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being signed off....
i got signed off work on friday for 4 weeks... and i really dont want to be signed off ofr that long ... monetary reasons... is there any way i can sign myself back on (legally) or do i have to go see the doc and ask him to reduce the length of time on my certificate??? regards Tarby
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Rights at work
Hello chaps, new here so sorry if this has been covered. I intend to go back to University to do a postgrad and hope to reduce my hours at work so I can go part time. I am currently an asst manager in a pub so reducing my hours from 5 days to 2 days should be no problem at all. What I want to know is, given that I earn a…
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How to lose your job on Facebook
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Save money...ask for flexible working hours
Hi, I work for a local authority and work flexitime. I have realised that if I accrue enough extra time for two days off a month i.e. 14 hours 24 minutes, by working a bit longer each day, I'll save money by not having to drive for two days, which approximates to 100 miles less a month, or , about 14 litres of petrol. Also…
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Jobseekers Allowance Rejected
Hey guys, I have just been to the job centre and have had a terrible rushed experience. I made a claim for JSA, Council Tax Benefit & Housing Benefit online & gave details by phone and went in the centre today to be told I will not receive any JSA (they forwarded the council tax & housing to my council) I work part time,…
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employer not paying !!!! HELP
hi, really need some help.....the following may be a bit long winded, but want to get it all in. i have been working for a local holiday park club for over ayear. no contracts, i`m not employed, i invoice them for a month`s work then they pay on the 1st of the month. I do 5am starts every weekend and everyday during school…
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a4e
A4e is one company among many which has made huge profits from the contracting out of public services. Some, like Capita, have concentrated on "back-office" services which involve systems more than people. A4e, however, has made its money from contracts which deal directly with people - the poorest people in the country.…
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A1 Assessor training
recently redundant and want to become an nvq assessor anywhere I can get sppnsorship or government funding for the training?
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Thinking of starting a business
Hello All, Not sure if this is the right place to be posting this but hoping somebody could point me in the right direction. After 10 years of working for the same company as an electrician, the novelty of travelling all the time has started to wear off. I am really starting to consider setting up my own small, local,…
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Life and job seraching
I feel totally let down.I spent a hour on an application which was advetised .it is my dream job,and and prayed and prayed that i would be shortlisted....but what happens...i get shortlisted and interview is on the week that i am going away. i called HR,they couldn't be bothered to hear me and out and told me to speak to…
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IB to JSA questions
Greetings all, I have been on Incapacity Benefit for several years due to major op and now in my mid forties. My skills are outdated as I was in IT. New career bekons! A review is due in a couple of months. Assuming I will apply for JSA in the near future, several questions arise: What training will I get toward work?…
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Feel Lonely at work
This is going to come across as a bit sad... but anyway. I haven't been entirely happy in my job for some time - nothing unsusal there. Things improved 2 months ago when i was told that I was to do a different job away from reception for two days a week. it was more responsiblity and more exciting. Two months later this…
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Job Seekers Allowance and savings
I have recently become unemployed and have applied for JSA. I have an ISA and several endowment policies linked to my mortgage which hopefully in the end will pay the mortgage off. Does anyone know if these are legally linked to the mortgage and cannot be touched or can the Department of Work and Pensions class these as…
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legal to be kept past working hours without pay?
Hi everyone, I work part-time in retail, getting paid on an hourly rate, i do a 6pm-10pm shift on a weekly basis, however quite often i am not able to leave work till at least 10:30pm and even occasionally 11pm without being paid for the extra hour, is it legal for an employer to do this constantly? if not what should i do…
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which job?
Currently working 20hrs in a retail position, the people are nice but I don't connect well with them, the woork is boring with real a rush at the end of the shift when everything has to be done, I have just got this job a few weeks ago. Another job has come through, it is full time and slightly more pay, the job is highly…
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WH Smith interview tips?
Hi. Has anyone got any tips they can offer my 16 year old son for his forthcoming interview for a Saturday job at WH Smith? He is really keen to get the job as DH has been out of work since last Oct, so this would give DS some much appreciated financial independence. My advice has been that they are looking for someone who…
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Claim of employment
Hi there, I have an individual that stated to citizens advice that she worked for me. This is false, citizens advice sent letters saying I would be asked to go to court. With two other court proceedings not necessarily to do with my company, I paid a sum for out of court settlement, now citizens advice are saying I have to…
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slave labour
Hi all started a job 4 weeks ago. On the jobcentre it said 16hrs per week and £5.75 per hour.. Anyway i gave up my income support to do this job, Which is cleaning at travel lodge. When i got my 1st wage it wasnt rite and got told we get paid £1.91 per room, And we shoud do 3 rooms an hour to make our wage up. Its hard…
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Tesco Salarys?
Hi all, I am having a look around at other jobs I could transfer my existing skills to at the moment, as I want to move on/up and there isn't really any way up in the department I work for. I am at the top of my pay scale and unless I go and do something else within the organisation I could be sat on the same salary for a…
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Wilkinsons pay £5.75 per hour.
hiya all, as people might know from my other threads on here that i got sacked on monday. at the moment i am doing overtime at the local NHS but as with everything things do change. now my friend works at Wilkinsons in town and said i will get you a application form,so i said to her how much do they pay a hour and she said…