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Access Courses And Benefits
Hi. I'm a single parent and I recently lost my job so have been on JSA. My adviser at the Job Centre is aware I have childcare issues (no family or friends living local to me and we are very rural) and said they won't be putting pressure on me to find a job until my son is 12yrs old (he's 9yrs old now). I'm not lazy and…
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Signing off JSA
How can you sign off from JSA when you've found a new job and working 8am until 5pm Monday to Friday they say phone this number opening hours 8am to 6pm so every day this week phoned from 5pm and stuck on waiting all the way to 6pm because they don't pick up the phones so hardly going to do this in working hours and be…
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Two paid over?
The company I have worked at for 17 years this may has been bought out by another insurance giant. We have been told that staff will be two paid over but what does this mean?. Myself and my colleagues are going to a union meeting regarding this next Tuesday. I'm worried that this could mean possible redundancies.
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Application tracker showing offer stage but....
So I have had an assessment and interview for a job I really want. The interview was 10 days ago and at the time they said it would be some time before I heard. When I checked the application tracker yesterday it said I was at offer stage. I emailed HR and they replied that I was currently being held in a reserve pool and…
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Am I entitled to holiday pay
For the past 4 1/2 years I have worked at a beauty salon part time. When I started the job it was for 4 days (23 hours) a week & I only worked term time, so had all the school holidays off, unpaid. I have never ever had a contract. Just recently my boss has started to take a lot of time off when technically I should be…
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Returning a company car
Good evening I’m hoping someone maybe able to give me some advise. I have handed in my notice and have a week left to complete. My company car is being returned on my last working day. Part of my contract states that an amount of money will be withheld and returned in due course once the car has been checked over. I never…
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Possible redundancy
Not sure if I’m in the right section, but here goes. I have been employed by this company for 17 years now, and I have been looking for a change for the last 2/3 years but nothing yet. Now last week, I saw a couple of emails I probably shouldn’t have. These were from the CEO (my immediate boss) to the shareholders talking…
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Bank holiday entitlement and part time
hi i have a question, we have many bank holidays that are perhaps a Friday and Monday. if you normally do not work these days can are you still entitled to the holiday. EG I don't work a Friday, therefore i don't get Good Friday stat holiday, should i be able to take that stat hol on the Tuesday??? cheers
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Salary query
I've seen a job advertised as £10ph (PAYE) or £12ph (Umbrella) I know PAYE but what does Umbrella mean, in comparison?
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Hope this is OK to post
Hi, I had read an article about this bloke who earns a living charging people a yearly membership and directing them to flights, hotels, travel, full holidays for cheaper than you can find on websites. I researched it and found the same kind of methods work so I was wondering would it be of interest if I started this up…
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Employer missed month of pension payments
Hi all, Not sure if this is best in this forum or the pension one but felt like it was best for this one so here goes... I work for a multi national company who offer a group work based pension. I pay in 6% they pay in another 6% so 12% overall. Pretty good deal and one of main benefits of the job. Recently they've changed…
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Issue with income tax and NI- has it been paid???
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Delaying discretionary bonus
Hi everyone, I am in a situation where I have a discretionary bonus scheme. I have a letter, which was sent out early last year confirming my exact targets for 2017 and what I would get in monetary terms for hitting said targets. I have hit these targets and my line manager has confirmed this. Whilst the letter does say…
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Work place offering pay rise but
Just want some advice on this one Ok so I work for a well known charity full time and paid. We have just had a letter issued to everyone stating the condition of the charity etc but I’m unhappy with this one section so I’ll enter it here word for word “Despite the financial challenges, our treasurer and the trustees have…
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Career Advice?
Hello all, I am a 36 year old male looking for career advice and i don't really know where to get it. Can anyone recommend anywhere? Brief synopsis: In 2009 I joined a construction company in a general admin role. From 2010 - 2012 I completed a Foundation Degree in the science of surveying through day release from work. In…
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Part-Time Questions
Ive been in two temp part time jobs and the last one I had a chance of being made permanent but the company was acquired and so even though my manager didnt want to lose me, the directors decided agency workers had to go. Anyway I have 32 years of working in different types of accounts/purchase ledger/accounts payable…
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Speech & Language Therapist Assistant Multi Mini
Hi, I have an interview next week for a Speech and Language Therapist Assistant post through the NHS. However the interview is a 4 stage multi-mini interview. All I have been told is that there are 4 stages. When I arrive at each stage I have 1 minute to read the question/scenario then 3 minutes to talk about it when…
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Avance Consulting, anyone used them?
Has anyone heard of Avance Consulting before? They're an IT recruitment agency. I've had quite a few calls from them recently with interesting jobs. They're supposed to be headquartered in London with an offshore contingent in India. I've had umpteen calls from foreigners who struggle to understand me, but the jobs they're…
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Termination of Employment and holiday entitlement
Hi, Two questions that I’m struggling to find any answers to and am hoping for some help. Firstly, I am due to leave my job and as such I am due holidays. I followed correct procedures and organised my holidays for the final three days of employment. I have been told they have been denied for no reason and that instead my…
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Ownership of training course material
Bit of a random question that I’ve tried Googling and haven’t turned up anything useful, so I thought I’d gauge opinions on here! I have worked at the same company for over ten years and will shortly leave to work for someone in the same sector, but not a direct competitor. My current employer paid for me to go on a…
