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NHS trusts lost employee details. Is anyone able to advise on who to contact
I used to work for the NHS and last year I was trying to track down some details from my employee records. It turns out two of the trusts have lost my employment details. There were literally no records of my employment. I emailed them to request this information and got no response from both trusts. It means, even if I…
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Umbrella Company
Can anyone please recommend a good umbrella company for contracting work?
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How to successfully return to employment after long period of unemployment?
I need some advice on how to return to employment following a long period of unemployment. The last time I had paid work was about 4+ years ago and since then I haven't had any paid work at all. The reason for the unemployment was mental health (depression, panic attacks, anxiety etc) and since then I have lost confidence,…
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Taking Leave in New Job
I want to travel to Thailand at the end of the year for three weeks which will include the Christmas break. I want to book flights soon so I can get the price I am looking for, but I also really want to change jobs at some point in the year. If I were to start a new job which could be at any point of the year, how likely…
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Standard DBS Check at Interview
I interviewed someone the other day who produced a standard DBS check certificate. It is the first time that I, or anyone else in the interview panel, has seen a DBS check that actually had an entry on it. It would appear that the candidate received a caution a couple of years ago for abstracting electricity. He gave us an…
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Formal warning for defecating in the lift
Ridiculous as that sounds. It happened to me. At work we have a lift that goes from the loading bay to the store room. The lift broke down with me inside it and it took over 2 hours for the engineers to get the lift started again to get me out. I needed a poo whilst I was trapped and I did hold it as long as I could but…
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Inflationary rise
I was offered another job last year and received a counter offer from my current employer, which I accepted. The counter offer was above the maximum usually paid for the role. I am told that I am a very valued employee. The employer has said that employees will receive an inflationary rise of 1.5% this month. Will I…
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Underpaid holiday zero hours
This is my first post so apologies if I'm in the wrong place. I began work on October 12th 2015. The job is in a university and there are hours of work there from October-may. I am employed on a zero hours contract but work 7-2.30 every day with 30 minutes unpaid break. We have no hours of work when the university is…
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31M. I want a new career. Suggestions very welcome.
Long time lurker, first time poster. I don't want to dwell on my current job, previous experience, circumstances etc so all I'm going to say is that I'm a 31 year old male who is looking for a completely new career. Again, I'm not going to disclose what I do for a living as it may lead others to suggest certain careers due…
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Jury Service ( on Day off)
My brother has been requested to do Jury Service, it was his day off and actually when he got there, they told him they didn't need him. I have been told that when you are requested to do jury service if you are working you get a paid day and, if you are off, the company is still owing you a rest day (whether you were…
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I too have a hr/ reference question (sorry olivia111)
After sticking it out in a company that I didn't want to be at for 8+ years , I finally escaped. I joined as a temp ,just before the greatest recession of our times and because of my age etc couldn't get out . Background to my initial question : old boss retired. Company streamlining even in senior positions, meant that my…
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HR & References
Hi Could someone please tell me what HR will ask your references for, I have a friend who is going for a job and is worried about what they will say. I do believe they will do this in writing. Thanks Olivia
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Left company , no bonus chrque . Should I just forget it and move on?
Hello I left m employers, giving only 1 weeks notice in November. Usually , it's a month. Normally, we receive a bonus cheque just before Christmas . It's about £400, I left mid November . I know that sometimes , people who leave still get bonus as they contributed to the working year. It looks like my employers are…
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Should I be getting my full holiday entitlement as I do not work on Bank Holidays?
Hi, So, I went through the government website to check how much holiday entitlement I should be getting for the 32 hours I work per week. It is calculated as being 179 hours and 12 minutes, but at the moment in my contract it says that I have 128 hours per annum. I brought this up with my employer and I've been told that…
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Sickness and resigning
I have an employee off work sick for over 4 weeks, today she handed in another 4 weeks sick note and resignation letter stating she want to be paid for a further 2 weeks sick then two weeks of notice with obviously not working. Her contract states she needs to give us one weeks notice. Can she really ask to be paid for…
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Jury service
Hi, can anyone tell me if jury service expenses are taxable? My employer will pay my full salary while I am on jury service but they said they will make an adjustment to my pay later and I will have to make a claim for loss of earnings. Just trying to work out if I will be out of pocket or not. Thanks.
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Getting holiday pay for a Christmas Temp job?
I started a Christmas temp job with Royal Mail at the beginning of November just for a little bit of extra money for Christmas. I kept in touch with a few people from there also on the casual basis like myself, and one of them asked in a group chat yesterday when will we get holiday pay? I wasn't even expecting anything…
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How honest should I be in probation meeting?
I have my probation review meeting coming up at work and am pretty certain I will pass it with no issues. The problem is that I really don't like the job; I'm not enjoying the work I do, I'm in the office after hours most evenings to try and get through the massive workload, and the pressure of trying to maintain my…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I own up about my day off?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I'm working as a temp at the moment and had a day off the other week. I told my manager I didn't want to use my holiday allowance, so expected to only be paid for four days. However, they forgot about the day off and I've been paid for the full five days. Should I own up?…
