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A Job That Gets You Out and About
Hi Does anyone else find the thought of working being stuck in the same place soul destroyingly boring? I'm searching for a new job at the moment (and while I'll take anything that comes my way), one of the most important things for me is trying to get a job that will get me out and about. Of course I don't mind being…
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Car sales job and credit check?
Hi everyone. Anyone know if a cars sales job will require a credit check? Thinking of applying for a job but doesn't say anywhere on advertisement about credit checks but assuming they would do some kind of check?
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Not been paid the minimum wage?
Hello, I work for a construction company. When i joined i was taken on as a labourer and at the time there was no jobs around so i didnt mind sometimes being paid less as it was better than being on the job centre. I believe i'm entitled to claim back money if they havn't paid me the NMW? I'm 22 so i was entitled to the…
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Retail Management Salary & Working For Free
Can anyone tell me where I stand with contracts and salaries in the retail management sector? I am currently contracted for 37.5 hours per week with the usual rubbish of being flexible to meet the needs of the business. My contrat says anything I work between 8am and 6:30 is expected and only before of after that will I be…
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Income Tax query
I think my employer could be taking the wrong tax amounts off me I have used the tax checker on here and it seems to suggest I could be approx £100 short in take home pay. Is there anyone I can contact to check if my tax is right?
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OMG Happiest day of my life....
OH Has got a job....:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T:T Im so happy... Screw Royal Mail, JLR and National Express who made him wait a year,,,:mad::mad::mad: Rant Over. Hes landed a permanent position as a driver..:T:T. Im so happy..just wanted to share...:A
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Feeling disheartened
I have been in my current job for 4 years and it has just got awful, it was once a job I enjoyed but now I dread going in. I have taken the decision to find something else. I know the market it hard but I just feel like giving up. I've applied for around 15-20 positions over the last few weeks and have yet to hear…
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CV Review
Hi all. Just wondering if you would review my CV and tell me where I am going wrong/right. If I need to add, take or change anything. Be honest if it needs scrapping and starting from scratch. Name Address DOB Phone Number PERSONAL SUMMARY A confident, highly resourceful and reliable assistant bar manager with an in depth…
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CV layout when you've only had 1 job
Hi there, I'm trying to write my CV, but to be honest it just looks rubbish. I graduated in 2005 and started in my current role that year, so I've only had the one job. For this reason my CV looks really sparse. At the moment I have it set up this way: - Personal statement (I'd rather get rid of this really, it seems…
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Re-training and Career Change
Hello, I was hoping for some advice please; After nearly 10 years working in the Public Sector I am looking at ideas for a Career Change and what I would need to do to re-train, I was looking at the possibilities of becoming a Mortgage Advisor and was hoping for some definative advice firstly regarding what qualifications…
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daughter has to be late for school because of my appointment at job centre
I have asked for an appointment to close my claim but the only appointment they had was at 9 am i have a 6 yr old that i have to drive to school so this clashes with my appointment. I told them this and they said its the only time available. Surely this shouldnt be allowed. Is there anything i can do about this please???
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Lost Job
Well many people are losing there jobs due to the economy etc, I had a job working part time one day a week for just under 2 Years (September 2010 - August 2012) Then I changed my job to doing Caretaking but full time this time, still with the same employer I have done that since September 2012 to Now, I have been giving…
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Would you go back and work for a previous employer?
I took redundancy in 2010 and have worked part time(through choice) since but I am a bit bored at times and would like to go back to full time until I reach 60 - 7 years time. My previous employer(was Northern Rock and is now Virgin Money) is advertising a couple of vacancies that I am interested in. Would I be mad to…
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is this legal?
Hi, hopefully someone can advise me. My Father is currently off work sick. He has been diagnosed with bronchitis, he is quite ill and usually he would drag himself into work. He has a sick note but his boss is insisting he has to phone him first thing in the morning and also at night everyday. Is this usual practise? He…
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Overtime Question
I have recently found out I have not been claiming enough over time for my hours worked. Its only 15 mins per shift but I have around 18 months of this. Is there a legally accepted time which I can request my employer to repay? My manager has said its my own fault and that I am not allowed retrospective payments. All my…
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What Would You Do?
Well, I currently work at a company and there's this one chap who also works doing the same role as me, for this we'll call him Paul. So, Paul has the same contract as me (8 hours), but during a standard week he fails to do the full 8 hours because he can't work past 6pm he says due to him doing another job between…
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Handing in my notice with Paternity leave pre-booked
Hi I really need some advise here, hopefully some of the forum members have high positions in HR. I have accepted a new job offer and I have the written contact offer in my hand, the start date for the new role is 18th March. My new employer is aware of my paternity leave and gave the start date with the baby due date in…
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Paid Hols if 'Self-employed'
Does anyone know the name of the case or EU Directive that states a 'worker' should be paid hols, irrespective of what their contract says?
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Interview while employed.
Hello everyone, this is a first time post so sorry if i don't quite follow all the rules. I find myself in the fortunate position of having a job that i enjoy but i have been invited for an interview at a similar but better job with many more perks. My question is how do i go about taking the time off for an interview, i…
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