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payment for travel to a course
I'm going on a training course as part of my job which will involve travelling to London. It will take around four hours to travel there and the same to travel back, work are paying for the train fare and hotel but am I entitled to be paid for my travelling time? or get time in lieu? It's a one off course, I don't usually…
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Register as Sole Trader
Hey all, I need some help with registering as a sole trader with HMRC. I started working as a sole trader in March 2015 this year. The .gov website states "If you start working as a sole trader between April 2014 to March 2015, you should register before 5 October 2015." I am a bit confused about registering, do I need to…
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Computer programmer moving into support
I'm a software developer my mid-forties, and have always spent quite a lot of time (mainly my own) learning new technologies. Due to changing business requirements, most/all of the software development posts in the company I work for are likely to become jobs involving supporting other companies' software, with very little…
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Full-time employed, looking for weekend work
I have a full-time job which I love but am looking to earn some extra pocket money by working weekends. Two questions really. What sort of places can I look for this type of work? Should I inform my manager at the full-time job that I am looking for weekend work? (They will probably be contacted for a reference)
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Forced to leave job for health reasons after 5 years- was I treated inappropriately?
Hi all, I used to work in a full on customer services environment, face to face, open office layout. During this time it became apparent that I suffered extreme bouts of sleepiness and would actually doze off at my desk. Ultimately I was diagnosed by a sleep specialist with a chronic disorder similar but not as extreme as…
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final wage, holiday pay?
Hello, I need a bit of help regarding holiday pay, Worked for 3 months, no contract, was on probation period, walked out gave no notice. I have just received final pay, holiday pay not included Fulltime job, 40 hours a week, I worked there 16 weeks and 1 day. I have not taken any holidays and did not get paid for bank…
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wrong national insurance number - am i under paid ?
I started a new job in August 2015 and in the August pay slip i noticed they had put a national insurance number starting with TN which i understand is a temporary one. My employer has done this again with the September pay slip . I am finding it difficult to understand if this means that they have underpaid or over paid…
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Christmas Working Hours
My usual working pattern is: Week 1 - Mon, Tues - 07.30-19:30, Sat, Sun - 0800-18:00 Week 2 - Weds, Thurs, Fri - 07:30-19:30 If I am asked to work on Christmas Day (fFiday) or on the Bank Holiday Monday, my working hours will be 08:00 until 18:00 instead of the normal weekday hours which are 07:30-19:30. Do I have to use…
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Salary expectations
So I'm being offered a job and the prospective employer has asked what my current salary is before making the offer formally. I know what the salary scale for that industry is and it's much higher than my current salary, which is in a different industry. Do HR tend to offer a certain percentage above the prospective…
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Working Hours in Lieu
Hi new to the forum hope someone can help. My partner works for a popular supermarket. Every few weeks they will have a busy night where they require employees to stay extra hours. To avoid paying overtime they ask her to work less hours the week before and more hours this week. I know there's such a thing as time in lieu…
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new help adivce regarding job interview tomorrow. please
hiya all. having a mega massive panic attack, as normal left getting all my documents for tomorrow morning interview at 9am ready. they need....... birth/wedding cert/passport...........all of these ni number proof of names... Ive got.. old passport, tax credits letters (ni number on it), old passport,nhs certfiicate…
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Preferential treatment allowed?
Hi The financial accountant in my team left 3 months ago. His manager has spent that time distributing the work to people lower down the chain who should have been doing it all along. The part of his role that is left is to manage a team of 4 and to cover for those people if they are off. Those 4 roles are finance based…
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NHS - Anyone moved from clinical to non-clinical?
I've just been pondering my future career within the NHS as I'm not sure how much room there is for progression within my field as an AHP. This is mainly because I don't want to work in certain settings due to lack of variety in the work and I don't want to re-locate, therefore I'm limited somewhat in terms of opportunity.…
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Holiday Pay Entitlement
Hi All, Not sure of the laws of this and I'm enquiring on behalf of my sister. She worked very briefly for a company ( six weeks), it was a temporary role that was supposed to last six months, however due to system issues within the company some of this included not having a system to work from during her first four weeks…
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Work with a broken hand
hi, just wondered what your thoughts are. I broke my hand on Saturday and I've been told not to go in to work by the Hospital. I work in care, so there are elements of risk I guess. But I feel like a bit of a fraud, as i'm not sick as such. I have thought about lighter duties, but cant really think of any that I could do.…
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Zero hour contract plus JSA - how do I change my tax code?
So confused, I have been on JSA/HB but I've recently started a job that is a zero hour contract. Will my employer automatically contact HMRC so that my tax code changes and I don't end up paying too much tax? Cheers.
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FDM question
Morning guys, Please, I've come to ask for advise about a company/agency called FDM. I've been given a place to start with them, but haven't signed the contract. Thing is, I've not had any relevant experience for almost 6 years since I left uni. This is due to a number of reasons affecting my personal life. I've had to…
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The suspense of waiting to hear following an interview!
I attended an interview last Friday, I was told a decision would be made that day but that this decision needed to be approved by the board and therefore all candidates would be informed a few days later. I received an email following the interview on Friday to say that they are hoping to feedback to me regarding my…
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Pre employment screening
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Working while 'Not Fit To Work'?
I work on the night replenishment team of a large supermarket. I have been signed off as Not Fit To Work as a result of a suspected torn knee cartilage which is possibly a result of pulling heavy cages etc It took a fortnight to get an MRI scan, so I was signed off during this time. Had the scan on Friday and have been…