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Agency Job
Hello, this is probably a very stupid question but I have seen a job advertised which I am interested in applying for. Its online & you have to send your CV to the agency advertising it. My only problem is that although the job is local the actual agency isnt so close. Im wondering therefore if it is always the case that…
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recruitment agencies -contract work
Hi there, Does anyone know if there are any charges to pay the agencies regarding contract work? OH might have an interview through a recruiter and they have asked him to send email to make it official that they are representing him?
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Employment not looking good - redundancy?
I am an office manager for a small building contractor, due to the current downturn in the trade things are really not good financially, our main contractor has gone bust and we have no money coming in and can not pay our suppliers - at 65 I feel my boss is ready for throwing in the towel. I have worked for him for 6 years…
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Overpayment of sick pay
Hi I wonder if anyone would be able to help here. To cut a very long story short, I was off work ill for a while last year. During this time I specifically asked my then line manager (I was dismissed on the grounds of ill health on 13th December - happy Christmas!) what sick pay I was entitled to as I thought it was…
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self employed and national insurance?
i'm about to register as self employed as i'm starting to sell on ebay and want to keep it all above board, however i won't make no where near the £5300 this year it says you should earn before you pay national insurance, however as my kids are young i get my national insurance paid for me, if i register as self emplyed…
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Whistleblowing !!!
:jHi, If someone whistle blows on some one that is working for the goverment and taking back handers would they be suspended from there job do you think !!
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Self employed but have worked for the same person for 3 years.
I am self employed, started working for a person 3 years ago 1 day a week, I am a locum nurse, I eventually ended up working for her 4 days a weeks which is all the days her surgery operate, plus 1 Saturday a month. I pay my tax and national insurance, what I want to know is what rights I have - as I have worked for her…
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Telephone Role Play Exercises: Your Views
Having just failed yet another telephone role play exercise for a Customer Service position, I would just like to ask you all this: what do YOU think of these exercises? Do you think they are easy to pass? Do you think employers place too much reliance on them to select job candidates? Do you HATE them as much as I do? The…
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rights returning to work from maternity
Hi i was wondering if anyone could advise me on my rights returning to work following maternity leave. I worked full time 37.5 hours before having my son, i am taking the full year and with annual leave wont have to return until the end of sept. They have announced whilst i have been off that they will now offer anyone on…
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The Security Watchdog
Thanks coopdivi. I read that thread too. Wasnt clear though on what was asked and why. regardless. Thanks anyway,
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Supply teaching & umbrella company expenses
My teaching agency has just moved me and all their other teachers over to an umbrella company which has processed our pay with mileage and subsistence claimed against tax and NI. A saving of £120 approx. for which they have charged me a processing fee of £59. Believing that when "something seems to good to be true then it…
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First time hearing job not requiring interview (admin)
I was applying to jobs and Reed contacted me, saying they saw my CV and liked it. They offered me an admin job at a well known bank on a 12 months contract. No interviews required, only a background check. I'm guaranteed to pass that since I have no criminal record and I don't have a bad credit rating as I've never…
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Tax on 2nd job question
I currently work full time and earn before tax £27734 per annum. I am looking for a part time evening job to increase my income however I am not sure how it works with tax. Can someone shed some light at all please.
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Security Vetting
Hello, I am new to the site and have a quick question. I am being security vetted for a new job (government employed). I just wondered how much detail they go into for the financial vetting, it's only to the basic CTC level. I am an ex bankrupt (2006) and was discharged in 2007 but vetting was refused in 2010 as it was…
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Definition of disability
Need some advice for a good friend of mine that is getting SDA does that mean that his employer should make adjustments for his disability. :T
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Could part time work lead to full time?
It seems to be the trend lately 16hrs a week, There aren't many jobs locally to apply for but the rare couple that do appear are part time 16 hours a week, I've came across 2 today 16hrs, might be in with a shot of getting them, they are the first 2 jobs I've saw locally in over a month so it kills me that it might be…
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Employer has stopped paying SSP with no reason
Hi I have been suffering from depression and was off for a period of 8 weeks before christmas and I have currently been off for the past 7 weeks with the same problem and have a sickline to cover me for the next 3 weeks. My employer had been paying me ssp and they haven't paid me any for the past 2 weeks (i am due to be…
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Mandatory work activity, JHP group..??
Ok so I got a letter last week from my advisor about taking part in a mandatory work activity thing with JHP group ltd, the letter does not say what or where or when this will take place just that they will ring soon(still waiting) what is this and why have I not been told anything about it apart from this letter that has…
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Employee working from home full time
I am an employee working from home full time as the company does not have external offices. There are three of us employed in this way for approximately 30-35 hours a week. I rent my house and one of my bedrooms is an office for which the company has been paying a proportion of the electricity/water/internet and phone use…
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Agency work, refusing the pay, refusing to provide info and more
Hello folks, I have been working in a warehouse, only 20 hours a week and my weekly wages paid by the agency instead of the company. However due to some personal legal and health issues I could not go to work for two days and I was dismissed. Of course, I understand, It was my fault. Agency told me that I need to return my…
