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Employer trying to shorten my notice period
I work for a start up as a data scientist. I have been with the company for almost 2 and a half years, but for various reasons I decided to hand in my notice commencing January 1st. I have not found another job yet, but my contract stipulates a 3 month notice period (by either party) so thought this would be enough time.…
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Excessive training fees
I signed a training contract, the quality of the training is not up to scratch/ what was advertised and frequently cancelled. If I leave and the employer pursues me for fees what is the process/ likelihood of success of a counter claim for cancelled sessions etc?
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Court fees
If I’m in dispute over repaying unfair training fees with my employer as I genuinely believe they are excessive and I go to court, would it be likely that I would be charged my employers legal expenses if I do lose?
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Training Costs
I signed a contract as a trainee engineer saying if I leave I’d pay back training costs. The training is an internal programme the company has created with a mixture of training sessions and on site shadowing. The fees started at a £500 and increase every couple of months I believe that currently owe £4000(6 months in). I…
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zero hours contract
Hi i would like to whether if no work 4 hrs a week paid for a charity do they need to provide you with a payslip, i have declared that i am getting paid as i am on Jobseekers they now want to suspend my claim as they said that my employers need to give me a payslip as it is illegal not to. please can anyone enlighten me…
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Contract changes/employment law
After 10 years my employer has now reduced my overtime rate saying that they had been paying it at a higher rate by mistake. Are they entitled to do this, and do I have any claim for precedent? I am on a protected pay and have a higher salary than the job role, I have always had my overtime paid at my protected pay rate…
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Bosses being sneaky around redundancy
My bosses have decided to shut their business in March. I have been told the date to finish my employment but no mention of redundancy - they are very naive about employment law. I gathered all the info they need to make me and my colleague redundant and send them the forms. Today my boss called and said she has checked…
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Left job, told to take owed holiday but also paid for it
Hello all, I left my previous employer last month and was to work 2 weeks notice. I worked one week and was then told on the friday of that week by both of my managers to leave at lunch time as I was owed 5.5 days holiday and if I don't leave now I won't get paid for it or have enough time to take it. It made sense, so I…
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How common is this in the UK?
I've received a job offer from the Canadian-subsidiary of a large American corporation. It's for a well-paid technical professional-level salaried job (which I currently do at another company). There's a few terms in the contract which I don't like, and so won't be signing - I'm wondering how common these terms are in the…
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Making hay or enjoying your life?
There's no doubt all manner of phrases depending on which side of the fence you sit on, that is of course unless you're sitting on the fence or straddling it with a foot over each side. Make hay while the sun shines. You're a long time dead. Just two phrases from either side you could use to argue your point. There's…
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Work and mental health.
Hi everyone, I'm looking for some help/advice/ideas regarding myself and my career. I am a 38 year old guy, with over 12 years experience as an administration manager and customer services manager in banking, but lost my job 3/4 years ago as a result of deteriorating mental health and an employer unwilling to work with me…
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Letter from CST Law
I've just opened a letter from CST Law dated 30/12/19. It is regarding money I allegedly owe to Centrica/British Gas. I was an employee of BG up to January 2018 and they say that they overpaid me, something I contested when I was employed by them. Since I left I have had no correspondence from British Gas or Centrica and…
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Notice period
I am about to start a new job on Monday. This is a 6 month fixed contract. I really wanted a different job, but I’m still waiting to hear back either way. My problem is, the contract for the job I’m meant to be starting on Monday says that I have to give 3 months notice if I want to leave. My question is, if I‘m offered…
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Is it worth putting a 1 month job on my CV?
A while back I walked out of a 12 month temporary administrative position in the first several weeks and I'm not sure whether or not to put it on my CV. Without it they'd be a gap, but I'd struggle to explain my departure to a new employer. The job itself was very strange, there wasn't any meaningful work or training, I…
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Career development vs Pay
Hi Everyone, I had an interview a few days ago and I think there is a decent chance that I will be offered the position. However, I am unsure whether to take it as my current role pays considerably more. On paper it would probably look like an obvious choice as most people would just choose more money, but I have to plan…
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Are free courses worth it on a CV?
HI everybody, I'm looking at doing a few online courses in my spare time to put some additional skills on my (rather lacking) CV. I'm comfortable in a decent job that seems stable so this is more planning for when a SHTF moment occurs. There are a number of courses using a few sites, but I am wondering if they're worth it…
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Help - referencing
I am currently suspended from my role (non regulated but In the banking industry) and am due to attend a hearing for gross misconduct. I am looking at it from a worst case scenario where I will be dismissed immediately. I want to know if I hand my notice in now with immediate effect will this pending investigation be…
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Company claiming to be in administration
I wasn't sure which board to post this on (you'd think I'd know, wouldn't you? :D , but think it's an interesting one. I do occasional work as a freelancer for a company which has folded, as of 30th December. They have told all their staff that the company is in administration, and the staff have a letter from an…
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Re-training as a Financial Planner/Financial Adviser - has anyone done this?
My background is marketing, admin and customer services but I have a huge interest in finance, money, budgeting and so on, so I'm looking into re-training as a Financial Planner/Adviser with a view to starting my own business. From what I can see there are two training courses that are required before you can trade as an…
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Employer not paying expenses?
Good Morning, Hoping this is the right forum for this but I need some help (well my husband does!) in relation to employee expenses. He works for a mid-sized business whos accounts team have never really been overly reliant, but his expenses typically for the first year of employment have been paid within a month/6 weeks.…
