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Wage pay
Hello , We are normally getting paid on 29th of each month,however today is 29 and the money are not in the bank account. Is it legal for the employer to do so and what time we should have the money in for as his argument can be that is still time until the end of the day . Another question I have ,how does it work if…
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Zero hour contract and training repayment at the same time?
My fiance has been offered a carer job on a 0 hour contract today. Initially she was excited about the job, however there are a few aspects that have us concerned. Firstly it's a 0 hours contract and discussion of actual work hours have been vague, with the manager there trying to re-assure her that its "flexible". With…
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Signed off for stress and want to find a new job
Hi, I very recently got signed off for stress and anxiety ( for a month. ) Partly due to personal circumstances and partly work related - very unhappy in my job. Anyhow, I now wish to search for another job that I am better suited to. Am I allowed to do so? I don't want to leave my current workplace without another job…
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Performance Recovery Plan - Any Experiences?
Hello, I'm not really new, but I've lost access to my old account. I think I'm going to be put on a Performance Recovery Plan at work. This is causing me a lot of anxiety as I have never heard of a Performance Recovery Plan ending with the person the plan applies to keeping their job. Mostly people seem to find alternative…
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Shaw Academy cancelling and taking payments before end of free trial.
Hi, Just wondering if anyone else has had issues with Shaw Academy? I signed up for 4 weeks free trial and was enjoying it until a week before the end of trial, I had a phone call trying to get me to sign up to one of their packages. I stated I wasn't able to do that at the minute but I was enjoying the trial. The lady…
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34 and don't know where I'm going in life
Morning all, I'm now into my second week of being furloughed and starting to wonder where I'm going in life. When I first found out that I was being furloughed I thought it was great news as our second child is due in June and I was going to take unpaid parental leave for a month anyway to help with the newborn. Now I'll…
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Minimum Wage - When should pay go up?
Hi all,My annual salary currently works out that I'm being paid £8.54 an hour, so with minimum wage increasing to £8.72 I was expecting a sight increase this month, but my payslip has just arrived and it hasn't happened.I've just found out about the "pay reference period" so before I go and bother HR: if I'm paid on the…
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JSA whilst working notice
I was made redundant on 7th April 2020 from a company that went into liquidation. Because of these circumstances, I did not have to work my 12 weeks notice so once my 12 weeks are up, 7th July I will hopefully get my back-pay. So even though effectively I am getting paid from 7th April, can I still claim JSA ( Or whatever…
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Furloughed case
After 14 years service a contact was furloughed 5 weeks ago, only him and 1 other out 6 employees (paye) He is owed 5 weeks wages but his boss is not saying if or when he will get paid and claims his accountant is closed and they would have to sort it as and when. What can he do?
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Upcoming Marriage, Relocation and impact on employment
Hi, is anyone else due to be married soon which requires them to relocate to another city and thus give notice of resignation? My partner has to give 3 months notice, which means that in order for to be available for the wedding festivities and traditions, she must hand in her resignation in a couple of weeks. With…
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Employer cheating coronavirus job retention scheme / furlough??
Hi there. I hope someone can help. I've been employed at the same small company for over 8 years. They only pay me for the hours I have worked, even though it has always been a regular pattern/schedule of 20-25 hours per week for the last 8 years. In March work slowed down tremendously due to coronavirus and by April there…
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Tribunal award
I was awarded a sum of money from a tribunal for notice pay which should have been 3 months but only got paid 3 weeks as I had only been there 3 years. A tribunal awarded me and others 90 days pay for no notice given for the company to go into administration but we only receive 8 weeks of this as that is the maximum that…
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how to type a letter
Hello Forum. I need to cancel my job seekers allowance but the lines are rubbish and after some hours i decided to issue a letter directly to the center. I am looking for advice on how to style it and what information should be present in it. I am certain of some aspects like nino and my own name but not on the overall…
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Whats the difference between a benefit and a bottom line salary change?
Hello all, I've had a notification that a previous benefit, a car allowance, is about to become an addition to my salary, instead of a benefit. For example, if my car allowance was 5k a year, that is being scrapped, and that 5k is being added to my salary instead. There has been little to no support around this, so I'm…
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Why are most, if not all workplaces so toxic?
Where I work is very toxic. It's the sort of company that says one thing and does the other. If you come with a positive attitude and good work ethic they will soon suck it out of you. Thinking about it though, I think everywhere I've worked has been toxic. There are maybe 1 or 2 places I can't complain about but that's…
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Registering as a sole trader
Good Afternoon Folks! I am in the planning stages of setting up as a sole trader (For online sales & general sales) and I am in need of some advice. * Can I be employed by a company and have my own sole trading business as the same time? (Saying this because I don't want to give my job up until the business kicks off) *…
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Employer changing contract without consultation
Hi, I'm looking for some advice with regards to my employer changing my contract without proper consultation. I have been on long term sick leave and have approached my employer a number of times between the beginning of March and now to discuss my return to work. My employer has not proposed any plan to facilitate my…
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Work cctv
After all this is over i've thought about getting cctv installed after mindless vandalism,But who deletes the footage after 30 days is it automatic or under the guidelines do i need to only have one accessed person to do so?
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Student loan deduction P60
My husband has received his P60 and it is showing a student loan deduction of £43. He has never had a student loan so am querying why this would be showing. Does anyone have any ideas please?
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Applied for job seekers before being offered furlough
Hi, my daughter was under the impression that she had not got a job as the hotel that she was working for had problems paying wages. She had a zero hours contract. After 2 weeks and no work, she applied for jobseekers allowance as the hotel had said they were closing, rumours were they had gone bankrupt. Since applying for…
