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Employer won't pay what was agreed
Hi all I wonder if you can help. My brother is a heating engineer/multi tradesman with a company that maintains Military housing. When he started the job he was told he would be temporary for 13 weeks and then would likely be taken on permanently. He started in July 2013 and there is no sign of the role becoming permanent.…
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Is a company allowed to ask you to work extra without pay
I work 34 hours It states in my contract that I have to work extra hours (up to full time hours) if required. However it also states that any extra hours worked will be unpaid. I have stayed late on a few occasions to catch up without pay, I am fine with this as it is standard practice in office work to do this…
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Time off (sickness)
So, I've had problems with my wisdom teeth and thanks to Easter, I couldn't get in to see my dentist till yesterday. I won't be able to get any treatment until Friday because my emergency appointment was late in the day. I got antibiotics though, so hopefully they'll help, although I doubt it because it's impaction pain.…
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Filled P46 form wrong - I thought JSA was not taxable!
Hi! Today I filled a P46 form and will hopefully start my new job soon. I have been claiming JSA since October so when the question was: +Have you had a job since 6 April or been receiving taxable JSA? +Have you not had a job since 6 April or not been receiving taxable JSA? I ticked the latter as I thought income-based JSA…
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Tax on payment from work.
i have recently recieved a back payment from work regarding a working time directive issue. i had to sign a legal agreement for this but the problem i have is that when the money went in through payroll it pushed me into the higher tax rate which was not agreed or mentioned in the agreement so i have now lost a larger % of…
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Changing Business name
I'm currently looking into changing my business name, mainly for the reason that what I'll be doing will change/expand and so will encompass this. What I want to know is whether this has any repercussions with regards to my books or anything else. Is it just a case of contacting HMRC and changing it and letting my…
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Getting interviews,not getting job offers
I had an interview this morning and have just had a call to say that I didn't get the job. They said it was mainly down to the fact that I wasn't experienced in one area of the work. This wasn't listed as a requirement and I hadn't stated I had this skill but why did they interview me if it was so crucial? I did ask if…
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Travel to interview (JSA)
Hi, I am on JSA (IB), joint claim with my wife, we have a son. I have an interview lined up, it was meant to be in Manchester town centre, which is a half hour train ride from me (which would cost me £4 to get to, so I wouldn't of minded paying that out of my own pocket), however, I've just had a call from the lady that is…
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Should employer pay for car service?
Hi - need some help please! :-) If a car is owned privately by an employee and has to use that car for work, not going to / from but for travelling round the country seeing clients, should the employer pay for servicing of the vehicle? They will be getting a lease car at some point but that doesn't seem very forthcoming at…
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Starting a business venture whilst also working
I am thinking about starting a business venture to primarily boost my income but also if it becomes successful to be able to leave work and become self-employed. What I intend to do won't affect my work during normal working hours as it's something that can be done in the evenings and at weekends. Having a family to…
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Breaks at work
Hello I was wondering if anyone knows the answer to this, I work shifts very often from about 8.30-6.45/7 pm although officially it's 9-6. If my employer insists I take my hour lunch break at 10am or 11am and I'm still working until 6.30/7pm with no additional break is this legal? I have asked to split my break but was…
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Agency refusing to pay
Hi My former agency are still refusing to pay two outstanding invoices for work I have done for their client and which they have been paid for. They are stating that as the invoices were submitted outside a nominal date for the bank run they do not legally have to pay me. The client was very happy with my work, but the…
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Jobsearch ideas please
Is there anything else I should be doing as part of my jobsearch routine? At the moment I check online, registered with 5 agencies,asked family and friends,sent out prospective letters,search local papers,but have run out ideas. Anything else I should be doing? Thanks F
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Change in T&C's - how do I assert my rights
A complex situation which I’ll try to make simple without becoming identifiable I work in a relatively senior position for a small global subsidiary of a large multinational – I have a UK contract and am paid into a UK bank in GBP although my line manager works in another market For many years I worked in a position based…
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private medical & Tupe
I am being Tupe from a private company to public sector (part of nhs) we were told all our terms & conditions were to transer except pension but this is not the case according to the new employer. I had private medical, phi insurance, life insurance death benefits with my former employer but my new employer says they don't…
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partner tax allowance question? myself employed, partner self employed
Hi all. So I work myself in full time employment (around 22k salary) As far as I understand it...for last year I had a tax code of 944 and I believe this year it is meant to be 100 (or something to that effect - basically a 10k allowance) For the past several years my partner hasn't worked and has been looking after the…
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Calling all call centre workers - advice needed!
Hi, Recently, I got a job as a call centre rep at a bank. Having been stuck in retail for 6 years prior and feeling incredibly trapped, I was so so happy to finally have a job that could actually go somewhere. I've been told there's a great opportunity of progression and that once I've stayed there a year, I could go in…
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Becoming Self-Employed
I've spent the last few weeks emerged in the HMRC website, and would appreciate a few thoughts from anyone else who is Self-Employed. I'm setting up a computer service and repair business and would just like to check I've got the basics right in my head so I can start trading ASAP and sort the nitty stuff out in due…
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new to working
Hi I am new to getting a full time job.. been studying right up till now.. i'm a recent university graduate. Been applying for jobs around £15,000 per annum customer service or social media in Leeds.. is that a good wage? Will be looking to rent around 475 per month. Need a bit of advice
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Managers not consistant with holiday allocations.
just wondered what opinions folks have on this. Our factory has what they call team managers who are not responsible for your every day work as they may not even work on your department, but they are responsible for return to work meetings, holidays, personal issues etc for their team. Our holidays run from April to April…
