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Sick leave
Hi everyone first time on here just need some advice please. I been ill off work for the last two weeks and two days. So today will be my last day holiday I am due back in work weekend as I have three days off so this week if I hadn’t taken holiday I would’ve been working Monday, Tuesday and weekend hope that makes sense.…
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Working for a friend
Hi all, A friend of mine asked if I could work for her on an adhoc basis. I currently have a full time job and a temp job( as and when).both are on PAYE. I am not self employed. My friend is self employed and owns a company. She wants to add me to her payroll but I am not sure if that can be done in a zero hour contract…
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Repaying training costs & forced resignation
Hi everyone, My employer has decided to move our offices a 2-hour drive away from the current office (without traffic or any accidents to deal with), and they have told me that they will issue a new contract and if I am not prepared to sign it, they will force resignation, I will have to work a 4-week notice period and I…
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When should you put in your resignation?
Hi, Just want to make sure Im covering myself here. Dont want to put my notice in and have anything happen with the new employer where I didnt have something in writing I could claim against I presume? Forgive me if I sound Naive but very rarely change jobs and not for a while...and in this climate..... So I applied for a…
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Employer wants to make a 37% wage cut!
My husbands employer, a large multi million pound company wants all staff to take a paycut of 37%, despite making an enormous profit in the last 12 months. On top of this they have said any employees who do not agree to this will be sacked and re-employed on a new contract, can they do this! I appreciate that these are…
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Tax back
I am on furlough and no idea if or when I will be back to work. So just in case, I have enrolled in an I. T course but have to buy a lap top to do the work. Could I get the tX ba k for this?
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Worked for an unscrupulous and fradulent company
Hi I am new here, please bear with me if I am posting in the wrong thread. I was working as a contractor for a property management company until June 2020 as a consultant managing property documentation, dealing with tenants and drafting letters to required parties of interest we dealt with like government, courts, tenants…
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No wages paid despite going through hmrc
Hi firstly I'm not sure if this is in the correct place so please feel free to show me where paye/tax/pay issues would be best. As per my thread yesterday I am currently on maternity leave on smp. Since april my company changed pay roll and i have not had one correct pay as of yet. This month i checked my hmrc tax account…
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Can I take two weeks holiday
My company will not let me take two weeks holiday in one go! Is this legal. We are only allowed to take holiday in one week slots. Nothing stated saying this in my contract? ( It is a small family business though, with no hr.)
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Employer wants to hugely reduce hours because it's cheaper that redundancy!
Can anyone give advice on this? My daughters employer wants her to go to 2 days a week and a drop in wage from £1500 to 600 due to the c-19 issue reducing their business. They say this is cheaper for them than making her redundant! Her rents £600 month so would be a major issue for her. She's been in the job for just over…
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Witness at work tribunal
Hi I wonder if some one could give me some advice. At work a member of staff asulted a patient not for the first time. She was reported and 8 statement were taken. Two of us had to attend the tribunal which was awful but the right thing to do. The person got off with it and kept her job she was moved to the next ward where…
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Overpayment of wages while on maternity leave
Hi bit of back ground I'm currently on maternity leave. Have been since jan. On smp I recieve tax credits and housing benefit. Also on a debt management plan with step change My company changed pay roll company and the last 2 months my wages have been higher than they should be. Last month I contacted them and they…
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No bonus/holiday for furloughed workers but employees that weren't can have what they want!
I'm a senior manager and I came back from 9 wks of furlough a week ago. On Friday my boss called me in for a meeting about holiday entitlement in the company and how it has been affected by furlough. At first he tried to say that people who had holiday booked during furlough would lose those days, until I explained to him…
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Notice Period - Contractor
Hi, I am a contractor - day rate - self employed. My contract is coming to an end june 30th (tomorrow) However, last week wednesday, I received an email from the line manager informing me that the end company is not looking to extend my contract past end of june... Ive now looked over my contract and both sides (my side…
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Not been paid
After some advice, 21yr old daughter works for NHS Trust, she was admitted to hospital mid March, following discharge Occupational health told her she needed to shield until 9th June based on her diagnosis, she did so but mid May when it was obvious she wasn't going to be fit enough to resume spoke to her GP and got a sick…
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Civil service jobs moving out of London
It seems the government wants to level up by moving government departments outside of London
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Improving education and qualifications
Hello all. I have limited qualifications and although secure in my job wish to start working on any CV gaps and improve my general education. I hope this would develop me for promotion or increase chances of gaining employment if I moved on. I am aged 35 with most of my GCSE’s at below C, nothing more. I am looking to…
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TUPE, Does it apply
I work in the public sector and have been Tupe'd over 6 times with no problems. My question is, if another company buys a part of the company I work for would Tupe apply? The company that was buying the section I work for would be my new employer. The Union thinks it unlikely. TIA
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Working whilst on furlough
I'm currently on furlough claiming 80% can I work for an agency full time until I'm pulled off furlough from my main employer?
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Issues at work/casual worker
I work in a drug and alcohol rehab and there are some major problems at the moment. It used to be a great place to work, great team and just a good atmosphere even when the work was tough. New manager is not making anyone want to be here anymore - 3 have left/handed notice in, with more considering it. Issues with clients…