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Late Announcement re Croatia - now returned and have to self Isolate 14 days - Work says Unpaid ?
My Partner works part time 20 hrs a week. We went to Croatia on a break (safe to travel at that time) and could only get back to Scotland 9hrs after the cut off time for return (ie 4am on Sat) therefor we have to self Isolate for 14 days. Her work says "2 weeks unpaid leave". Is that the norm ? Has she any right to claim…
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Starling BBL. are they interest free for a year or not??
Applied for a loan, after waiting a few months I've been given an offer, but it isn't very clear. I phoned up starling yesterday but the guy "wan't authorised to give advice regarding loans" and instead pointed me to the help section of the website. well I've looked there, and I can't find the answer. will try again today…
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Vulnerability payment during COVID....
HI. So here’s the thing... i was unemployed at the beginning of the lockdown...had been since September 2019...through no fault of my own....so I was receiving Universal Credit.... I also have a very slow developing type of cancer...which doesn’t alter my lifestyle one bit....however during the Coronavirus pandemic..I was…
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Struggling to even apply for BBL - Starling 10 week wait
Hello I've been on the waitlist with Starling for 10 weeks now (applied to join the waitlist on the 17th June) I am an existing customer. I have also recently started the process for a HSBC feeder account. I'm very worried time is running out to apply with other banks and many banks are refusing to let sole traders open…
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small business support grant - which tax year?
I recieved the small business support grant in early April this year. It will help see me through 2020 but it arrived *just* in 19/20 tax year so it looks like I'll have to pay tax on it. Is there any way to move it into tax year 20/21 as thats the year my income is likely to be reduced? It arrived in my bank account on…
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Furlough Advice - Can employer put meon furlough whilst Im already working my full contracted hours?
Can employer put meon furlough whilst Im already working my full contracted hours? Ok let me explain. My normal working week is mon to fri working 8hrs per day. Normally if no specific assignment available we either stay home or in the yard, avaialble for work the 8hrs and get paid. Last week my employer told me I was…
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Annual review while furloughed?
I’ve been furloughed since the beginning of April and my company have just asked me to drive into the office for my annual performance review. I just wondered if this allowed during furlough? Thanks in advance for your help
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Coronavirus / Car Finance Holiday Difficulty
Hi everyone, I was furloughed back in early May and expect to return to work sometime towards the end of this month. I have been received 80% of my normal pay. My partner is self-employed and has also been affected. When the FCA announced car finance payment holidays, I promptly contacted my finance provider, CLS Finance…
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Seiss grant rejected
Seiss grant no help I would like to claim the siess grant I am a self-employed electrician have been for over 20-years on the CIS scheme I have been unable to claim the s e i s s Grant because my tax return was late I missed the deadline of 23rd of April but I think it's really unfair that if you missed the deadline even…
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Bounce back loan refused
I applied bounce back loan with Santander but after few weeks without any reason they have declined the application. I have bad credit rating. Can any one tell me how to get BBL. Is there any appeal I can file.
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Self employed grant
Could someone confirm that if you have savings over a certain amount you cannot claim the grant support for self employed losses during the pandemic ? Thank you.
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Vouchers expired during Covid19
As a gift when leaving my job of the last ten years for a new opportunity I was gifted a very generous gift voucher of £250 for a local Spa Hotel that I was infamous for enjoying weekend escapes to eat and soak in the HotTub at. The voucher was only valid for 6 months and with Covid19 I was unable to use the voucher as I…
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Returning to work from furlough
Hi wondering if anyone can help me. My employer is taking me back to work from furlough however changing my job role. Going off next year for maternity leave so presume it must be because of that. Does anyone know if I can say no? And get my old job role back?
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Refund via Netflights
We were due to go to Oz but flights were cancelled due to the pandemic. We have successfully received a refund from Singapore airlines however our flights with Etihad have not. We booked the later via netflights. We have had several conversations with netflight assuring us we will get our money. Last week we received an…
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Concert rescheduled - am i entitled to a refund?
We had booked tickets to a concert which was meant to be on 8th August 2020 in London. However this has been re-scheduled due to COVID to May 2021. This was originally a wedding gift to my sister as it was the day before her wedding. So we are now no longer able to attend as we would have been travelling over from N.…
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SIESS Dilemma
Hi, Should I claim the SEISS grant. It’s a bit complicated so I will summarise, avoiding taxes,
rates, vat and running costs etc, just base it on turnover and round the figures. I am a tenant in a commercial space. I use this space to
offer storage units. Each time I make a sale, the customer will remain with me
for an…
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SEISS 2 eligibility question - takings down but no proof in business records
Hello All, I am a self employed share fisherman who gets paid a share of the gross sales of fish that my boat makes. As a direct result of the Coronavirus pandemic after July 14th my boat was unable to sell a particular fish (velvet crabs) due to a diminished market and also due to reduced personnel at the fish processor…
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Annual leave and furlough
Hi can anyone help. My partner was furloughed on the first of April until the 7th of July when he was then asked to work one day a week and furloughed for the remaining four. The owner of the company informed staff that they must take their annual leave before the end of the year and wrote in an email that he would pay the…
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Annual Leave Furlough
I’ve been furloughed since 23rd March, my colleagues and I received an email at the start of April to advise we wouldn’t be accruing any annual leave during our furlough period. Am I correct in saying it doesn’t matter if we were furloughed or not I am still entitled to statutory entitlement (5.6 weeks) for a full time…
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BOUNCE BACK LOAN BLUES
We applied for a Bounce Back loan back in May through our bank TSB and were rejected as we are trading as a non-for-profit organisation. We were contacted by the bank's relationship manager a few weeks later who informed me that they were looking at the possibility of introducing a pilot scheme which would be able to help…
