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Working breaks
Son has got a job at a large sandwich chain and he has been told he gets a twenty minute break if he works over 6 hours no matter how long so he will have to work 10.5 hours with a twenty minute break is this really the law.
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Jobs with places like Kleeneze , Avon , Betterwear
Hello , just was wondering if anyone has tried any of the above jobs ? Is there any initial start up costs , if so what sort of prices. Did it work for you ? Any views experiences are much appreciated . Many thanks Anita
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Recruitment Agency
Hi all, any help would be very much appreciated. A recruitment agency found my CV online and forwarded it to a job at a college without telling me. Anyway, they called me the next day to let me know what they did and asked if I could come in and register with them, which I did 2 days later. However, the job fell through as…
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Mandatory overtime
I've recently started working for a global 1st tier automotive supplier and am already in dispute with the company regards overtime working. The company follows an unwritten rule where if Jaguar LandRover decide in the week that they will be running at the weekend then whomever is on morning shift must work the Saturday…
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Self-employed and Employed - National Insurance Contributions
I am an employee for 20 hours per week, and self-employed for the rest of the time. I already complete a self-assessment for paying tax for my self-employment, but I have received a letter for class 2 National Insurance contributions. Am I right in thinking that if I am earning over £5725 while self-employed I have to pay…
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Benifits if you hand your notice in?
Hi guys Wonder if anyone can help? My son started a new job about 6 weeks ago, (after the company that he worked for went into liquidation, and were then taken over.) After a couple of weeks he hurt his back, and had to have 4 days off. Ever since he went back they have been awful with him. Nit-picking over nothing,…
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Have a conditional job offer :-)
Out of the 3 interviews I had, I have been offered the civil service job - subject to references but I can't see these being a problem. So happy yet slightly disappointed I wasn't offered the NHS job but the job I've been offered was my first choice up until the NHS interview - that job would have given me the chance to…
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Am I getting this wrong?
OK so in the midst of gaining and setting up interviews for this week, I have 2 knockbacks from last week - 1 has totally caught me by surprise so I've asked hoping for feedback in my reply (I know they probably won't but didn't hurt to ask I figured) Questions are, am I really in the wrong for staying loyal by my…
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Injured at work
Hi, I dont usually use forums, so Im not sure this is the right place to post this BUT ....... I was injured at work (nursing) and would like to know if anyone has any good/bad experiences with compensation companies, who to avoid, who to use, who takes all your compensation in fees etc etc Any advice would be useful as I…
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Pay nightmare!
Hello all, I have been having a problem with my employer. I started in January 2012 and commenced Maternity Leave on 20th May 2013. It is sales job so I receive commission for all bookings I make. I knew my pay was wrong when I commenced Maternity Leave as I was supposed to receive commission 1 month in arrears, and only…
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Finding a graduate job when you live in the middle of nowhere...
I'm currently a bit stuck and could really do with some advice. I graduated with a good degree this year and I've been living up north with my parents in Teesdale ever since. It's a lovely area, but there's next to nothing in terms of graduate opportunities - and very few people my age too. Really, I feel like I've…
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Financial Support for Training Course
I would like to do a five-day training course with an accredited institute, but including examinations it costs almost £1000. Does anyone know if financial support can be offered (by the government or anyone else)? Thanks, Steve
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What % of your take home pay is travel?
Just want to get people thoughts on this. I have been offered a new job. The travel will be 13.5% of the take home pay. Does this seem a lot?
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Fake job reply?
I few weeks back I applied for a Job in leyland and over the weekend I received this email: Dear Candidate, Firstly thank you for your interest in the position of order picker based at Waitrose in Leyland (just off junction 29 of the M6). Our placement team has gone through all the CV’s and yours shows interest to me. The…
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Contrarian approach to job hunting - blog!
In 2012/13, a group of old school decorators have been generating fantastic professional opportunities in difficult economic times, not by cold calling, not by sending out CVs - by blogging! We write up case studies of what we do at work, basically giving away our trade secrets, and publish them on an appropriate website…
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Training to be Support Worker...question
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What would you do...
So I am a nurse... I love being a nurse, but I can't say that I love my current workplace. Its far from my family, and I just haven't settled in. I gave it a year, so I know its time to move on. I have applied for jobs closer to home, but here we do waiting list trawls, where they advertise usually every 6 months,…
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Tax owed from being with agency
I've recently received a £400 tax bill from HMRC, I've no idea why - but I'm wondering if it's from when I was working with an agency. I've requested my details from HMRC and my time with the agency doesn't have an end date - I switched from agency to permanent work with current employer on the 25th February 2013 (new…
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agency joke
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day off mistake help...
Hi guys, my employer changed out shift rota and my line manager stated we change on the 1st december to my new team, with their shift. This day was on their rota as their day off. When i returned on the Monday I was told that my line manager had made a mistake and that we should not of had that day off, and we have til the…
