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Equal Pay
I work for a large company, and there are two departments that do the same job. However, one reported to Sales and the other reported to Customer Service. It has come to light that the members of staff that report to the Sales department are paid more than the staff working in the Customer Services department It varies but…
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Post Work Programme Appointment
Just looking for some advice. I have an appointment at the jobcentre with my post work programme adviser. This appointment is later today (11th December). I have just been called to say there is a family emergency 200 miles away from where I live, I don't live near the rest of my family for many reasons but in these…
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Employed by security agency but contract lost. Where do I stand.
Hi I will try and explain this as best as I can. My wife is currently employed by a security agency and has always worked every Thur, Fri and Sat night for the last 5 years at the same place of work. She has found out today that the pub now has a franchisee in place and he is not willing to honour the security contract…
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piece work
im working for a company that makes car parts, the company i work for when they get new parts in, they dont think about the operators benefit,they put piece work parts high so the operators struggle, and if some parts are easy to do they put the quantity up, so we cant make our money, and the parts we struggle on they dont…
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ESA and training.
Chaps/chapess' Long story short...... Worked for Her Maj for nearly twenty years. Medically discharged due to being mad. Blah blah blah. Currently in ESA support group and benefits guaranteed until end of next year. Don't want to sit on my hoop and convince myself I am a gipper and am now ready to start dipping my toe in.…
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work programe
Hi people , i have been on this work program for 5 months now , they done nothing to help me into employment , all they do when i go there is arrange the next appointment . Really what is the point in this lol
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Office Secret Santa
My office are doing secret santa again this year and we have to spend 10 pounds. I have the only man in my office and have no idea what to get as were going for nice presents. We all gave each other hints and his hints were something to use, something to consume and a gift rather than a present. I am really stuck I don't…
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Job Seekers Stopped without notice!
My 19 year old daughter is currently doing an unpaid tattoo apprenticeship 3 days a week for a period of 2 years. We have to pay £3,000 for this apprenticeship! She gets no payment for this like other apprenticeships or help with travel or lunches. She applied for job seekers allowance and was granted this but all of a…
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Advice on filing a CCJ against a client
Hi there, Not sure if I'm in the right forum, so sorry if I'm intruding! I work as a self employed graphic designer and have done for 5 years now. I did some website designer for a website developer and this was completed to his brief 2 months ago. When I sent him the files (screen visuals) to look at he acknowledged…
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Am I being a big wally?
Hello poppickers I am 34 and work in PR & Marketing I have a good job in that it is close to home and pays well. I have a bad job in that I really don’t enjoy it at all anymore and find my boss very difficult to get on with. I am planning around the end of June next year to hand my notice in and spend a few months…
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lone parents and the work programme
I am a single parent claiming JSA, under JSA there are 'special' rules that apply to lone parents. I am allowed to look for work that is within school times (excluding travel times and school holidays). When I have an JSA appointment in the school holidays I take my son with me, not quite sure if this is strictly allowed…
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They want to give us all a paycut, and backdate it.
So apparently my company is in financial dire straights, and they are asking all staff to take a 3 month 10-20% pay cut depending on your current pay. Plus they want to backdate the pay cut to the beginning of december (they first warned us of this was 4th December). The question I have is: In my employment contract it…
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Keeping motivated when your jobs at risk?
I am in serious need of a boot up the backside. Work has been difficult for a while now, and there is a fair possibility (although nothing definite and no timescales) that the unit I manage will be closing. There are currently no practical relocations within the organisation so if the worst happens I'll be hanging on for…
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Really had enough now
Hi, ive been at my current job for over 2years now i started out on £12000pa being told i will start off at the bottom but within a year i will be at the front desk with a salary of £18000+, neither of these have happened, infact when i was still *at the bottom* another person was brought into the position that i was…
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Adult training/education advice sought
Hi all, i'm looking fir a little advice please if anyone can help? I consider myself to be fortunate to have a job in these difficult times but like most I'd like a more secure future for my family. My job has no route for progression or advancement so I'm looking into going back into education. I've done a bit of googling…
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Settlement offer too low - what now??
Hi Guys, I was just looking for some advice.....to cut a long story short, 6 months ago I was signed off sick by my DR due to anxiety, depression and stress due to been bullied by my boss at work. I submitted a grievance at the beginning of July and after 4 months of my employer dragging the process out, cancelling…
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Agency staff and the 12 week rule
I've just seen something mentioned on another thread about the 12 week rule for agency and I've just had a look at what it's all about on the direct.gov website. It says after 12 weeks you are entitled to the same rate of pay as if I had been recruited directly from the company. Now I know for a fact that there were people…
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JSA with job lined up in feb?
Can you get jsa when you already have a job offer for a few months time?
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Chasing up job
I've been told by a careers advisor that it is a good idea to ring up an employer if you haven't heard anything back about a job applied for. So I'm looking for people's opinions on this, as it seems a bit desperate looking to me. But maybe I'm wrong, after all, I'm not a careers advisor so what do I know. Has anyone ever…
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Adjustments to targets because of chronic illness
Hi all, I posted a few weeks ago regarding reasonable adjustments to working hourse due to me having Fibromyalgia. I have been working with my team leader and am going to trial my 'normal' shift with a view to reviewing and trying alternatives if I feek myself slide. Now I have only been back a few weeks but I do worry…
