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New job but extras added to the contract.
Hi am after your thoughts and advice. My OH applied for a new job and after jumping through lots of hoops he has been offered the job. It has taken several weeks to get the job offer as first they had an informal getting to know you interview/chat, then they sent him some reports to read through and give his views on them,…
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Tax codes
Really confused about tax codes and need something in simple language. I was out of employment from mid march until 1st Oct. I have received my wage slip today with a tax code 1250l m1 which I have looked up to find its an emergency code (previous code was 1256l) Now I'm not complaining but I was expecting to pay a hefty…
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Awkward Situation - Leaving Role
Hello. Need a bit of help here! I applied for a role back in Feb 20 and was put on a 12 month reserve list, in the meantime, I was successful in applying for an apprenticeship with the company I have been working at for the last 2 years in a permanent role. The role which I applied for back in Feb 20 offered me a…
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DAY RATE - PERMANENT - DUAL WORK
Anyone here on a permanent role and they do day rate work as well simultaneously....? anyone working more than one day rate contract simultaneously....? Exactly how are you doing this? Is this EXTREMELY hard for you to do/,manage? I potentially have a possibility to work day rate along my new perm position; and at first i…
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Is it worth doing Master's in Mental Health Nursing?
Hi, I am a second year MH Nursing student and quite frankly as much as I enjoy patient contact I really dislike working within teams (i.e. politics, gossip etc.) I was wondering if someone more experienced in the field could advise me if having Master's would give me more autonomy and independence please. Also, what can…
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Consultancy roles
If one set up a company and set up as a Director , billing companies for consultancy invoices, does the director have to register as self employed / fill out a tax assessment form if there is no intention to withdraw money from the company?
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when to register self employed
I am about to start as self employed Personal Trainer from 26th Oct. The company I have just finished with pays our salaries in arrears. So my last payslip from them will be the end of November for work delivered in October. When do I register self-employed as I will still be paying Tax/NI in that payslip
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Holiday days for shift workers working bank holidays
Hi I'm just wondering if anyone can offer any insight to this: We recently had a change in contract where we lost many holiday hours. We work 60 hours one week, then 24 hours the next week, on a rolling two-week rota. Each shift is 12 hours with one hour break so we work on average 42 hours a week (or 38.5 hours with…
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Car cash allowance vs salary
Hi, I've seen several posts comparing cash allowance and company car but I don't currently get either of those. I assume if I ask for a cash allowance my salary would be reduced so there wouldn't be any overall benefit? Is there something I'm missing? Can someone advise? Thanks
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Suspended without pay
Hello Thread title is not completely accurate. I've been told not to return to work until I'm "fit". Long version: I've recently begun to have what I believe to be anxiety attacks. Three recently at work, maybe over a month to six weeks. Yesterday, for the second time I was sent home. I later received a call from my…
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What is the rules about access to drinking water at work
I work in a shop. The plumbed water dispenser in the staff area is broken for 2 days and awaiting a part, which will take another week and the drinking tap in the female toilets has had a sign on it "do not use" for months. There's only a plumbed in hot water urn and a drinking water tap in the male toilets. There's also a…
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Too fat for my uniform
OK let's just get this out of the way 1st I'm a big girl. I had a very long weight loss journey I lost a 100 pounds but still need much more to lose. I started a job after covid at a different location same company so just carried over my uniform. This was in June. Now we are getting new uniforms. Bakers are required to…
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Anglian Windows not paying me
On Monday the 27th of July 2020 i signed up with Anglian Windows to work as a canvasser over in East London, the interview went well. I started working and had to use a app on the phone to make appointments. The deal was if i got a lead on the door and the salesman went round to the customer and priced it i would get paid…
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Do I need to register as self employed??
I’m currently a stay at home mum but I’ve started working the odd day or two for my mum and she pays me for it but some is transferred to my bank account and some is cash. I’ve told UC and they told me to update my claim as self employed. But do I need to officially register as self employed with HMRC and if so how?
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Leaving a zero hours contract
Sorry if this is long... My son works as a m/c courier. Company owns the m/cs. He is on zero hours contract. This would normally be tolerable however the bikes have been out of action for weeks and the company aren't getting them fixed. (The deliveries are being done by others with their own vehicles) So he is simply not…
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Employee milage claim
My company has introduced a new milage policy that supposedly been bought in by HMRC, although the HMRC website has little information. Basically if we travel to multiple places of work but have been there for longer than 2 years, we are now not allowed to claim regardless of the distance? Before we could claim the…
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11,000 Christmas Jobs at Tesco
In case anyone is interested.. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/tesco-launches-huge-recruitment-drive-for-christmas-with-11-000-vacancies-available/ar-BB1aaxZy?ocid=msedgdhp
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Receipt Apps - Include With Self-Assessment?
Hello, I hope everyone's keeping safe & as well as possible. Just a quick question. I'm registered as self-employed. I only earn a little bit (lost my regular job due to illness and ongoing surgeries) doing writing, surveys etc. I've started using receipt apps like the old ReceiptHog app, where you scan a photo of…
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Boss calling my daughter a liar
Hi My daughter was sick at work twice on Friday, was cold and had flu symptoms so asked to come home. She waited 3 hrs for cover to arrive and then came home and went straight to bed. She noticed this afternoon she had been removed from the work rota and couldn’t sign in. She messaged her boss and he then called her and…
