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No notification/meeting regarding my probation 19/13 weeks in?
I started my current job at the end of August and my contract stated that I'd be on a 13 week probation period. I spoke to one of my assistant managers around ten weeks into my employment and asked him how well I was doing and if I'm on the right tracks towards passing my probation, and he just told me if I wasn't then I'd…
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JSA and training courses.
If someone is on JSA and been offered a place on a week long residential course( obviously work/ job related) , will they be able to claim from the discretionary fund from JCP, for meals and travel as this is not provided? Job coach at job centre has helped get the place on course. Thanks
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Made to start work 15 mins early without pay
Hi, The employees where my girlfriend works and potentially at other centres in the uk is being told to get to work for team meetings starting at 8.45 even though everyone is only paid from 09:00. Most of the staff are paid hourly including my girlfriend and for the people on minimum wage this means the are being paid less…
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DWP Job Coach
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Quitting Work
Hey guys Was wondering if I could have some general advice regarding my situation, which is as follows. I will keep if brief to make it easier to understand; I've been working for a certain finance company whom will remain nameless since October, which involves a 50 mile round trip per day. The job is minimum Wage, I get…
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New job - Salary plus 40% shift allowance
Hey guys, Been offered a job which is a basic salary of £23,500 plus 40% shift allowance. It's a shift work pattern type rota with it being 2 on, 2 off so obviously working the odd weekends plus nights, hence the shift allowance. When interviewed, the guys said the wage is roughly £33,000 to £38,000 once shift allowance is…
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Tax advice needed.
Hello All I've been working at a pub for the past 5 years since i was at college and until recently I've had no really course for concern. However, i started a full time job approximately two years ago but kept the pub on the side as a bit of extra income. I've now received a tax bill of £500 for my earnings from the pub…
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Leaving a job is a breach of a "permanent" contract...
Hi everyone I feel the expectation of an employer to honour a permanent contract eternally but not the employee is wrong in law. If you were to leave a phone contract prematurely you'd have to buy it out, why do we not have the same with employment too? The employer should be able to sue the employee the value of the work…
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Contracting question: Can I claim hotel and dinner expense for 6 month contract?
Hello all, I am new to contracting so seek advice from experienced contractors here or accountants who can advice. I have a 6 month work contract: > The work location is 85 miles away from my home >The commute can take 2hrs to 2 and half hours each way so 4-5hrs in total each day >My work day is usual 9am-5.30pm >Work from…
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Reduction of availability
Hi I am looking at reducing my availability, as to fit around a second job I've recently been offered (uncontracted employment bank work as a hospital porter, but I can either work 12.00 noon til 8 or 4pm-8.30pm), however within my availability sheet (24 hours contracted but mostly work hours like mornings 7 or 8 am starts…
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Relocated, recuperating .long post ..
Howdy! I’m in a situation as mentioned above . I suffer from occular myasthenia gravis . Which is a very annoying condition more than anything . I’ve only had it since 2014. Initially I was misdiagnosed for six months with Bell’s palsy . I’ll explain more about that later. Reasons I relocated : debt / Myasthenia as…
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internal "agency worker" - right to SSP and maternity pay
I work as a "bank" worker (eg like the internal agency operated by NHS organisations). The agreement I have been given to sign says that there is "no entitlement to contractual sick pay, maternity, paternity or parental leave pay or any other form of paid leave" but also that "nothing in this clause, however, will affect…
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Self Employed tax return??
Can anyone tell me what I should be entering this year I'm very confused. Been self employed since 1/1/2016 so submitted a return to 31/12/16 as this was a year and paid the tax requested. Now it is saying I need to enter 6/4/16 to 5/4/17?? Should I just do Jan 17 to 5/4/17?? Haven't a clue Thanks
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Training/Educational support + illness and tax
Firstly, thank you for taking a look and hopefully someone has the answer/s. I have been signed off work (i was a self employed builder) for 12 weeks due to spinal surgery. Realistically my days as a builder are over and such I’ve been looking to retrain. My first question is: is there any tax relief for illness when self…
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Tax issue/code change new job
Started a new job in October,which involved going from monthly to weekly pay,upon leaving previous job my tax code was 1223L iirc,I've then had a letter after starting new job claiming I owe a small amount of tax by April 2018 and my tax code has been changed in light of this to 883L Thing is on my payslips it now shows…
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Employer to stop paying my contracted maternity pay and pay staturtoy out of the blue
Hello, I hope someone can help. I was called into work for a meeting today and m,y boss told me that 'it isnt makeing buisness sense' to be paying me my contracted full wage, and that I will be being paid statutory matnerity pay from now on. Ive been off work on leave now for 6 months, my little one is 5 months. I am due…
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how do i get a P60 for 2015-2016 tax year from employer who went bancrupt?
hello i need to get my P60 for tax year 2015-2016 for an employer that went bust in May 2016 Obviously I cant ask them for it and I have no idea were mine is after moving house Its for Student Finance proof so I need it sharpish! Any ideas?
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Another holiday entitlement question
Hi All I'm having a bit of a brain freeze for some reason & for the life of me can't work this out. We have an employee works for us that is entitled to 30 days holiday per year. This is 28 days statutory and then 2 extra days for long term service. Said employee is now leaving so I need to calculate what holiday…
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Part Time holiday pay entitlement...
Hello, Due to child-care commitments I currently only work at weekends mainly on a Saturday, approximately 10 hours per week since the start of this tax year. As I am fully through the books, so to speak, shouldnt I be accruing some holiday pay entitlement? Am obviously not bothered about getting time off but the extra…
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Am I taking this to heart too much?
In September i started a totally new job, something miles different from what id done before. I went for the huge career change because i wanted to buy a house, and needed a better wage. This has now happened, and im fairly settled. In December i had my 3 month probationary review, to see if i would be kept on as a…
