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University Employment Issue
Hi, I have recently received a letter from a previous employer (my university) that they overpayed me by £300. I was completely unaware that they had overpayed me and have since spent the money. With only my student loan I can't just folk out an unexpected £300. Do I have too? Do people think I should? Do I legally have…
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Fixed Term Contract at RBS
I currently work for RBS and I'm having a problem with my status of employment. I joined the company 2 years ago today and signed on to a 12 month Fixed Term Contract when I first joined, and was verbally told that after these 12 months I would be made a permanent employee. 12 months went by and I carried on working with…
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Cutting Maternity Leave Short
Hi there, My friend has agreed (in writing) to take maternity leave for 6 months at full pay. She is now 3 months into this, is climbing the walls and is desperate to get back to work. Her boss has told her that she isn't allowed to come back because she agreed in writing to be off for the 6 months. He also said that she…
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Self Employed and Income Support.....
Hello Everyone Just wandering if anyone can help, my partner is wanting to set up his own company and go self employed, but as like new business you need some kind of help to get you by whilst you are trying to earn a wage....Anyway just wandering if he will be entitled to Income Support? Or any other benefits like WTC…
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What do you think of my newest plan to get work?
I am going for training in diving (ocean dives, cleaning and de-scaling industrial water tanks, salvage, etc) going for a PADI qualification, then i am going to sub contract to dive boats in the tropical areas of the world, i can see myself on the coral reef and exploring ship wrecks - honestly, this is a idea at the…
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Mature Student - Money available?
I need some advice. I have been looking online and am bombarded by info and cannot make head nor tail of it. I am a mature student who is wanting to undertake a degree in Social Worker. To do this I will have to quit work and study full time. My bills equal to £13,500 a year, so need to find this money from somewhere,…
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JSA rules for work done before signing on
Hi I have signed on for JSA as I was made redundant in April. I did some work for someone for free whilst I was in employment. I said they didnt need to pay me as I didnt want to have to do a tax return and declare it. They have now found out that I have been made redundant and have said that they might be able to give me…
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Career Advise for 29 year old....
I've spent the last 8 years or so working in call centres, but now I feel to old for them. They are usually full of people in their early twenties. I know there is always a few token oldies, but they are like 50+. Anyway what career changes can you advise or what is the natural progression for a call centre worker?!…
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Recession and career change?
Is anyone considering a career change at the moment? If so, what steps are you taking to plan or figure out what you want to do? I am currently trying to do the same on as low a budget as possible. I have come across many career change 'surgeries' and counselling but tbh they are way out of my budget. Any advice is most…
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Ex employer wont pay me money due
Hi, Im not sure if this the right section for this. I was a locum worker for a goverment agency and handed in my notice recently to end employment on 1st May. I have sent in my timesheets for the previous 4 weeks (as I kept forgetting to put them in). My ex manager has not signed them. I phoned the agency that I was…
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Going from a permanent steady job to a better but temporary job
I'm currently working in retail, not particularly well paid. I want to move into an IT related job. The trouble is a lot of the jobs I see are "temporary with the possibility of being taken on full time" or even just "temporary". The advantage is I'd be getting experience in a job I want to do which might help my long term…
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What rights do I have to see info on my personnel file?
As it says in the title really! Do I have a right to see (but more importantly have copies of!) information kept by employer about me eg information regarding a complaint made about me? It's a small private company btw if that makes a difference.
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Need tips to excel in first job !
Hi MSE family, Today, I got the job offer I was after for long. This will be my first professional job in a high tech software development environment. I would really appreciate if you could give me some tips to follow so that I may excel in my job for the years to come. I hav a wish to perform in a way that my bosses…
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Just some advice please?
Hi All, A friend of mine's Mum recently got a job in catering at a factory and she was on a trial basis (I assume this should mean probation). She was in her third week of work and was called in and told her work was "too slow" and they were not going to continue her employment, but could she work to the end of her…
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jobseekers and savings confused.
Just a bit confused reading the jobcentre website. Oh is out of work, he said he was working p/t but i have not seen any evidence of income when reading his bank statements. He got a job with a reasonable wage and a good position, it was on a trial basis which didn't work out. It says you can get contribution based jsa…
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Unpaid Wages - Can I Claim Them Back After A Few Years?
Hi all, I posted on here 3 or 4 years ago regarding unpaid wages from a company I worked for. Here's a quick run down of what happened: I worked for a telecoms company in the IT department, they then transferred me to their sister company, both owned by the same director. Basically a few weeks before Christmas 3 or 4 years…
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Disciplinary hearing-No formal outcome
Hi, I was wondering if anybody could give some advice to a friend of mine. Today at work she made a mistake that cost the company a sale, baisicly she sold the last item in stock that was held for a large order from another customer, she was told she should always check the stock before she sells something to make sure…
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Working Time REgulations Act
Hi My employer requires me to work on two different sites one morning and one afternoon. i get an unpaid lunch break of one hour. I am required to travel between the two sites during this lunch break. I am concerned that this travel may be contravening the WTRA as my understanding is that if i am travelling, i am still…
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JCP Interview, different questions please help!
hi all i had a job interview sunday for an AO post in liverpool and all went well (i think) last night I received an email to say I have another interview this friday but this time in Wigan and I have had a look at the topics they will be using throughout my interview and im completly stuck! ive had a look through the JCP…
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What are the chances of getting a job in Jan 2010
Sorry for being extremely vague but I want to take extended leave in December to go overseas for Xmas to see my family. I think work is only giving me ONE week unpaid leave…and I have 2 weeks annual leave owed to me – so it’ll be 3 weeks in total. Ideally I’d like to go for around 6 weeks (lots of personal family stuff…