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Re-interviewing for own job, any ideas on questions?
Hi All, recently been told that my role is at risk of redundancy and I will need to interview for my role. Any idea suggestions/ideas on what type of questions could be asked? My company have informed me that there will be technical, non technical and competency based questions. The role is a sales role. any help would be…
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Newspaper delivery driver
Does any does anyone have experience of this job? What time would you be at the depot by and what time would you start and end delivering papers? Thanks
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Tupe and contract workers
Good Morning could anyone advise me please on my position of a contract worker for a cleaning firm ,who have just lost the contract ( has come to an end and another company has been engaged ) The new Firm that has won the Contract are advertising the position I am holding at the moment ( 2 weeks to run out ) and have made…
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SSP
Looking for some advice if possible. I am currently off work -I had heart failure earlier in the year and then suffered a stroke and Ive been off work for 16 weeks. I should go onto SSP but Ive not been told this as Ive had no contact with anyone at work (I will know for sure when I get my wages at the end of the month).…
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Should I speak to HR about my salary concerns?
I was told I was getting a salary increase back in Dec last year, I didn't ask for this I was just told in a face to face meeting that our team had worked so well that we were getting a pay rise. After this, nothing happened however I know that all my team members got this increase. I enquired about it and was told that…
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Bill Plant Driving instructor franchise
Hi everyone has anybody done the driving instructor course with Bill Plant or even took out the franchise with them? Looking for the pros and cons and ideas of costs. Thankyou in advance 😁 ( not for me it's a family member)
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Tax Bracket? (sorry if its a silly one!)
Hi everyone, hope this is the right place. I have recently earned a promotion which has moved me from earning 48k to 51k. I pay 10% to my pension directly from my salary. Would I be in the 40% tax bracket due to the 51k? Or do I disregard the pension contribution giving me effectively 46k (and therefore lower tax band).…
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Should I have refused this annual leave request?
I’m hoping someone will know a bit about employment laws than I do. Quick basic background. I started a new, part time job in January 2019. I work just 9 hours per week as a PA for a disabled lady. She is 35 and lives with her family. She is a wheelchair user and apart from that she doesn’t have any other disabilities, I…
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Returning to work
at the end of March I was put on furlough , Since then I have applied for new jobs and current in process of waiting to start a new job ..... I’m not sure what to do about resigning do I tell my work or wait until the end of furlough is there any flaws about resigning while on furlough I would be due back to work either…
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New job dilema
Morning. I am looking for opinions please as my family and friends aren't giving me a balanced view. After being unemployed for 6 months I have an offer and signed the contract. The job is minimum wage and the overall package poor (no sick pay, no parking, etc.) . The interviews were conducted by phone and after visiting…
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TUPE
Hi, I am in the process of TUPE to a new company, my current terms of employment include life insurance of 4 x salary. The new company are saying as they are only a small company they can't provide that. But under TUPE I should receive the same terms? Just wondering where I stood with that? My current company don't have…
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What's your opinion on professional careers advice?
I'm pretty stuck in my working life and haven't had the best experience from working. Nothing seems to really work out for me and I find myself drifting from one dead end job to another with very little long term prospects. Most, if not all free advice leads nowhere. Is it time to get a "professional" opinion? In my free…
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Sickness
When you apply for a new job can they ask for your sickness record? I am being made redundant and feel really as a result. I don't want to call in sick too much though because I am worried that it could affect my chance of a new job
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Company names
Hi I would be very grateful if anyone about having a number of company names .......I am self employed and have been working as sub contract for a few months. The person (company) has clients then I invoice the person At first I was asked to send invoice to the person and invoice them as their own name. Then a few months…
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UK Citizen working and living in England working for a USA company
Hello Hope this finds you safe and well Lucky been headhunted by an USA company. I would be there first UK employee working from and living in the UK. I have been in full employment in the UK with a UK company since leaving school at 16 paying my Tax ,PAYE, and NI. I'm 51 now and have the opportunely to work for a USA…
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acquiro22 ?scam or real
My daughter graduated this year and has been job hunting all summer. Everything from the supermarkets to graduate schemes. She had to come home for the lockdown and finished her degree at home. We are very rural and she doesnt drive so is a bit limted. One of the graduate schemes got back to her with a group interview…
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If voluntary redundancy is refused
If voluntary redundancy is refused can an employer offer you less hours of work e.g. I currently work 4 days a week and don’t want to drop to 2 or 3. Thank you
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Cv Writing, just found this free 40 min online course , what do you guys think?
Hi guys, like many I have been left out of work recently and currently looking for other roles. I came across this free online cv writing course on Udemy and would like to get some more opinions on the course from others who take it? Check it out and Let me know what you think below? Udemy.com/course/cvmasterclass/
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Should I come clean about a mistake on my Cv
I start a new job on Monday but I made a genuine mistake saying i started my previous job 2 years earlier than I actually did, this is because my job before my most recent job was a apprenticeship with a company that was in the same building as my most recent job so I would basically help out in both jobs so I put an…
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Sub contract apprentice
Hello, My labourer of 6 years site work has took an interest to do a bricklaying Nvq level 2 and is interested in an apprentaship course, We work under a sub contractor WTA brickworks who subs out to Taylor wimpey and redrow sites, Im alittle confused with how its funded he is 29 years old and somebody told me he has to be…
