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Being paid for not taking a holiday.
Due to furlough, we can't fit all our holidays in at my place of work. My employer told us that they would pay us all 5 days holiday pay and we could then take our remaining holidays this year. I went back to work on the 1st June. As our wages run I was owed 7 days furlough for the month up to that date. I was due to go on…
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Would you move away for college? (NOT UNIVERSITY)
Hello all, I'm currently 21-years old and I have mental health issues and autism. I'm thinking about moving next year for college (I decided not to move this year because I have a lot to sort out with my mental and physical health). Let me briefly tell you a bit about myself. I've only ever completed one academic year at…
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Trade plate driver
Hi everyone I'm an assistant manager for a well known company in the UK! I am really interested in a change and have been offered a job as a trade plate driver. Just want people's views on this type of job? I've never done anything like this before
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Backdated pay rise
Have just been told we are getting a pay rise which started in April . As I was furloughed due to Covid will my pay rise be backed to April . Does my Employer have to back date it .
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Probation extended 2 months after it finished?
Hi everyone, I have worked for my employer since nov 2019 and was on a 3 month probation. This ended in February 2020. I was then furloughed in April. Today I have had an email from HR explaining that my probation will be extended (and paused whilst on furlough). I explained that 2 months had passed since my probation had…
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Honorarium or employee
Hello. I had a second, part time role to boost my family income. I received an appointment letter in which the title of the role was prefixed with the word 'Honarary'. Whilst the term honorarium was mentioned on occasion I never received anything formally outlining my status. I was recruited by a regional centre of…
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Sick Leave (LTA) and Options?
I am a 52 year old who has been signed off by my doctors and consultants for the last 5 years 8 months. I suffer from fibromyalgia, sciatica and an Arnold Chiari Malformation of the brain which causes constant headaches among other symptoms, I suffer from other conditions but have listed the three detailed on all sick…
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Pay when leaving
It has come to my attention* that a previous employer may have made a mistake when calculating my pay when I left them. Up to how many years after I left, can I ask them to check this? (*Their software could be wrong, I can't go into details, I am afraid).
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Unfair dismissal
Hi All Sorry for the essay but I need to get this all down! I work for a medium size law firm. I was due to qualify as a Legal Executive in August this year. My firm have paid for some of my exams and my contract states they would support me with 20 hours of work based learning per week that I needed to qualify. Back at…
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Holiday pay whilst on furlough
My partners employer has told him whilst he was on furlough he had to take 10 and a half days holidays. (Notice wasn't given beforehand but he did sign the furlough form to say he would accept if they needed him to take holiday) On his wage slip it shows he has only been paid 10 and a half hours holiday pay not days. When…
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Apprenticeship furlough
so my son’s apprenticeship ended 28 feb. He tried finding work and struggled so in may applied for job seekers. He was declined. So he contacted his previous employer for evidence his apprenticeship ended so he could appeal the decision. But they offered him furlough for 2 months may/June. What are his options, can/should…
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Resign while being on furlough
Hi, My question is about my rights to leave the company during on furlough? I started to work with them on the 9th of March with 3 month of probation period and then on furlough since 25th of March. I have not received any e-mail about my probation period is over, just got a furlough letter till further notice. After 3…
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Working for family - A terrible decision!
Hi guys, About a year ago I started working for my uncle's company. At the time I was in terrible employment where I hadn't been getting paid for long stints with other massive issues. I had two other job offers on the table of around £18 per hour and I was/am confident my skill set allows me to work at most companies…
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injury
Can anyone expain how this works? For example is it by financial year april to april? i had one day off in 3and a half years back in feb firstever absence) due to keep being swiched role in a busy and heavy operated production business and now yet againi'm suffering the same injury but worried about getting a warning when…
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Online TEFL advice
How much can you expect to earn giving online lessons as a side hustle? Also can anyone recommend an online course to do or are they all pretty much the same unless you want to do class room teaching? The idea is to do a 120 hour course and hopefully do some conversational lessons whilst I have all this free time!
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Job Centre
Now that the lockdown is lifting, can we expect Job Centre's to re-open or will they stay shut for a bit longer?
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Employer withholding part of wages
I'm looking for some help to find out where I stand with this matter legally. Last month my employer sent me to another place of work due to me being temporarily surplus to staffing requirements at my usual place of work. I worked extra time and extended hours while there. I've returned to my usual workplace, my manager…
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Handing in my notice
I wish to hand my notice in on my payday. I have worked in a sales roll for 5 years. If I give 1 months notice, what would happen? They told somebody last year they had to sit with the admin team and do that job for 1 month so the salesperson then left without any money. I want to hand it in and get 1 months money plus the…
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Bank Holiday calculations - Am I being short changed.
I work a 0.6 contract and my pro rata holiday allowance is 12days + any bank holidays that I work on. My working days are Wednesday and Thursday so obviously don't work on any of the Monday or Friday bank holidays. Depending on when Christmas falls I would usually to get to take these off but this year the days seem to…
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Restricted covenants
Hello - working for my employer since Feb and still in probation period. They unfortunately are unable to keep me on therefore I need to find another income source. I’d like to start my own business in the same field. I have been in this field for 23 years. My employment contract has a restricted covenant prohibiting me to…
