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Do I have to declare maternity allowance for working tax credits?
I took voluntary redundancy last year and my employment ended on 30 June 2013. Up until March 2013, I was receiving Statutory Maternity Pay. That then stopped at the end of March 2013 and I was earning nothing between then and when I started claiming Job Seekers Allowance in July 2013. I was pregnant again at the time so I…
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How is it easier to get a job when you already have one?
This saying has been floating around for years but I really can't find the reasoning behind it, why would an employer want to hire me and pay me X amount per week, when he can get someone unemployed to do it for peanuts/min wage? I know in the past when at interviews and it comes up about me working at the moment this is…
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Employer asking for three years salary history
Hello, Can a potential new employer ask for proof of three years past salary history? I believe that they should pay based on what I am worth, on the responsibilities I will have to take and on what I bring to the table, not on what I may have been paid in some underpaid past positions. Can they legally take salary history…
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Small Company Boss
Hi All, Im an employee of a small company. My boss/director of the company appears to pick at everything I do - and its getting me down. I am trying to look for a new job but its not easy to walk out of one job and into another. In the past: My boss has called me stupid on two separate occasions. Accuses me of doing…
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Denied chance of promotion following merger
Hello everyone, and thanks in advance for any advice. I work in an organisation (ok, the NHS), at a large general hospital. Over the last 5 years, we have been merged with 2 other, similar sized hospitals, each 30-40 miles from us. This has produced 1 very large organisation to replace the three previous bodies. We are in…
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Unite union member Looking for help
Hi I'm a member of unite union and looking for advice, I knwi I can contact my union rep and have emailed hime but things are pondering on my mind and won't have advice on what to do until Monday earliest, Is anyone a union rep here that I could pm and get some advice ? It's work replayed and involves my team leader
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ESA wrag group
Hi all I am a newbie,so bare with me,cut along story short,I'm on esa only and in the wrag group,I have had a couple of sessions already currently once a fortnight.First thing I've done is a cv all straight forward and a induction to te group,wasn't happy with filling in a cv,as was told to miss out any illness I…
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Age definitely makes it more difficult
I have been claiming JSA for a few months now and my adviser keeps telling me my age is no obstacle to finding a job. Having applied for tons of jobs and not even getting an interview even after take my date of birth off my CV I decided to take the careers adviser's advice and only put details of my employment for the last…
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where do I get a National Insurance Number Card from?
hello! where do I get a National Insurance Number Card from? how many days do I have to wait? thanks!
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Not receiving payments
Hi. I sign on on a tuesday and i get paid on a friday,Went to check my bank today and i havent been paid.They told me at my local job centre that the payment was sent out on wednesday instead of a tuesday and that my money wont be with me untill monday!They said there is nothing they can do about it. I have bills to pay…
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Another job whilst suspended?
All, I have recently been suspended on full pay pending further investigation from a company I have worked for for nearly a year. I love the job and I'm now bored out of my mind and just generally going insane without work. The investigation is not work related, it's an alleged criminal offence that I did not commit and I…
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Sacked for being disabled?
Hi All, Just posted this in the disability forum but advised to post here also. Please be nice! My boyfriend is disabled but chooses to push himself and work full time. He is very good at his job but is under a lot of pressure, they are making redundancies and he is already doing 2 peoples jobs in his department, whereas…
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Business Analyst, Software Testers !!!
Hi Folks, I knew sometimes in the 90's software testing rocks. In the last few months, i have seen a number of companies putting on advertising for people to come for training and start work bla bla bla. Anyone have reviews on this? Any genuine ones in their? Cheers
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confused about ssp
hi i wonder if anyone can help me i was in hospital and got a sick note from them not to return to work for 2 weeks it started on a wednesday 26th and ended wednesday the 9th, i get paid weeky so i though i would lose my first 4 days (26,27,28,29) and my sick pay would then, but i have been told because i work 12 hour…
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Living in France, Working in UK - employers position
I have a sneaky suspicion that the HR department of the company I work for may be either making things up as they go along, or just don't understand the question that they've been asked. My partner has expressed an interest in moving to France, and is claiming that a commute on the Eurostar would be about 20 minutes longer…
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Handed my notice in. But boss hasn't confirmed final day.
I've handed in my 1 month notice on the 9th of May and cited by last day at the company at the 9th of April. Boss emailed me back to say he'd confirm my final day when he returned to the office on the 10th. I've had no communication since then and my Boss is not a man you would chase. If he doesn't communicate at all, does…
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Pensions Administrator Exam
Hi I have just applied for a job as a Pensions Administrator and have been told to appear at an initial 80 minutes exam with a calculator! Has anyone had any experience of this? It's an entry level job so I'm not expecting it to ask me anything too deep. Thanks
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Length of Notice Has Changed?
I've worked in a minimum wage job for about eighteen months. My contract states that I must give two weeks' notice. In the last few months, others have started the exact same job as me, but their contracts state that they must only give a week. Would I be bound by my original contract, or by the updated contract for my…
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changing picture on profile
hi there does anyone know how to change or edit your profile picture on this website?
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P60
Hi I changed employment at Christmas and handed my new employer my P45. I have just received my P60 from my new employer and it has earnings and deductions relating only to my employment with them not from my previous employer. I am concerned how this will affect me especially as the combined income from both jobs fell…
