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Job with Cold Calling!!!
Hi I just got a new job, working at home for a charity. I took the job as it is at home and i do not have to worry anymore about childcare which i was having a total nightmare with. I have to make cold calls, i am not selling anything but i am trying to get people to donate to the charity - job title is a telephone…
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Contract change
Hi, Can anybody help me my employer wants to change my contract, they want to change my holiday year from April to March to January to December, I don't have a problem with this as my entitlment will be the same, but have heard on the grapevine that they want to take my sick pay entitlement away, can they do this? Thanks…
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Inflated P60 figures
My employer is Indian company and also has a branch in UK. It gives me P60 with inflated figures saying (only verbally) that they include my Indian salary plus UK tax also. In India I get proper Form16 with tax deducted at source. Neither P60 nor Form16 confirms the inclusion of Indian salary in P60. I requested my…
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Voluntary or Compulsory???
My wife has been offered voluntary severance from her job within the civil service having 24 years service. The offer is approx £25k and equivalent to 3 years of tax free pay - she works part time. This would just enable us to pay off our mortgage with no direct impact on our standard of life. Without wanting to appear…
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Lieu of notice payments
Hi hope someone can help I have been given notice of my redundancy. I have 7 weeks lieu of notice to get. In my contract it says working hours are 7-5 giving me 47.5 hours after lunch breaks. What i want to know is will i get these hours in lieu or will they pay me for a basic week of 40 hrs. 40 hrs is a basic week for our…
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29 weeks pregnant - impending redundancy
Evening all - Title says it all really, am currently 29 weeks pregnant and it appears as though company may be relocating "south" and it's impractical to keep our office open, making the few of us who work there redundant. Anticipate this happening over next few weeks. I've told bosses when I want to start maternity leave…
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Unfair dismissal.
Personal reasons for change. Sorry
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Career Breaks
My hubby works full time and I work one day a week as we have 2 small children, hubby is interested in taking a Career break for 18 months or so to have some time with the children while they are small and I would work full time, then after that time period both children will be at school and we would work our hours around…
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Has anyone done Mapa training?
Hi, I am due to do my 6 day Mapa training but the information has been a bit vague. I have been told by a couple of people that they wear jogging bottoms a T-shirt and trainers. The email I had about it, just said comfortable clothing. I have phoned the place where it is going to be held and they told me it is…
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going back to work
hi, can someone help me out please. i have been on income support for nearly 18 months now, due to my health, and now i am looking in to getting back to work. my question is, would my new employer know that i have been on income support for 18 months?? im not very clued up on this sort of stuff, so any help would be great.…
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sick pay on redundancy 90day notice?
Hi all I am in a dilemna at the moment and require some advice pls. I am currently on additional maternity leave and have been given information that i due to a restructure my job is no longer safe. I have been off work for 2 years on maternity leave (2 babies later!!) and would prefer redundancy (which is an option) along…
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Join the army?
Was discussing this at work a few days ago. Wondering if anybody else had thoughts on it.. I work for a very large company. Job is ok, but very little room within company for promotion and bigger and better things. Not somewhere i wish to be long term. I'm 24, so i'm hoping im not late to decide to do something with my…
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Verbal warning not my fault i need advice
In the gatehouse where i work there is a door which for the 5 months ive been working there has always been left unlocked for staff to enter and leave as they please. the security team has recently decided they want the door locked at all times so if you enter/leave the gatehouse you lock the door behind you. I fully agree…
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Returning to work after long absence.....how do i cope?
After nearly 3 months off work due to Stress (work related) I have to return to work nexzt Monday. My employer, having made things extremely difficult over the last 2 months, has agreed that I can go back on a phased return with my hours increasing by half and hours each week until I get back up to fullt-time hours. I'm…
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change of contract
Due to the personal circumstances of the person I am asking this for, I can't supply a lot of details, sorry. However I am looking for basic advice or even suggestions where to research further to help. Basically employee A was working for company Z for two years when they merged with company Y to form company YZ. So there…
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employment in bank, cash handling and bankruptcy
Hi everyone, I know that my question does mention bankruptcy and I have been on the forum for that quite a bit. just now wondering if there is an emloyment expert on here who can tell me if my job would be a risk if I do go bankrupt. I work for large bank as a cashier, which obviously involves cash handling. Does anyone…
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Is than an allowable tax expense?
I'm currently in full time employment. As part of my job I study and take exams. I have to travel either by car or train about 80 miles a day for 4-6 weeks a year (spread over the year). My work pay all the study and exam fees but not for travel. So my questions is, can I claim back tax on my travel expenses? If I could…
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Best job websites and agencies?
I got made redundant yesterday and for the first time in my life I am actually having to apply for jobs rather than have people headhunt me, which means I don't totally know where to start! I have sent my CV to a local agency, and have looked on Reed and Office Angels, neither of which had much to suit me, and on TotalJobs…
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Agencies advertising jobs on JCP website
Does anyone know why agencies advertise positions on the job centre plus website. Being registered with all the agencies in my local area I find it infuriating that they feel the need to go through recruiting this way especially when they have hundreds of what might be suitable applicants already registered with them. I…
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if a solicitor got made redundant
if a solicitor got made redundant they may get redundancy pay but it is something silly like 1 weeks wage for every year worked. what benefits would he/she get from the state? I presume you would get income support mortgage interest up to £175,000 and after 13 weeks from january 2009 You would also probably get job seekers…