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Financial Advisory Qualifications
Hi guys, My first post here though I have viewed the boards on and off for several years. I need some advice, and thought that was the best section to ask. I currently work as a research scientist and have done for the past 7 years. However, recently I have become bored with the work, and I found my passion in my mid 20s…
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Help!
Hello, I am currently employed and have been for the last 2 and a half years and I am looking to leave this role. My issue is, I have recently been invited to interview for a company that I worked for before my current job, I was dismissed nearly 3 years ago due to depression/anxiety etc which led to absences and finally…
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Umbrella company - what hourly rate to ask -quick reply needed?
I'm looking for a permanent job following redundancy, but in the meantime have been semi-offered a month's contract work and I need to tell them what hourly rate I want for it. I've not done contract work before and the agency say they will act as umbrella company. I'm looking at equivalence with my previous pay rate plus…
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Drinking water
I have recently moved to a new employer. There is no kitchen facilities and we have to fill kettle from a bath tap. There is only one sink which is in a bathroom which we have to use also to wash any dishes. Should an employer provide a separate sink which is not inside a bathroom for washing dishes and for getting…
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GCSE courses
My daughter, age 22 needs to do her gcse maths and science again to get better grades before starting an access to nursing course. She currently works 30-40 hours a week, we are not sure if there any free gcse courses or the cheapest way to do this. Has anyone had any previous experience of this? Any help or advice would…
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How to approach boss about applying for new job?
Hi all, How would you go about approaching your boss to tell them you were looking/were applying for a new job? Unfortunately I am in the position where I have seen a job advertised, but which needs references submitted along with the application. This makes life hard as you then have to let your boss know you are on the…
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Withdrawing an Employment Tribunal due to health
Hi all, Just wondered if anyone could offer some advice to me. I have a friend who has spent the last 18 months on an ET against her previous employer. Her claim was based on several points, including uncovering evidence of the employer defrauding the NHS, purposely underpaying employees, and putting her under undue stress…
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Financial services Credit check
Hi I have been accepted for a job at worldpay subject to pre employment screening. I believe this includes credit checks. I have no defaults but have had a number of payday loans and am maxed out on my available credit card balances (around £4000). Does anyone know what Worldpay checks? They used to belong to RBS so it…
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Accepted new job but changed mind. Want to stay put! Help please
Urgent advice needed please! I've been in my current employment for 17 years, it's a large company and I get on well with my managers. (However, it's not the type of company where they would miss me if I left as there are many other people working the same role as me). Now, here's my dilemma! Work got tough and I started…
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Is volunteering at a charity shop a good way to get on the CV ladder?
Hello! I'm emilylarkin (not real name). I am a mental health service user. I have never been employed, and live with family. I would like to start a life of my own - I plan to move out early next year once I have my benefits sorted. My mental health services have arranged for me to volunteer at a charity shop. I've been to…
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Has anyone worked as a Provident Credit Agent?
Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone has done this job, as I'm thinking of doing it.?..I've had the initial interview and been out with someone(not a current agent but a manager who was covering as they are desparate for agents at the moment),just to get a small taste of job-was only with him for hour and half,didn't…
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Crossroads in life - interested in opinions
Sorry if this is a bit of a self indulgent post but I was looking through a similar thread earlier and just wondered what you good people would do if in my position, just based on some cold hard facts. So I am 42., single, no kids. I have worked for nearly 20 years in the same job but due to office relocation a couple of…
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Final pay
Hi everyone, I just got my final pay and I'm not sure if it was calculated correctly. Would appreciate your opinion on this. My contract with this company lasted 6 months and 8 days. I was on a £40k annual gross salary. I gave them one month notice period (which is the expected period) in the mid of September and at this…
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payday problems
Hi, Ok so having alot of problems at work at the moment. Will be handing in my notice due to alienation but that's not the problem right now. Yesterday was pay day. Now the company I work for some small right now. My manager transfers us our pay via Internet banking. He outsources the tax etc and I know I'm paying it.…
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Christmas leave entitlement?
Hi, At work we had our monthly team meeting earlier this week, during which, our manager told us he was going to be preparing the christmas rotas this week, which he did. At the time we were also told that no one would be allowed to book holidays around christmas time and the only people who were guaranteed the 25th and…
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Salary sacrifice scheme - how does it work, and effect on pension and WTC?
I work for the NHS, and my employer has this week launched a salary sacrifice scheme where you can purchase household goods. If I was to make a purchase through this scheme, does this mean that I would pay less national insurance and tax each month, as my earnings before tax and national insurance are deducted would be…
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Potentially awkward reference situation. Advice?
This is a bit complicated, so bear with me. I was on a final written warning for sickness levels at my previous job (all genuine and unavoidable). I'd also started to dislike the role. I'd applied for other roles internally but it seemed my sicknesses were holding me back. It quickly became clear my career wasn't going…
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HMRC making life hell
I got caught out in the PAYE overpayment last year. HMRC decided that I had to self certificate my PAYE earnings I tried to registered online as told but dont even know what im suppose to register under (phone just says they are busy and hangs up) I've now received a £100 fine for late payment and they are now going to…
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Problematic behaviour from co-worker. Manager ignoring problem
I am working in the same office with a support technician and a manager. Unfortunately the support technician has a lot of issues, some of them health-related which mean that he often turns up in the office in a foul mood. People do not ask him for tech support before 10-11 am. If they do, they get gruff and sometimes…
