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Career advice wanted
I was looking for some career advice please as I am in a quandary as to what my next job move should be. I was made redundant from a role in May 2016, I took an interim role on for 4 months and with no other prospects on the cards I accepted a job offer performing a job 2 levels down from the one I was made redundant from…
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Compassionate leave and pay
When I had my daughter I stopped working full time and started working 3.5 days a week. After a few months I offered my employer to work in another branch for 1-2 days per week as well as the regular 3.5 days in the first branch. I didnt want to commit to a set number of days as in this second branch as I didnt know if I…
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Cancelled Shifts 0 hours Contract
My son keeps being sent home form is weekend job (zero hours contract), which is paided hourly before the end of his shifts, can they do that ?? Today he turned up for a 6 hour shift and was send home with other employees after 17 minutes.....It has actually cost him more in bus fare that he has got paid so has lost money.…
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Final Salary Settlement
Hi All, I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands at the moment. I am due to leave my current employer on the 21st February. I have been asking HR for 3 weeks to find out what my final pay etc will be. My salary is paid monthly on the last working day of each month and is 1/12th of my yearly salary. Any overtime is paid a…
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I'm too clever for my job - and my manager says so
I've worked at my company for a year and have really enjoyed it, but I feel like it's a waste of my abilities. Put bluntly, the intelligence gap between me and the rest of the people here is very wide. General staff will often struggle with basic tasks, processes and information. They receive training, but still have a…
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Am i being treat correctly
Ok there goes. I have been on long term sickness from work sonce the birth of my baby (17 months) as i have post natal depression have now been diagnosed with BPD. During this time off work i have had 5 different managers all to which have never contatced me during my sickness, now i have another manager for the last 3…
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Open Uni advice?
Hey guys, I've been looking at starting an Open Uni course but just looking for some advice on it from people who may have done one? Do you need any or certain qualifications before you can undertake certain courses? Basically I'm looking at Engineering courses as that's my current profession, but looking to expand into…
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nhs Job offer but struggling with my references
Please help I have just been offered a job with nhs after being out of work for 4 years after a accident at work & struggled to find work. The problem I have is the want 3 job references for the last 3 years which I don’t have. It did say in the email if you can’t probide them Please put why in a personal statement. I am…
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Pregnant and job searching, can I change my mind?
So i was made redundant and found out i was pregnant in the space of a week!! I frantically started applying for jobs straight away. I was offered the first job I interviewed for - which was a sales job for a good company with really nice people etc. However being a sales job the salary wasn’t very good. I had a few others…
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Withdrawn application
Heya I'm new to the forum and was looking for any help or if anyone has had similar experience I have recently had a job offer as a healthcare assistant in a hospital and in the middle of my training for it but still currently working for a care agency as a home carer, on my last training I left my car in a residence only…
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Can I reduce my days?
I have a bit of a query hoping someone can help me with. A few years back I started my full-time 5 day a week job. When I got my contract it was basis of 5 days but 3 days guaranteed.but other days they could if they at 5pm the day before. Declare following day a non working day. None of the working days were fixed. So you…
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London Black Cab driver - colour vision?
Hi A quick one as try as I might, I can't find an answer on Google and emailing TfL has proved non fruitful as they can't tell me (???) Can someone with colour vision (ie. Me) pass a medical for becoming a Hackney Carriage driver in London. I know there is a medical but not sure if Colour Vision is a big no no. It is a…
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Working time directive for mobile workers
Hi all, I’m just wondering if anyone knows where I would stand with the following legally? I’m on a 35hour contract with my current employer doing a mobile management role. I provide cover and support to our retail units across an area of around 70miles. At present, I get paid for 35 hours and mileage on top but most weeks…
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petition to save boss
the md has taken a decision to cut costs. Some management are to be made redundant. Would you sign a petition asking for the decision to be reconsidered?
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RBS Debt Screening
Hi, I’ve been accepted to work at rbs, providing I pass all of the pre-screening. I’ve never had any CCJ’s and do not have an overdraft. However, I have about £650 in loans. Will this effect the debt part of it? Will I be rejected because of it? Thanks!
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Competency Question Help
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me? I’m applying for a customer services role within the rail Industry. As part of the application it asked the following question and I’m really stuck. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions using the STAR technique. Give an example of when you have had to deal with a…
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Paying tax for UK earnings whilst in Canada
this may sound strange and possibly out of the forum remit but my son is over in Canada working on a 2 year visa; he has been asked to fill out a Tax Return. On the form it asked if he has earned any monies elsewhere in 2017 (obviously he did up until he went to Canada) He has put his earning from the UK company down as…
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Want to be a famous UK Model? What should I do?
Hey guys, I'm looking for a way to break into modelling and become a successful model. What should I do to make it work? From my understanding I have "What it takes" but since applying to many modelling agencies in the UK I have heard nothing back from them? Am I missing a trick here? I'm desperate and want to get at-least…
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Credit Check for Contracting Job
Hi there, I am in the process of applying for a contracting job at Huntswood but I previously have had a few defaults on credit and entered into debt management plans at an age when I was very young, however it is still affecting my credit score. I was wondering if anybody had any experience in getting a job at huntswood…
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Resignation / Notice Advice?
Hi All, I work for a bit of a rogue company with a tyrant as a Chairman. I'm making moves to leave the company. I've got a few interviews lined up and a regular question is what is your notice period. In my contract it says 1 month. Normally I would always honour that and work the month. But I have been advised by people…
