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Asking for a pay rise
I have my review with my line manager soon and thought it would be a good time to ask for a pay rise. My previous boss left a few months ago, was not replaced and some of the additional responsibility has fallen onto my lap, essentially my job description has changed. Also I have had to travel a lot more (again, not in my…
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Final Written Warnings...
I am writing on behalf of my friend, she is very upset and beside herself ... She works in a care home and is one of the senior care assistants, she recently put up on facebook this post: "Good easter weekend at work, 99 year old shouting at me, porridge spat in my face and a cup of tea poured over my shoes! Love my job,…
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business idea and dont know what to do
I have a business idea that I would like push, but I dont know how to make contact with the people to explain it. My target customers would be the emergency services ie, psni, nifrs, and ni ambulance service. Its a product that I know is great and would be of great benefit to the emergency services. I'm afraid to email as…
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2 year gap on CV - unsure what to say
I've been out of work for the past 2 years ish. I've gone from a successful office job good money down to JSA and living on 70 a week. Reason why I left my old job was due to being bullied by at least 3 senior members of staff. Without sounding like I want a pitty party, it did effect me for a long time and even more so…
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Temping, JSA and HB
Hi, does anyone have any experience with temping and signing off at the job centre? Like I'm wondering if I temp for say 3 months and then can't get another role can you just sign back on straight away? I know when u leave a job u have to wait about 6 weeks to sign on or something like that which can depend on circumstance…
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Pay query
Hi, hoping someone can help me please. I've just received a letter from a solicitor telling me I was overpaid from a job I left in November 2012 and that I have 14 days to pay or court proceedings will start. I've had no contact at all about this from my ex employer and don't know what to do.
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Payrise negotitation
Hi Guys, looking for some opions. I work in a company of around a 1000 people that is owned by a big multinational. Now its yearly payrise/review time soon. What usually happens is you get handed a piece of paper with your payrise and bonus on it. The payrise is based on yearly performance rating and current salary within…
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Wage question
My wife has now been off work sick for seven months working in the public sector she gets 6 months full pay and then 6 months half pay which she is now on there is talk of her returning for say 2or 3 half days within a few weeks question is if she returns and works these reduced hours will she continue to be paid half her…
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wages wrong for 3 years ???
hi,my work has said they have been overpaying me for 3 years and say they want it back all £3500 !!!! i only check my wage through my bank account and my wages fluctuate monthly up & down with bonus etc,to be honest i dont think im paid enough for my job & did not know anything about this,it happened with changing hours…
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verbal job offer
So - I had an interview yesterday morning and got a phone call at around 4pm offering me the job. They said that they would be sending the paperwork though to me today - not sure if that is likely to be by email or post but anyway. I sent them an email this morning confirming I wanted to accept the offer (that I had…
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can't remember employment history dates!
Hi, I can't remember the years, let alone the months, when I've worked in various companies dating back to 1988. My work files went missing in a house move around 7 years ago. I've had quite a few jobs since then & have never needed to write a CV. I urgently need to write a CV as I urgently need a job. HMRC only have info…
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please help with suggestions for commission payments
Hi. I currently work in a sales role and get paid a basic plus commissions My employer has asked if for the next tax year I want to be paid the commission element as a mileage claim, hence avoiding paying Tax or NI on this. Are there any other benefits in doing this or anything I should be wary of. Or any alternatives ? In…
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CV advice on Universal Jobmatch
I went to sign on this morning and my advisor at Job Centre asked me if my CV on Universal Jobmatch account is pubic and I said no as I setted it to private, anyway he said that if I don't set it to public then I could face a sanction on my JSA claim. Just wondering is he right or wrong to say I will face a sanction if I…
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wages wrong again
My wifes company have messed up her wages 3 times in the last 3 months.last month they failed to pay her O/T and sunday working. They blamed it on the system and said it would be paid THIS MONTH, we estimated that she was 4-500 pound short.That meant we could not pay council tax or mortgage. Today she should have been paid…
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Don't know who to turn to or what my future holds
I graduated last year and was employed in December as a Support Worker in a hospital. I have had 'active' eczema since my early teens and have reached the end of the road in terms of treatment, with only immune suppressants left to try. I was going to apply to do nursing as I do really like my job however It has been…
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Tax on bonus payments
Hi, I work in a role where I get discretionary bonus payments on a quarterly basis. How do I work out what tax I should pay? It seems like they tax you as if you are going to be earning that amount every month. Do I need to let the HMRC know the situation or do they rectify it automatically? Apologies if this is in the…
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Advice regarding sick pay
Hello all I hope you can help with this query. I had a heart attack in January this year, and was off work for approximately 2 months. My employer contacted me to say that I had not sent in one of my sick notes in time. I got a sick note from the doctor, which was backdated, sent it to my employer and heard nothing more…
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Been paid late, incurred charges because of it.
Hi folks. I was hoping to get some advice. Work has paid us a day late, as a result I have been charged by my bank and companies for direct debits being returned unpaid. I have been told my employer is liable to pay me for these chrages, though my employer does not believe so. What is the case? Thank you in advance!
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Need some advice please.
I just got a phone call offering me a job interview on Monday 28th. They are asking me to bring two forms of photo ID and two forms of proof of address which is no problem. They also want three referees one must be last or current employer and one must be previous employer also a character reference. I can get the…
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If employer can't pay wages, do I claim statutory redundancy?
I am due by the terms of my contract (full time salaries employee for 13 years) to be paid today, but I don;t think this is going to happen, as hinted at by my employer. If I don't get paid, what's my next step? Do I claim statutory redundancy? Any help would be appreciated :)
