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Application for financial support with professional qualification -Help
I had my appraisal recently which well and it was suggested that I should look at undertaking a professional qualification which could be funded by my employer. I have now been asked to put together a case as to why they should fund me and I am unsure of how to present it and also if there are other reasons I can add .…
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Accident at work - help!
Hi all, I'm posting on behalf of my wife who recently had an accident at work (hence the title) and apologies in advance for the length of it. Not the first recently, neither due to her fault, several months ago she suffered burns (pretty bad) as she was not provided with the correct uniform for the job, but this one has…
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HGV Job where you pay them to pass your test first?
Hi. A friend of mine mentioned to me that he may be applying for a HGV job that was advertised but that part of the deal was that he would have to pay them to take his HGV test (More of a week-long course, from what I remember) but he doesn't know how much this will cost him. Please can I ask if anyone has come across…
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Numb
I have consistently performed well in my position and had decent performance reviews. As a developer I've not only been productive but have developed new solutions which are currently in use by the team. At the same time a colleague never goes above and beyond their duties and literally 50% of the time I look over they're…
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Incorrect holiday entitlement after leaving
Hi, I have resigned from my company and I haven't taken a single day of annual leave from this year (as I used up 5 rolled over from last year) My leave is 33 days 25 + 8 Bank holidays, and I will have completed 21 full weeks service on my final day. (my leave year is from 1st Jan). I am full time worker, mon-fri, 5 days a…
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Beggers are so spoilt in the UK
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Car allowance & HMRC
My job involves a lot of travelling, and seeing clients. So I spend a lot of time on the road. The Package I get is: I use my own car. (with business insurance) and I am responsiblefor maintaining car and ensuring it is road worthy. Get a taxable Car allowance of £200 / month. And get fuel expense of 45p a mile. All in…
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Jobcentre Business Plan for training courses
Hi Looking for some help, my husband was made redundant and has just signed on for JSA he asked about grants for training courses and was told he had to do a business plan to apply for training courses to be considered. I am not sure what they are looking for and layout etc has anyone any ideas. thanks
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8 weeks Jury Service
I have Jury service next week and have received a letter stating that I could potentially be in a trial for 8 weeks. There was a form attached to complete if you can not do the 8 weeks, ie, due to medical appointments, work, holidays etc. I can not stay for so long, as I will be loosing money due to my employer not…
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tax codes
Hi, I have a new job starting either Friday or next Monday. However I haven't handed in my notice yet with my current job. If I hand my notice in tomorrow it will mean that I am still technically employed with them until next Thursday. Despite this, when I start my new job, it will be the only job I plan to work in. Do I…
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SAP system?
http://www.brightonandhovejobs.com/jobs/bhj-66503/customer-administrator-bilingual-preferred-not-essential/ seen mentioned on this job advert.. Not heard of it, despite (cough) years in office work!
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Stress at work and zero support
Hi guys I am looking for a bit of advice, I have been under the care of my GP for anxiety and depression since late last year. I have a history of depression and anxiety but was doing well. I believe pressure at work has led to my relapse. I work as a health care assistant in an NHS mental health setting and have been the…
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Will ESA people genuinely help or are they useless?
First time in my life I've claimed ESA from end of April - in psychotic break. Self employed last year after leaving very high paid job ( £75k) a year due to injury. Never recovered after 4 years so no option but to leave last year. Get IIDB 50% and maybe civil service income top up. Made loss as self employed as basically…
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Question to retail shop managers....
After 13 years of working in a call center as a mortgage service consultant for one of the major banks here in the UK, I'm needing a change. I'm really fed up with my job and I know I have to leave. I work part time due to childcare issues. I want to get away from telephony/office kind of work. I need a part time job and…
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Interviews - One Tip At A Time
If you could give one piece of advice to someone for a successful interview what would it be?
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Holiday entitlement
I have recently left a job and I dont think I have recieved enough holiday pay. I started around the middle of September 2014 and so have worked for around 35 weeks doing a minimum of 18 hours a week. Anyone any idea how many hours I am roughly entitled to? Thanks
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0 hr contract/jsa
I have been offered a 0 hr contract also claiming jsa, can i keep my jsa claim open, what are the rules? I am currently doing commitments that i have through a crown court. community service 200 hrs also i have to attend a course over 3 afternoons a week, basically my days Monday to Friday are committed to these court…
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As I have now been given a permanent contract I am able to join the pension scheme
My monthly wages are £675, and I am 44. I have no idea how much I should be paying into a pension. I have tried looking online at a pension calculator but it came back with a figure of £0 as my wages weren't high enough for it. How do I know what I should be paying into a pension?Also will it affect Housing Benefit in any…
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disagreement with union rep
Im in a situation where i was offered and accepted a pay rise. The company later said it was a mistake. When i was not paid the raise i claimed unlawful deduction of wages The union rep said that because i was never actually paid the higher amount then unlawful deduction of wages can not be cited I dont think that is the…
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Paternity leave
We're expecting our second child, both myself and partner work full time, what is the current situation with maternity and paternity for parents these days in terms of leave etc as it seems to be changing often
