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Can my employer charge me for a masters they're supporting
Hi, I'm working for the public sector and they have an organisation wide program to encourage some staff to gain higher education qualifications. I'm applying for a Masters. Looking at my employment contract and the application forms, there's nothing about me having to pay back the fees if I leave the organisation or fail…
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Help with Job ideas
Hello everyone :) I've been at my job working in a supermarket for coming up to 3 years in March, but it's just starting to get a bit repetitive and not really exciting anymore, grating on me a bit really. I want to look for a new job but I need help with job suggestions to go for, I don't like being stuck in the same…
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feel like I’m being pushed out
Hi long story sorry I work in a large organisation, I was asked to trail a new role (was supposed to be 3 months lasted 9 in the end) during this time as I was given little training and support for the actual role I was carrying out I suffered a breakdown ( I had all of 2 days off during this time as occupational health…
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Advice for my son who has been sacked
I would really appreciate some advice-long story cut short. My 21 year old Sonhas been working for a company doing sales and had been top salesperson and had been very successful. Earlier last year, he suddenly became very depressed and had some time off. Sometime later he went back and there was a new manager there , my…
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Right to work
Hi all, My 1st post :-) My work has asked me to for my passport to provide right to work proof. I been with them since 2006 and the HR department are useless. I was asked 2 years ago and never replied and again they ask. I'm sure I read online that because I joined in 2006 I did not need to provide anything. I'm born UK so…
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Wage Overpayment Notice after Leaving Work
Hello, Hopefully, someone here may have some insight into a letter my daughter has received from her former employer. My daughter applied for and was taken on to work at Boots, She was aware that it was a fixed-term contract for 1 month, Boots decided not to extend the contract for anyone and so she was let go at the end…
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Do hiring managers hire based on looks
I have been unemployed for five months and am starting to worry about ever finding a new job. All interviews I go to seem to go okay and when I have asked for feedback they say I do well but I am still not getting the job. I think it is down to my appearance. ( I was once told I only got a previous job as I was the least…
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Can’t claim expenses or fuel on agency?
Hi all, I’m currently working for an education employment agency and chose to be paid by PAYE and not via the ambiguously named umbrella company. I’ve asked my agency if I can claim fuel costs to and from work, tools purchase to be used or meals and they have said not. Is this true, please?
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P45
I gave my employer only part 2 of p45 and not part 3 as well. Will I be emergency taxed. The payroll has already been done.
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Passport Renewal Same Day due to Job - who should pay?
My husband needs his passport most days in his job to get through airport security (normally has a job in an airport to do at least twice a week if not more) we've just gone to renew it online (expires sept and he needs 6mths on it for work) and he has to send existing one back before they will send new one, average time…
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Refusing to sign a company policy briefing.
Can you refuse to sign a company policy briefing if either you dont feel you've had enough training, or you dont agree with the policy? Or, if you feel you're being asked to sign it so that it's a get out clause for the company to blame the individual employee rather than take liability themselves? What can an employer do…
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Reference Problem?
Been offered NHS Full Time job role however unfortunately my references have not checked out! Unfortunately i have been a full time carer for one of my parents for the last eight years until they passed on and now my previous references are so far back they simply don't check out. They want one employment and one character…
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New job, is this right?
Hi all, So I started a new job on the 13th, received my contract, had induction etc all okay and job going great. Apart from in my contract it stated that I would be paid on the last day of each month. I have checked today and couldn’t see my wage pending for tomorrow but I could see that my previous workplace had sent my…
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Confused about maternity pay
I work in a school and have applied for a couple of jobs for a September start. Interviews are next week. There’s a possibility that I may be pregnant but won’t know for certain before the interview, plus, I know all too well that a positive test does not mean a baby so I don’t want to disregard a potential job. Anyway,…
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Bookmakers interview, lack of sporting enthusiasm?
Hello! I have a job interview next week at a well known high street bookies. However I am worried that my lack of sporting knowledge may be an issue. I know very little about football, and even less about other sports. Does anyone work in a bookies? Is this going to be a problem? Is there anything in particular I should…
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Training budget
After performing an advanced search I see that this question was asked a few times before. Therefore I will ask for it to be deleted.
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Manager opportunity
I’ve secured an interview to head-up a marketing department. I’m sure I’d be well suited to most of the aspects of the job but I have no experience interviewing for a job where I’m responsible for line managing staff and controlling the budget. I’m curious to know the following, is there an appropriate way of asking these…
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Bonus for some staff not all.
Good evening, I apologise in advance if I have this wrong, first time poster. Basically to cut a long story short, I have returned to work before Christmas after having Maternity leave, worked all over the holidays and discovered just yesterday that my colleague received a bonus which came up in general conversation. It is…
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Civil service jobs
Hi there I’ve applied for an AO role in the civil service moj, that says ‘on hold’, not sure if I did well in the test or not. I’ve also applied for an EO role that says application received, it’s been a week after he closing date.I only got 66% in situational judgement. Does anyone know how long it takes after an…
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Overpaid for 18 months
Hi. Myself and 2 other colleagues have been doing extra work for the last 18 months and we have just discovered they have paid us wrong. We know we will have to pay back the money, but does anyone know whether we can just pay the net overpayment as we do not trust them to adjust the tax code to recover the extra costs we…