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Paystream
Morning, Does anybody work for this company? My daughter has worked for them since last year and even though staff were sent home at the start of lockdown still she has not received any furlough pay! This is the latest email she has received..Update from PayStream Yesterday the Government updated its guidance on how the…
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Pay cut by 20% but stilll excepted to work 5 day weeks
Hi, In March the company I work for said they were going to cut people's hours and pay by 20%. Some of our staff have been put on furghlough My team is very busy and one of my colleagues is off ill. This means I am working 5 days a week and actually more than my normal 37.5 hours a week as well. I have mentioned this seems…
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Employer Not Taking up the Furlough Scheme
I am on a full time fixed term contract until Sept. I joined the company in May 2019 for 6 months and that was extended to next sept and the business was flying along. I am in a group of 3 on the same fixed term contract in an office of around 30 people who are all perm staff. we are all working from home right now.…
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Online courses in forlough time
The company that I work for, has booked an online training course for me, before sending me home on the furlough scheme.A few days ago, when the course was supposed to start, they canceled the registration, saying that I can't take courses during the furlough scheme time.It’s illegal or what?!Thank you.
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Disciplinary hearing for theft in retail
I'm currently suspended on full pay from a large retail supermarket for "stealing a pouch of tobacco without paying" pending a disciplinary hearing I'm waiting for the date in a letter. I'm in absolute bits shaking. It was a genuine mistake I meant to pay out it down walked off picked it up and took it. What will happen to…
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Furlough pay correct?
Hi,as an employee who has not been furloughed yet but 50 of my co-workers have,what should we be getting paid by our employer? contracted to 38 hours but required to work overtime usually varies slightly but 50+ hours per week total and consistently so for the last 3 year at least. for the last 4 weeks we have been on 38…
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Furlough and sickness cover
Hi, So I've been furloughed since 6.4.20. Basically my employer has added an addendum clarifying points I queried on their initial furlough letter. The remaining contention is that they are reiterating I should be prepared to immediately return to work should a member of staff be off sick. Despite back and forth…
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Free courses
Does anyone know of free courses that you get a qualification afterwards? It can be for disabled people.Also is there a setting or something that tells you when there is a reply to your posts? I used to get them now I don't and I have not changed a thing! (no I don't want a computer course :s )
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Holiday pay
Hi all, Hoping for some advice on the subject please - I've asked ACAS but they couldn't answer it please. I will explain the situation. I have been from late August 2019 until present. During that time, I've never received a contract or signed any document in relation to my employment to the company. I was taken on to do…
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Occupational Sick Pay and SSP
I have been on long term sickness absence and am now on half pay - my employer pays 26 weeks at half salary. However I noticed that they did not give me the SSP. Is this right? If so then it means that their Sickness Absence Policy is wrong-misleading as technically the employer is not paying me 50% of my salary as they…
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Commission not being paid
Hi, i wanted to get some advice, and if anyone can help. I am owed commission from 2019, which i was meant to receive in January 2020. In January i was told i would not be being paid my yearly bonus, as one specific client did not match the criteria of what the company classed as a new business deal. (They however paid me…
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Contract changes whilst furloughed
Just wondered if any of you had any knowledge on this My husband was furloughed when the lockdown was announced since then he has received an email stating they want to make a huge change to their contracts. At the moment they have a retainer that they will never earn less than £1600 a month but in return if they were…
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Forced to take annual leave
Hi all, I am a key worker currently working full time and everyone in the company have been urged by our HR department that we must take 14 days of a/l prior to 30th September. Is that legal? Our holiday year runs with tax year and I am only eligible for 21 days of a/l (with company just over a year).
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NHS Bank Staff Furlough
I've a part time job working admin at the weekends in the NHS on their admin bank, which I've had for five years. Due to coronavirus the department is not offering any weekend hours. There are disagreements within my trust as to whether or not I can be furloughed. Is anyone here able to advise? Many thanks
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Told to take time off - shoud I be worrying?
This is just a really very strange situation that I've never had before at work. And I'm getting really mixed messages from people as to whether I'm being over the top, so wondered if anyone had any experience of this? Basically, I've not been very well over the last couple of months. I was getting some tests done, but I…
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Changed jobs in middle of this virus
Okay so I am a full time student and work as a Support Worker part time. I changed to another company in middle of this virus, however this new company is agency work and I am on a zero hour contract, which I wasn't aware of as I stated the hours I wanted and was lead to believe it was those hours I was contracted. I was…
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Wanted non London employment QC
Looking for an employment QC for ET work. Because we live in the south we are paying the same for a barrister as a silk up north. Anyone with any suggestions.
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Banked hours
My company has sent a letter asking us to reduce our contracted working week to 40 to 32 hours per week and they want to bank the 8 hours per week for us to work off once the lockdown permits. Is this legal?
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Tutor hunt alternatives
My wife is a tutor and gets students via Tutor Hunt. Until recently, it worked like this. Tutors registered with DBS, education information etc and they were advertised. Prospective students could contact them but not recieve emails, phone numbers etc until they had paid £25 (IIRC) for contact details. This has changed now…
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Temporary teaching post ended, employer won’t furlough as public sector
My son is a newly qualified teacher, he started a 12 month maternity cover in September 2019. The post holder decided to return to work early, following the Easter holidays, so he started looking for a new job back in February, and also signed up to a supply agency. Since the lockdown, there is no call for supply teachers…
