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Furloughed worker, becoming self employed
Hi I have been on furlough now with my current full time employer for 2 months. I've been given the opportunity to work 24 hours per week with a new firm but I must become self employed with them. Does anyone know if this is possible. I can't find any info about this online. Thanks
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Payroll Experts, please need advice!
Hi guys, Hope everyone is safe! Basically, I need help about my payslip. I got paid for furlough and 1 week holiday (we were kinda forced to use it to top up the 80% furlough). On my payslip, it said 36.5 hrs holidays taken for this period May. So the total of my wage was the furlough pay and the holiday pay. But my…
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Forced leave to be backdated without notice
I've been on furlough for several weeks now and had an email from work stating they wanted people to take two weeks off as forced leave and gave 4 weeks notice which was not a problem. The first week was in May and the second starting 1st June, I and several other people are now required to reopen our branches on the 1st…
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Should I have been consulted?
Hi all, I started a new job last year and it was agreed that my working hours would be regular office hours, Monday to Friday. No evenings/weekends/bank holidays. I was thrilled because I've worked in jobs that required shift work my entire working life until this point, and it was one of the main reasons for leaving my…
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Employment law - is non-compete valid if made redundant?
I'd be so grateful for any help on this. An opportunity has arisen for me to get back into the business I once was part of within another company. Thanks in advance for any help!
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Furlough and holiday
I have been furloughed since 18th May. This week i received a letter from my hr saying due to being furloughed i have to use 5 days holiday from the 8th June. Can my company make me do this i was saving it for later in the year? I am only furloughed due to not having childcare as usually fsmily and frie ds look after my…
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Do you still get an NI number automatically?
My brother turns 16 at the end of June. Is it still the case NI numbers are sent automatically? Or does he need to apply? Thanks.
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Student Placement and furlough scheeme
Hello, I am a second year computer science student who is due to start a placement from September. I currently also have a part time 20 hour job, I was wondering what will be the situation if I leave my current part time job a week before my placement starts and my placement company decides to put me on Furlough. Would I…
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Income Tax Confusion!
Hi all! I'm confused! So I'm on a whacky tax code because HMRC are "collecting underpayment". In January 2020, I ended employment at Rx on the 03-Jan-2020. Rx paid me on 15-Jan-2020. I started employment at Mx on 06-Jan-2020. Mx paid me on 31-Jan-2020. HMRC say that I owe tax because the tax code 1250L was was operated…
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Free training from IBM on Artificial Intelligence (incl certification)
This could be a good use of time for upskilling IT skills during furlough There is a one month promotion running if you join the IBM AI Learning Community - https://lnkd.in/dserb8N Upon sign up you will be given a promotional code which you can use towards one of the following programs: - IBM Introduction to Data Science -…
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Human Rescources HND advice
Hi, I am wondering if anyone can help me with this. I am interested in doing a HND in Human Resource Management, however unlike some degrees I have some across, it doesnt say anything about being CPID approved. Does this matter, and would it effect me doing a top up degree that is CPID approved. Thanks Anthony
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Holiday pay taken out without my permission
My new employer has taken out without my permission, 32.75 hrs of money from my wages, as my old employer has informed him that I over took holiday hrs, before the take over of the company, which I have only taken my holiday allowance, can he do this without any prior discussion with me? Thanks
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Advice re problem at work
Hi I have been working at a hospital for over 2 years. To cut a long story short. We had a temp working with us and she dodged work, was a bully etc, made me and my colleagues lives a hell. In December last year she wound us all up and we ended up having arguments with her and she went to the boss crying. We were all asked…
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New Job Offer References and Voluntary Redundancy
Hi All, So I have a situation I am hoping I can get some advice on. Basically I have been offered a job with a new company. All background checks have all been completed with the exception of a reference from my current employer. My current employer advised they will be offering a voluntary redundancy program and I have…
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Q about unions
I am seeing comments from/about unions in the news quite a bit at the moment, and I don't really understand the situation. This is from Unite about Rolls Royce, for example/apparently: 'We will be meeting with the company over the coming days to convince them to take a different approach, and pressing the government to…
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Is handing in notice the right thing to do.
Sorry if this isn't in the right place but was hoping someone could help with my options. For a long time I have struggled with anxiety, depression, agoraphobia and panic attacks. I went back to work last July after 9 months off work (6months sick/3 months lifestyle break). I went back on reduced hours, only working 12…
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Has anyone tried the free trial on Skillshare?
Im tempted to sign up but don’t want to end up paying for months after I’ve cancelled. I’ve seen some similar sites are repeat offenders for this. So I was wondering if anyone had tried it? Any good or bad reviews? Thank you!
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Advice for furlough
I am currently employed at a hotel chain. I was living in York but as my tenancy runs out in July I will not be working there anymore when they reopen as I cannot afford to live in York anymore. I have notified them that I will not be returning to work when it reopens, however, I had an email back that they will not be…
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New role but with no pay rise
Hi all I was wondering if I could get some other peoples views/thoughts on this please. I've been with my current employer for 3 years and back in January, I was approached by my managers manager to say that my manager would be leaving soon as she wanted to move on and as a result that would obviously leave that position…
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Work from home where you can
I have worked from home since the end of March. I have never worked from home prior (I have worked for my current employer for 12 years). In normal circumstances I like the routine of getting up; exercising; then going to the office. However, due to the current risks to myself and others; I made it clear to my employer…