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Annual Leave pay calculation with bonus and commission
Hello I have a fixed annual salary, in addition I'm getting variable quarterly bonus and additional variable commission, however when my employer is calculating AL pay he will only include my fixed annual salary and not the other. However in one of the guide he emailed it stated "Holiday pay should be paid at the workers…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I split my job referral bonus with the friend I referred?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My employer recently advertised a job vacancy, and I posted it on social media in case anyone I knew was interested. A friend got in touch about it, so I referred him, and he got the job. I'm now due a referral bonus in the £1,000s. I could use the money as I'm about to move…
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Unable to work employer refusing to lay off help.
Asking for a mate, he was a overnight delivery driver, he has now been off work for 5 months He had some seizure/fit on a motorway no other vehicles involved, wrote off the vehicle, a few weeks prior thought he had fallen asleep at the wheel and went off rd that may well have been a seizure as well. Has see neuro DX was…
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Unfair dismissal after 22 months
hello guys, I was employed a software developer for a new startup project and hit the ground running with my new team. However the parent company was asked to "HANDS OFF" my company, by the equalities commission UK, as they purchased too many companies. 12 months later we were bought over by another global company. and the…
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IN10 conviction criminal record?
Hello Unsure if this is correct forum, if there's more appropriate please move to that forum. Friend wants to know as they've had conflicting information and online sources seem to conflict, but can anyone who conclusively knows answer these questions please:* Is an IN10 driving conviction in magistrates court - i.e. no…
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CV working with mental health
I am editing my CV and I want to put in that I have worked with people with mental health issues, I am a volunteer and help people with basic computer/phone needs, and I have had a few people that I have had to take my time with due to their mental health. I'm just not sure how to word it so it can go on my transferable…
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Withdraw Application or Wait.
I applied for a DWP Job role and due to the checks not working out they are telling me to withdraw on the website otherwise they will have the recruitment team withdraw at their end. I am not sure the exact reason why they want me to withdraw but did mention one of the contacts emails for my previous employer bounced and…
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IT Contracting Question
Hi All, I'm new to IT contracting and my question is this: Is it possible to have multiple and concurrent outside IR35 contracts? I believe the answer to this is yes and more so because being outside means you are providing a service through your limited company as opposed to being an individual. What I don't understand…
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Apprenticeship and GCSE results
Hi, I am in my 30s about to start an apprenticeship through work. It's for accounting, and I have been working in finance for 5 years now and I have a certificate in Bookkeeping. Whilst going through the application, the provider wanted my GCSE results, fortunately I kept them but although I have a C in Maths, I have a D…
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Do I need to register as self-employed?
I currently earn £6000 per year as a PAYE employee. I now have an opportunity to do some flexible work under an acquaintance of mine, earning approx. £4000 per year. I would not be on any payroll or have paid holiday etc, and would simply invoice her for my hours worked at the end of each month (which would vary a little…
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Investigation at work when I was victim of ABH
Hi guys I was a victim of ABH Assault and now my workplace have suspended me full pay while they “investigate” I am in England - I was a victim of ABH by a drug dealer who has a previous arrest of ABH on a family member, 2 months ago and is currently on bail. I acted in self defence (I threw two punches to keep me safe) I…
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Civil Service Reference Issues!
I have received a provisional offer for a civil service role and arranged a potential start date having passed most of the pre-employment checks. I am about to give notice to my current employer however, something has gone wrong with my references, they told me they did not get a satisfactory response from one of them and…
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Verbal Contract Question?
A month a ago I was called by a recruiter about a short term contract opportunity, an 8 week contract. I had two Teams interviews with a member of staff at the company and on the second interview I was offered the job and given a start date. The recruiter confirmed the day rate and I went about setting up an Umbrella…
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Annual salary: should it be calculated over 48 or 52 weeks?
Hi everyone! I don't seem to find an answer to the question in the title anywhere on the internet, so I'm hoping one of you MSE mates will be able to help me with this. I'm currently working in a restaurant through an agency, being paid by the hour. The GM has asked me to stay permanently and offered me an annual salary,…
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Wages to wrong bank account
Some advice would be great appreciated. My son started a new job and when entering his bank details for wages he put the wrong bank account number in error. So when he was ‘paid’ for the first time six weeks ago the money didn’t go in his account, I saw the error and told his work what they needed to do (file a cpr between…
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On secondment. Substantive role had pay-rise
Hi. I’ve been on secondment for almost 2 years. Earlier in the year, my substantive role had a mid-year pay rise of around 8%. Nothing was mentioned to myself and another team member who has come from the same role. Company has just announced the blanket yearly pay-rise. At 3%. Where do I stand legally with being paid my…
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Etiquette when meeting your colleagues for the first time
I work 100% remotely for a US-based company and have been with them for 2 years. Next week I'm travelling to a work event for the first time and will be meeting my boss, the CEO, a bunch of the VPs, and directors. I'm low-level in comparison to everyone else, even though my role is a much-valued and important one. Anyway,…
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Is it worth continuing with a complaint?
Hi All, I’m in a somewhat complex situation and could use some advice. In February, I was informed that my job was at risk, and it was later made redundant. Throughout the process, I felt the company handled things poorly—many of my questions were left unanswered, and a new person was brought onto the team at the same…
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Contractual Change
My employer is changing the day that we get paid, this is a large local authority.They are moving our pay date from the 16th to the 26th, so they are moving it 10 days, 2 days per month from November to February.The unions and my employers have failed to agree, so it is being imposed. It seems unfair for some employees to…
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Self certified
I currently work 3 days a week and I'm unwell i have been told to self certified and unsure how it works with me only being part time
