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Help needed to find a new job quickly!
In June this year, I was facing redundancy in my job as a care assistant at a day care centre for dementia sufferers with the county council ( the council were closing us down) As we are already on a DMP, I was desperate for another job and applied and got a job in an admin position, still within the council but a totally…
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New Job Holiday
Been here a month, taking 10 days off which they knew about in interview but refusing to pay. As I haven't acculmated enough days. It was never said I wouldn't be paid, where do I stand?
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Job dilema
This is going to sound very 'first world problems'. This is a long, rant-ish post, but thanks for reading. I realise I'm already in a fortunate position. I've been working for my current firm for 4 1/2 years. I'm an IT consultant, with the next promotion up being senior consultant. I work in Healthcare IT, I'm home-based,…
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Work Programme & DBS Check
Does anybody know if the Work Provider can make you fill in a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) form? If so, will this mean that you will be out of pocket ie money? By the way, the person who has been given the form, has no intention of working with vulnerable people or children. If someone can point me to a Freedom of…
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Registering with a job agency...
The pros and cons? I have heard mixed reviews, some say agencies need to register a certain amount of people and when registered the job roles seem to have disappeared. Others get work quickly. What are your experience's as this is an avenue I will possibly explore in the new year as I will being moving to a new (unknown)…
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Holiday entitlement
I have just asked my employer for 2 weeks of in January. I have given him almost 6 weeks notice of this and he says no as he's short staffed and has nobody to cover my round (I'm a home carer) I could maybe have 1 week. I need 2 weeks because I'm doing a training course at my hospital to become a HCA. Can he do this? tour…
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How to find a job ASAP, what other options are there to find work fast?!
I cancelled my JSA yesterday because i am trying to push myself to find a job ASAP, i've been applying to supermarkets and restaurants (kitchen staff) and am yet to get a reply. Which other options are there, barring sending a ton of applications/CV's out in bulk to employers? Because i have cancelled JSA i want to find a…
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Probation and warning letters
I have Recieved a warning letter from work for an incident. I have not been invited for or had an interview in relation to the incident. I had an email asking me to confirm what someone else has said in relation to the incident during her interview as she was involved. Upon looking into it I have found out I have never…
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Disciplinary
Hi, I work as a financial adviser for a insurance company, I have recently resigned, the day before my disciplinary hearing for poor performance over the previous 6 weeks against a plan, and failure to follow the sales process, nothing major, just using paper application instead of the system. They called off the hearing…
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Seasonal position at Asda, but not being given my contracted hours.
I will apologise now if this goes on a bit, just really need some advice. I started working for Asda on 1/10/15 At the magic session we were told we'd be permanent, again at the best welcome we were told we were permanent, however, when we received the letters offering us the role these stated we were seasonal, but would…
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Holiday entitlement
Hello, Could someone please clear this up for me. I offer full time staff 28 days holiday as per legal requirement. If a staff member wants a week off work do i take off 5 days or 7 days which includes the weekend? Many thanks
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Advice for working in the UK
I am a professional with +25 years career managing operations / logistics. In my country, Portugal , cannot find professional challenges (or I have too many qualifications, or I do not have the appropriate age, etc.). Looking for more dynamic markets I found that the UK market could be a solution for someone with my…
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Agency non-payment
I did a couple of days work in a warehouse around early October. About a week later the agency paid me for just 1 hour. No email wageslip received. My hours at the warehouse were clocked on a manual card printer machine thingy. I also signed in at the gates on arrival and leaving. But i have nothing to prove the hours i…
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Career change at 49 years old to mortgage adviser
I'm looking for some advice and opinions regarding the above.I am studying my CeMap qualifications with the intention of becoming a mortgage adviser,and will be taking CeMap 1 very soon,which I am confident of passing. In the past 15 years,I have run my own contract cleaning business for much of that time,employing staff…
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Would you get sanctioned if you left a job due to employer breaking law?
After some advice on what would likely happen in this scenario for a relative. Say they are a full time employee in a small business, the employer is not giving the statutory 28 days paid holiday. If the employee kicks up a fuss they will likely get sacked for some other reason having less than 2 years service with the…
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Agency won't pay me
I was with a modelling agency and my ex agent sent me on an acting job in May. I sent an invoice to him for the job on June 3rd 2015 and according to him it takes 90 working days to get paid. It's been well past 90 working days and he still hasn't paid me. He's not giving me any reason to why he hasn't paid me. I keep…
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PGCE in the Lifelong Learning Sector
Hi there I was wondering if anyone had any advice please? I completed a PGCE in the Lifelong learning sector in 2011. From there, I never gained a full time position in a college, I worked as a supply teacher for 2 years in secondary schools. Because of this I have never had the opportunity to gain the QTLS part of the…
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New rules at work - checking customer's bags: Where do I stand?
Hello, I work in the Box Office at a major attraction in the UK. After the Paris attacks, we have now been told we need to carry out bag searches on customers. I feel really uncomfortable doing this - I have no security training at all and I feel exposed. I was wondering if anyone knew of any legal reason I should not have…
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Question about employment contract
First of all I hope this is in the right place. Please advise/move if not. I have worked for my current employer since 2009, but never been given a contract of employment. Following another member of staff leaving the employers have reviewed this and have now issued me with a contract to sign. Part of that contract I am…
