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Moving to another warehouse department
Hi guys, considering changing departments at the same company. I got a chance to join warehouse stock control team, i want to take this chance. I was working at same area arround 5 years. Need a change actually :) Stock control's team leader wants me in his team, i wan to go there as well. Question: how i should fill in…
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I hate my job!! Help - Desperate to get out
I have been in my job for just over 2 years. The first year was great as I was responsible for the introducing marketing to the company and due to this there was a shed load of work to do. As its a small company it was quite difficult to get everyone on board because they were basically used to working to no structure,…
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best agency for easy/brain-dead work?
Despite the apparently improving job market, i'm finding it harder than before to find a job. Generally no replies, but worse than that is that every job just seems out of my depth when I read the job description. (Other than the occasional cleaning job advertised who want experience which I don't have) I guess I need to…
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Decisions over job search/about be be unemployed
So last week I found out I wasn't successful in applying for my job during a restructure. I am due to leave in just over 4 weeks. I'm a FTC who has been in post for less than 2 years so no redundancy rights. Currently looking for other positions. The day after finding out I applied for a FTC position within a company I…
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How to Get Started As a Private Tutor?
My background is bit weird so first that: I've a bachelor's (honours, Magna c laude) in Finance and Economics from USA. I have considerable work experience (8 years) in procurement - up to Senior Buyer level. But as of last year, I'm officially changing careers, as I have always been more interested in writing/English. I…
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where do I stand plz help?
Hello, I'm contracted to work 9 months of the year in which I have to put in 400 hours. I started this contract in October where I work 16 hours a week for 25 weeks this includes working Mon - Thursday 5-8pm and Friday 6-10, however over this time there has been 7 Friday's where there has been no work and so I haven't been…
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Paying employee's Bonus
Hi guys. I need to come up with some sort of employee bonus scheme that I could use for social media employee's. This is new to the business and want to be able to do some sort of incentive is there anyone who has any idea's around this, or currently works for social media that can shed some light around industry…
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Being made to stay past contracted hours?
Hi, advance apologies if im in the wrong place but here goes. I work full time with my hours being 9-530, unpaid 45min breaks throughout the day. My employers have now said that if there is anyone in the shop after 530 then everyone must stay untill the customer has gone. Now the problem I have is that I HAVE to leave at…
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Company wont pay
Hi all my son has just finished working for one company to move on, everything is above board tax and pay wise. However he has just been told they dont THINK he will be getting any final wage as HE owes them holiday's saying he has had to many and they will using any wages to recover overpaid holidays. Now as far as i am…
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Hospital Appointment Taken As Holiday
I need help with a HR kind of related question. Sorry if this is long winded... I have booked a day off holiday from work with plenty of notice. My boss didn't notice the form I left on his keyboard over a week ago. Today I reminded him I was off and he has me to change it as we are now short staffed tomorrow. He has had…
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Work Programme is a joke!
Been told by my adviser that I have to attend the work programme offices 3 times a week for an hour each time to search for jobs on their computers. Explaining that it was a waste of time, seeing as it takes me two hours travel per round visit meaning a waste of 6 hours a week travelling which I could use to apply for jobs…
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PayStream Help
My OH has just started a new job at a car manufacturers through a separate agency. When he got the job the agency emailed him saying PayStream would be in touch to set up his wage payments. There was no option to be paid through any other system. He earns £30k a year but his take home pay is 22k. £964 is paid through N.I…
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Advice on being a consultant in USA
Hi - I would like to know what is required in terms of visa (or equivalent) and tax implications for working in USA for 1 week a month, every month, as a consultant for a charity. I would maintain my job here in the UK. Any advice would be grateful.
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[HELP] Second Interview in Hospitality
Good afternoon, I've posted here in the hope that i come across someone with a little experience in the hotel industry! I have recently been interviewed for a Sales Manager position in a four star franchise hotel. The interview lasted over two hours with the GM and included a tour of the hotel and it's rooms. I've now been…
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New Carer
A relative of mine recently has a free boiler through ECO as she is on benefits, and I have had a new boiler paid for through the Green Deal. The guy that came out and did the assessments seemed pretty flush, nice car, nice watch, nice clothes and since I have been looking just out of interest to be able to do what he does…
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Is tax free really tax free?
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post but here goes. I have recently been offered an expat job in Oman, one of the main benefits of which is the tax free salary. I have heard, however, that if I go in the middle of a tax year (so anytime really other than April 5th), I am liable to pay UK income tax for the…
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2 Job Offers, 2 countries
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Am I blagging this potential job?
So the JC have been getting on at me to apply for more jobs or they will sanction me, so I applied for a groundworker job(no qualification of certs needed) and said on my CV that I have quite a bit of experience. Now I have used mowers(including sit on's) petrol strimmers, laid slabs, chainsaw and done other general…
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grounds for dismissal and maternity discrimination
Since I came back from maternity leave I have been under the impression that my employer would like to dismiss me. I work from home, and due to a number of things that have been said I am under the impression that my boss doesn't like this. A major issue seems to be what I'm doing and when I'm doing it. I am doing…
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'what is your weakness' interview question
Hi everyone I am just curious as to how people answer this question? I had an interview last week and I answered that I was quite shy, but I am working on being more confident and outgoing. I didn't get the job and the feedback was that they felt I was too shy and didn't think I would be good at communicating with people…
