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take home pay?
Hi I will be working 5 hours a day, 5 days a week and will be earning 8.57 per hour, 42.85 per day, 214.25 per week and 857 per month, what will my actual TAKE HOME pay be?
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Contemplating direct selling. Tax advice please
Hi everyone Not really sure if this is the right place to ask but here goes. I am currently a stay at home parent but looking into joining a direct selling company. I receive child benefit and as my partner works we also receive child and working tax credits but no other benefits. My question is as I will only be earning…
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How do you look at work?
Hi, I'm interested in how people view work. I work as a postman, I see it as a service which a lot of people want and I am physically able to provide it. However I also realise I put a lot of junk through doors and dont agree how the place is run in many ways. Overall I see money as the main reason for doing the hours, and…
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Question on handing in notice
Hi, I just posted another question on employment but this one fits into a different category so I’m posting this separately. I have had to contact a solicitor as I’ve been bullied for a year and a half by a large no of people in my workplace and the management know about it and are covering it up. I have an interview for a…
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Can anyone help with a legal question?
Hi, I have seen two employment law solicitors recently regarding the workplace bullying I’m experiencing which is being covered up by the management. I had to go to solicitor no 2 to get a second opinion, because sol no 1 told me that if I wrote a grievance letter, there would be no way to stop a junior manager in my…
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unsatisfactory references
Hi Everybody, Last week my employer has withdrawn his offer of employment because of unsatisfactory references. After a while, I realised that (in the application form) he asked for 2 references who know me at work. Instead, I gave him my last employer's reference and one of my university tutor's reference. Could be my…
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NHS Pay Bands and Pay Protection New Job
Hi folks, I have an NHS job on band 6 and am at the top of the scale. I've just been appointed for a half day a week (one session) for the same Trust band 7. It's a different role, but related to that experience, but band 7 starts lower than band 6 (those of you familiar will know what I mean) i.e. there's an overlap of…
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How do I pay tax on freelance work?
Hello all, I currently work full time and have recently started to do a little bit of freelance work in my own time. At present this equates to about £250 a month but may rise to £350 a month in some months. I know that I will need to declare this, but do I only need to do this at the end of the tax year or should I be…
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Disciplinary Action on References?
Hello I have a new job offer and they have asked if they are able to contact my current employer for a reference, but I am worried about a previous disciplinary action and how this might affect the job offer. The disciplinary resulted in a final warning and was about 14 months ago, so has now 'expired' for further action,…
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Didn't get paid - now going to be overdrawn and charged
I am currently temping and have been for 4 months. I get paid on Fridays, today. No pay has gone into my account today, agency has said it was a mess up by their payroll and that I won't be paid until Monday . I get charged £1 a day for being overdrawn - can I get the agency to pay my fees for me as this is totally their…
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Can period of notice just be chenged by email?
My wife's contract that she signed says she has to give one months notice to terminate employment. A recent email came round saying this had been extended to two months in line with surrounding NHS districts. Can they just change her terms of employment like that without any consultation or agreement by the employees…
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Employment Law- Conflict of Interest Policies
Hi Guys, Firstly thanks for taking the time to read this and help me. I've been working for a company for 4 years now as a Regional Manager. From the very beginning I employed my brother who has worked under me for the duration of this time. Out of the blue the company have warned me today that they are introducing a…
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Is my salary proportionate to contract conditions ?
Hello, I would be interested in your opinions. What do you think of my contract conditions vs current salary. Do I have a case for salary increase ? I am 36 year old, phd chemist, technical job, fairly crucial person as there is nobody else in the company who could do the job. My starting salary was £25k/y four years ago…
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Had NHS Interview - unsuccessful Is it really that hard to get in the NHS + find work
I finally had my first interview in a while going for a post at the major hospital in our region. Granted I was nervous, and have a cold so I sounded rather croaky, I didn't get the job. I know I stuffed up a bit on the first question, but felt I built momentum and turned it around at the end. They went for someone who had…
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Tesco Induction Complete. What Now?
Hey first time posting here! So yesterday I had my induction at Tesco for my first job ever. I had to go to another store that wasn't the one I applied to, and one other guy from my store was there. What happens now? Do I just wait for a phone call to say "You start this day" or should I phone my store to find out? The…
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IT licensing
Hello! I finished University of Automatics and Electronics in Romania. I also worked as IT technician in a company during the university. I have experience with hardware, software. Computers, networking, electronics,security sistems(alarms, surveillance) gates,solar systems, marketing, remote support, solutions. Here I…
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Can i claim against my employer
Hi There, Can i get some advise. I was working from home due to medical reason and this was for approximately 8 months. I worked daily on a laptop has have started to notice pains in my neck (Well... it is between the neck and shoulder) i was not given an assessment of my workplace and do not remember having to complete a…
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per annum pro rata in my contract
Hi all, I've just accepted a new job where we agreed at the interview that I would receive £16000 a year for 30 hours a week work. The usual working week is 40 hours. I've just had the contract through and the remuneration reads "You will be paid £16000 per annum pro rata" This to me reads that the £16000 we agreed at the…
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Ssp payments taxed?
Hi all Before I was ill I was working 16 hours a week part time but then as I became ill i then went on to SSP payments. But I have noticed that I have been paying tax on my SSP payments. Which has taken £150 out of my payments. Can anyone tell me if this is right? Surley if u get ssp payments, tax should not come out of…
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Employing a cleaner
My partner and I are working crazy hours at the moment and I'm wondering if hiring a cleaner for a couple of hours a week would help relieve some of the pressure. Just wanted to ask if anyone has experience of having a cleaner at home, how they hired them, is it just straight forward paying cash in hand or are there other…
