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Holiday pay deductions - final wage.
Hello, I have currently left my position within my current role and have been placed on garden leave up until the end of June and as such have been paid in lieu of my notice. After checking my final payslip I have noticed deductions have been taken of regarding Hol Cont and Salary totaling at £498.50. I have spoke to…
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Maternity leave, notice period
I am currently on maternity leave and due back in September 2019. I have been offered a new job with a direct competitor which will start as soon as I can join. I have a 3 month notice period. Maternity leave was 6 months full pay, SMP for 3 months and then nothing after that. So I am currently on nil pay until the end of…
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1 Company 2 different pay scales
I work for a company that provides a clinical service to the NHS. All the clinical staff are paid the equivalent wage to what they would be earning if they were working for the NHS eg, Doctors, Nurses OT's, Physios etc. All non clinical staff,eg Admin, Maintenance, Kitchen, Housekeeping are all paid on a completely…
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Am I best having been sacked today?
Had a really bad day, it started with the best intentions of driving all the way into work for once but in bad day event's got caught/held up in an accident on the A12 which made me arrive in the company car park a couple of minutes later. I was getting really angry with myself knowing I'd done Chelmsford and further…
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What's the right question to ask?
There's a job I've seen advertised twice. I applied both times and didn't get through the sift, so no feedback. The third time the job was advertised I didn’t apply. It's now online again for the fourth time. Originally the advert was for three vacancies, then two, then one. It's now gone back up to two. I want to contact…
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Paying Back Re-location Monies
Got paid £10K to relocate to a different site.....contract stated the amount would have to be paid back if I left within 12 months. 6 months on the travel is proving too much and they have changed my hours/shifts and reduced my shift allowance. I am seeking another position closer to home. Obviously I only received a…
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Help! I don’t know what to do
Hi, new member here. I’ve found myself in a bit of a strange situation. To keep a long story short, I applied for a job and had an interview, they loved me but about an hour after leaving, they rung me to say I hadn’t got the job, however they want me to work in a different department. I agreed and went to another…
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NHS over-payment
Hi there Back in the early to mid 2000’s I worked for the Royal Derby Hospital (in Derby) for a number of years. Upon leaving the job I was mistakenly paid my final wage of roughly £1,000 twice. At the time I was young and broke and so did not declare the over-payment. Unsurprisingly I eventually received a letter from the…
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Notice period and holidays
Hi everyone, I've landed myself a new job but am unsure about how much notice I need to give my current employer, I can't find my contract. I get paid Monthy so I'm assuming it a month, I've been with my current employer approx 10yrs and last year about august it was taken over by a corporate but I haven't had or signed a…
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Working for Uber
Has anyone worked for Uber? Full-time employment is going to be ending for me soon and I want to try something different. I quite like driving, I'm wondering if I could do a few hours a couple of days a week as an Uber driver. Nothing late-night. I know it wouldn't pay well but it would get me out of the house (I'm single…
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Taking a year out.
Hi Not sure if this is the right page - sorry if it is on the wrong one. We are thinking of taking a year out of the work rat race. Hubby has been offered redundancy and we think now is the right time. We have never had time out (a gap year). Has anyone done this and if so what advice would you give? When you began looking…
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How to write a remedy (employment tribunel)
Hello everyone. Not used these forums for a while. I am seeking just a little advice. I was recently unfairly dismissed from a job I had. I went through the process etc, I recently filled in an ET1 form. I received an e-mail stating that I must write a remedy. I will paste the exact part below here; The claimant shall set…
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Employment checking for 5 yrs
Hi girlfriend has just started a temp to perm job, agency told her it was an assignment starting next day. She gave up her last temp job for it, day before, on arrival was told it was a working interview all day, followed by a formal hour long interview at 1500, shock! Then in interview was told she could continue as a…
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Which IT Qualification and/or Training
I am a qualified accountant (CIMA) and have just started a new position and I have the site IT reporting in to me. I have always had an interest in IT so I am thinking now is a good opportunity to pursue further knowledge/training (I am 43 years old so plenty of life left in me). I am just wondering whether to do a…
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Ex Employer over payment and constructive dismissal
Hi all. Wonder if you can help with a case of constructive dismiss/over payment. OVER PAYMENT I left my old job in January this year. After months of Complaining about unreasonable workload. Unpaid overtime. Horrible/Aggressive management. Forced weekend work.Horrible working environment. Having my training fund retracted…
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Freedom of Info
I work in a school. Recently, I was told that a student had e-mailed my LM saying that I smelt of alcohol and I was informally interviewed about it. I don't drink alcohol! Matter closed but: 1. Can I, under FOI ask for a copy of the e-mail to see who it was because I suspect it was a staff member who was in the same…
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National insurance query
Ok I am a part time worker but training was full time, I have been there 3 months and normally only get charged about £4 a fortnight NI, on my most current payslip the backdated overtime for the training was paid so I assumed double my normal payslip, except my NI contribution jumped from £4 to £40 is this right?
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Being self-employed, when is TAX paid?
Hi everyone, I've been on a real bad rollercoaster over the past 2-3 years. Having had an excellent salary in the past, everything around me sort of fell to bits. I am in quite a lot of debt, and in Nov 18 I lost my Mum. Subsequently, I also lost my job at the same time. Fast forward to April/May - A very good friend…
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Problems with a colleague
We recruited a new member of staff nine months ago. She is ok at her job. I have worked in my current role for 12 years and am now a valued member of staff due to my technical ability. We have had problems with this member of staff because of her attitude. She is rude and disruptive to everyone. I am fed up of the number…
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Tupe transfer advice
Hi Hope someone can help me with my current situation I have been employed by this family run restaurant for 15 years. I was given a week's notice and at the end of my notice I got a p45 with a letter saying this guy wanted to continue your employment no mention of a transfer under tupe please get in touch. So I contacted…
