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Employment rights
Hi, my son has only been with his current employer since 1st June 15, he has been given a letter to tell him he has a disciplinary in January, regarding his work, getting orders wrong, saying he is unhelpful and has been cheeky. He hasn't been told off for any of this previously the letter is the first he has heard of it.…
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Should I take voluntary redundancy
I'm thinking not ... but .... Im a debt free wannabee. Age 35, mortgage, 2 kids, wife only works 2 days a week for a pittance. Salary £58k before tax Likelihood of getting a similar job, good, but at £45k Redundancy offered £34k. Not sure I'd be accepted. Company is restructuring for a long term positive future. It is not…
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ONS finds young men now earn less than young women
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/16/gender-pay-gap-has-disapp_n_8819354.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-politics&ir=UK+Politics
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Can the Work Placement Program put me on a apprenticeship?
Hi there, my name is Jo and I got told by the Job Centre to go on the Work Placement program. They told me that I would have to work 30 hours a week for 6 month without pay! I read up on a lots of story's from people online who been on the work program. Putting them to stack shelf in supermarkets, working in charity shops…
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Paying tax on a dividend as an employee
My girlfriend has received a £1000 dividend from her employer, She is a 10% shareholder but paid via PAYE usually, the dividend wasn't issued through PAYE. The dividend has a £111.11 tax credit, she earns £15500 a year tax through PAYE. She doesn't have any other tax affairs outside of this job and isn't registered for…
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Making me work a weekend Rota
Hi All, Some help would be appreciated, I have worked for my current employer since December 2003, covering weekends as & when has been asked, when I can. They are trying to put me onto a weekend rota, which I do not want to do. I have checked the contract of employment I have which is very basic. In the hours of work…
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Can my employer claim back money paid to me in these circumstances?
Hi, For the past 15 months I have been acting up as a Senior Manager while the SM was on maternity leave. She returned in Sept but I was expected to continue covering her role while she settled back in, which I was happy to do, and was paid for accordingly. My pay/position is due to revert back down this month (Dec) but…
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Security watchdog employment screening
Hello, I have been successful in applying for a position in Nationwide and HR told me the security watchdog will be contact with the pre-employment screening questions. If anyone works in Nationwide, could you please advise what sort of questions they will be asking. Thank you! Lena
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Furious at colleague who doesn't pull their weight
Hi there. I create documents, online help and so forth for a living. A very small portion of my job is actually writing the documentation; the biggest part of my job is learning how to use a plethora of publishing tools and configuring them 'just so' (setting up templates, creating styles and formatting, applying company…
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desperate
Hi guys i am in desperate need of some help. I have been working for my current employer now for over 12 months and they have been the worst days of my life due the the place being very corrupt. I am a fitter, the main problem is our boss makes us stack heavy items on our own which can be very heavy. I have said before…
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Good Security Companies?
Does anyone work for or know any good security companies that they can recommend? I know of VSG and one another which I can't remember the name of, but there isn't always the work with them or many positions that become available other than relief officers which don't always give as many shifts as needed. Have been looking…
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Dismissal due to Depression?
I'm writing on behalf of a friend. Said friend is currently employed at a well-known debt recovery firm. He is currently suffering from depression and is taking anti-depressants. I give him a lift home every night and he told me that his manager did him a favour by not giving him a "final warning" at a meeting they had…
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Employer not paying commission earned whilst working notice period.
Hi I apologise in advance I'm dyslexic so spelling and grammar my cause offence. So I worked for a large company for 18months. my contract stated if I left within first 24month they would deduct my first months guaranteed commission which was £750. The contract also states last months commission is not paid. I handed my…
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look the other way or dob in?
After having a strict department ‘overlord’ who has been promoted and we now have a lovely new manager who is more amenable and pro staff. He has managed to successfully prove and demonstrate that flexible working is great for us and great for the company. All good and the team are absolutely loving it. It makes everyone’s…
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Can employer charge for supplies?
Dreamt last night that my boss started charging me 60p for every meal I give out to a customer in my job, wondering if that's something they could actually do? When we borrow supplies off each other we joke that "that'll be £5" but have read that work can charge for equipment, so why not supplies? - it could be a way of…
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What is the worst Job you have ever had?
for me = paperround with my mate when i was 13 , because he didnt pay me.
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Job rejection letters
Most job rejection letters have similar writing “you have been unsuccessful on this occasion and encourage you to apply again in future if a suitable position becomes available” As a candidate you becomes unsuccessful it’s very unlikely s/he would apply again, why don’t employers be honest? You can’t bang your head against…
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Salary wage, 7 weeks into work and told no holiday pay
Hi, hopefully someone can offer some help please? I stayed my new job 7 weeks ago, the yard is closed for 2 weeks over Christmas and I've been told today that I haven't rant any holiday yet. Please can anybody shed some light on this for me, as I thought that a salary was the same wage every week no matter how many hours…
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Training and breaking into a new sector.
Hi, My girlfriend is looking to change directions. She is 25, currently working in retail and looking to move towards an admin, office based role. She's applying for roles but due to the lack of experience and no training, is hearing very little in the way of responses and has only had a couple of unsuccessful interviews…
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Constant Contact from Employer
I was offered a job about three months ago from a graduate employer. They called when I got the job offer to talk me through the rest of the process which was fine. I then had another call about a fortnight later to check I was working my way through all the things they'd asked me to do (eg. additional assessments before…
