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Certification Vouchers
Hi, (Please go easy on me as this is my first post) I am retraining to try and get into IT. To get the quals I need I have to take my exams at a Pearson Vue centre. These can be quite expensive, could anyone point me in the direction of a voucher or coupon for use at Pearson Vue in the UK (google search shows lots but…
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Company
Amended as need to check Scottish law
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Apprenticeships and jsa
This is my first post so bare with please.. My son turned 18 yesterday wasn't working but was signed to anl apprenticeship agency due to laws on being in education till 18. I'm not sure what date child benefit stops but he is still applying for apprenticeships. Can he claim jsa until he gets an apprenticeship ??????
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Shaw Academy courses
Please does anyone have first hand experience of these? I'm interested in the Online Blogging and Content Marketing Course, currently offered by both Groupon and Wowcher for under £20 against a 'normal' price (does anyone ever pay that?!) of £395. Many thanks for any help you can give.
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Advice please on dismissal
Hi, I will give the background to this and see what you think... Employee - At place of work 5+ years unblemished record perfect reviews etc until this point. Has been doing a different role (18 months) but job title and pay is same and no actual confirmation of change of work. They asked for a pay review in Jan 16 and…
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Is there like a dull period for job hunting
Hi So I am looking for a job after a very long time, have been with same company for over 12 years, and since Friday I have applied for about 30 jobs but I only got one call from agent. He basically said you are over qualified for the role but we will keep an eye on if anything comes out. This is sort of really putting me…
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NEA start up loan £2500
I have submitted my business plan for the £2500 loan, but its been weeks now and still nothing. When I started NEA my adviser told me nobody has ever not got the loan. My bus plan has been approved and Im trading going well. I just really need the loan for some more equipment. Has anybody else had any trouble getting the…
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Careers/Jobs similar to teaching
Hi Folks I love teaching/advicing people. However, I don't want to teach in a school because I don't think I would be able to control the kids !! Can somebody be kind enough to give me a few ideas of other jobs/careers which are similar to teaching? Thank You.
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Getting a job when homeless?
I'm actually looking for a bit of help on a piece of research I'm doing, there's some really knowledgeable people on this forum and I'm hoping they might be able to help... Just how hard is it to find a job if you're homeless? I'm writing a briefing paper on the government's policy on ex offenders and their rehabilitation.…
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Unpaid breaks.
Can my company force me to take an unpaid break whenever they want? My 30mins is unpaid everyday, but can i not take that when i want? Thanks
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Grievance at work
Hello, I have been in my job for 8 months now in IT. I like my job and I enjoy getting up on a morning and going to work. We have recently had a new line manager about 5 months ago. She did my performance review with last week where salary review is also done as well. One of the reasons I have not been given a salary rise…
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Reference worries
Hi I am hoping someone can give me some idea as to protocol I suppose. I left my previous job after 5/6 months and spent my last 5 weeks of employment signed off by my GP. Now I have started a new job and have been there 3 weeks and am doing well and have been told this by management. My new employer is now doing reference…
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What can I expect at a meeting to discuss my ongoing absence from work?
I've been off sick since Dec 1st...nobody including myself expected it to drag on as long as this with no end in sight. I don't have a diagnosis yet but after ruling out MS,rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and a brain tumour , the neurologist has passed me back to a rheumatologist and expects me to be told I have…
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Flexible contract and my rights
I have recently started working for Tesco, doing replenishment at night. I applied for a part time vacancy stating 15 hours a week, which is 2 nights a week. Now I find with this being a flexi contract that they are consistently asking me to work at least 4 nights a week. I know they can ask me to do the extra hours with…
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Would I be better starting to look for another job?
I've worked in my current job 2 years now. Its a small manufacturing company with 6 workers which covers locally. Now they have decided to take on orders from further a field which will involve working right across the UK and Ireland with over night stays etc involved. I'm the last person in, others have been there for 10+…
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Two good companies recruiting again
I have worked in my current role for the last seven years. I am not desperate to leave as I enjoy it. There were two positions that have interested me in the last two years with two separate external companies. The first (company 1) I applied for via a recruitment agency and was successful, however after much deliberation…
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Having notice period cut short without warning - what are my rights?
Hello All, I'm after some advice. After almost 2 years I handed in my notice (4 weeks as per my contract) 2 weeks ago. Suddenly on my day off yesterday I received several messages and calls from my colleagues asking if I was ok. To make a long story short, my boss had sent out a company wide Email (I wasn't included in the…
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Interviewed for job, but not the one i appied for!
There is probably not much i can do about this apart from asking to be re-interviewed, but i thought i would ask for some advice. I recently apllied for a job wotking 8.30 - 6.30 part time a max of 16 hrs per week working as a sales assistant The jod i was interviewed for was 6.00am - 10.00 part time but working between 12…
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Disbelieving a doctors sick note
What can and can't an employer do as far as a doctors sick note goes? Basically I have been signed off work for a couple of week by a doctor. The doc wanted to do me for 3 weeks right from the off. It was ME who said no, let's go in 1 week blocks because i am actually needing to return to work (but it's been a fortnight).…
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Banking job with poor credit
I've been offered an interview with Barclays as a Community Banker and I'm aware they do rigorous checks. A relative who worked for them has said they are meticulous. I have defaults on my accounts. Is it worth going through with the interview? What are my chances of getting through with these financial issues which have…
