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Unfairly treated
I have been managing a franchise for 15 years with very little support from the owner , he owns another franchise which is financially doing better than mine .Before Christmas I unexpectedly lost a number of staff which has had a considerable impact on the business , I have been trying to recruit but the lack of staff has…
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Single salary household question
Hi all, I hope I've posted this in the right section! Due to the crazy costs of childcare, my partner and I have decided that one of us is going to give up work as it will work out better financially. My question is: What will that mean for the income tax and national insurance payments for the parent that isn't working…
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Constructive Dismissal advice.
I am asking for advice for a friend who is really clueless any their work rights and has been put in a situation which is really awful. She has worked for their employer for two years, it sounds like a rather combative environment. Some months ago she was verbally abused by a colleague, which included comments that are…
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Offered new job - negotiation
Hello I have been offered a job but I am in a bit of a pickle on a few points - I advised the new company I am currently on a flexible working hours contract and would require the same in this role. They said they do not offer flexible hours officially, however, it wouldnt be a problem unofficially. If this isnt in my…
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Benefits In Kind - Lease Car
In June 2017 I was offered the opportunity to lease a Range Rover Evoque from my employer (a large NHS Trust) at a cost to me of £184 per month. I was told by the car leasing department that the tax on top would be around another £76 per month. The tax hasn't been taken out by HMRC until now and they've taken more than I…
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2 Jobs and ssp?
So currently work for Tescos night team and was emplyed in May 17 on a temporary contract which was made permenant in October contracted 2 nights a week however since being there since May have actually worked every week for 5 nights due to lack of team members . I also have a day job for CPM a tactile company which pays…
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Notice requirements when FTC has ended.
Hi all, Looking, hopefully for some quick advice, if my fixed term contract has ended but I'm still working for the employer how much notice can I give as a minimum? I was hoping since on paper I'm out of contract I could give 2 weeks but was unsure whether me being out of contract really meant anything at all and because…
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Is my job too unsafe?
A few days ago, I got smacked in the eye socket by a really heavy self closing door. The door speeds up as it closes. This was a cupboard door, the room is really cluttered and the light switch is awkward to access because there is a machine in the way. It happened just before i finished work. I think i was in shock…
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Never go sick again?
Hi everyone Trying to guage attitudes towards taking sickness, I get the vibe (from the way sick reviews work and the way that zero hours contracts don't pay sickness at all) that we're pretty much expected to power through. This and the "get a grip" messages about school absence - after all a kid won't get better much…
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grievence at work
Hi im part of a night shift team , on Saturday the four staff contracted to work that night were informed that the manager had phoned in sick and they did not have another manager to do the shift so they cancelled that shift. They gave the four staff the options to either put it in as holiday or not get paid, Is there…
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Apprentice Son not being treated well
Hi looking for some advice My son is in his 2nd year of an apprenticeship. His employer are a large national company and so far haven't been great. He completed his first collage year ( late due to employer cancelling) last November, and is yet to see any kind of increase in his pay. Is this right? He has also today found…
