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Finding a reasonably priced tutor for 10 year old in the Sydenham area
Hi All, I'm trying to find a reasonably priced tutor for Maths and English for my 10 year son, ideally under £30 per lesson. I'd like to do 2 hours a week, I know it's not a great deal but that's what my budget will alllow for at the moment. My son is below year 6 standards overall, so I'm not expecting miracles but I'd…
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Facing disciplinary for gross misconduct
Hi, I have been subjected to a disciplinary process, including a full investigation and I am to attend a disciplinary hearing later this week. However, the investigation was blatantly biased and incompetent (according to my reading of the ACAS website). 2 things - do I complain about the investigation/investigator now and,…
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My P45 was posted to the wrong person
I left my job 2 weeks ago, and they sent my P45 to someone else in the office with the same first name. Am I entitled to compensation? Thanks
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Agencies, Umbrella and holiday pay - Does this seem correct to ANYBODY?
Hi All. My partner works as a teacher and am a little concerned. She is entitled to 28 days holiday pay which would be 135 X 28. Which equates to £3780. She is paid by JSA Umbrella group who deduct £35 commission each week. Agencies have to pay teachers their holiday. NB: 3780 divided by 52 weeks as payment is weekly would…
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Employment Tribunal queries
My other half recently had a huge falling-out with her employer for whom she had worked for nine years, which resulted in her resigning in a major strop. She asked me to look at the paperwork (her contract and pay slips, none of which she had ever bothered reading!) and it was immediately obvious to me that they've…
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Has anyone had experience with People Plus?
Hi Has anyone used people plus services?
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health an safety at work
we have water coming through the walls at our work place, the water is about 1inch high an is like a puddle, i work in a factory and our machines are underwater, we've told our supervisor we cant work like this and his doing nothing about it , is there anyone to give us advice on what to do please
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Job offer cancelled !!
Hi A month ago I went for a new job and got it....signed contract extension etc and all seemed fine. I have to give 3 months notice to my current employer and was due to start in the middle of January This week I got a phone call and letter telling me that the offer of the job no longer stands due to budget cuts and poor…
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Another way of the Jobcentre to sanction you!
HI all, i went to Remploy the other day. The advisor there has warned me of this... The Jobcentre actually calls you on your mobile. and if you don't pick it up the first time, you get a sanction! :shocked: This has actually happened to someone who went to remploy, like i do. I think its disgusting! Say what if you're at…
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Legal document signing agent
Hello! There are companies who employ people as Legal Document Sign Agents. I think they give them documents to go to people to sign them in front of them. I am not sure. Anyone has experience with these? Which is the best one? That pays the most? Also is it dangerous job? Thanks!
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Holiday Entitlement
Hi there. I started a new job a few months ago and our holiday year runs from April to March. I started mid-August and under company policy I only started accruing holiday entitlement at the start of September, so that means I'll have half the normal entitlement for the 2015/16 leave year. I work a 37.5 hour 5 day week, so…
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Should the employer be asking these questions on the application form?
I seen a cleaner job advertised outside a certain restaurant part of a big chain (don't wanna say who this is yet). I'm skint while i'm waiting for my dbs to do another job and thought this would be a good earner to put at least a bit of cash in my wallet before christmas. Questions include: age, date of birth,…
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Tech Developers - what do you look for in an company?
Hi all, I was wondering whether I could get some thoughts from the developer / technology engineers here? As we know, there's a huge war on talent for technology developers. Naturally, speak to a computing grad, and they would probably tell you they would love to work for Google or Facebook. But aside from the brand name -…
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underpayment of expenses 10 years
underpayment of expenses for 10 years how far back can this be back dated thanks all
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How do I view my online payslip
Howdy! The company I work for, has decided to stop giving us paper wage slips. Last month , was the final one. I have an ID/Password. The question is, Where do I go to view it? Is it HMRC? please could somebody advise. Thanks
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horrendous Contract clause in my contract
Hi, I am working as contractor through an indian agency. unfortunately, at the time of signing contract I didnt read the contract terms & conditions as I never expected such horrendous clause in UK by any agencies or employer. As the clause at the end of contract if I work for same employer direct or indirect I will have…
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DBS clearance - so slow!!
How long do these things usually take to clear these days? I'm a 28 year old male living in Yorkshire who has committed no crimes and always been in the public sector working with children. I'm also a postgrad student so any financial support from places such as the Jobcentre is out of the question. I currently have got a…
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Help! Self Assessment Tax - personal allowance
Eek! DH trying to complete his self-assessment online BUT it seems that they are not automatically deducting the personal allowance! This leads to a heavy tax bill. What's going on? This has never happened before. Shouldn't the personal allowance be automatically deducted at some point?
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Would you work without a contract?
As per the heading. I am now working without signing a contract, knowing what my rate of pay is, knowing how many hours I am working etc. Would you do this? I have been coerced/forced into doing this job via a Jobcentre work fair.
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The DWP to scrap MWP & CWP schemes.
After much pressure from groups such as 'Boycottworkfare', the DWP has announced it is to scrap the much-abused (by employers) Mandatory Work Program & Community Work Programs. This is good news all-round (unless you are Tesco, B&M or Poundland and will now need to PAY for staff to fill your vacancies instead of having a…
