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Issue getting past final interviews stages...
Hello, I really need help here. I have been out of work for about 3 months. I resigned my last role on bad terms. Me and my team had lets say "cultural differences", they weren't supporting me even though they know I have a mental condition. That sounds a bit OTT than what it actually is as I am coping with it really well,…
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Salary works out over 48 weeks???
Hi, This is my first time posting on here. I'm struggling under standing how my employer works out there deductions and wondered if someone (knowledgeable) could help me with the maths please. My salary is £15,081 annual salary So I have worked out my hourly wage as 15081 / 52 weeks a year / 37 hours a week = £7.84ph hour.…
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Should I pay back guaranteed commission ?
Hey All, I need some advice - towards the end of last year I went to work for a well known diy store as a designer and as part of your initial training period you receive a guaranteed commission to top up your wages. My initial training period was nothing short of horrendous due to poor management and miss-communication (i…
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Failure to make reasonable adjustments/threats
Hi, I know reasonable adjustments have been discussed many times on here, but I have a slightly different (I think) question. I suffer with multiple psychiatric conditions, one of which affects my memory. There is no issue whatsoever with my regular, day to day work, however, there is one adhoc task which arises 2 or 3…
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Work colleague told me is going to go off sick
I've been working with a new colleague at our company for 9 months, we normally spend time during breaks chit chatting about work related matters. During one of these chats over the past 3 months my colleague shared that he had 5 more days holiday in his previous company and as he had already ran out of holidays for this…
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Changing My Career - Need Advice On What I Want
Good Afternoon I have been working as a Recruitment Consultant for around 9 years now but I do not enjoy it. I have become very distant from the role and I wake up in the morning knowing I will not enjoy the day. I am 25 and want to find a career in something where I will wake up in the morning and think to myself, I am…
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Unaware that I’ve not been put through the books
I started my current employment in September 17 and I’ve only just been made aware in December 17 that I have not been put on the PAYE scheme as my employers accountant has told him I don’t meet the tax threshold so I don’t need to be on it. When I first started employment I had provided a P45 and I had also completed a…
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Company Sick Pay period being reduced
Hi, I work for a multi-national IT Software Company. I joined around 2 years ago and at that time the UK company policy for sick pay was: Length of service Sick pay payable in any period of 12 months Less than 1 year 2 months basic pay 1 - 2 years 3 months basic pay 2 – 3 years 4 months basic pay 3 – 4 years 5 months basic…
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What will I get? Base only vs base + car allowance
Let's say I get a job offer for £40,000 from Company_A. I also get a job offer for £35,000 + £5,000 car allowance from Company_B. Ignoring the obvious that Company_B won't be putting as much in to my pension, will my 'take home' be identical from both offers? Many thanks
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NHS Sick leave policy puts you in a no-win situation
Hi When I started working in the NHS I'd heard various things about the being off sick policy. I was working in a certain team first time I worked there, I had a knee injury that kept flairing up and I couldn't walk for days, so I was off a good couple of times for say 3 or 4 days. Manager was quite easy going so just…
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Maternity rights question to pose at ET?
Going to employment tribunal next week and just considering the following question: Is it possible for a woman to voluntarily waive her maternity rights? Employer is claiming that I said I didn't want to return to work after having my baby but that we didn't write anything down, so when I wrote my return to work from mat…
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work wanting payment back
really could do with some extra advise ... I have had a letter from my work asking for all my pay back since august.. long story short.. i went on maternity with my daughter in april 2017 when i was ment to go back to work i had to take 3 month unpaid and then went on sick as my daughter had to have open heart surgery…
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Leaving a permanent job for a fixed term contract
Hello. I currently have a permanent contract. I work part time (28 hours a week) two days from home and two days I commute to a city two hours away which costs £40 a day. A job has come up in the town I live in. It is the same field I work in and the same salary I earn now. I would be working 35 hours but with no commuting…
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Going back to old job
I recently left my old employer almost 2.5 years ago, looking to progress my career, increase in wages, new challenge etc. Since leaving, i am now 2 years into employment with my second job (first job after leaving didnt pan out as advertised and left within a 6 months.) I am settled in my current job, a few gripes about…
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Paid Mileage - Cost To The Employer
Hello, My employer has historically paid me for the mileage I do for work purposes at the normal 45p rate. The company is being taken over and it sounds as if the new owners may not pay me this in future. Can anyone please tell if paying mileage to an employee actually costs the employer anything or is it just taken off…
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After being Laid Off question....
Hi, I was laid off from my work as a warehouse operative 7 months ago because of financial cutbacks (I was with them for around 9-10 months in total) and now it has come to my attention that someone has now handed their notice in, so inevitably they will more than likely be advertising the vacant role in my old position of…
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Empolyment Tribunal
Hi guys, I`m processing my claim to ET as unfair dismissal. I`ve my hearing dates and my preliminary hearing will be over the phone. As my first language isn`t English can I ask interpreter for this hearing? Also, i`ve no any experience how ET works and my ex-employer already sent me email if I withdrawn the claim they…
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Salaried phased return to work
Hi looking for some help on employment law or experiences of returning to work on a phased return, i was basically injured at work through an accident whilst working, my index finger tendon on my right hand ( i am right handed ) was ruptured and needed surgery. i had the operation and 9 weeks recovery now my…
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Careers advice
Hi there I am nearly 30 years old and was looking for some advice on a potential career move, I think now is the time for me to find a career that will take me through the rest of my working life. For the last 10 years I have worked in betting shops, starting out as an assistant but I have been managing shops for the…
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Self employed, no receipts
I went self employed in September, starting an online vintage clothing store and need to register as self employed. The issue is, I've been stockpiling clothes with a mind to sell them on for years and years so I've not got the receipts for any of it. There are a few other business expenses, like a laptop I bought off a…