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New Job - Help/advice needed
HI, I am just looking for a bit of advice from you guys on MSE. I started a new job about a month ago and I have barely had any work. I have not replaced anyone and it is a new role but it seems like they don't have as much work as they think they did have. I am sitting there bored out my brain. It isn't about using my…
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P45
Hi there, not to sure which board to post in, hope this one is ok. I left an employment nearly 2 years ago. Abrubtly and painfully, I was then on benefits due to the stress , depression and anxiety it caused. I started work again last feb ( and still with my current employer) and this morning i received a p45 from old firm…
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Additional information in support of your application?
I'm filling out a job application at the moment which requires a CV and covering letter. I'm in the process of filling out the application through the on-line system and there is a box for 'Additional information in support of your application'. Any tips on the kind of thing I'd be expected to write here that isn't a…
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Am I looking in the right places for vacancies?
Been on the hunt for a new role for months now, and having very little luck. It doesn't help that I live in a semi-rural area but I'm happy to commute if required. I've fairly recently moved here for a few reasons and currently without work/living off savings. 95% of the jobs I see on sites like Reed, Monster and Indeed…
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Should I quit my job without another one lined up
Background on me: mid-30s, married with 2 young kids, earning around £50k. I work in Finance and have been in my current job for 2.5years. I have been unhappy in my current job for the last 1.5years. The reason why I am unhappy is that I feel that a lot of what is expected of me is above my current level of knowledge…
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Question regarding new job
I started a new job on the 5th September & am due to be paid by my new employer on the last working day of this month, so that will be the 30th… I wasn’t handed a P45 from my last employer, instead told one would follow. When I log into my Personal Tax account on HMRC online it still has my previous employer listed as my…
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New Enterprise Allowance
To put a long story short, I did an apprenticeship which went horribly wrong which resulted in me ending up being £1000 out-of-pocket. I am 19 years old. I have been self-employed for about 2-3 years now. I would like to give my business a go full-time, as I believe its got potential. I have been running it on the side for…
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What should i be asking them?
Hi everyone, i am looking to see if anyone has been in the same situation as i am and how you went about it? I attended a job interview at the beginning of August, i was told i would find out in a few days if i was successful. I received an email to say a few more candidates were being interviewed so i would find out in a…
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Self certificate
My poor neighbours daughter has shingles, the rash is on her face and she has side effects, headaches, severe tiredness, pain etc, she was told by her doctor it can be contagious and being on her face isn't the best place. She phoned in sick and was hoping to go back as soon as possible. Her Employer has rung up twice to…
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DWP hasn't logged any of my complaints or even the incident. MP does not care
About a year ago I signed on through the DWP website but managed to find employment before my first interview. I need my housing benefit to continue so the council asked me to obtain evidence of my online claim date. On the same day I went to my local DWP and asked for this, they said no problem but I needed ID (I didn't…
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Working for the DWP
Hi all, I just need some advice, I work for a travel company in Manchester but I live in Preston. So I went for a job at DWP to be nearer to home, I got the it, it's the same money and less travel. The issue I have is working for the DWP, I have a few friends who work there and love it and one who hates it. My friend who…
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Job interview dilemma
Hi, I have a problem, and would appreciate hearing the range of views others would have regarding the solution. I have been employed by a small local concern, at a low wage, in a labour intensive job. My colleagues are all decent people but I am exhausted and want to find a job that isn't so physical. Such a job has arisen…
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Am I entitled to a change of contract?
I currently work on a night shift and I'm down to work every other Saturday. Although I've not worked one of the past 9, being swapped out of 6 and on holiday for 3. I'm wondering if I'm able to swap out of saturdays permanently as I've not worked one for 20 weeks
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London Private Hire Query on License Sticker Exemption
Hello everyone Not sure if I am in the right place for this but am looking for some information on the London Private Hire scene. I have recently obtained my London Private Hire Driver License and wish to undertake work for corporate events, weddings as well as be an Uber driver in my spare time or when there is not enough…
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Employee working from home
Hi all, Is there any tax relief / claim that can be made by employees who work from home? For electricity & gas? If so how do you go about it and what can you claim? And for how long back can you claim? Thanks Sam
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Holidays left to take....but can't
In a job where there's a holiday entitlement, but you can't get days off, because there's no one to cover ( private small business employer ) because you're the only one to work in the stores, can your employer state that if you don't take holidays, you lose them and because you didn't take them you cannot claim payment…
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No recent reference..what to put on application?
I am applying for a job in a field that i trained in and would LOVE to even get an interview for it. However, i don't have a recent reference. As soon as my training had been completed (4 years ago now) i had to set up a cleaning business because i could not work full time and needed something flexible due to my sons…
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Decision time: PAYE or Self Employed
Hi all, Hoping you can help. I have succesfully acquired a new position on a relocation basis with a new company (im a web developer) who will be paying me on PAYE...all fine here. My current position have proposed I work for them on a 'part time' basis of 10 hours per week, should I wish to (new employer is fine with…
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Why agents do that?
Hello! I noticed many agents lure me to just 'register' with them, by telling me that they have tons of jobs. Do they gain from my hassle to travel and waste my time to register with them? Or do I genuinely have chances to land a job? What is really going on with them?
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How to search for a job?
I would like a job, but I have no idea how to go about finding one. I would be looking for relatively unskilled, like streetsweeping or cleaning, which I have done before. I'd be happy to work for an agency.
