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Employment & Jobseeking USEFUL LINKS
The following links may prove useful in looking for information about Employment and Jobseeking. [MSE INSERT, 15/02/22: Some of these links are now out of date. You can find an updated list on this page of the thread] MSE Fully Researched Guides Low Income Grant Grabbing House and Energy Grant Grabbing Great Grants Hunt…
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Was this unfair?
Hi, So it’s quite long so thank you if you take the time to read all this! I have been with my employer for 15 months. I was initially employed as a spa manager (full time) and then told I need d to start doing marketing for the entire business (they also have a hotel and restaurant) as the so called spa wasn’t busy…
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Accident at work, should I claim?
Hi, my son is a 21yr old plumbing apprentice who has worked for the same company since he was 17. Recently he was subcontracted to working on a construction site fitting all the new builds plumbing. The site foreman left him alone onsite at 3pm to go and get his wing mirror fixed, he asked him to shut the site up. At 4pm…
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Seeking Advice: Employer Changing Payslip Delivery Method
Hello everyone, I’m reaching out for advice regarding a situation that’s affecting my husband and oldest son, who both work at the same company. My son has Autism, and this change has been particularly upsetting for him. For over four years, they’ve received their payslips via email as password-protected documents, which…
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Advice required regards employment situation rights - location of work
hi Apologies in advance for long post but bit of story to this one, will keep it as brief as possible but looking for general advice / thoughts regards my situation I am employed by large multinational that has a relatively small presence in UK ~200 employees. I am a middle manager (senior for UK) reporting into a boss in…
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Local Gov - Move job/authority for 4.2% pay rise?
I work in local gov and have been in my current job for just over 5 years. I’m at the top or my grade and have limited opportunity for progression. I do maybe have the opportunity of on-job training or maybe even could consider another degree (supported by the organisation) but this would not be short-term and unclear…
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How can I upskill into something that doesn't require me to be smart?
I'm not a smart person, and that's fine, not everyone is. I've always failed academically and I've tried a handful of times at things which require a brain, like software development and I just can't do it. My brain simply isn't capable of grasping abstract complex things. I'm also not the greatest when it comes to social…
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URGENT HELP SON DISCIPLINARY MEETING
My 19 year old son has a disciplinary meeting on Tuesday. This is based on a customer calling his place of work and reporting him for fast and aggressive driving. Which he says he was not doing. There is no actual evidence of this apart from the customers complaint. He had a meeting with the manager about the alleged…
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Leaving job - New person wanting my mobile number to ask questions when I'm gone.
Hi :) Any advice on how to deal with a situation? I'm due to leave my employer soon and have been training the person taking over for a few months. It is difficult for this new person as there is a lot to learn and you have to basically learn as you go along with the yearly cycle. The issue is that this person has asked me…
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Worth the leaving the NHS for private sector?
Hello, I’m currently a band 8A working for the NHS, and have been offered a new job in the private sector. The pay is 10k higher which I thought was great, but the pension only has a 6% employer contribution. I’ve currently been working for the NHS for 12 years so at top of the band and 33 days holiday. Any thoughts on the…
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Pay Rise Help/ Reaction
Hi, I'm in a team of 25 and I am one of the longest serving employees in the team (10 years). I've been told that everyone will be getting a pay rise (as a result of recent benchmarking) apart from me and 2 others, who are also long serving. It seems like the annual increases we've had over time has put us outside of the…
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Called on for jury service
Hey, I've been "summoned" for jury service at the end of the month and would like to know some logistical info if anyone else has done it before. First and foremost, I'd rather not do it. I think it kinda stinks that as a law-abiding citizen, you get a letter in the post ordering you to take part in this OR face a fine...…
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Franchise and unpaid work
Hi all, I work as a franchise for a very well known parcel delivery firm. We are paid per successful delivery, so if we don't deliver anything we don't get paid. However, I spend around 2 hours everyday (sometimes a lot more) scanning the parcels in the morning, looking for missing parcels and loading the van, and then…
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Higher tax on second job
Hi smart people in my phone Im going for a new main job and if I get that along with my second job will push my around 1k into the 40% tax bracket, how in practice does the tax work - like I mean the actual deduction not the different brackets Does my tax code change to the full 40% for the second job and then I get a…
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Negotiating down a 6 month probationary period?
I'm reviewing a contract for a new job. I'll be in a reasonably senior role in a big company (but not leading the overall team) and they've added a 6 month probationary period. Has anyone negotiated this down to 3 months and/or have any advice?
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Employment contract wording
I have been offered a new job and have just been sent an employment contract to read. The terms and conditions on the contract are pretty poor to be honest so I don't feel I can sign unless most of these points are altered. Even if they are changed, I feel this is all irrelevant anyway due to the last clause... "the…
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Daughter's first full time job pay
Hi, My daughter has been in a full time job since August last year. She was 18 when she started and turned 19 recently. She is trying to get her head around payrol, tax etc with it being her first job so she does not know all the ins and outs so does not know the right questions to ask. She picks up just over £965 a month.…
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Why does it seem like there's never any jobs?!
I won't give me real location but for example I'll go to the BT website and type in "essex" and it'll return 0 jobs. Like seriously the entire company of BT has 0 jobs in the whole county of essex? Let's try national rail, I type in my post code and select 30 mile radius and 0 jobs. How about the entire local council of…
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As a sub contractor can I rent labour off a company.
I'm a self employed sub contract roofer, I get all of my work through one company. The company i sub too also supplies labour at a cost of £250 a week towards the labourers wage. When I do my tax return amateur I able to put this through my return? I've spoken to my accountant and they said I'm not able too. Can somebody…
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At 54 is there any hope for an actual career?
I know this is very
long compared to others, so I completely understand if it seems too time
consuming. I can only say it's a really big deal for me but hope I'm going the
right way about it and find some folks who are kind and generous enough with their
time to advise me. After reading a lot
of wisdom on this forum, I'm…
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Carers allowed plus self employed job.
I claim carers allowance. I also need to work so a self employed ( non carer) part time job that will help me out 16 hours per week. Will I have to pay National insurance as its included in Carers allowance. The self employed job will take me over the £196 threshold to about £217 a week however I will have expenses , fuel…
