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my manager has it in for
i have been working for a charity shop 2 years as a volunteer and 2 years as the asst manager and in them 4 years i haven't had any problems with my manager but since the start of the year my manager seems to have it in for me , telling me that i'm rubbish at my job and i don't work hard enough that i am the reason why…
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Giving a week's notice then requesting to use two days of annual leave
Tomorrow I will be resigning from my job, due to personal difficulties. My contract requires that I give a week's notice - my job is a fixed term position, doing basic clerical/administration stuff in the public sector. Furthermore, by the end of the month I'll have accrued two days of annual leave, and I'd really like to…
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discrimination and the law
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When are wages classed as late?
Payday is Thursday every week, normally in the bank by the time I get up at 6am, last week had to chase it up as still wasn't there at 9pm (was paid by 10pm) had payments go out causing me to go overdrawn but employer saying I wasn't paid late as I still got it on Thursday. Right or wrong????
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Jobs overseas for mature folk
Can you suggest some jobs overseas suited to those of semi-retirement age, ones that don't pay at a subsistence rate, perhaps may have cheap accommodation provided? Teaching English is one option - some countries or organisations pay better than others with some providing a liveable wage while others offer a laughable.…
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Help with P45
Hi I wonder if someone can help. My husband finished employment on the 1 June 2013, however his P45 appears to be incorrect. The tax year runs from 6 April and if he left on the 1 June, that would be 8weeks, yet the week number shows week 12. How is that? Also the pay to date appears to be incorrect. Unfortunately we don't…
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spam from 'forces recruitment' ??
Carole Macgregor (FRS)" <cmacgregor @ forces-recruitment.co.uk Supposedly based in Smeeth, kent.. No greeting on email, other than 'Hi'.. I have no army / hearing aid experience, so all rather odd!
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How to work out percentage increaces??
HI guys I am doing an online test. I need to know how to work out percentage increases and decreases? I was under the impression the formula was: new number - initial number / initial number x 100. Heres a practice test below. I hope someone can answer it and show me how they did it. Thanks
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Dismissal Due to Ill Health
I'm asking on behalf of my mum as she's a little too proud to ask herself; so aiming to be able to inform her more / know if to try persuade her to seek advice from say the CAB. The Situation: She's worked for this company for the past 19 years and has very rarely been ill throughout. However, recently (past 6 months)…
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Canteen facilities
Hi and Good afternoon, I work perm nights with my team for a 'global' company. The issue is because the site employs some nearly 200 people and only 10 of us work nights over 2 shifts that the microwave at work gets 'abused'. One of the top dogs threatened to remove the microwave unless it was kept in a clean and tidy…
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Job seeking after 6 yrs off ill
Hi I have been off with mental health issues. I'm a single mum of 42 and feel as ready as I can be to return to work. Part time but minimum of 16 hours is what's doable for me as advised re financial needs. My background is a combination of retail and admin. Just before I fell ill I achieved BA(Hons) in English and long…
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Lost job with agency - contacting company directly ?
For the last year I have been working as a freelance writer/researcher for a media agency, and was working on a project for one of their clients. However last month, after weeks of miscommunication and disagreements between the agency and the client, the project was cancelled; leaving me unemployed. Though I was never…
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Loyalty
So I had to recently reapply for my own position. Initially I was offered a temporary contract as I have sick leave on my record due to an operation...anywho I accepted knowing of have to go through the process again. So last week I interviewed, but so did someone who's just joined the company, who I'm managing (yes I'd…
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Intrusive questions on application forms
I have asked a firm for an application form and am genuinely interested in the vacancy. Unfortunately the application form has some rather nosy questions on it, which I am not particularly comfortable about answering as IMO the answers are irrelevant to the short listing process. They want candidates to "list any diseases,…
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Gross misconduct hearing - advice required please
Hi guys Just to give you the full picture; I'm a 37 year old female who lives with my partner aged 45 and our adopted son aged 16 (he's lived with us for 12 years - we used to foster). We are good, hard working people. I remained a stay at home parent (due to fostering guidelines) until the age of 31, when we decided to…
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Bullying boss
Sorry for long post. Last summer I was bullied by my boss. I sought advice from my union who advised me to resolve the issues through mediation. I felt as issues were personal (about my looks, my weight and my relationships) that there was no way I could sit in a room with her, her senior manager, her union rep, my senior…
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Dismissed while sick
My sister-in-law and i my brother where away on holiday for two weeks but when they returned to Ireland they went into the airport restaurant for a meal, about an hour after the meal she felt unwell so they went on home where the sister-in-law started to be sick, the doctor attended her and told them she had food poisoning…
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Tesco interview
Hi Does anyone know if Tesco usually inform you if you have been unsuccessful at interview? Had mine nearly a fortnight ago for a job on checkouts and still not heard anything.....
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Misconduct/misuse of NHS email - complaint stonewalled.
Question asked. Opinions proffered. Thanks for looking.
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Potentially underpaid by employer
Hi all, I work for a certain blue and red supermarket. I have been there since Oct 2012. I'm on a 18 hr flexi contract and am paid 7.28/hr as a 'customer assistant'. Recently in the last 4-6 months I have been taking up the role of team leader, covering my team leader's shifts when she is not there and training a lot of…
