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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 [MSE INSERT, 15/02/22: Some of these links are now out of date.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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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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Work medical
So had my work medical the other day been put on restricted duties due to high blood pressure about to start taking tablets for it. But just want to know I’m I being petty here I’m coloured blind have been from birth so it’s not something that’s typically gonna worse or better lol as I know you can develop coloured…
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Ad hoc work offer, is it really self-employment?
I'm currently unemployed. Not claiming UC so don't need advice on that side lf things. I've been offered work by a gardener who needs an extra pair of hands at this time of year. Would be as and when needed, can set own hours to some extent (ie. give days/times I'm available, which does affect which job the gardener will…
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Grievance process
Hi My friend iscurrently going through a grievance process where a grievance has been made against hin. There were 4 allegations of which only one has been upheld. The one that was upheld relates inappropriate comments that he made to a colleague when he was having a discussion outside of work about other colleagues in the…
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National insurance and tax
So I use to pay very little NI and no tax but I’ve been caught up in fiscal drag. If I go from 24 hours to 16 hours I assume I would only pay pension? I believe tax free allowance is 12k and I’d be earning 10k? Currently get £15k so been caught up in tax.
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Healthcare scheme
Can an employer add you to a healthcare scheme without your permission? My employer has added me to a Bupa scheme that will cost me as a BIK. I knew nothing about it and asked to cancel but they are telling me they cannot cancel for a month. My problem is that as someone coming up retirement it will cost me around £1,500…
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Preparing and sharing documents for tribunal
Hello, grateful for demystifying the process. I am repping a family friend taking his former employer to tribunal for unfair dismissal (as a pretext to avoid redundancy, if relevant). I’m CIPD qualified but haven’t been through a tribunal process yet. Here’s the only guidance I have from the tribunal - and haven’t been…
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ECOS Car Scheme removal by Gov? What is my company obliged to do?
I work as a Field based Manager and my team and I are all fortunate enough to benefit from the ECOS car scheme at work. The cars are essential for our role an also serve as ou main family vehicles. This allows us to get our company cars through the business at a substantially discounted rate where we do not have to pay BIK…
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ARC legal
I was recently made redundant and informed my insurance company in Feb 2025 who put me in touch with their legal section ARC legal. When through all the form filling and got a message from them on the 4th of June that they could now now provide legal cover as the policy was started a 25.02.25 and I was notified about…
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HR ADVICE
Hello, I would like if you could provide some advise in regards of few issues that i have at work . I have been working for the same company for the past 16 years although i TUPE twice . Recently I have been signed off from work stress related symptoms as i have been covering double duties due to my colleague retirement.…
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How to enjoy my week off work
I am off work next week and this is the first time I will have had any time off work this year since Christmas, however the person in the office who I cover for when he is on holiday has booked time off for the week I am back off my holiday meaning I will be extremely busy as I will be doing the job of two people. I fully…
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Cover letter help
Hiya I've found a few apprenticeships that would suit me but I've never written a cover letter before my last job just wanted a CV no cover letter can anyone help with advice or tips for writing a cover letter? One of them is at my old collage that I love should I mention I was a former student and my love for the collage?
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Teaching assistant pay cut - can they?
Good afternoon. Looking for advice from anybody who has either been or is a TA and has been through a consultation where the outcome is a pay cut. My wife’s school have started the consultation period off the back of financial issues at the school. No teachers, or other school employees including office admin etc are…
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Employer entering liquidation - Where do I stand
Hi everyone, After some advice, please. I have been employed by my company for almost four years, unfortunately it has now entered a liquidation process due to debts and market conditions not being as strong in the industry as they have been. I understand this is difficult for everyone involved including directors who have…
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Engineering recruitment consultancies that have engineers "stuck" in contract for years?
Hi, I was once put forward to work for (or rather, "via") a very big international engineering consultancy as an electronic engineer. They told me that they would always pay me a wage of £50k per year... and when inbetween jobs, they would also pay me then aswell(!!) This actually worried me because if they were doing…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I accept rail delay refunds for train tickets my employer paid for?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I travel a lot for work using the train. I arrange the tickets myself and pay for them with my own money, then my employer reimburses me the same day. Sometimes, a couple of days after my journey, I receive a notification from the train-booking app I use, letting me know I'm…
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SAR specifics
I have requested a SAR from my previous employer but they've said my name alone produces too many items and have specifically stated that Teams and email messages that include my name is too broad. The refer to ICO guidance effectively stating that they don't have to do this as guidance suggests: “Data can contain…
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Interview for a position with a higher wage
I'm in the fortunate position to have an interview with an external company and the wage is £38k and I'm on £33k. So a step up. I believe I can do aspects of the job because it's similar to my own but also some I'm not familiar with, as it's more of an officer position whereas before I've done admin. The company have…
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Not given promotion for unfair reasons
Hi, I wonder if someone can help. A job has come up through work as my boss is leaving. I’m the most qualified person for it as the boss is leaving and it’s been given to external candidate (who we tried to sack at our company before she moved on 3 years ago). And now want me to report into them which is insulting. The…
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Contracted for 35 Hours, But Told to Log Off Unpaid – Where Do We Stand?
I work remotely as a Customer Service Advisor for a bank, but I’m contracted through an employment agency. I'm paid directly by the agency and can leave the assignment at any time by giving 24 hours’ notice. Recently, the contractors working under the same agency (myself included) received an email stating that: “Rather…
