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Advice needed on sickness period please.
My daughter has been quite poorly for some time, she has had a lot of serious health issues which are now either in remission or under control with medication. She has been with her employer for 3 years but 9 months ago she had a complete breakdown and had been put on medication for depression and anxiety. In addition to…
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Am I responsible for these costs
My son in law has an employment contract with an umbrella company for 20 hours at minimum wage doing overhead line work for the rail. He has a another company that is his main sponsor and provides the work..mainly nightshift in and around the north east. The work has dried up and the only work available is in the London…
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In a mess at work. Advice needed!
Hi all, I started job about 27 months ago. all was well for the first year but then I started taking time off due to me having severe abdominal pain caused by gallstones. after a long time (roughly 9 months) I had my gallbladder removed which required 6 weeks recovery time. I returned to work and all was ok for a few…
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Started a new job....
Hi All, This post is not really money related other then the fact that I worry I won't have a job and therefore no money. What this post and query is about I have started a new job there is potential it will go perm. The problem I am having is normally I am on the edge of my seat excited when I start a new job (I know…
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Dual Role Redundancy
Hi My "role" as a Product Director has been put at risk of redundancy. Four months ago it was agreed that 2 days per week I would carry out a sales role. This may or may not have been formally agreed via email. I'm still searching through them. If I was formally notified of the sales role and they have forgotten to…
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Too old to change career and make good money?
I'm 43 and coming up to 2 decades in a career I hate. The only thing I like is that it's good money. I've always been driven by money, when I was younger I wanted the big house, flash car etc. but over time it's been to get out of the rat race as early as possible. One job that is really well paid and sounds interesting is…
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Pay dates
My pay day is the 1st of every month. However should this fall on a Saturday I have to wait till the following Monday and not the standard being paid on the friday. Is this legal.
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New Job Pay and NI and Income Tax help needed
Hi hope I am posting in correct board. Just started a new job, gross pay is correct but tax is much higher than I thought it would be, based on calculator on here around £200 more! How do I check what I should be paying and how do I rectify if wrong tax code or something? Ask questions as I am not sure what info you would…
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Trades pathway
I need help! I signed up for a gas course I could complete and home alongside work. I was pushed into it by a pushy salesman who came round to my house and never said I couldn’t cancel in the long run i phoned him the week after as I managed to secure a new job who are paying for my gas course he said he would sort it and…
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reimburse a training fee
Hello,I've been successful at an interview and the company sent me the contract to sign, however one thing caught my attention. Due to the nature of my job, I will require some technical training and the contract mentions the below.If you terminate your employment within a two-year
period of completing any training course…
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Contract says may be asked to work extra house as necessary/contract question
I have worked for one company for a number of years my employment contract states my initial part time hours but i have worked full time for a few years there now. My contract states "may be required to work extra hours as required". I have done many extra hours over the years and have never been paid for them, My extra…
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Its easy for a company to pay staff weekly?
Hi, I do a lot of work for lots of different electronics companies. Sometimes when i start a job with a really small company, i worry that i could work for them for the first month, then just receive no pay. This is bad because often the workplace is far from my home, and i have to pay B&B bills too. So is it too much of a…
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Term-time pay adjustment not received when leaving job part-way through the year
Hi everyone,This is for my partner who worked for a local NHS trust. She was on a 12 month fixed-term, term-time only contract (39 weeks) with 5.6 weeks annual leave entitlement. She worked 37.5 hours Mon-Fri during term-time. But gets paid 32.4 hours per week, as per the contract in 12 equal monthly salaries. Worked…
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Underpayment of wages
Hi back in November my employer underpaid me. I raised the issue on the 27th of November the day our wage slip was generated and after going back and forwards over 4 weeks of perseverance and standing my ground they finally admitted they'd made a mistake and paid me what was owed on the 20th of December. Fast forward to…
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What can my daughter do if she hasn't been paid?
Hello, my daughter is 22 and is a student in Bristol. She has a part time job but her employer hasn't paid her. She was due her wages on 16th but nothing yet. It is a small independent shop and the employer has told her she needs to wait for more sales before having enough money to pay her wages. The employer has also told…
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Overpaying tax
I started new job in Sept 2024. I gave my tax code which is showing on my wage slip. But Im paying tax when my expected income is far less than my tax code. It says on HMRC that if my tax code is right, my employer should refund the tax in next wage slip, but this has not happened. How do I sort this as could really do…
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DBS Errors at police stage 4
In October 2024, I was succesful in obtaining employment as a support worker. And as is usual for working with vulnerable adults, I needed to have a enhance DBS check done. I was very familiar with these type of checks because I had regularly had DBS checks done in the last 10 years for my job at a hospital. And I had…
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Franchise training grants.
Hello all, I'm seeking advice please, prior to COVID I was training as a driving instructor, there are three tests to qualifying. My part three was day after we locked down. Though. I rebooked it through that year each time it was cancelled. You only get 2years to qualify. We were not allowed extension because of COVID .…
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Jury Service Out of Pocket
Currently on Jury Service, serving on a trial that seems to be never ending. We were told it was an 8 day trial, but be prepared for it to run into a 3rd week. At the end of week 2, we've now been told it could go into a 4th week by the judge. My issue is not doing the Jury Service itself, but more the fact that my…
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Xmas day pay
My friends son is 16 and works in a pub as a waiter. He was told that he would be paid double pay on Xmas day (he’s on minimum wage). He worked 6.5 hours, which he was happy to do for the extra money but it meant that he didn’t get to spend the day with his family, he also had no break and was not offered any food. They…
