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Anyone worked abroad in the EU without knowing english?
See title, thanks all
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job vacancy with no wage indicated?
it's a pain when vacanies don't say what hourly rate they are offering...anyone been to an interview where they were asked what wage they were looking for? or do they normally just tell you at the interview? I have just applied for one and don't know what to ask for it I get an interview.
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advice regarding extra shift pay not being paid.
Hi there. I hope I can make this make sense and I hope that I have put this in the right place. I get muddled quite a lot. I changed jobs on 1st October. I now work out in the community rather than in the city. My new work were short-staffed so I offered to work to help out. I was on the city "bank" (which is basically a…
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HELP! Already employed full time & want to start own business too
Hello everyone, So im trying to get as much info as possible before I register with HMRC as a sole trader. Basically im employed full time and paid enough to just keep me out of higher tax. Im also a trained holistic therapist and want to offer this as my own business. Obviously hours will be as and when, maybe an evening…
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Advice on dismissal
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How to prove reference was received or not!
I realise I may be clutching at straws! or me and my butterfly net.. but I'm wanting to find out if a recruitment process was followed properly and thinking of doing a subject access request even if it costs me - I need to see a reference or find out whether (as it now comes to light) maybe it wasn't actually ever received…
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Sickness Record Resulting in Disciplinary Action
Hello all, My girlfriend has been employed by a Healthcare Charity for over four years, during which time she has a poor sickness record (circa 15-20 days per year). She had pneumonia as a child, and working in an environment where bugs are rife, she invariably picks up anything and everything. To help combat this, her…
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Underpaid - do I have to wait until next pay date?
Hi, I was underpaid in my wages yesterday by 14 hours. The payroll lady admitted it was her error and apologised ( apparently there a number of us due to her rushing, payroll are shut down earlier than everyone else for christmas, I have the highest amount of unpaid hours) but said they only do IOU's and I would have to…
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When after I leave would I be paid my accrued holiday?
I left my old job after handing in my one weeks notice and I have now been given my final week's pay. However, I was advised by the payroll lady that I have accrued 12 days holiday which has not been taken. She advised that this could be paid with my final pay (it wasn't) or the following Thursday, but sounded vague. I am…
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Equal Pay Claims - Limitation period?
I would really appreciate any advice around the period during which a claim for Equal Pay compensation can be brought? A family member worked at a local school as a dinner nanny and cleaner between 2001 and 2005. She was never in the union & shortly before she left a number of her colleagues initiated claims through the…
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Same day wage admin fees
I am an adhoc worker who is normally paid every Friday with the wages being processed on a Tuesday. I have been informed by one of my coworkers that payroll has told him that he is being charged 1 third of his pay as an admin fee for same day wage processing due to the Christmas period. My wages are shorter than i expected…
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Help! Employment agency may cause my eviction.
Hello, I am in an awful situation at the moment; being that the Jobcentre is closed doesn't help (can't find anywhere to speak to someone one-to-one for advice) and I just hope someone can make some sort of sense of this and maybe even tell me that I have some sort of rights regarding what I'm facing right now. I felt I…
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How many hours holiday pay?
Hi, my husband works for a smallish local firm. He is paid by the hour a basic rate. His overtime rate starts after he's worked 12 hours. He had Christmas Day and Boxing Day off, but his holiday is paid at a basic 8 hours per day. Is this right if his overtime isn't paid until after 12 hours? Doesn't that mean that they…
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Custom and Practice
Hi, hope someone can give me some advice. My niece has been working in the public sector for about 10 months. Every week she has been under rostered by an hour or two but paid for her full contracted hours. About half the people in her team are in the same situation. She has a new boss who has spotted this. A team meeting…
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UJM help please
Can someone tell me how to access the part on UJM where you can type in a job and it comes up with a list of skills needed for that job. I know its there I have used it before but its really bugging me, I can't find it! I want to apply for a position I am not familiar with so was going to use it to help with my…
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M&S Employment rules
Hi, Just a quick one. Someone I know who works for them has told me that recently M&S have changed their contract so that new people who start with them have to put up with this: * 2nd instance of sickness within 3 months isn't paid on the first day * You can now no longer opt out of Sundays * If you take leave from work…
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What is the normal procedure if workplace is flooded?
All these offices, shops and other workplaces which are underwater or seriously damaged by flood waters, are the employees forced to come to work? Do they get paid for it?
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National Insurance Contributions (Class 2 NICs) and Small Earnings
I'm registered as self employed. About 2 months ago, I received a bill from the HMRC for Class 2 National Insurance Contributions. The bill says that the outstanding liability period(s) are; 07-04-2013 to 05-10-2013. I take it that this means this bill is supposed to cover Class 2 NICs for the April 2013- April 2014 tax…
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Income tax question
I have just used the income tax calculator on here as I suspected I had been taxed less than I should have been, my numbers on the calculator were.... Gross Wage £3,274 Taxable Wage £2,420 Tax Paid £484 Tax Free Allowance £782 National Insurance £315 Take-home pay £2,230 Student Loan £172 Pension £73 Pension HMRC £29 But…
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any hope zero hour contracts will end soon?
You don't realise...well I didn't realise how bad these things are until you go for an interview for a job offering zero hours! I was told only 5 hours a week would be near enough guaranteed, the rest would be a case of turning up for work after having paid travel costs to get there, to be told whether you would be working…
