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Work Not Processed Return to Work - Mat Leave
Hi I was due to return to work on April 10th from mat leave but take 4 weeks holiday to actually go into work on May 14th. This was agreed with my boss back In Feb and I have email correspondence to confirm. Today I should have been paid from 10th April - 31st April but discovered my boss has overlooked informing HR. To…
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Statutory Maternity Pay - Concerned
Hi guys, so i started my maternity leave 20th April. I spoke to my manager prior to this and requested a statement and a list of when payments will be made, he put me into contact with the HR department. Anyway, i spoke to HR a week ago over the telephone after a email and they said that this Monday gone they would send me…
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Work for DWP or large high street bank?
Received offers for two jobs, one is for the DWP and the other is for a well known street bank. Both are fairly customer service and will need a thick skin but the banking job is more back office and the DWP job is strictly for customer service, specifically people chasing their claims. What do you think is the best choice?
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Furlough and The National Living Wage
Hi, Having just received my first furlough payment I'm a little confused as to my entitlement. In a nutshell my employer is saying that the amount I receive is based on my wage 'at the end of February' and the amount I received is in line with this. However in April my wage was increased to the National Living wage of…
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What age did you start working?
I was 14 when I got a paper round 21 when I got my first proper job.
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Should i accept the 4 days work and 20% pay cut ?
I have been in the job for over 3 years now. Few months ago, I was told that i will be TUPED over to other company because company has outsourced the IT work to third party company. The transfer process has already been started but the start date has not been decided yet, it could be around Aug this year. Now my company is…
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Enhanced Hours
Hi there. I work nights and I am contracted to get time and a half between 23.00 and 7.00. I have now been informed I won't get enhancements now but will still be required to work nights. Is this correct?
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Self employment
I need some help in anyone can! I am a self employed hairdresser and as everyone knows this industry has come to a halt due to the virus. I understand that the government are giving those people a grant of up to 80% but its of 3 years tax returns. I have only been self employed since October 2017 so I have only put in 2…
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warning letter from work
Hello, so i have worked for the same company for over 20 years. i work remotely and as part of my job i have to send items in the post back to the office. I have been sending them for very many years and certainly would never `not` send them. A week ago somebody from work rang me to say certain items had not received. I…
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Furlough Pay
Hi, I have been furloughed by my employer but there seems to be an awful lot of miscommunication and misunderstanding between not only myself, but other employees and the employer. The main cause for concern with miscommunication and misunderstanding is how they've calculated the first furlough pay as there appears to be…
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Is this legal? Agency is banning me from taking private piano pupils
Hi All, I hope someone can help me as I am going into debt. I am a piano teacher and freelance live musician, obviously there is no live work so I am not earning enough. I am self employed. I get students through an agency who take 20% of my earnings. The agent insists that I must ALSO pay 20% of earnings for any private…
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Working for a new employer whilst on leave and serving notice
Hi all, my first post here. I will be leaving my current role in the coming weeks and jumping straight in to a new role with a new employer (i'm lucky I know given COVID). I currently nearly 2 weeks of leave accrued, my question is if I give my month notice, can I be on holiday for the last two weeks of my leave and start…
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Can my employer make me repay sales commission if I leave the business?
Due to the current crisis, my employer has stated that if sales staff leave the business between now and July 2021, we will have to repay any commission that we earn in this window. Commission is paid on a monthly basis and only once the customer has paid for the product. Can my employer ask for commission to be repaid if…
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Having two jobs - Help understanding TAX
Hi all, With HMRC phone lines closed to assist with the Job Retention Scheme I am hoping someone here can help me understand tax when having two jobs. I will be on Furlough leave for 1 month and been offered a job in a supermarket temporarily (zero hour contract). My question is how much TAX will i be paying having two…
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DWP Shared Services Phone Number
Hi. Does anyone have a contact number for Shared Services (DWP) Payroll please? Thanks.
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Threat of redundancy while on Furlough
Hi there, I am on Furlough, along with another member of staff from the same department.I received a letter from my employer saying that due to the loss of business etc, they will be commencing consultations with a view to making positions redundant in 2 of the departments. The consultations apparently will be taking place…
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Refusing to go to work on health and safety grounds?
My sister has type 1 diabetes which puts her at higher risk if she were to be diagnosed with Covid-19. She's been asked to come back to work. She went in for two days and found that social distancing wasn't being enforced by her employer, she was told she had to share her old office with a number of other people all of…
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DBS check address trouble
Hello, I just moved to the UK from Canada and I am living at my partners place. My new job is requesting a DBS check but I do not believe I have adequate documentation as I do not have a "permanent address". I am not on any utility bills or have a phone bill with an address on it. Does anyone know how I can get a DBS check…
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Made redundant but caught in hire freeze
Hi Hope everyone is keeping well here. I was made redundant just before the lockdown begin due to structure change. But since then my company had a hire freeze so I could not apply for any ' internal suitable alternative' roles which I was hoping for. Any change that I get any compensation on this situation? Thanks Emily
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Funding a PGCE with two small children
**Advice on how to fund a PGCE yearwith two small children please** I want to start a PGCE next year as a full time student but am worried money will be too tight. Tuition fee loan aside, our household will be over £30k short with me not working. It seems we will lose tax free childcare for our 2 year old and will not…
