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Pub Chef and New Owners
Hi My daughters partner worked at a local pub. He worked for previous owner for approx 8 years as a chef. Worked Tuesday to Sunday with every other week had Saturday evening off and all day Sunday off. Approx. 40 hrs per week doing split shifts. (Never had a written contract from him). The owner left at end of March this…
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Change to payment schedule
The company I work for has recently been taken over. All employees have always been paid weekly (as per our contract) and our new employer intends to implement a monthly pay schedule. He verbally informed some of us of this intention less than three weeks before what will be our final weekly pay date, others haven't been…
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Wage Date keeps being moved
Hi, the company I work for was recently sold to new owners. We received letters informing us that our pay would be moving from 4 weekly to monthly on the 5th of every month. On the 2nd of April we were informed that we would be instead be paid on the 8th of every month, it has now been moved twice more, to the ninth and…
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Final pay/notice period
Hi, I have worked for the same company for over 30 years and have been off sick for last 3 months. My company pays full pay for 6 months and then 6 months half pay. The notice period in my contract is 1 month. It’s not looking likely that I will be returning to work in the future. I’m a bit confused about the notice period…
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Unsanitary work conditions - employee rights?
A friend has been working in a shop where there has been a sewage issue and their toilet area has been creating mess for a week. Environment health have been in, apparently the council are liable, but area managers have demanded the team keep working in the store where the sewage in the staff areas continues to be a…
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Help me with some advice
Hi eveyone need some help and fresh eyes on deciding what to do. I’m currently a receptionist and have been all my working life, I’m now 50 years old, I earn decent money, well decent for what I do. I have thought about training to be a phlebotomist for some time and have now been offered a job with NHS band 2 part time…
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Pay protection for a shift allowance during restructure
Hi All, Long time reader, first time poster here. Just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation during a company restructure - Basically, we are going to be offered new positions but each one is lower paid. I'm currently receiving an allowance which is a percentage of my basic pay, for working shifts. These new…
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She showed up for work
Asking on behalf of daughter. She works for a company who sells lots of sausage rolls and steak bakes. She was scheduled to work but the key holder for the shift was a no show. No notice and no idea why. Obviously couldn’t clock in as could not get in. She was there but they have not paid her . Can prove. I feel this is so…
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Employment Law Advise
Very long story short. May 2025 I was arrested due to allegations made by an ex whom works in same place. I accepted to work from home whilst investigation took place. September 2025 the investigation concluded and no charges was made against me and I was clear of all accusations. It's now March and I am still working from…
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Overtime 40% tax Threshold
Hello all I am Currently going to be going over the 40% tax Threshold for this year if I carry on doing overtime . Now I dont know wether to kerb the Overtime so I dont go into that threshold and stay under the £50,270 or just carry on . I know the 40% tax only applies to the proportion earned over the £50,270 . But say in…
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Salary expectations question
I've applied for a role with an advertised salary range and prior to short listing I've been asked to provide my salary expectations. The advertised salary isn't the best and I know I could demand more elsewhere in similar roles but I want this job and I my experience would suggest the upper range so how do I answer the…
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ASDA
If Asda are downgrading a local manager and then suggesting to current staff they will be training them to do said managers role but not pay them extra, they have to accept it or leave, is that legal?
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Any positively about AI and job losses
I keep seeing that AI will make us all unemployed. Every time I look online all I see are companies are making staff redundant due to AI. Is there any hope?
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Query re doing work for a Company registered in Gibraltar
I currently have a small role all done online working from home for a few hours a week. Current pay is £300 per month for which I invoice them, I'm registered as self employed and pay voluntary class 2 NI contributions via self assessment to chip away at the years I need to get the full state pension. The business has been…
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Quarterly tax submissions for self employed
Anyone do their own self employed tax submissions? Have you looked into the quarterly returns that will be needed from next month?
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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?
