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Do I need to ring HMRC for a tax refund?
Hey everyone :) I was on Jobseekers until the 25th November last year. When I got a job they sent me a letter saying they have notified Inland Revenue that they don't have enough tax information and that they will pay a refund, if it's due. I am currently on the tax code 0T. I have read the article on here and believe I…
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Redundancy or Demotion & drop in income
Hi All I'm after advice for a friend of mine who has been offered redundancy. Basically she has worked for this company for 3 years and has recently been told that due to company restructuring her position is no longer available. The company has offered her another position but she will be downgraded from a Supervisor to a…
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Cambridge Celta Training - Grants Available?
I'm thinking about doing the Cambridge Celta training, but cannot afford the £1,000 fees. Ideally, I'd like to study online, which can cost up to £1,500 :eek: Does anyone know if there are grants available for this? Thanks in advance.
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Promised payrise hasn't yet materialised, what are my rights?
Last summer I applied for an internal vacancy and I was successful. It is almost like a promotion - I'm not a manager, but the new job requires more advanced technical skills than the old one, so it was advertised at a higher rate of pay. I am still working within the same team, it is just a different role. When I was…
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2nd Interview
I've been invited back to a second interview in a job that i recently applied for. Whats the purpose of that? Do the 2nd ones generally cover the same things as the first? Cheers, Ed
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Application form question
Fairly lengthy application form for what is a fairly basic job so I'm assuming it's a generic 'cover all' type form. There's a section asking about qualifications (including GCSE's/diplomas/professional and technical qualifications) then under that there's a section headed 'Membership of Professional Associations'. What…
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Graduate job problem
Hello, I am graduating this year and during my degree I have completed a year's paid placement for a company X and a summer placement. I have decided the job is not for me, so I have been searching for jobs. I have had 5 interviews and haven't been successful for 3 of them. Last week I thought whats the point, I am clearly…
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Reduction of hours with no notice
Please can anyone offer any advice or tell me the best course of action. MIL has been working for company over 14 years. For the past 12 years she has been working the breakfast shift. She was working 5 mornings but dropped to 4 mornings about 6 years ago.. She starts work around 6am and works til 11.30am. Last week she…
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9 Weeks pregnant and looking for work.
Hi, I recently moved towns into my new house and found out I am 9 weeks pregnant. I have always been in work.. so I thought moving town I wouldn't have a problem finding work, I have been on JSA for 16 days and I am applying constantly for jobs and I'v had 2 interviews but I'm being unsuccessful. My biggest concern is in…
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Funding for courses
Finally settled into an ongoing temp role. Not great money, but enough to get by after train tickets are paid for. But can anyone inform me of any available funding to help with a CIPD qualification? I really want to get into a HR Career in the next 18-24 months if possible, but I also need to pay for driving lessons,…
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Disability living allowance question
I have been signed off for 6 months with severe depression and anxiety, my depression and anxiety have got so bad that I am being rehomed in supported accomodation for people with mental health problems. I am just wondering, will I be able to claim the care component of D.L.A as I will be in supported accomodation ?. I…
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Agency Workers Regulations (12 week rights)
Sorry if this has been asked before but has any temp's seen their pay/benefits improve since the regulations came into force on October 1, giving anyone employed via an agency the same rights to same pay and benefits as permanent staff doing the same role after 12 weeks in a job?
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Help - Company wide investigation
Hi I work in a sales department for a huge company in the UK. I'm one of the top sellers and make a lot of money in commission (to me anyway) each month. Earlier in the month we were asked how people get around doing a certain type of contract (which basically loses us and the company money) and I told them how it was done…
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Have I Been Short Paid?
Good Afternoon and thanks for looking, I hope I am in the right section and someone may be able to offer advice or guidance on what to do, if anything, in this situation. I tendered my resignation with my employers in December to leave at the end of January. At the time I had asked our a payroll administrator how many…
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Help I need some advice
I recently started work for a new employer after 6 years with my previous employer, In January 2013 I discovered that my new employer had registered me as a 5% shareholder in his business, I then went on to discover that he had attempted to open a business bank account in my name (HSBC can confirm this) he then drove me to…
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When to tell job centre you are starting work?
hi, i am due to sign on next monday. i usually get my jsa paid on thursday 4 days later, for the previous 2 week period of looking for work. but i have now been offered a full time job starting monday 11 march! when do i tell the job centre? i am worried as soon as they know i start work on monday 1th, they will close my…
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Job search with work programme
Hi, I have now been booked in for mandatory job searches with work programme every week. Some weeks I am also booked in for some work shops. I have a list of websites, some I use every day, some I use twice a week to look for work from home. I dont want to put my cv up on the computers at the WP, those computers are not…
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If your partner did this to you?
Ok your unable to work and your partner has now became unemployed. They approach you and tell you that they want to set up a usiness with very little capital even though the last business that they owned went bankrupt. You tell them that its something you definetly dont want them to get into and that you want them to go…
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Help calculating my final month's salary... please!
Hi, I am planning on handing in my notice in the next few days. I am paid on the 25th of every month. My first salary was paid to me on the 25th of August and my start date was the 16th of that month. My salary was quite a bit higher than I would expect for those 9 days (it worked out as half my regular take home pay for…
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Sacking
Hi, Sacking is probably a strong word, laid off is maybe better. Today by coincidence I was going to resign from a job I started at the beginning of the year but was laid off before I got the chance to resign. I was not enjoying it, my manager was a pain in the !!! and wrongly criticised me for my performance and was very…
