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£500 Discretionary payment
I’ve been informed to self isolate for 14 days and cannot work from home. I’m single with bills to pay like everyone else and according to the government website, I qualify for the £500 discretionary payment. It runs from the 28th September until the 31st January and you have to contact your local council. I’ve done that…
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Furlough and bank holiday entitlement
Hi can anyone help I was furloughed for the 6 and a half weeks at the start of lockdown back in March,through 3 bank holidays and we only got paid the 80% . I've read on the government website that your employer should have approached us at the time about it and either top us up the 20% pay for those bank holidays. As they…
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My employer is charging me £2k to leave the company
Apologies this is a bit complex, but I'm a bit lost and I'm wondering if anyone is able to confirm if there is a legal basis for the below demands? This is based on a discretionary business commission scheme, and the terms quoted below were provided in April 2020 in response to COVID-19. Nothing was signed or agreed by me,…
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Employment issues
HELP... I left my job last week to start a new one yesterday, I then came down with symptoms on Sunday, had a test and had positive result today, obviously this meant I couldn't start my new job, the employer has therefore ceased my contract. I am a single parent with a mortgage, now no job and in isolation with covid!…
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Am I eligible to be furloughed?
I work for a company who are based in Ireland and 90% of the staff on the payroll are based in Republic of Ireland also. However the remaining 10% are based in England and work remotely from there (including myself). I am paid through via a UK payroll company and they manage everything HM Revenue related. I’m currently on…
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HMRC to publish list of companies using furlough
One surprise in the new furlough guidance: ***************************** From December 2020, HMRC will publish employer names and for companies and LLPs, the company registration of those making claims in respect of claim periods from 1 December 2020 onwards. HMRC will check claims and payments may be withheld or need to…
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Track and Trace and SSP
My wife took a COVID-19 test a few months back and had to self-isolate until the results came back (about 4 days), which was negative. She has now been contacted by the NHS Track and Trace app (we believe it is a false alert) and she has to self-isolate again for another 12 days. Her employer is now stating that Statutory…
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Criteria for BBLS
Will the government extend the loan criteria for 25% to 40% for example or is there absolutely no chance? Most businesses have taken 25% back in May to stay afloat and it’s been 6 months.
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Halifax phone scam!
4 weeks ago I was called by someone claiming to be from Halifax.. they told me someone was using my card and they had taken 3 lots of money, £400, £300 and £29.99. She continued to say we needed to stop this so we need to move the money to another account so they can’t get anymore (sounds so obvious saying it now I know!).…
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Going back on furlough while still redendant
I have been on the furlough scheme since it started. I was made redundant when it originally ended and requested pay in lieu of notice. Now my employer has asked if I want to go back on it. I am still redundant at the end of it and they've said it doesn't affect my entitlements. Has this happened to anyone else?
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second payment holiday
Hi , looking for advice. At the start of lockdown 1 I was furloughed along with my wife and was able to take advantage of a 3 month payment holiday on credit cards and a loan. I was able to return to work and restarted all my payments in full after the 3 month period. Now with lockdown 2 my wages have been affected again…
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Bbls turn over wrong
I applied for bbls in June, got accepted, got the money all OK. Now I didn't get any paper work or copy of my agreement until weeks after. Now in the face of the second lockdown and the possibility to top op my loan I looked more closely at my application. On my application its says my turnover is £40k but it should say…
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Covid 19 wedding conundrum
Hello all. We were planning to marry on 4th July 2020 but the obvious happened. We were in touch with our venue who laid out the postponement options. We had to choose April 17th 2021 as we were told this was the only Saturday they had left that wouldn’t increase the price (as the next years prices were going up and we’d…
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RyanAir
Can someone please help me? I booked a Holiday with ‘Love
Holidays’ for June 2nd which was cancelled due to Covid-19. Since
June I decided to take a voucher offered by ‘Love H’ for the accommodation. Now
here is the problem ‘Ryanair’ have just sent random emails with the same
information. Within this email there is an…
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Change of Contract & Furlough
Hi Guys, I'm after as much advice as possible please. I have worked since Feb 2019 for a large well known restaurant/pub chain, this was my 2nd job, so I was only part time. In July I was offered a promotion and an increase in hours, which I accepted & my contract was then changed. I handed in my notice & left my other…
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Furlough v SSP Clinically Extremely Vulnerable
If you are identified as someone who is clinically extremely vulnerable and the NHS have advised you to stay at home, if you are willing to go to work and your employer is wary of you doing so and has advised that you do not, is your employer entitled to only offer SSP when you are eligible for furlough?
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Childcare fees lockdown 2.0
I have 2 children affected in nursery affected in slightly different ways Child A - key worker has tested positive for COVID and therefore all children are required to self isolate for 2 weeks Child B - different nursery updated their policy as a direct result of the above and advice from your early years team to exclude…
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Can you be furloughed while on sick leave for work related stress?
I am currently on sick leave (full pay as per company handbook) for work related stress. I have never been furloughed before can they decide to furlough me now and cut my wages to 80%? And what happens if I don't agree.
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Self isolate grant
Hi, I have recently become self employed in September 2020. Would I still be able to receive the 500 pound grant for self isolating if someone in my house hold has tested positive for the virus. I have read up on it I have proof of earnings and proof I cannot work from home. It also mentions I can show them my self…
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Re employment after Comp Refundancy
I was made redundant during the pandemic At the end of August and had been on furlough for 4 months . Am I entitled to be re employed and re furloughed ?
