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Broken down van at work
Where i work for at retail company i'm now an online delivery driver. These vans have now had it and getting new ones soon. But last night the van broke and called up my store to get the recovery team down to help me. they said this was 60 to 90 mins witch was fair enough. 90 mins later no sign of anyone so rang up the…
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Free Laptop from Open University Course
Does anyone know how much an Open University course costs and if there are any in physiotherapy A friend of mine says they bought a laptop with money they were sent to buy materials for their course but said they didnt have to pay anything to do the course
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Temping & getting paid - options?
I have been paid via payroll most of my working life so have little experience of temporary agencies and how they work. I am just about to finish my 1st contract where I have put in a weekly time sheet and got paid the following friday. As I went along I accrued holiday pay so when I wanted time off I put in a holiday form…
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Do you love your job??
Do you love your job? By this, I mean do you actually look forward to going into work on a Monday? If so, it would be interesting to know what you love about it and what you do. The only reason I ask is because I met a friend yesterday who I have not seen in a while. We were chatting about work etc when he told me that he…
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Interview presentation and copyright
Ok, I am maybe being a bit cheeky here, but I wonder if anyone has ever marked any presentation work prepared for an interview as copyright? It would seem not usual practice for companies requesting interviewees to prepare a presentation as part of the interview process highlighting ideas to bring in change/innovation to…
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NI number and DOB - do I have to provide?
Ok god here we go again. Another job application form asking for NI number and now date of birth too. Surely they can turn you down if they think you are too old for the role if they know all this info? Shall I fill it in?
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How do I find out about networking events?
Hi Folks Most of you would probably be aware that job seekers are always adviced to network and attend networking events in order to increase the chances of yourself getting the ideal job. This may sound like a silly question to you, but how do you find out about networking events? Are there particular websites which may…
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Seetec work programme info
Hi, just wanted some info on the seetec work programme, as I have been put on this mandatory work am on jsa. Can anyone give me any info of what happens, and what the hours are as I was told i have to work 30 hours a week but I rang seetec up today and they told me you only work for 20 hours a week because I have children,…
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New job - with a recent sick leave?
Hi, I work in the IT industry in a fairly specialised field. Last November due mainly to work stress, and some personal matters I had 3 months off sick (prior to that - no real sick leave problems). I have now returned to work, however my role has changed. There are no vacancies for my skills in the company currently. I am…
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Commute, Move or something else?
I just graduated college, i have landed a job as a junior web developer in Edinburgh, The job has a 3 month trial period To get there i need to: Get up at 5.30 Leave for train 6.15 Get train at 7.02 Get into edinburgh for 8.23 Walk the rest and arrive at 9. Do the same to come home. Arrive home about 7pm 5 days a week…
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[HELP] Re-arranging a Personal Adviser interview? [HELP]
now sorted. thank you for the reply and PM. thread closed.
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Bookkeeping Training Services, any dealt with them!
Im looking at doing a bookkeeping course and just wondered if anyone has any experience with the following website http://www.selfemployedbookkeepingcourses.co.uk/index.php
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Normal Practice or 'Free' Work
My son had an interview for a small design consultancy in early December. Part of the process was to design some literature for a live customer, several times over the following few weeks he was asked to make small changes to the work at the customer's request (via the agency who were offering the job). Christmas came and…
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Holiday Pay and working hours
I think I am being underpaid on my holiday pay. I get the statutory 28 days entitlement which includes bank holidays. My contract (verbal) is for a minimum 50 hours per week (7am - 5:30pm monday- friday) plus i work every other saturday which is also 10 hours. We work more hours than this but this is the minimum (last week…
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Work Program 2 anyone?
im at A4E which has been the most useless back to work program ive ever been on in my life of being out of work..i even wish i could go back to the advisors at the job center which i thought were out of touch but did one hell of a better job,but im on work program 2 soon aparently A4E send me back to the job center then i…
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How have employers contacted you for interviews?
Do you find employers mainly call you to arrange interviews or have they emailed or written to you?
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Job Ideas, Agency
change of situation
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Job seekers allowance and monster Jobs
Hi, I have been on employment support allowance for 4 months after an injury I'm now due to sign back on job seekers allowance and I hear things have changed and Monster jobs now run the website, could anyone advise me as how this system works and if I should sign up in terms of letting them see my activities on my pc,I'm…
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Late returning Job acceptance....
Hi, DS1, 17 has just been offered a part time evening job at Morrisons. It will fit with his school work really well. The letter offering the job arrived on a Friday. He was so excited that he didn't read the info thoroughly. He posted the acceptance slip 3 days later on the Monday, using the 2nd class return envelope.…
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JSA and a weeks work
Hi, I have been offered a full weeks work 40 hours at 7.50p/h, all PAYE. I am going to carry out this work and was wondering how this affects my claim. I will loose a week (I don't care as its work and i will be better off doing it) I want to know will i have to sign off and do a rapid reclaim or will i be be able to…
