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Reference request
Evening, I've been asked to fill in a reference for someone and in the employers section (not me!) it asks how many days parental leave have been taken during employment. Is this a standard thing? Honestly intrigued, as it's not something I've encountered before. Cheers!
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New Job - What Would You Do?
Firstly, I am super excited, I got a job I have been trying to get in this area for the last 6 years :-) The new job is for 19 hours a week slightly better hourly rate than my old one. There are however a few things i'm confused about. My current job is 30 hours a week, so i'll be losing 11 hours. I'm going to speak to my…
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Sensible or have I blown it?
Went for an interview in the middle of the month and got the job. In the email that I got telling me I had the job I was asked to resign so I could start asap. Didn't do that as I wanted the offer letter first (email was just you've got the job, please resign sort of thing) Letter came and I had a few queries as the hrs…
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Advice/Financial help to retrain after redundancy?
Hi, A friend of mine is being made redundant in September. She has had the job since she was 16, and has no qualifications to help her get a new job. The small lump sum from redundancy will be used to pay off some debt and to live while she tries to get employed again. She would like to retrain in something - preferably…
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Tax code 937L correct.
Hi, OH's tax code for 2nd may is 937L. Has anyone any idea why? I was expecting it to be 1000L changing from 944L on the previous slip. She is paid 4 weekly and there was a little backpay as well due to the timings. Is this the reason? Will it be 1000L next wage as expected. Cheers.
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Choosing my own finish date
Hi, I have been working at the same company for five years, and was recently successful in my application for teacher training to start in September. I have informed my manager, and let her know that I would like to work until mid-august, so that I can save up as much money as possible before my training! However, I get…
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getting out of notice period
I got a new job which requires me to start in 7 weeks. Unfortunately my notice period is 12 weeks. Is there any way of getting out of it? I know I can just not come in one day and start my new job but 1. I need the references and 2. I don't really want to burn any bridges. I've asked for it to be reduced and the only…
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too many deductions from pay.. please help!
I think I have had too much in deductions taken from my pay but would like a little bit of help as im not fully sure and dont know how to go about it. Here is some background info.. Last job my salary was 14,440 and i finished work on the 21st march, i got paid on the 21st of march and they work three weeks back and one in…
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Paying employers National Insurance!!!!
Until April I was a self employed carpenter but because I get my work through an agency I now have to be employed. I receive no holiday pay cannot claim any expenses I pay my own National Insurance payments and the employers contribution. My accountant tells me unless there is a test case this is a loophole and nothing I…
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Bestr Method of travelling to this work location?
I live in North Miseryside on the Coast. I 'contract' via my own ltd company. My current contract in the East Midlands comes to an end in 5 weeks, and I have an interview in Hemel Hempstead, for a 1 year contract. Now spareroom.co.uk, will help me find affordable digs, but I'm looking at how to get there and back in a time…
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Am I eligible for backpay?
Hey there humans, so apparently I missed a Work Focused Interview in Jan this year. The thing is, I didn't receive the letter because the person I'm a carer for threw it out (She's out of control. She does it with bills too.) I found out during a "Customer Compliance Interview" that because I didn't attend that there is a…
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Opinions on Internal Job Application.
Hi, Just wanted some opinions on a situation as waiting is killing us! My husband has been with his current employer for 7 months and took his current role as a means to work for a better organisation even though it meant going backwards slightly in his career path. Since being there he has worked incredibly hard and this…
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Clawing back of Salary Overpayment
Please could somebody advise on following situation. I am employed on a commission only basis for a large company and have been earning a good salary for the past 3 years. I was advised yesterday that the company had mistakenly overpaid me and they have decided to take an amount from my monthly salary for the next 5…
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Can employer reduce hours?
Hi, My friend's employer is going through some contract reviews and have suggest that something may be on the cards is to reduce their hours by two and a half hours per week (from 37 and a half to 35) and reduce their salaries accordingly. Is this legal, please? Thank you.
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Children's Care, Learning and Development course
I'm looking into doing a part time course to improve my chances of getting a full time job in learning support, has anyone done children's care, learning and development cache level 3? is it hard? and did you get a job out of it?
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Taking notes into an interview - would/should you?
I've taken a list of questions into an interview before in case I forget them at the end. I always ask if I can refer to them and it always seems OK. However, a few people (both interviewees and interviewers) have suggested taking general notes into the interview and referring to them when asked questions. Does anyone have…
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Email about a job? Fake?
Hi I'm unemployed and desperately searching for work I got this email about a virtual assistant job. Hi, I noticed your contacts on a job search board, and I thought that the vacancy we currently have could suit your skills. We are seeking for self-organized, trustworthy and industrious Virtual Assistants for long-term…
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JSA "credits only" claim - do I still qualify for other help?
Hi, I have been unemployed since the end of 2012 and claiming JSA. However I just moved in with my partner and, because he works full time, I'm no longer eligible for any payment of IB-JSA. Currently I'm still signing on to collect my NI credits and so I'm technically a "claimant". My question is, can I still get help with…
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Company Car Tax (P11D)
I hope this is in the right forum... I picked up my first company car on 21st March 2014 so I'm not at all clued up on how the car tax works. I know in principle what I will pay a month, I'm just not sure on WHEN I'll actually start paying it. I asked my HR department and they've confirmed that they will send their P11Ds…
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new job monthly pay, but how do i get by til end of month
I have been offered a new job I have bad credit and its monthly paid. It's parcel delivery. The offer between £3000 and ££3500 a month. I can get a van on lease, but what do I use for petrol and what do I live on. The job is self employed. At the moment I am self employed and the work I'm doing is coming to an end. What…
