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Am i being selfish
I am currently not working for first time in 30years due to depression/anxiety taking its toll just before Christmas. I rely heavily on my wife who is in full time employment looking after adults with learning difficulties, my wife is also asthmatic and in these current times i would rather she didnt go into her work as i…
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Employer now wants to furlough me during my redundancy notice period
I can not find any definitive Covid-19 Job Retention Scheme furloughing guidance about my circumstances, which must be quite common right now. I was given notice of redundancy on 2 March 2020, and my final date of employment will be end April 2020. So I am still an employee. The company wants me to accept being furloughed,…
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Sacked without reason 23rd March 2020 - what next?
My son, 18yrs of age, was called into the managers office in the branch of Barclays Bank that he works at and was duly dismissed. He was not given a reason which during these uncertain times, feels heartless. My son was on a temporary contract of 6 months and was at month five and the role was customer service assistant.…
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Make £300 per month
Hi All, I hope everyone is doing good! The reason for me returning and logging back into the MSE Forum is that I need people help and advice about something that I am struggling with and none of these BS videos on the internet are have not helped in the slightest and i'm getting frustrated at how misleading a lot of this…
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Fair pay
Hi. I work in a lloydspharmacy. I am a 22 year old qualified Health care partner otherwise known as a dispensary assistant. I have undertaken the required training. I am currently paid £8.47 the same rate the as my colleges doing the same job however with the living wage going up soon does this mean my wages will have to…
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Furlough
My hubby is in the vulnerable 12week self isolate not the extreme. He has followed govt strong advice. His employer has furloughed 95% of staff but my hubby Dept are still in. All they are offering is sick pay could he not be furloughed? Thanks
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working elsewhere during furlough ?
i have recieved a document to sign and return from my work, which is currently temporarily closed due to the lockdown which was actioned due to the covid 19 spread, it does state that i will be getting 80% of my wages which i figured would be the way forward until further notice but until the company reopens i need and…
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Selective suspension of an allowance. Is it legal?
Hi, my employer has notified a large number of staff that they intend to suspend payment of an allowance during the corona virus outbreak. I have no issue with that decision as it is travel related and nobody is traveling. That allowance is circa £5000 per year. However, they have decided to only do this for staff whose…
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Employers haven't paid worked wages from Feb/March
So at my place of work we complete shifts mid month to mid month and then get paid those worked hours 2 weeks later on the last Friday of each month. We were due to be paid our monthly wages for 16th Feb to 15th March last Friday (27th March) however we all received an email on Thursday at 6pm to say we won't be paid our…
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Been working at Tesco a couple of weeks, but slightly perturbed
I have been re-employed by Tesco for a few weeks now (used to work in another store, but left due to an injury sort of) and as usual in these situations you are taken on a temp-to-perm basis. 12 weeks probation or whatever you call it. I have no problem with that but a couple of things bug me; 1. They said in my induction…
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Furloughed-12 Week Self-Isolation
My father received a letter from the government advising him to self-isolate due to his medical history.Hi is well and works full time in a key industry,and does not want to self-isolate for 12 weeks.Its looks like his employers will furlogh him due to this.Is this correct?
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Teaching Agency not paying salary
Hi Need a bit of advice as my wife has been contracting as a school teaching assistant through an Agency and since the schools are now shut, they no longer require her to work for the time being. The Agency pays her every week for working at the school. The teaching agency says they are unable to pay her since the school…
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Furloughed and no pay?
What do I do here? Furloughed last week, 80% pay was what we signed, we are paid weekly, in every Wednesday but no pay this week, Those who remain in the office have got paid. I have messaged the boss, phoned him but he ignores us. What do we do?
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Pay rise not honoured
Just need some advise In january I received this signed and dated letter off management regarding a pay increase. The letter "We have reviewed your salary for 2020 and from 1st april your salary will be increased to £amount. If you have any questions the feel free to ask" On friday just gone the same manager now has said,…
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Agreed Extra Money Not Paid By New Manager
Hi Last March 2019 I handed my notice into my current employer, a multi-million plc. The manager and divsional director agreed to pay me £500 extra per month into my wages. For some reason they could not write it into my contract due the contracts being standard for all employees in my role. But I got an email from the…
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So when will furlough be paid then?
Hi there, I am currently furloughed at 80% of salary. My next salary date is 30th April 20 but my employer has already stated that they can't pay any wages until they have been paid by HMRC As HMRC haven't even set up their "furlough" portal, I expect this will be the same for May 31st. This is my only income and I have no…
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72 Can I ask to be furloughed?
Hi, my wife has worked for a major high street retailer that incorporates a post office within for the last 22 years, for the last 2 years she only works one morning a week earning about £180 per month. Recently due to what has been happening recently and having to get the bus into work and back and customers not properly…
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Tupe then change mind
If a new company takes over on April 1st and its now April 2nd and I have changed my mind and want to stay with the old company and be placed elsewhere, what is the protocol for this? Can I just refuse and not complete the new companies paperwork as I have not yet signed anything or even had an induction?
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TUPE - Unreasonable?
Dear all, Last Thursday (26th March) my team and I were informed that we were being TUPE'd and that our contracts would switch to another company on 15th April. We subsequently had a meeting with our HR Dept and the new companies CEO and HR Manager. We were informed that we would not be made redundant and that our place of…
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Self employed (covid-19)
Hi i have recently started self employment (27th jan 2020) In the construction industry. The company I sub contract to deduct 20% tax from each pay packet which I get every 2 weeks. My question is do I qualify for the new government self employment scheme in which they will pay 80% of my wages ? If not can you tell me what…
