed anything out and I will do my best to find out and answer: Friend has worked for the company for 11 years, and has always been part time, contracted…
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What does this prorated salary value to?
I've been offered a job, salary is £22,000 (prorated) a year, it will be 45 hours a week, but 5 of those hours will be unpaid so i get "paid" for 40 hours per week. Will the stated salary take into account the lunch hours, or does it mean that lunch hours stilll need to be deducted from the stated salary?
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Agency Pay Question
Hi all to cut a story short, I started last year working via an agency for a company, temp to permanent. I am being made permanent this week :j. There are other staff there who work for other agencies for approx the same pay as I was on except when they worked weekends they were being paid 1.5 and 2x hourly rate for…
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Work Programme Appointmets
When you are on the work programme how often do you have appointmets to see the company that you are dealing with is it every week or two weeks etc , etc
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Question about jobs and Career Fayre
I stumbled upon a jobs Fayre today in town by chance. I was never told about it at the jobcentre and I had not long been in there. You would have thought they would be mentioning it to people to go to it or had signs up etc. Odd.
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Being made redundant but getting no money..?
With the reasoning being no money in the company to pay redundancy. Not me, but someone i know. Am curious as to what the law is on this. I think they've been employed with the company for longer than 12 months, but not 100% sure.
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Job offer but in total turmoil
Hello I have been offered a fairly good job, after being out of the job market for a while. It's 16 hrs but over 3 days. 10-3.30 and then 10-4.30. It's an hour's drive away or hour and a half on train. I am trying to work it all out so that I use least amount of childcare. We only have one car. My hubby's job flexible and…
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Agencies that do nothing?
May be its just me in that I am not qualified enough or whatever but since signing up 9 weeks ago with the 2 local agencies not 1 has ever contacted me, I see jobs that I could do like say a warehouse operative, despatch clerk, junior I.T Technician but when you phone about them they've already gone. Do agencies actually…
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Sick Pay for Part Time worker returning from maternity. NI Contributions
My wife went back to work in Aug last year after a year on maternity leave. Her pay for August 2011 to April 2012 will be below the threshold for tax and NI, whereas when she works a full year she will be slightly above it. I looked on the HMRC website and it says that SSP is only paid if the employee earns enough to pay…
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Contractors- How do you manage your holidays in any at all!
How many weeks unpaid holidays do you take a year? if so, do u take them inbetween contracting roles? If you have a 6 month contract, would you be able to take a week off in the middle?
