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Protective equipment
What advice does anyone who understands employee rights have for my wife. She is a teaching assistant in a high school and although she's only due to return to school once a week we have bought face masks and disposable gloves for her to wear. The issue isn't going back to work, the issue is that the school have stated…
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Model agency fee
Hi my 14 year old daughter signed herself up to models direct and they are keen to sign her for a fee is this a con as ive looked online and it says never pay a agency upfront
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Working from home
I know all about the £6 per week for use of home etc., however, is it possible to claim for mileage if you have to travel from home to office to pick up work to be done at home. I work in a CA's and I have to pick up books etc to work on every week or so. Also I use my personal mobile ,can I claim this?
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Can my student daughter claim benefits?
My daughter who is a student lives away from home. She has been getting her student loan and furlough payment since lockdown started. Her student loan will stop over summer and it looks like she will be on furlough over summer aswell. She has tried, unsuccessfully to get another job. She has rent to pay as well as food and…
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Dismissed from job unfair due to a refusal of a drugs and alcohol test
Hi need some advice my partner works for a large construction company. He does have it written in his contract that they under take random drugs and alcohol testing which he has had several over his 10 years employeed and passed everyone last one only done in january. He works away from home and had received a phone call…
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Locum contract not being renewed what are my entitlements if I can't find employment?
I have worked as a Locum Occupational Therapist for the same London Council
with over 6 years and was advised on Tuesday that myself and 2 other
Locums will not have our contracts renewed. I have never been unemployed so this is a major shock
to me. Do I have any rights seeing as I have worked full time for them for over…
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Is this something I should raise as a disciplinary matter?
I applied for a another role within the company I work for and I have been made aware of a public internet post made by someone I work with which is just not true in any aspect. The post looks like it has been made to damage my reputation and stop me from getting this new role. I don't want to include much detail as they…
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Register business
hi, I just wanted some help on what to do about my beauty business I went self employed last may and it’s just myself I haven’t registered my business yet and would like to how do I do this ?
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Legit Online Course Providers?
Does anyone know of any genuine online course providers for functional skills, i lost money with one provider for not completing the course within the three month time limit, i was looking at Learndirect but the ratings and stories of people not getting their certificates has scared me off. I was on a waiting list at my…
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Furlough after 10th June deadline
HiThe furlough scheme ended for new entrants on 10th June. Our company is not the best organised and I was newly put on furlough today (11th June) and asked to sign documentation post dated that stated I was put onto furlough from 9th June. Should I agree to this and if not can anybody please suggest any way to approach…
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Maternity And Furlough
Hi just wondering if anyone could offer advice on how long you can be on furlough then go on maternity leave?
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Commission Payment after Resignation
I'm just after a quick bit of advice. My husband was offered a new job to start 1st July. He has a 1-month notice period so handed in his notice to current employer on 1st June. They didn't put him on garden leave or pay him in lieu of notice - he's been working out his notice period (although barely doing any work). He…
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Is this legit?
I'm looking for another job as I'm furious with my current employer and want to leave ASAP. Someone in a group I'm in on Facebook said they were working as a travel agent from home and would I be interested. I said yes thinking it was a proper job as I know some travel agents do use homeworkers. She put me in this group…
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Casual / Bank / Zero
When I was younger I was very happy working on was labled as "casual labour". I was a student and I could pick up as many or as few hours as I liked, and it worked really well for me.25yrs later, Zero Hours Contracts got a whole load of coverage in the press. (For the sake of this thread, PLEASE, we realy don't need to…
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Sacked
Hi I started a new job with farmfoods driving as I'm a class 1 driver but 3 days in I received a letter of the NHS stating I had to self isolate until 30th June as I have Copd they sacked me is there anything I can do as they sacked me due to me having to self isolate please help
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Poor interviewer
Curious if anyone has experienced this. Had an interview today which was with the internal recruiter. She starts of my letting me know about the company, sounding quite nervy, and ends it by asking me if I had any questions. I asked two, both of which she had no clue and said she'll get back to me. Awkward pause then I…
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Depression
I have been on pills for years with depression and anxiety
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When to pay Tax
Hi there I am unemployed but have a one off job doing some decorating. I can produce an invoice to the people who I am doing the work for. I will be earning less than £1,000, do I need to pay tax on this? Do I need to inform HMRC of this? Many thanks Hannah
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Handed notice in, what to organise before leaving?
I handed my notice in (no job to go to) a few weeks ago. Senior Management have asked me to stay a couple of times and each time I've said no which has delayed them recruiting to replace me. I have around 9 weeks left of my notice, working from home.Im trying to get everything sorted, currently writing up a complex folder…
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Concerns with returning to work
Hi. I’ve been on furlough since the end of March. I’ve been asked to return to work at the start of next week. Due to lack of space in our office I’ve been moved upstairs to a small room with no fire exit and one set of stairs as access. This would be my only available place to work. Would you be happy going back to this…
