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Holiday pay and p60
I've asked for my holiday pay to be sorted through ACAS with my previous employer. Should I win and my previous employer pay my holiday pay, will they have to issue a new p60 showing the tax paid?
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Sister problems with work
My sister works for a national care company as a home help, she has worked there for almost 4 years and all of a sudden out of the blue they have suspended her citing theft. Since this meeting over a week ago she has received a letter requesting her to go in for a meeting where she can only have another employee or union…
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Sister problems with work
My sister works for a national care company as a home help, she has worked there for almost 4 years and all of a sudden out of the blue they have suspended her citing theft. Since this meeting over a week ago she has received a letter requesting her to go in for a meeting where she can only have another employee or union…
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DBS check and working with children.
Hi I have just come through a marraige break up that saw unacceptable behaviour on both sides. Trouble started to emerge over access to my daughter who has Downs Syndrome. Because of the way I reacted during heated phone calls and emails to the mother I ended up with a conviction for harassment without violence. I have…
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Nervous about my first day at work
I am starting a new job in two weeks, I have to go to a training conference for my first day and I am very nervous about it. I hate standing up in front of people, introducing myself.
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Manager making me leave before Scheduled time losing out on pay
Hi need some advice and if I have any rights to money I feel I'm owed. Do I have any claims legally. For two weeks the managers closing have been refusing to close the store I work for at 9 and close the store at 8 going against the work planner and the store manager. So I've been losing out on a hours pay alot of nights…
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Skills test for temping agency
Hi, I'm planning on joining a few temping agencies and just wondered what I am likely to be expected to do during an assessment test for them? I'd be looking for office based work and while my current job involves a bit of admin, I've never actually worked in a office. Has anyone done these tests and what did you have to…
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Can former employer refuse to pay bonus?
Hi All, Apologies if in the wrong place...! I have handed my notice in at the place I have worked for the past three years. I finish next week. As part of my contract, I am on a percentage of the profits. The companies financial year ended over 2 months ago and the accountants are taking a while to get the final figures…
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left job, holiday pay?
Hi, my daughter left her job last week due to personal reasons, she didn't give any notice, just told the chap above the manager of the shop, that she was leaving, and she left half way through her shift. She started work beginging of november 2014, and left 25 august 2015. She is 17, was on 3.79 an hour. When she first…
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job centre sending me on work experience
the job centre are sending me to do some work experience at a toy shop, I really want to do it because I have very little work experience. but I have to have a interview first, and I am really scared because I have no idea how to answer the questions they will ask :( I only have 8 month experience in a charity shop. my…
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What would you do?
I commute 4+ hours daily and while I enjoy work, I am always tired and my health isn't as good as it was. I have seen a job where I could commute only 1 hour a day but it is £10,000 less a year and the pension isn't as good. I hasten to add that my current salary isn't high. I don't have children, although hope to one day.…
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Potential Self Employed role?
Hi, So presently, I work in Public Sector as a Bereavement Advisor. I process notifications of death, action residual issues on cases such as arrears crediting or referring overpayments, as well as assisting surviving spouses inheriting state pension, or looking at either bereavement benefits or social fund funeral payment…
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Zero hour contract and unpaid hours
My partner has a job under a zero hour contract. They pay her a daily rate which works out to minimum wage for her 10 hour shift. However she is routinely made to work past these hours because she often has to wait for people to leave before finishing up what she needs to do. This effectively means she is often paid below…
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TUPE and Salary
I need a bit of help with TUPE and not sure where I stand. Here's the situation... I work for company A and we are contracted to company B, I work on company B's site etc. The contract is coming to an end and I am being TUPE'd across to company B. My T&Cs are being either matched of better with company B so I'm happy with…
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Credit check before employment issue
Hi guys Ive just been offered a job for one of the UKs leading retail stores however before I can start the company are carrying out in their words a "finance check". Now here is my concern, I've never had a CCJ but I once was silly when it came to money and I now have a number of debts sat with a debt charity which I'm…
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would he get sanctioned?
Posting on behalf of my flatmate. He is currently claiming JSA. Has been since he lost his job at the beginning of the year. Has been doing absolutely everything he can to get back into work. He went for a interview today and got offered the job, the agency then decided he would be on the 13:30 - 23:30 shift and he…
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Options as a taxi driver
I'm 29 and I've just started driving a private hire taxi for a firm in Newcastle. At the minute I am paying £200 rental/insurance and £90 office fees for equipment etc per week. I'm trying to look at any possible cheaper way to do it, to it seems like £200 is quite excessive and the car i have isn't the best but the…
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Partner Finding Work
My Girlfriend is currently trying to find work, she has sent out numerous CVs and applications and heard nothing as of yet, shes never really had a problem before with part time work but now she is looking for full time something more career driven in an office or something but shes open to anything really. she just wants…
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Advice needed with setting up as self employed
I am preparing myself to be self employed and have been looking at what records I need to keep etc on HMRC website but one thing that hasnt been answered is Income. I will be working freelance and recieving predominantly cash payments so how do I prove how much I earn if there is no paper trail showing this, there will be…
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HELP NEEDED! Childcare in Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg)
Hello all, Not sure which is the best thread to post this in - so thought I'd try here. Please do re-direct me if incorrect! We have literally just moved from London to Berlin with work (I work at the same creative agency as OH since my Maternity Leave). I had been desperately trying to contact Kita's for the few weeks…
