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employer not paying sickpay. is this legal?
my husband has been working for a small engineering company for about 2 years and they do not pay him sick pay. there is a workforce of about 10 but this is complicated because 7 of the staff are technically "directors". this is because it was a group of men who pooled their reduncancy pay and formed the company. my…
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where do I find job sharing ads?
I am interested in job sharing. I don't have a job to share, but I want to find job share ads. Where can I find them?
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JSA Joint Claim other help when offered a job.
Hi Guys, I wonder if anyone can assist me. My husband is British (me non-eu), we met while I was doing some charity work in the U.K. He used to have savings before he met me. (Enough for deposit to a house) But because, the government has a policy that you can't sponsor a non-eu unless you are earning 18,600 a year. My now…
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Different company, same group
Hi guys I work for a ltd company that is part of a group. If I accept a position at a different company that is also part of the group, would I loose the employment rights I've gained and likely be subject to probationary etc? I've been in my current position for 3 years.
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Job share proposal template
I have been asked to write a proposal to job share. Does anyone with more literacy skills than me know how to word it? So far I have written Dear Martyn, I would like to :eek:
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Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) - Opt in or not?
I posted this question yesterday on the small business board, but despite almost 100 views failed to solicit any response, so hoping for more luck here. :) I've recently applied for a position via an agency, and it's all looking very promising However, when I spoke to the agency about pay rates, they offered one rate but…
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Working hours
I wonder if anyone has any advice. My husband has not opted out of the working time directive. he was employed on a 1 in 3 contract. basically works 9 - 5 Monday to Friday, during the week, every 3rd night he would be on call, which means straight after work, answering the office phone calls, seeing ships that dock in the…
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What's it like to work in a school office?
I have an interview next week for a Bursar's post in a primary school and wondered if anyone could give an idea of what it's like to work in a school office? I'm used to working for very large public sector employers with up to 1,000 staff on site, so I know the 'smallness' is going to be different. Also, do staff get (pro…
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Funded training - ESA Support Group
Hello, does anyone know if its possible to do Funded Training while on ESA Support Group? I already have a counterbalance FLT certificate, but I wanted to do the Reach course since most employers seem to want you to be able to do both. I wanted to apply with a company in Liverpool but they said funding is only available to…
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leaving my job withhold wage and holiday entitlement
hi, i started at a job 3 months/12 weeks ago, a contract was never signed and i was employed as just a casual worker, things turned sour and once i saw them training someone for my position on my days off i decided to not go back into work. they have since not payed my for time i have worked or my holiday pay entitlement.…
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recruiter fraud
There is a recruiting company that keeps posting for months a specific ad. I believe they do this to collect CVs, for whatever reason (maybe spam). Is there a way to snitch them to the regulatory organizations and have them investigated?
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so i turned down this job
Basically I hate my job and want out. I was meant to start a new job on 31 July but turned it down. Could I go back to the company and say I am still interested. If so, what should I say?
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Franchise Opportunities
My brother and I are thinking of a (relatively low-cost, low-skilled) franchise. Neither of us has ambitions to be entrepreneurs or millionaires: we just want to work for ourselves whilst earning around £15k a year, each. We are thinking of ChemDry or Ovenclean. Are there any others we could be looking at?
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JSA Emergency Payment
I was paid my JSA last week and i gave it all for rent.Now i dont have any money.Can i ask for emergency payment this week?
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Is contractual sick pay and above statutory holiday important
Do you think having contractual sick pay, over and above statutory is an important benefit? Same with holiday, is statutory enough?
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[resolved] My work is a health and safety nightmare
I volunteer at a charity shop. In the backroom, there are often three or four people working, plus people passing through on their way from shop floor to kitchen. The floor space is tiny- you can't pass someone without them moving to allow you past. there are boxes everywhere, and most of the room is taken up with storage…
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Don't understand my payslip
I don't understand my payslip this month. I know I can ask payroll dept. but I don't want to draw their attention in case they've made an error in my favour... June: GROSS pay: 1227.89, NET pay: 915.78. Tax code: 0T W1/M1 Tax paid: 245.40 NI paid: 66.71 July: GROSS pay: 1501.32, NET pay: 1647.20 Tax code: 1066LCum Tax…
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Would you consider the Apprentice wage reasonable?
Hello all, I'm currently on £112 per week, which I'm aware will go up to £3.30 per hour in October (which will be gladely accepted lol), but even that only works out to be around £132 a week. Without PIP, I would well and truly be stuffed since I live with my partner and have bills to pay etc. What do you think? Are…
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Is minimum wage rise to £9 by 2020 bad
For those currently earning £9 or just over? If someone is earning £9 and their wages hardly rise in the next 5 years does it matter that they will go from being £2.50 above the minimum wage to being a minimum wage earner in 2020
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Should you get into further debt for the sake of education??
Hi all, As the title suggests, I'm pondering whether to get into further debt in the name of education and furthering myself. In my situation, it's only a relatively small amount of money (£700 ish) so nothing like the scale of university costs these days. I have already been through the Open University and graduated with…
