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Can an employer ever discriminate against vacancy candidates because of sex?
Hi all. Hope someone can help me here. About a week ago, I applied for an admin job at a local indy gym. It's one of these female-only client, "Don't worry about the men looking at you" etc places. I've read the job description: it's all MS Office and answering the phone and other stuff that I could do standing on my head…
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Can an employee be made to work extra hours?
My 17 year old son is at college 5 days a week and has a part time job for which he is contracted to work 4 hours per week. His contract does state that he may be required to work additional hours as and when required. Most weekends he does around 10-15 hours and has asked his line manager if they can stop putting him in…
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Self employment/working for a relative
I'm one of those waste of space, scrounging, should be put to sleep unemployed people. I currently get Job Seekers Allowance, Council Tax Benefit & Mortgage Interest Thingy (I don't know its real name). I'm not having much luck in finding work. My mum is in her late 70s and is starting to find it hard to cope with looking…
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Pay Dispute with old Job
Hello, About 2 weeks ago I brought up to my old employer that I believed I was getting underpaid. (I was getting about £2 below minimum wage) and they told me that they would contact me once spoken to their solicitor. Today I received a letter the solicitor saying the wage was right and than I was an apprentice. I have…
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Internship advice needed please
Hi, This is my first time posting on here and I really could use some advice. I have been in a paid internship in the third sector since November working roughly 12 hours a week along side my other job. The total internship is 350 hours. I have been incredibly unhappy in this internship and have felt bullied and belittled…
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Holiday Pay Calculation
Hello Wondered if any payroll/HR people could help with this calculation. My son started a job on Thursday 21st November 2013 and left on Thursday 10th April 2014 as he found a better job. He was paid weekly, one week in hand. He worked 3 days the first week - Thurs/Fri/Sat 21/22/23 November 2013, 24 hours total. He then…
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Paying for basic training if you leave a job
[FONT="]I was just wondering how common place it is for a company to offer you a role on the condition that you sign to say that you agree to pay back a percentage of the cost of the training that the company has given you if you leave it within a year? Just to clarify, this is basic training needed to do the job (not…
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scared of trying something new
Hi everyone, i would like some input in this, I currently work for a security company which has a big contract with a retail chain all over the country, the job is not very good as i don't have the tools i need to do my job ie the radios don't work and the cctv is from the stone age, the wages are not very good, don't have…
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How secure are new job offers
Hi, I'm currently in the interview process for new employment. If they were to offer a job to me, can they withdraw for any reason. I ask because I'm very out of touch with new jobs as been in my current job all my working life > 10 years. I just worry that they could withdraw after I hand my notice in, no particular…
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Interview advice
Hi, after plucking up the courage to do something about my stagnant career a month ago, I've already had 3 interviews all of which have been well received I think. I've now reached the stage where I'm being invited back for second interviews. One interview in particular is, i have to do a presentation for 3 minutes on a…
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self employed advice. Termination of contract
I'm posting this again as since i asked the question, the company has come back and used the term "gross misconduct". I have stated that this is inflammatory as i was the one who raised the concerns. They are now trying to point all blame towards myself, as i read that an employee can be dismissed if a charge of gross…
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doea anyone know how to get rid of a pimply rash on upper arms
I have had a pimply rash on my upper arms for as long as I can remember. I have been to the gp but she couldn't suggest anything. I had a body massage once and the lady giving me the massage suggested drinking lots of water and before getting in the shower rubbing with a stiff brush, then after the shower using body…
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17year old daughter with no income
i have a 17year old daughter who left school in december 2013 i have had all the tax credit & child benefit for her that i can so now i dont get a penny to keep her she cant get a job anywhere & was refused under 18 job seeker allowance because she still lives with me is there any other way i can get some sort of money to…
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payslips and issuing
i get paid monthly how long should i wait for a current pay slip to be issued we get paid on 15th each month and sometimes wait for 2-3 weeks for that current pay slip as manager has to go to main office for collct and does not always go ???
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What are the legalities regarding dating in the workplace if any?
Is it reasonable for a boss to date an employee? What are most peoples views on this? If an employee asked out a boss. In this case, the boss is female, the employee is male.
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Re-negotiating a contract.
Firstly apologies for being vague on the details on this one, but don't really want to mention details of the companies on a public forum. I currently work as an engineering contractor, direct with a big company. The work they do there is very specific, as they are the only place in the UK that currently does this at…
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Work Dilemma - Possible Slander ?
Hi I really need some advice...I work for a company representing another company - as part of the job we deal with a lot of third parties and last week there was an incident occured which was partly the fault of one of these third parties. As the Manager of the representation company I had to investigate and try to rectify…
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Vet Nursing - Funding For A 2nd Degree!!
Hi, I studied for a Bsc in Animal Welfare (2005) and got a Student Loan. In hindsight my degree isn't worth the paper its written on, as its never helped me get any job, let alone a job with animals. I've always thought it was a big waste of 3 years and I would have been much better off spending those years…
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Could working for myself be a viable option?
I think I have reached the stage where I've ran out of all other options, my job search has been on going for 2 years now with no joy. So I am thinking I know enough to be able to design websites, I know HTML,XHTML,CSS etc etc, I also know Visual Basic so app design could be another option. Its something I've never really…
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Change of Shift Pattern
Hey guys and girls, hopefully someone can help me :) right i started working for this Agency on the 1st April this Year. I started on a shift of 8-5 Monday to Friday but ive been off sick this last week due to an injury that i sustained (my own fault). Now im due back in monday but someone i work with has messaged me to…
