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Should I resign- can I give less notice period to the contact notice?
I changed my job about 6 months ago to give me a better work/life balance working only 24 hours a week. However it is rare that I do just these hours. I haven’t really complained but I work virtually every weekend and a lot of lates which means I don’t see my family much. This year is a special year for the family with…
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Evri delivery services does not pay on time
Hello, I lost my job and a friend in the gym told me about working as a delivery driver. As his company (a subsidiary of Amazon) pays weekly So I searched and found a delivery company a subsidiary of EVRI called AH Logistics I joined Feb 13th and was told. Payments are monthly on the 15th as a self employed driver. Using…
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Redundancy - Insolvent employer - notice period
I worked for a firm for a year and 11 months when it was shut down - insolvent. The Insolvency practitioner has sent through documentation so a claim can be made for unpaid notice, untaken annual leave and any redundancy. On first glance I've not worked there for 2 years, however AI (yeah, I know!) suggests that the…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should my employer adjust its rewards scheme so I don't lose out?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks… My employer has a recognition scheme for colleagues who go above and beyond, with prizes paid in vouchers that are processed through payroll for tax purposes. However, anyone repaying a student loan can actually lose money by winning because the prize can push their income over…
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Salary Sacrifice
Has anybody successfully refrained from paying the extra over mileage charges to their employer on Salary sacrifice scheme?
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Accident while at work
Good morning everyone. Just looking for a little advice. Last week I had an accident whilst driving at work, I was in a company delivery vehicle and someone crashed into the rear of me when I was stationary at traffic lights, they hit me with force (above 20-25mph) and shunted me into the vehicle in front, I have full…
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Employment contract - enforcement of conditions after termination
I have a contract of employment which contains a clause saying that I can't work for a rival for 12 months after leaving the current employer (and another clause saying I agree that the first is a fair clause). I don't understand how any clause in a contract can be enforced after the contract (after the employment) ends.…
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Scotland - is the start date near a year end important?
Hello, I currently volunteer for a local charity. I have now been offered a part-time job for the same charity but different position (I will continue to volunteer) and leave my current job on 26th March. Start date has been pencilled in as 30th March, but there's a debate whether it would be better "all round" if my start…
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short term, casual work. should i register as self employed?
Good Morning. having taken redundancy at the end of last year i'm currently looking for work, but have been offered some casual work by a friend. Its a few days, at most £200-300. I don't expect to be doing this kind of thing regularly but until i've secured full time work it is possible that i'll pick up extra bits here…
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Man + Van
The van is widely used for "last-mile" delivery, express courier services, and multidrop, with daily earnings in the UK frequently ranging from £95 to over £200 per day. The above is from AI, best type of work for van(Vivaro/Traffic) owner, I wouldn't call myself semi retired, but I don't want a 50 hours per week job, I…
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Withdrawal from job contract
Hi All, I recently changed careers and need a 2nd job. I accepted a weekend job, conditional on DBS checks and satisfactory references. I signed a contract with a TBC start date. The DBS was fine, and they got 3 references - one from my current job, but as I'd only been there 3 weeks they provided basic factual information…
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Large Personal Allowance Adjustment for Small Arrear
My daughter got her 2026/27 Tax Code notice in. The notice confirms she has arrears of £149 (and she is aware) but her allowance has been adjusted by £710 to reclaim that. Does anyone have any idea why the adjustment would be so large? Thanks In Advance.
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Income Tax and New Job
My stepdaughter started her first job in January and has paid no tax to date. She earns around 20k. She seems to think that she won't pay any tax until she's actually been paid the full amount of her personal allowance, which doesn't sound right to me. If she hasn't paid tax up until now, I presumed that was because she…
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Back problems. How to work?
Hi all. My relative is a hard working guy and has always worked in manual jobs. He has had back problems on and off for a number of years and has had to be off work for a few weeks each year because of it. He's been employed, self employed, subcontracted but has always managed to keep in work by paying for private physio…
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Signing off training for new starters
Hi, i'm after some advice. I've been at my current company for over 7 years. In the last year, the guy who did driver training moved to a different job (within the company), I was asked to step in & offer on the job training for new starters, I asked if I would be paid more & was told they will look into it. However…
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Employers duty of care question
I recently took a large amount of time off work after my father died. My employer deducted the absence from my wages leaving me with £20.79 paid in November- 9 days after my Dads funeral. I actually had 5 days (55 hours) of holiday pay that 1- I didn’t know about 2 - I was unable to request as it’s the busiest time of year…
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New Civil Service Payroll Provider
I hope this isn't classed as Political but it's been announced by the PCS Union (see their Tweet below) that a £700m contract has been awarded to Capita to provide Payroll services to some of the biggest departments!!!! Source: https://x.com/i/status/2026723067486154843
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Enhanced DBS needed
My 23yo daughter approached a youth theatre about any work opportunities. She did a couple of trial days which they were happy with and then said she needed to get a dbs before they could offer her work. She did this which took a couple of weeks to come through and contacted them to say she now had it. She received a reply…
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Sole Trader to Employee - Tax query
I've been working as a Sole Trader from Nov 24 - Dec 25. Have paid 24/25 tax bill, have paid advance on 25/26 and have saved remaining estimated tax ready for tax return in April 26 for the 25/26 tax bill. In Jan 26 started a full-time role and now employed. January payslip - paid regular amount of tax and NI. Have just…
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National Insurance contributions paid under threshold
Hi, I earn less than 12,570 however i pay national insurance because in schools, the pay increase is decided in November and back dated to April is paid in one month which triggers NI. Can I claim it back?
