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How to exchange gifts bought in store but shops now closed in tier 4
I bought a hoodie in the Superdry store but need to exchange it for a bigger size. As of today, Cambridge is now in tier 4 so my local store is now closed. Having chatted to their online help assistant, they tell me I have no other option but to do it in store. I can’t be the only one with this issue, surely?
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Seiss - 2020/21 tax Form Query
The 1st seiss payment covered a 3 month period - March 2020 until the end of May, however the tax year begins on 6th April. Does that mean a proportion of that payment should not be be liable for taxation in 2020/21 's accounts And would that also be said should the 4th Seiss grant cover the period Feb 1st until the end of…
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Self employment grant 3
After taking the first two grants I wasn’t going to claim the 3rd grant as work had steadied however my partner has recently been ill and tested positive for covid so I now have been contacted by track n trace telling me to isolate for 10 days am I now within my rights to claim the 3rd grant
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its a bit lonely
I've never had christmas on my own before, and its awful. I was fine until my niece sent me pics of her 4 yr old opening her presents. not usually one to show my feelings but now I'm so sad. it just goes to show doesnt matter what you got in life. you need your family.
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Furlough cut of dates and moving employers
If was working during the new period mentioned for furlough but was made redundant on 31 October and paid off in a lump sum for notice purposes and moved to new job on 23 November, will I be able to get furloughed with my new company as I was in employment with my old one at the time of the cut off? Does this fall under:If…
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Will being on payroll date stay at 31st October change? just started new job now lock down looming
After being unemployed for several months after being made redundant my son has finally started a new job 2nd December. Not in a tear 4 area at the moment but if a national lock-down announced have I understood correctly that unless on the payroll end of October then there isn't any help by job retention/furlough?Will this…
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Bounce Back loans - is any bank still doing them?
Hi, 1st time message from me. I have a limited company which has been in business since March 2019. As the Government has extended the bounce back loans, are any banks still offering them? I am with Tide and they ran out of money, and all the banks we have approached are not opening any new business accounts? I did think…
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Childcare Vouchers through salary sacrifice - unable to spend
Hi, There is another post relating to this, but I thought I should highlight in this section as well. We are in the position that our youngest child will be 15 in April 2021 and my understanding is that childcare vouchers we have through a workplace scheme (salary sacrificed so there are tax implications) need to be spent…
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Should I be discouraging my friend from returning to the UK?
Hello folks My Taiwanese friend (PHD student on a student Visa) travelled back to Taiwan in November for family reasons and is due to return to the UK on the 25th(!) She very much wants to return, but she's getting a lot of pressure from her family to stay. Of course the flight could well be cancelled anyway! There are…
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Childminder self isolating
Hello! Please excuse me, this is my first time posting anything in a forum🤣 I’ve received news today that my childminder is self isolating due to being in contact with someone who has tested positive for Coronavirus. Myself and my parter are key workers. I’m wondering what my options there are as to childcare. I can’t…
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Help on my situation please
Hi I’ve been working at a pub for about 14 months now and received furlough over the months it has been closed down. All the staff, including myself, recently received a text message saying the Ltd company are closing the pub for good and we will all receive only 1 more furlough payment on Jan 2nd. Can they do this? Is…
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What about those working Christmas Day?
The new limitations for Christmas are understandable but what about those having to work on Christmas day, notably NHS staff? We're in that position and we were planning just one day of (small) family celebration on Boxing Day. Has anyone seen anything suggesting that this is a reasonable adjustment in this situation?
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How to get food when COVID positive
My brother is self isolating, having received a positive test today. He has next to no food, and all the delivery slots with every supermarket is booked up. I thought I'd ring up Tesco, posing as him to see if they had a special delivery slot they could give me (posing as him), but the automated record makes it quite clear…
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Boisdale
I planned my 50th birthday at boisdale 21st of March which they cancelled due to covid 19 That was the weekend before lockdown which was 23rd March. They are refusing to give me a refund and instead want to give me a vouchers. What can I do about getting a refund? As my financial situation has changed drastically due to…
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Holiday pay/leave in place of furlough.
Bit of a weird one, will try and be concise. (I'm in Scotland, we just had a three week lockdown) Recently had issue with payslips from work, seems to be under. I questioned this and was informed that rather than three weeks of furlough, some was furlough pay and some was my holiday pay. ( I think them topping up the…
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Insurance company trying to claw back flight refund from me.
Hi. Our insurance company flew us home on Qatar after Emirates cancelled our flights. Eventually after much fighting we managed to get a part refund from Emirates for the flights they cancelled but now our insurance company is asking me to pay them any money that was refunded from Emirates (about £400). This doesn't sound…
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Kicked off furlough
Hi all, im just checking this over, I recieved an email from my umbrella employer saying they're stopping my furlough payments as of the end of this month. Can they do this? I've had to shield due to an autoimmune treatment that lowers my immune system, would anyone be able to tell me what I may be entitled to? I live with…
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Post-Brexit VAT & Duties Changes
Hi all, I have ordered a board game online (via Kickstarter) and the board game company are now trying to charge me (and the other UK backers) 20% extra for more VAT “thanks to Brexit”. Although the UK tax department tell me the only thing that is affected by Brexit is trade tariffs - not VAT. The game is coming from China…
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Government funding for tier 4
Does anyone know if businesses will get council Grant's for going into tier 4s?
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Groupon voucher refund
I purchased a couple of vouchers through Groupon for Smileright Basingstoke for teeth whitening. My appointment was booked for April, and then Covid hit. I was obviously unable to attend and the dentist was closed so couldn’t speak to anyone about it. By the time they reopened my voucher had expired and they say they are…
