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rescheduling initial jsa interview
is it possible to reschedule your initial interview when making a claim for JSA - they've scheduled it for the one time i'd arranged to meet up with a friend to go out after losing my job. is the initial interview treated the same way as subsequent signings for sanctions or is there any leeway on timings for this? any…
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Training to become a Mortgage Broker
Hi, I need some basic advice on if I were to become a fully qualified Mortgage Broker, what would I need to do/and the best way to do it. I have 3 children, 1 is at school, 1 will be starting school in 2015 and the other in 2016. Ideally I want to fast track to a self-employed broker working from home, to fit in with…
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urgent advice needed co said overpaid us ??
Hi everyone I would really appreciate some advice. My husband has received an email this morning saying that he needs to pay back almost £2000 . Panicking as we don't have this. He got a company car 3 months ago and the email states that the mileage amount he has been claiming for it has been to much so he needs to pay it…
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Self-employed, 2 different jobs - what to do?
I'm currently doing my tax return year ending 5th April 2014 and need some advice. I run a craft business (started 1/11/2013) and this business is registered (self-employed) with the tax office and I have records etc ready to file. I started a new job on 31/03/2014 which is unrelated to the craft business where I am paid…
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Leaving job - paying back education fees
Hi all, I recently handed my notice in to my current employer. While working at this company, they paid for me to study part-time, a course which I finished in December 2013. As part of the contract I signed, I agreed that if I stayed for 1 year post-completion I wouldn't have to pay back any fees, if I left within a year…
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Doing paid work trial on job seekers
I signed off of job seekers 2 weeks ago and about a week before signing off i had a couple days work trial for a company, i then signed paperwork and got the job, but a day after i realised that it wasnt the job i wanted and i left... I found another job in a matter of days and thats when i signed off job seekers, I didnt…
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Will employers avoid me?
I'm almost 27 and I've always been self-employed (content writing, web design, etc.) I'm finding it increasingly difficult to make a full time living from this and I've started applying for positions with local companies, but I don't seem to be getting very far. A few people have said that it could be because I'm…
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do I have to pay on redundance package if I open limited company for consultancy
Hi do I have to pay on redundance package if I open limited company for consultancy immediatly after redundancy? Lets say I was laid off last week and I start contracting this week with another company and I have setup a limited company, do I need to pay taxes on my redundancy package? Thanks in advance!
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Taking on an apprentice
There doesn't seem to be much information out there in terms of taking on an apprentice. There is many training providers out there... Those that offer level 4 apprenticeships seem to charge fees in the region of £2.5k. Yet distance learning providers charge around £700-£800 mark. The fees is being covered by the employee…
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Office Move
To cut a long story short.. I work for a company and have done for 10 years. The drive to work is quite fraught of a morning, due to traffic. It's around 18 miles each way but can take some considerable time.. The company has announced that it is moving offices, some 6 miles further away. There has been no real…
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Jobseekers if going self employed?
My husband has been unemployed since last August. We're living in an area where there aren't many jobs going in his line of work and he's now considering going freelance as there is a real market for what he does but not on an employed level, if that makes sense. He's currently getting income-based Jobseekers (I don't…
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2 Job Offers - Not sure what to do.
Back about two months ago, I was offered a job but for reasons that would identify the situation I was asked not to resign until it had been resolved. Unfortunately a few weeks later, for reasons I fully understood (but nothing to do with me) the job offer was withdrawn. Roll on and I get another interview, got the job and…
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Interview at M&S
Hi I have just successfully got through the questionnaire assessment at M&S and been invited for interview. I have a couple of questions which if anyone has been through the same assessment/interview could help me with as I am very nervous due to being unfamiliar with interviewing techniques. Firstly, I have been told that…
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Well paid job seeking when you're 15 years passed GCSE's
A lot of jobs still ask for A-C grade GCSE's in certain subjects for you to be able to apply for a job, but what if you're 15 years passed doing them with insufficient grades but are perhaps more intelligent/life experienced now? Asking out of interest as a family member is a Prison Officer considering their options,…
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Office Move
To cut a log story short.. I work for a company and have done for 10 years. The drive to work is quite fraught of a morning, due to traffic. It's around 18 miles each way but can take some considerable time.. The company has announced that it is moving offices, some 6 miles further away. There has been no real consultation…
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NHS Clerical Officer Assessment
Hi everyone I have been invited to an assessment for a clerical officer position, has anyone else had one of these? I'm not sure what to expect. I also have a question regarding pay, the position is for a band 2 role, it's between (roughly) £14000 and £17000. If I was successful would I have to start at the first pay…
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Unable to sign off and on for traveling
Hi guys So basically im a looking to go abroad for a month here to go see the other half of my family in Southern Africa that I have not seen in over five years. I have been in contact with the job center regarding the mater and have been told I would not be able to sign back on for a extended period of time when…
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Employer Threatening To Dismiss If New Contract Not Signed
Hi Their, I.m posting this on behalf of my Father He is employed as a factory worker in a glazing firm at the time he signed his contract he was asked by his then manager if he would be ok to do some deliverys from time to time around Glasgow and surrounding areas. My Father agreed but this has steadily increased to being…
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JSA claim start date midweek
hi my last day at work was yesterday (monday) should i start registering a jsa claim today as i assume that i wouldn't get paid any jsa for this week having earned a days wages which is likely to be more than a weeks jsa? any advice gratefully received.
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SSP and insurance payment
Hi, I'm wondering if someone may be able to offer some advice. On 26th May I will have been off work on sick leave for six months. My company holds a salary continuance insurance policy which will start on that day. As I had a feeling that they'd stop paying me SSP, I asked my company to advise me of when they would stop…
