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New employee on same grade being hired at top of pay scale
Hi, I work for a very small, non-profit. My manager is very nervous of and inexperienced in anything to do with HR. He claims not to have any overview of my salary. I sit in an office with the woman who handles HR. There is no HR dept. per se. I like the company I work for, but I am very unhappy with the way salaries and…
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Questions surrounding annual leave
Hi, I will try and explain as best I can. I work in a contact centre for public sector, not an outsourced call centre. I'm on a fixed term contract therefore I entirely get certain benefits aren't available such as buying leave and there is no paid sick leave. The confusion has come in when checking my contract recently it…
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Can an Employer Penalise Me for a Backdated Fit Note?
I am
currently off work due to depression and job-related stress. My
initial sick note was valid until 12th December 2024. On 9th
December, I informed my GP in advance that I would need an extension
from 13th December. However, my GP advised that they could only
process the request once the current sick note expired, as…
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Going Self Employed
Hi all, for the past 9 years I have worked for a major holiday company, several times a year abroad, on fixed term contracts. I commenced when I "retired" from office life and so receive the state pension and two private pensions, paying tax, hence, I only do this work for love of the job - the travelling and helping…
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Husband has new job, no tax being taken.
Hello everyone. Just looking for a bit of advice please. Hubby made redundant end of October, started new job beginning of November. Has had 5 payslips now, (paid weekly) and no tax is being taken from him, in fact the 1st week he had a small rebate. Someone at work told him its because he probably paid enough in his old…
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Holiday Pay Short Hours Contract Working More Hours Regularly
My DD has a 4 hours a week contract but the employer basically offers more hours as and when, typically between 10 and 20 hours a week, all paid at the same rate. How does holiday entitlement work in this case - is it only from her contracted hours or do the extra hours also give an entitlement? Seems like if it is the…
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Holiday Pay
Having a discussion with someone today, I'm trying to find an answer for them They're on rolled up holiday, but employer is only paying it at 10% , where acas is saying 12.07% minimum. Now employer is stating because they're in Hospitality and refusing the 12.07% Acas said its wrong , any advice anyone please.
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Worried New Job Start
Hello, I recently attended an induction with a new employer. It was a 2 hour induction and there were 6 people that were supposed to attend, but only 4 of us turned up. I phoned the recruitment agent after the induction and said that I was willing to work there. During the induction the issue of safety boots cropped up.…
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Sufficient training? Pressure from manager?
Hi guys, So this is something I've just kicked down the road trying not to accept the reality, but the past couple weeks have been so bad that I feel I need to face it all now and accept it - my back injury is seriously getting in the way of my everyday life, both in employment and enjoyment. I recently listed some…
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Advice Please - Settlement Agreement chances
Hi all. I have been experiencing bullying at work for many months, and this has formally been raised with my employer. In the meantime my employer is about to propose a new structure but as yet I don't have the details for this. Ive been at my place of work for a long time. I'm at my wits end and if redundancy was offered…
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Expiration of EMI options
Hi, I was made redundant in June this year and as part of the redundancy package, it was confirmed that I would keep the EMI share options which I was granted upon joining the business as a start up. What I didn't realise was that these options needed to be exercised within 90 days of leaving, otherwise they would expire.…
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If I leave this job do they have to pay me?
Just started a job (4days) but can't decide whether to stay. If I leave, do they have to pay me for what I worked ? Is notice of termination to be given by employee important? Think it's 1 week for less than a months work? I get paid on 31st so if I quit on 1st Jan and leave on 8th ok?
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Restart programme bully
Anyone using the restart programme or joining beware. Hello, Without going into too many details, I am very concerned about the treatment of some valnerable people at the restart programme, in particular location been visiting for 2 months will not be naming this company already filed a complaint with them with audio…
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Overpayment
Hi all. I left my public sector job at end August and despite me doing everything I could to prevent it happening they paid me for September. The pay included my voluntary severance pay, 4 months backdated pay rise (as a pay dispute was recently settled) and the September pay I would have been paid if still in post. The…
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Claim against previous employer, blaming me for 25%
Morning all, Apologies if wrong section! Long story short I have a claim in against my previous employer as I broke my wrist during work, whilst removing a road drill. I was offered no time off, still expected to drive illegally with a cast etc. Unfortunately it was a bad break and suffered some tendon damage as well. My…
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Fair? Given a Written Warning and Pay Withheld for Stay in Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU)
Hi, So I am just getting others perspectives and opinions on my current matter of which all are appreciated. I had a baby born this year who had serious health complications which meant that they were in NICU for 80 days. During this time there were many intense periods of surgeries, scans, procedures and medical training.…
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Enhanced DBS Check For Care Home Job
Hello, I recently passed an interview for a care home job and I have submitted all of the relevant ID and details. They said it's now pending a DBS Check. I presume it's an Enhanced DBS Check because the work involves caring for vulnerable adults. The application was submitted late Thursday afternoon 5th December. The…
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Company relocation during Maternity Leave
My partner is due to go on Maternity Leave from the start of March to end of November, 2025. She has been told off the record that the company is planning to relocate in the summer to a location that would double her daily commute and she wouldn't want to go with them because of this. This has not yet been put in writing…
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Need help with annual leave issues?any answers greatly appreciated
I work part-time Monday to friday
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Maternity pay when Employed & self employed
So I have 2 jobs One is home based admin and I’m an employee - I can still do this from home even after the baby arrives my self employed job I can’t - but I’m totally stuck as to how to apply for maternity pay. Last time I was just self employed so applied for maternity allowance. But from what I have read I can’t apply…
