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Jury service self employed
My daughter is currently on day 3 of jury service. She is a self employed beautician who only recently set up her business and was badly hit by the covid lockdown, being unable to work for months. She's been informed that to claim loss of earnings, she needs to provide a tax return from last year, but this shows that she…
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What's it like working at Amazon?
Amazon warehouse - I've heard it's not easy! What is it like? Thinking of applying for work there doing picking/packing etc. Does it involve using power pallet trucks and fork lift trucks? As this is the bit where I feel I would struggle.
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New Salary
Just been offered a new job with an increased salary but when I initially spoke to them overstating my current salary by £3k forgetting that I lost a bonus/overtime due to the pandemic. The salary that they are offering is at the bottom of their salary scale for this role anyway so it’s within their range for the role.…
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Additional responsibilities, no extra money
Hi. My employer wants me to start line managing somebody not in my direct team. It's a good development opportunity but they have said they won't pay me anymore for doing additional work. I dont want to pass up a development opportunity but equally dont want to be screwed over! Anybody have any thoughts? Anybody managed…
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No win, no fee , unless your solicitor wants you to pay upfront for a barrister.
I went to a local well known solicitors, who told me that I definitely have an unfair dismissal case on the grounds of disability and, mental health issues. Which my employers ignored. So signed up for a no win no fee. However, they say I need a barrister because they can't represent me at the employment tribunal, and I…
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Income calculator
Is there an online calculator that works out if reducing hours, how much I would get? As may drop a few hours. Ideally contains things like pension contribution etc.
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Salary sacrifice repayments.
Please help! I have scoured the MSE Forum for an answer to a specific (but simple) answer to my question without any luck. The background to my query is;* I am employed, with my pension contributions (and my employer's percentage) being paid via salary sacrifice before any deductions from my gross pay. * I had a long-term…
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Interview at a house
Hi. I applied for a job and got an interview, but the interview is at a house (in the middle of a housing estate). The company I applied for has more than one business location and I expected the interview to be held at one of them. There should be multiple rooms in which they could hold interviews at the business…
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Being employed and self employed
Hi there, I’m looking for some advice regarding being employed and self employed at the same time. I’m currently employed by a supermarket earning £5000 per year on a part time basis. But I’d like to turn my hobby of arts and crafts into a business, alongside my supermarket job. And was unsure of the tax implications of…
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Apprenticeships and GCSEs
Hi all My son failed his Maths and English yesterday (although looking to possibly appeal depending on how close he was). My question is, he would like to do an apprenticeship. He hated school so doesn't want to spend any more time in there than he absolutely has to. He has got an interview with a car mechanics at the…
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Applied for an Internal Position, Interviewed, Told it will go External
Type your messageI recently applied for a new position in my work place in a different department, it will effectively be a promotion and my ideal role, which I expressed to them. They ask for someone with experience in my role or similar and I'm also a long way through the necessary qualifications for the position and…
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T-shirt inappropriate for work?
I need some advice and I am not naming the company or the agency so please don't ask. I am cleaning at this place for only this week and my last day is tomorrow but on Monday I wore this gay slogan t-shirt (Nobody Knows I'm Gay) but when I came in on Tuesday, I got told it's not appropriate and one of the cleaners handed…
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Job off hesitant portal
Hi everyone, You lot probably gonna get tired of me lol asking so much Right so I been offered a role with TCS and I looked into the company they seem established but theres some iffy information or rumours out there plus I was still thinking of giving a try but they want me to upload my details to a site called ibegin…
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Wages
Hi there, I've just been offered a job and I have been given a few options for my wage. I'm not very good with numbers, but I have worked out that I have the following options with a Pro rata or full time salary: 1. £1777 monthly, 7 weeks holiday, extra responsibility (Pro rata wage of 31k over 48 weeks) 2. £2060 monthly,…
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Handed my resignation in need some advice.
Hi and thanks in advance. I have been in my current job 13 years and have just handed my notice in. I have been furloghed since March 2020 and only in December 2020 did my current employer ask for me to do 5 hours part time work per week. Which to be clear I have ended up doing much more than that per week due to pressure…
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Didn't get paid for work done
I’ve done some delivery driver work for DHL contractors. Realised it was not for me, left on good terms. Offered and did work until they had a replacement driver ready. Didn’t get paid anything, the owner has gone quiet over a week ago. I know he speaks to other people just ignores me. There must be something I could do,…
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Asking a relative for a job
My aunt is a practice manager at a dentist in my local town. She's the manager of around 15 nursing and admin staff. I now have some experience of office work but currently out of work and would love to work in admin side of things again. Plus I ideally need to be working at least 25 hours. If I approached her to ask for a…
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DWP phone interview call not received but they say they called.
Hi. I applied for JSA after being made redundant. I received a text saying that I had a phone interview on the 11th at 10.45 and if I didn't take the call I would not get JSA. I waited half an hour but received no call so rang them. When I eventually got through to someone, who accidentally hung up on me, then eventually…
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Training course cancelled during notice period
Hi everyone, I gave my notice period and during this period I was going to attend to three training courses (not a qualification). These courses were agreed and paid. My boss told me he was going to cancel these courses because they are intended for people that will give value to the company in the future and blah, blah,…
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Job policy notice
Hi everyone, I know this may be odd request or question So basically am looking at a job but for me to continue, they want me to sign a digital policy document, I have read it and I think it looks fine but can I be a pain and get someone else to read over it too? Just to make sure nothing suspicious Super apologies in…
