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Where can I get good, specific career advice?
I'll try and keep this brief but I'm 30 and trying to start/change to a new career. I did have another thread on here explaining my circumstances and I won't go into it too much but basically I resigned from my last job due to misconduct and finding it very tough getting back on track/finding what I want to do. I had a bit…
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average notice period
Hello everyone, I have a question regarding average notice period duration. I am currently employed as software engineer in an IT company and my notice period is 1 month. I just found a new job in another company as IT technical leader . I have a doubt: in the new contract is said my notice period will be 3 months. It is…
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Please Help! Issues with previous employer!
Hi everyone. Hope you're ok. I'm looking for some advice with an issue with my previous employer. I have already been to cab and acas who state I will need to go to an employment tribunal. Which I cannot afford which you will see why below... So I was with this company for 1.5 years. I was signed off sick in March for four…
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Course Calendar for OU course B821 Financial Strategy?
Hi All I recently purchased this now discontinued course from OU Booksearch, however for obvious reasons it is just the course material and nothing else. I have been searching on the internet for an old course calendar to help me structure my study over the next few months, but have been unable to find one. Could anyone…
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Holiday's
Hi All, my contract shall be changing soon, just a query Can my employer make me keep my holiday entitlement to use for xmas day etc. Also can they make you work bank holidays without compensation
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Paternity pay - unpaid leave
Hi all. My employer pays no enhanced paternity pay. So I get statutory for two weeks. However I'm also taking two weeks Shared Parental Leave which will be completely unpaid. My question is this... I am paid a fixed salary and my employment contract says I must work "at least 40 hours per week". They have stated that when…
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Work Programe
My boyfriend has been on the work programme and I came across your site when I was looking for advice. He was informed last week verbally, that he will need to attend 3 days a week 8.30am to 4.30pm, it takes him an hour to get to the work programme. He has chronic anxiety and is all ready going in, cause panic attacks. He…
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A degree vs qualification?
... I am looking for some advice/opinion regarding studying. I am interested in studying accounting, so I could study CIMA/ACCA or pursue a degree. First option seems easier. If I choose accounting courses: - can stay in my current job - studying is flexible and easy to enrol - will have enough money to save up for my…
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Last pay help
I have worked for the same company for nearly 8 years. We are paid 4 weekly and the cut off for pay is 11 days before payday. I resigned on 30th May and gave notice until 30th June. The cut off for July (9th) pay was hours worked before Sunday 28th June. So when I got paid on the 9th I was expecting a full months money (I…
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Minimum wage rises
Whooppee Doo - the government is raising the minimum pay for a few hundered thousand people. What about those of us on a "bit more" than minimum pay ? I earn around £8 per hour - working part time - what the government appears to be doing is just increasing the numbers on "minimum pay" - just making the levels slightly…
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Moving from salary to invoicing for work
Hi there, my other half used to work for a company where she was paid a monthly salary and all tax and NI etc was taken care of by their payroll dept. This company has now ceased but she has been asked to continue doing some work for one of the directors and invoice them for the cost of it. In the meantime she now has a…
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Should i were a suit jacket to this interview?
Morning all, this ma come across as a silly question so just some quick vies would be great. I have a Job interview this afternoon within the same company I would for but a different department. I have been advised by a friend of mine that works in that department that the interviewer will be looking at my dress i.e. so…
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no holiday pay !!
My son as worked at a busy country club since april 2014 he is full time and works shifts.... he does approx 40 hours a week. Last week he had a weeks holiday and today he found out he has been paid no holiday pay just a £30 tax refund....they are paid weekly. Im no expert but he should have got holiday pay am i correct…
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ESA or Jobseekers?
Hi I am just after a bit of advice. I have been off sick due to social anxiety and depression but my employer has now made the decision to terminate my employment as it has been nearly 6 months since I last went to work. I completely understand from their point in having to terminate my employment and have mutually agreed…
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OU degrees and internships/graduate schemes?
I'm 28 and considering starting a BA(Hons) Business Management degree on a full-time basis through the OU (yes I'm ok to do this and afford to do it). My long term goal is to graduate with a 2:1 or above and get a place on a graduate scheme with a well know company like Volkswagen/Audi, BP, Sky, John Lewis etc in a…
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London bus fare concessions for ESA
I'm on ESA and would like advice about how to apply for the half price bus fares in London I already have an Oyster card
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Self employed invoicing question
Hello, I am going self employed for the first time in September and I have some questions regarding some work I am going to do. I have taken on a contract at a school and I will be paid by the parents directly but the school has told me I cannot raise my own invoice, they will charge me an admin fee to raise an invoice on…
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Looking for work preferably in Burton upon Trent
PLEASE DO MOVE TO RIGHT THREAD IF THIS IS WRONG, THANK YOU Hi, im currently a full time mother of 3 children, 2 girls who are both in school and 1 boy who is at nursery, my son will start full time school in september next year (2016). He's only at nursery on a tuesday 9am - 1pm, Wednesday 9am - 4pm and thursday 9am - 1pm.…
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Previous employer REFUSING to pay!!!
My friend worked for 18.5 hours and his previous employer is refusing to pay! Does anyone know where I can find a letter template (or similar) with legal jargon to which he can request he gets paid in writing. He was not sacked, but was told that his hours were to be reduced and he has now found a job elsewhere as he (my…
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Sainsbury Induction
Hope you can help. My Husband is to have an 2 day induction at Sainsbury cannot get time off current employers as it has all been booked. He might have to have one of the days sick. The problem is when arranging the Induction he cannot get a straight answer from HR whether he should now give his notice in(4 weeks) or wait…
