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Quitting work to become a full time student
Hi, this is my first post into the forums and I hope you can help. I also hope I'm in the right section. Both me and my partner work full time and have done so for 10+ years. We've both been moving through life not really doing anything we enjoy, just covering the bills and we want something a little more from life. We…
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Tax confusion
Is there anyone out there that can give me advice? I am registered self employed (very small, no actual profits just trying to turn a hobby I to something more). I work every other Saturday in a shop in town (total annual earnings 1344) I have just started working for an outside catering company and will probably do a…
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Working from home?? but why some days have to 'be in the office'.. why?
Do you partially work from home, and also have to go to into the work office some days a week, When some people work from home some days a week, but other days in the month/week they will have to be at work (and can't work from home those days) then what reasons would there be that they need to be at work them days? eg…
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working and pregnant
hi all I would like some advice on my partner's employer and what can be done to solve the situation. firstly my partner is 21 weeks pregnant and works in a children's home full time. she has been told which children she can work with as most can be violent however a lot of the time she can not do the job as she would be…
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Is this legal?
Firstly good to morning all. Now, this is my current situation, I have been working for a commercial cleaning company since January 2014. We are based in Gloucester but spend a lot of our working day travelling to different building sites in Evesham, Swindon, Rissington and now Clifton. The company pay us £7 ph whilst we…
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Giving Notice
My daughter has handed in her resignation giving four weeks' notice as required by her contract taking her to the middle of June. However as they are short staffed they want her to stay till the end of June which she verbally agreed to, but her new employer wants her to start mid June. Is she obliged to work beyond her…
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Help with college course to get a new job
Hi Don't know if I'm in the right place here or not but I was wondering if anybody knew where I could get info about doing a college course as an adult. Basically I would like to do a course that will help me become a teaching assistant. I know some schools don't require it but I would like to have that qualification to…
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What are the names of popular job sites?
What are the popular job websites where candidates post so employers can look at their CV's? I have a part time job vacancy to offer and I have tried using the DWP job site but it is really really bad. It is not employer friendly at all and in fact puts you off posting a vacancy. I would like to post on some popular job…
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Should I be facing a disciplinary for this?
I have an ongoing mental health issue, brought on by stress, which my boss is aware of. 2 years ago, I had to take a period of 3 weeks sick leave because of this issue, but since then I've only had a small handful of sick days (unrelated). Aside from this, I'm not aware of any major problems with my performance at work at…
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job fairs
hello! can you please give me links with most complete directories of jobs fairs? thanks!
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Can anyone recommend a recruitment agency or are they all bad?
I'm in a bit of crisis in terms of my career right now. I'm 33, I worked from the age of 22 until 30 in an industry I loved, a bit of a niche industry (which I'd rather not mention) which I left because of being made redundant back in 2011. Due to an industry decline and a lack of opportunities at the level of management I…
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template to work how much will get in hand
Hi I am about to take a job which is paying £18k - £22k thus need to get template to work out how much I will get in hand each month
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Fired with no warning! What rights do I have?
Hi People, I was just fired from my job today after being there for around 14 months. I was called into the HR office and was told by the General Manager and HR Officer that "I wasn't the right person for the job" and that "it wasn't working". They cited a few small errors that have happened within the team I run as…
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P60 wrong
Hi all, My partner has a problem with a P60 that was issued to him for last years tax year. It states that he earned £2080 when he didn't work for the employer at all that year. His dad started work for them and it would appear that they paid his dad's wages through his NI number for approximately 6 weeks. We were aware of…
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Week in arrears
I know its probably a stupid question but if an employee is paid a week in arrears, when they leave that employment are they owed one weeks wages or two? Thank you
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I don't know what to do with my life. I'm in a quarter life crisis, any advice?
Hi, i will be incredibly grateful to anyone who reads this and replies. Basically i'm in a big dilemma at the moment. I have no idea what i want to do with my life. I have suffered from depression, general anxiety, and social anxiety over the last 3-4 years and it's been difficult in my personal life. I have been…
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Termination of Induction
Hi, My 6 month Induction review happened 3 weeks short of 6 months. 3 mins to end of shift I was called into a meeting and advised then that my induction was being terminated. 7 days notice given etc. The reason given was "you dont fit in with the team" very very broad statement. I asked when did they first think this? Why…
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Can my employer deduct my wages if I leave?
Hey all, Just a quick question. My boss approached me and offered to pay for a Level 5 Diploma in ICT for roughly £1,000. In his own words, "If you leave within a year, I'll be docking the cost of the course from your last pay check". It was never put in writing, and I never signed anything. Was simply a verbal dialogue…
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Jobseeking and marital status
Long story short, female relative has a child and marries the father. Further down the road she is now signing on and undergoing much grief with Ingeus daily meetings and stuff but her husband isn't subject to signing on or these Ingues meetings as she (the mother of their child) is considered as signing-on first and as…
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Job offer not sure what to do
Hi all. I was looking for a bit of advice. I am currently working in a company where I have been for 8 years. It is 5 min drive from my house. I am not that happy and also there have been redundancies every year for the last 3 years. They are currently in another round of redundancies. I am not sure of I am at risk or not…
