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Work blaming me for something I couldn’t avoid!
So I wake up at 5:30am for work get read to leave and gone by 5:50am to where I get picked up by a colleague which my work place know about as they arranged it. Unfortunately he never informed me he wasnted going to be in on that day. So I waited until 6:30 which is when I start work and decided to walk back home, once…
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Usage of time while on strike
Hi, I was wondering how free is the time spent by an employee on strike? Assuming that while a union member he participates on a strike, is he allowed to attend a job interview while he is on strike? Is the on-strike-time at employee's disposal as annual leave is? Thank you in advance :-)
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Job change after 6 months
Hello Last year I gor made redundant after 25 years , I managed to get a job almost straight away however the current job has not turned out to be what I was expecting It a Managed Service Provider (MSP) in ICT Industry and bascially a hugh call centre , where every job is timed and it's a bit of a nightmare with a huge…
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Looking for a place to work and store.
I can't find a forum that covers this query, so if it's in the wrong place, I'm sure someone will tell me. I'm moving home soon, but I am looking for a unit/ workshop somewhere small enough to work from in that area. I've used various search keywords, but not much comes back. So, I thought, as I have items I also need to…
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Pay Rise / No Contract / Notice?
Hey guys, Bit of a triple question this one, first one is on behalf a friend so will try to keep it short. He has asked my boss for a pay rise having been at the company nearly 2 years now and has had a lot more responsibility put on him in that time. Boss basically told him that he is currently (my boss) paying 90 pound a…
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Could I get sacked?
I could over a case from an experienced member. It is to do with correspondence. There was no letter of authority. I received a reply from a senior that was sent to them by the other team member. I then sent it to the solicitor. This solicitor also received information from another member of my team.
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Medical records access
I have worked for my employer for 7 years and have currently been signed off for 6 weeks following shoulder surgery. I have received a letter today from my employer's insurance provider requesting access to medical information via my gp. While I do not have anything to hide, I would have thought a valid sick note would be…
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Advice please
Hello, I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I work 20 hours a week as an estate agent (same hours/same office for the last 12 years) I recently found out that a couple of other part timers have company cars, so I asked for one. Turns out I don't work enough hours to qualify for one (need to work 26 hours) I was…
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Appealing disciplinary?
So long story short I passed my FLT test at work last week and unfortunatley I 'crashed' into some roller doors. It was a complete accident. I thought the doors were high enough but didn't account for the forks being raised when backing out of the warehouse(I got in fine). My boss says it's a classic flt driver mistake. If…
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data protection?
hi there. is an employer allowed to call a hospital to check if someone is an inpatient please? if an employer does call a hospital and asks if a certain person is an inpatient, are the going against any data protection laws? this isn't about anyone in particular, just a general wondering. thank you :)
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38, bored, wanting to learn...
Please bear with me.. I’m 38, been in the same job since leaving school 20 years ago and I think I’m bored. I do earn well, and my job is relatively easy (engineering), but I’d like to learn something I can take with me if I moved somewhere new I don’t think this is a mid life crisis (not just yet anyway...), but I’m…
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4 Final Interviews no job offers
I was looking for some helpful advice or feedback please to calm my paranoia; over the past 12 months I have had 4 final interviews for the roles I have applied for which have all resulted in no job offer being made, summary as below:- 1. Final interview with Amazon, didn't think I did myself justice on the day, was…
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time for change
hi guys, i'm a 30 year old chef from kent. i've been working in kitchens since i was 14 years old and am ready for a change and have been for some time. i was until recently in training to join the royal marines but due to a seperation that is no longer an option as it would mean little to no contact with my daughter.…
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Training costs
Hi there, I am posting this on behalf of a friend, lets call her Betty. Betty has been working for her at her company for over 2 years. The company agreed to pay training costs for her to become qualified in her profession. The company signed her up on the training course at a local college and she started in January 2017.…
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Civil Service Recruitment
Hi all, I recently had an interview for a Civil Service position (Mon 22nd Jan). I was told I would find out the result of the interview by last week, however did not. I contacted the recruitment team yesterday and they said they haven't recieved the results of any of the interviews. I was just wandering if anyone else has…
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Ex employer using NI number
Hello, Posting on my sisters behalf. She has recently found out that her ex employer continued to use her details after she left work a year ago. She repeatedly asked for her p45 and it wasn't given and as a result was on an emergency tax code in her new job. A bill arrived from HMRC and she has been told they have amended…
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Leaving site on Lunch breaks
At my place of employment I am a first aider and I am being told that as they pay me extra (£50) money I am not allowed to leave site when on the first aid rota? Is this right? Can they pay me more but take away my right to leave the building on my lunch break?
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Employees of self employed person
Myself and two others are currently employed by a self employed trader. He's not far off retirement age and has been making noises recently about closing up the business when the time comes. Just wondered where we as employees stand. I know if it was a Ltd firm we would have to be made redundant and paid the appropriate…
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Two Jobs
Hello. I am currently working for one company that gave me an 8-hour contract. I was working between 20 - 50 hours a week, but since Christmas, this has gone down to 4 - 8 hours so already giving me fewer hours that contract. As a means to work more, I have got another job at a different company that is contracted as 4…
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Employment Agency havent paid
My son worked for an Employment Agency on a Construction Site. The Site Manager signed the timesheet and sent it to the Agency. My son did receive a payslip from a payroll Company saying the money would be paid into his bank on 02/02/2018 but no money was received. A worker at the agency says he was told by the…
