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Home Carer
I have recently become a home carer part time to fit around my university commitments. Each day of work i can be out for around 12 - 14 hours but i only get paid for about 7 hours as the rest of my day is made up of travel to and from calls. Can i claim my travel time back from my employer or can i claim this back through…
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Best place to advertise for free?
Want to advertise a service online, like hairdressing for instance. Gumtree charge are there better options for free?
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Jsa cv mandatory?
Hi all, Is it mandatory you have to email your CV into your local Jobcentre when on JSA?
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Early years courses
I have spent the last couple of days looking at Early Years courses and would like some advice. I have a degree in psychology, but that alone doesn't seem to be helping get a job in any of the areas I would like (community work, women's centres, children's centres, that sort of thing). I have done some volunteering too but…
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Voluntary work whilst getting SSP
My wife has been diagnosed with moderate M.E. and has such been unable to fulfil her duties at work since August 2012. She has, since December, had her wage reduced by half and is now getting SSP. She is not in a position to return to her current role but is hoping that her employer will be able to find her another less…
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Funded Courses?
Hi, I am over 25 and I am in full time employment. Is there anywhere that I could further my education but still work and receieve funding as I don't earn a lot but would like to further my career prospects. Thanks in advance
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Should I go to Small Claims?
Hello Wise MSErs... I am self-employed and a client has not paid me. It's a low 3-figure sum. I am sure I would win in the Small Claims as I have a full paper trail of him agreeing to my quote, saying he was happy with what I produced, etc. The amount is 3 months overdue and until recently I was hoping he was just…
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There is hope...
Just been offered my dream job at more money than I've ever earned. Made redundant last year, been covering maternity cover very far from home, not covering costs, and now got full-time perm job much closer to home. Its hard but keep trying! It will happen!
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Can I refuse to complete Equality Monitoring Form?
Sorry if this is answered elsewhere. My employer is asking for all staff to complete an equality monitoring form with questions about religion, sexuality etc. They are looking for people to put their name / department on it. I deliberately binned it but now I'm being asked to complete one as they have not received it from…
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dismissed for gross misconduct
Hi, I hope someone can help me with this. I am helping a friend with her claim against dismissal for gross misconduct. The basic facts are that she worked for an animal charity for 7 years and lives on site. She ran the cattery section and was exceptionally good at her job, as her appraisals showed every year. Her failing…
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New to temping - any advice
Hi everyone, Been unemployed for 5 weeks now after VR at the end of Dec. Not found a permanent role yet so I'm going to look at temping as I want to work for the CV aspect and its better money than JSA obviously (so long as its not one day a week.....). Ideally it'll be a longish term assignment, depends on what the…
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child care costs covered for training whilst on jsa??
Hello. I have recently become unemployed and wish to do a crash course,3 weeks training to learn a trade with the intention to become self employed. The course I intend to do is exceptionally good so I dont have any doubts there. Will the benefit system cover or part cover my childcare costs whilst I am away training? As I…
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Job experience
Hi all, Just putting this one out there really. I'm currently unemployed. I have been offered part time work (less than 16 hpw) but cannot attend due to this work program thing. I need to improve my skills and have been offered p/t work to gain experience, so rather than writing speculative Cv's, I could actually be…
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Night shift question
My dad works in the building trade and is on temporary night shifts at the minute. The hours seem very long to me and I am wondering what the legalities of night shifts are. He is working 7pm to 7am Monday to Friday morning, then 4pm to 12am Friday through to Saturday. On top of this the site he works at is a 90 minute…
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Reference problem
My husband has been offered a job subject to 2 satisfactory references from past employers. One past employer has given him a glowing reference but the other refuses saying "I don't bother doing references". It's the employer he worked for in a seasonal post last summer. She contacted him last week to ask if he wanted to…
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6 month contracts and sick pay
Hi, Can you advise me pls? I work in a busy boat yard (in UK), and have recently been on a 6 monthly signed contract. (reluctantly, as I was self employed there) I haven't signed the next one because I'm unhappy with the sick pay wording. In brief the contract says i am entitled , for 1st 4 months SSP only, after that 1…
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Not qualified
Just need a rant really I'm a mum of 4 little ones ranging from 6-2. I am desperate to get back to work, I would do any job as long as the hours fitted with my husbands I applied at asda last week and considering that I've work in different supermarkets in the past totalling almost 7 years, I thought I'd have a good…
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Holiday Pay will be accrued on top
Anyone know what this means? 'paying £11.00 per hour. (Holiday Pay will be accrued on top)'? thanks
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Barclays interview
Hi everyone, I have a face to face interview next week and would really appreciate any advice anyone might have. What kind of questions they might ask? What kind of things about the company they would expect me to know? Anyone had an interview with Barclays? I've done research on the company and practised answering typical…
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self employed to PAYE & p46
Hi looking for some help please hope this is the right forum. From October to Jan 31st I have been self employed on a contractor basis. The company has now employed me as PAYE. They have given me a P46 to fill in, but looking at the box titled Your Present Circumstances I am not sure what to put. I should be under my…
