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Am I a supervisor?
Hi, I started my current job in November 2014. I'm the only person in the company that does the role. We have gradually got busier and busier to a point that in January 2016 the company employed two agency workers to assist me. We got even busier in March 2016 and took on another two agency workers so now I had four people…
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Boss annoyed because of sick leave
Long story - I have had a horrible cold which has started to feel like flu for almost a week now and have been working every day for that week. While at work yesterday I started feeling worse and decided that I needed to have a couple or days off else I'd never get better. I work in care and we are very very short staffed…
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Want to start a business, is it better to try for a loan or invest my own money?
I been researching online how getting a start up loan would be a bad idea as you don't want to start off owing money to anyone, and that it's better to invest your own money. Now, I want to start a clothing line but unsure at the moment how much I would need exactly, which is something I still need to look into. What is…
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Denying annual leave requests
I'm having an issue with my employer who is denying my annual leave requests. We are contracted to have 20 days of leave (+8 bank holidays) and required to take half in the first 6 months of the holiday year, and half in the last 6 months. I have not been able to taken half my leave in the first 6 months. I am looking at…
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part time job
my friend and I worked for an after school club just walking children from one school to another to go to an after school club. we were walking up anyway so it was a bit of pocket money. I only did it for approx 6 months but my friend was doing it for approx three and half years and we were only paid 3.50 per day to do it,…
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Internal Vacancy - no interview
I applied for an internal promotion a few months back and given time passed with no updates I doubted what was happening Was informed recently by my manager that role was going to an external candidate following a successful interview. I was not given an interview (nor was another internal applicant) Do I have a case to…
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First interview in two years following redundancy. Don't feel right for it.
Wall of text warning. I have been unemployed for nearly two years following being made redundant in early 2015. I haven't worked since - initially this was due to taking several months break to reassess my options, but due to other personal circumstances I fell into a period of heavy drinking and depression. I gained a lot…
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Civil service reference checks
Long story short, For the past two years I was in the wrong job with a bullying manager. This caused me to be off with depression. It got to the point where I am now on my final written warning and this has stopped me applying for any internally advertised civil service position. I have two job interviews with other…
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Fit For Work Scheme
I have been off work through illness for 9 weeks. I have handed in doctors notes covering my illness. Today I have had a text from 'Fit For Work' saying they have had a referral and will be in touch shortly. Ive looked on their website and it says that the employer needs the employees consent to ask for a referral. The…
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mid-life retraining
Hi all, I'm in my early 40s and am looking at retraining for a new career. I do an office job which I am bored with and don't want to be doing til I retire, but I have got kind of stuck. My salary has reached around 32k, but I am not qualified or specialised enough to command anything like that on the job market. I've…
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Change of heart / New employment
Hi, What are the legal implications of my choice now. I am about to finish my current employment on 13/01 and start a new employment on Monday 16th/01. However my old employer has come back with an offer which I cant refuse and I have also signed the employment agreement to start with the new employer. What if I change my…
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Holiday pay after maternity leave?
Hello, just a quick question I think... I'm going on maternity leave this spring and (ideally) will not be returning to work when this finishes - I plan to take the full 52 weeks. How does it work with the annual leave I will accrue during the 12 months mat leave? Will I be entitled to receive pay for this? Or would I take…
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Leasing a car - better as Personal Lease or through my Ltd company?
Hi all, I know this is a grey area as it depends very much on personal circumstances, however I thought I'd post on here for some opinions on my situation. (I asked my accountant about car leasing through ltd company and he didnt seem keen on it, saying they usually try to dissuade clients from doing it, something to do…
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Going from Engineering to Medical Sales?
Hello, I really hope someone can shine a light for me :) I am currently a Mechanical Engineer in the medical sector on about £40K with good benefits, pension etc. But, I am really bored and fed up with the nitty gritty of a very demanding (intellectually) but quite unrewarding (financially) job - considering how hard it…
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Overpaid by work, need some advice!
Hi everyone! I have been getting overpaid from my employer for the past 3/4 months, In short, I cut my hours by half but I was still getting the same amount as I was when I was working full time. At first I thought it was just pay from the month before I went part time and that it'd balance itself out. However, after the…
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New job - some niggles with manager
I am enjoying my new job but have had a few problems with the manager. The main problem is the rota. Despite saying there will always be a 4 week rota in the staffroom, she keeps only putting up a new rota a couple of days before it starts. I work part time and my days and hours change every week and only knowing what I am…
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JSA - continuous residency
Hello, According to 'entitledto' benefits calculator, I am eligible for contributions based JSA so started to make an online claim. My query is about the question asking if I have lived continuously in the UK for the previous two years. I went travelling for five weeks in this period so does anyone have any advice on what…
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Trying to understand payslip
Hi Everyone I make 16,000 per year (yes, nothing...). I've started working on Dec 12th and got paid Dec 30th. I guess that would be for 3 weeks of work. I just dont understand why the base pay (before any deductions etc) is 909.09 and according all the salary calculators the base pay should be 923 (307.69 per week). Where…
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Company Car on a Fixed term contract
Hi Everyone, So myself and my current colleagues are currently having to re-apply to a certain extent our own job which is currently part-time using are own car as field sales staff to various locations in our areas. The new full time position, which is to replace our current contract which finishes this month, start in…
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NHS Job Interview: Clinical Coding Assistant
Hi, wondering if anyone has any experience in Clinical Coding (Band 2) within the NHS (Mental Health Trust). I have an interview coming up, and its the first time I've had one in a admin role. I've been researching the Trust, the hospital and values. But a bit anxious about what questions they will ask. I assume the…
