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Post TUPE change of location
A friend is in a situation where post TUPE changes are being made to contract and needs to understand the options available Worked for Company A for 2.5 years on mobile/home based contract Company B takes over and within weeks issues new contract confirming mobile/home based position 4 months later Company B decides with…
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What are my rights after 2 years?
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New job and sacrifices
Hi there, I have recently been offered a new job and have accepted (I have not had a contract yet, but an offer of employment). It is a good job with good prospects but it will involve being away from home a lot and I will have to sacrifice having a private life. I live with my boyfriend and our time spent together will…
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compassionate leave to look after fianc!e
Hi all, My fianc!e went in for a fairly major operation this Saturday, and we expected her to be up and about and have a fair amount of mobility within a couple of days, however she is finding it much more difficult than we thought. She struggles to stand up and down to go to the toilet etc and has been told she must get…
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Are commission only jobs legal?
Not something that affects me as I am lucky to have a decent job but noticed this vacancy being shared on a friends Facebook page http://www.tunbridgewellsfc.com/node/464 It states on it that it is commission based only but surely then you could easily be earning below the minimum wage? or is it the case for these roles…
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Dismissal & notice period/sick pay advice please?
Hi I am currently off work due to illness on SSP (half pay ran out last week). I have been told my employers are considering dismissing me, however if they do dismiss me due to my illness I will be entitled to several weeks of notice and I will not need to work my notice. I would like to know if this notice would be paid,…
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Need some advice on strike action
Where I work they are going on strike for a few hours so the works have sent this letter out and I was wondering if I should stay home from work on the day of the strike or should I go to work. We have received notification from the union that you may be participating in strike action. It is not acceptable for you to…
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References request
I'm applying for a new job, yet I've come to the references section and they're saying that if shortlisted (before interviews) it is their practice to approach my referees. One should be by current employer, yet I definitely do not want her to know that I'm looking elsewhere. If I don't get the job it's probably going to…
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How Much Payrise needed to Move Jobs?
I have just been offered a new role. Its an approx. 15% rise and will involve relocating. My target was a 20% rise but likely to accept as im going from a Small firm to a Global Blue Chip firm. Out of curiosity, how much in % terms would you need as a rise to accept a new job role. Whether it be promotion , equivalent,…
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Sick leave while on notice period
Hello there, I am new here and I hope that you can give me some advice. I'm an overseas student in the UK working part time while doing a postgraduate degree. Then I don't know much about how rules and laws work here. The nature of my job is very sensitive, I'm a carer to a disabled woman and what I do is to help her with…
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Compasionate Leave
Compasionate leave - does this only cover death in the family or something very similar What about if a family memeber is ill in hospital - they are not on a life support machine but they have a condition which leaves them in a dihabilitng condition. the company have said that as they(sick person) are not at deaths door…
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Losing money, off sick
I have been having a few health problems recently and. Awaiting a Scan at the hospital to find out why. This is I keep having to take time off work cus I feel faint or sick, right now my gut hates me but forcing myself to go into work. I work in a food environment so shouldn't be in if I'm sick. As I'm on a zero hour…
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what can i do about my employer making my life hell
hi guys ive left my current job because things have been going from bad to worse over the last few months and I wanted to know if there was anything I can do in regards to my employer, since leaving she is making my life hell through social media, making all kinds of accusations and id like to know if any one has had any…
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Required to do unpaid training?
Hello, I work part-time now as a driver. I had to do H&S training, and driver assessment, as part of my training for the role, for which my time was paid. Now work would like me to do online, on-going training, consisting of fifteen to thirty minute tests. There's no set number; it's ongoing training. Unfortunately, they…
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Strange jsa before going onto esa.
I am on esa support group but i can tell you the strange things on JSA the few days i was on it. 1. The agreement was horrible needing to apply for every job the i could be possible suitable for. (If you know Norfolk they are alot low skilled jobs comming up everyday i seen numbers in the thousands per day) 2. They seamed…
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Tax Code Woe
Hi All, Am I going nuts. Very briefly I finished my employment with my previous employment on 22 April 2015. The accounts person was unable to input the 1060L tax code onto my P45 and entered it via hand (she said there was a glitch in the system but this should be Ok). My P60 also stated that my final tax code is 1000L.…
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Rules around occasional paid work?
Hi there, I'm currently in full time employment but a contact has offered me occasional work that I could do in my free time and will probably bring in an extra £100-200 a month. It's obviously a great opportunity that I'm keen to at least give a try but my question is how do I check what my legal responsibilities are,…
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When to register as self employed???
I am hoping to drum up work for myself in the next 6 months or so, and will have to register as self-employed. I am not anywhere near earning money at the moment, BUT am spending money (on travel) on doing the same work on a voluntary basis, which is ongoing. I have some savings, to use to start up and the first thing I…
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I am a Joiner. How do a become a Site Manager?
Hi guys. Was a time served Joiner for 7 years before I joined Army 6 years ago. Partly because of reccession and partly because I wanted to serve my country. Any road I am.thinking about coming out. Although there is Joinery work out there it scares me that there are no real long term positions available. I am just…
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'skills conditionality' assessment, at JCP- for jobclub..
Anyone 'fail' this, and so not made to go a job club? In past unemployment, I just did at JC what I was doing at home (online searches). Apart from the nags, and 'motivation' (read NAG!) speaches, I couldn't see the difference..
