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Work expenses.
Hi all. So I just wondered if anyone can help because I’m at my wits ends with it all. So my partner is the only earner at the moment. My partner has worked as an engineer at this company for nearly 15 years now. Anyway my issue is he will use a lot of our money for work expenses throughout the month so this will be buying…
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Shift Work Bank Holiday entitlement
Hello hivemind, I was hoping for some advice on my bank holiday entitlement with regards to a new shift pattern being introduced at my workplace. I currently am a regular Mon-Fri position that gives me the company-wide standard 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays. There is a shift pattern for some other roles…
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Talc exposure at work
This discussion was created from comments split from: My talc claim..
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PAYE or consultancy
Hello all. First time poster here! I am applying for a job - it's a 3-year contract and if successful I can either choose to be PAYE at 26k-28k a year or on a self-employed consultant contract at 30k a year. I know both have pros and cons but which would see me better off financially? What other perks are there or…
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Time off to care for wife after surgery - what are my rights?
My wife is due to have major surgery in the near future with an estimated recovery period of 4 - 6 weeks. I was thinking of taking a week or so off work to help care for her in the early stages when she's not going to be very mobile. I work in the public sector and have used up most of this year's annual leave allowance.…
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Mobile card reader
I didn't know where to post this - hope here is ok as it's kind of connected to work. Finally we're going to have to get a card reader for our business. It needs to be mobile as we work outside at customer's properties. Our bank have one but the costs are huge as they will only issue us one if we have a business account -…
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JOB / CAREER CHANGE IN LATER LIFE
Hi Folks Most of my working life has been involved in doing admin/finance work. I am in my mid 50s now and thinking of making a change. Where do you think I should start in choosing a different career? Should I take a skills test or talk to a careers advisor or something else. Any advice greatly appreciated.
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Is our on-call system fair?
I work in a small team in the care sector. Each member of the team is required to be on call out of hours (evenings and weekends) and works on a rota basis. Typically someone is on call for 5 or 7 days, and on top of their monthly salary, they are paid a retainer of £15 per day. On-call allows us to be at home, however we…
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Finding my dbs certificate
I had this done last Nov and Jan. Think I also set it as auto renewal but how/where do I login to get that certificate for job applications? Also lost driving licence is that in government site?
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Re-hiring Queries
Hi, It's a long story but basically I was made redundant by my company and the termination date was in June. By the end of June I had three offers for new roles inside the company and by mid-July I picked my preferred role. The issue was negotiated with my former company and my solicitor, the solicitor was involved at the…
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Employer's manner of calculating hours means I was paid below NMW
I started a new job but left after 2 weeks. I worked 6 hours a day for 5 days in a week x 2 weeks, a total of 60 hours. However, when I got my payslip, I saw that I was paid only for 42 hours. When I asked for an explanation, I was sent the following explanation of the way the employer worked out my hours: The hours of pay…
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Incorrect P45
Hi all, At the end of June I handed my resignation letter to my old employer, subsequently I was put on 3 months garden leave and a further 3 months non compete at the end of my garden leave (total 6 months). At the end of my garden leave, I asked my ex employer to send me my p45 as it had been a week since my contract had…
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Limited company owner but not director
Not sure if right place to ask for advice for my problem. I am an IT contractor. My previous contract was through an umbrella company. My current contract is through my own company. Well, this is where is getting complicated. I intended to set up my own company but my husband had a dormant company (he is employed with…
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Annual leave all used then told some needed for Christmas shutdown - New Job
My wife started a new job (3 month probation) and was told she had X days annual leave to book from when she started until the end of the year. So she booked all her leave for our holiday away. Some weeks later, she was then told some annual leave was needed for Christmas shutdown and as she had used up all of her leave,…
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Bonus payment refusal
Hello,I have been working for a large corporate company for the past 13 years, without any breaks. Due to a new business opportunity, I am now leaving this company to pursue my own business. Over the past 2 weeks, we were informed that due to the financial results, a bonus payment would be awarded to current employees, for…
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Community Interest Company Guarantor Risk
I have been asked to be a guarantor for a community interest company for a friend. I would set my liability / guarantee amount at £1. Can I ask if this would have any legal or financial implications for me in the future if the company were to go in to debt? I understand I would only have to pay £1 but could this affect my…
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Employers Treating Applicants Increasingly Badly?
Firstly, I would only like responses from people who are actively seeking employment in 2024, not someone who just wants to express an opinion with no recent experience of the same predicament. I have made over 100 applications in 6 months, and reckon that with all the online assessments, video interviews etc, for minimum…
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No P45/or Final Payslip After Contract End - Does it Matter?
I recently ended a 3 month contract of employment. All the payslips were online, I was deleted from the online system, so therefore cannot view the final payslip. I would like to view the final payslip to confirm a) The hours paid, agree with the hours I physically did, and b) To see if I was paid for unused holiday pay. I…
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Appeal?
Hi all, I could use some advice about a recent situation at work. Employed for 4.5 years A few days ago, I was dismissed for gross misconduct based on WhatsApp messages exchanged privately with a colleague outside of work. The colleague, who was dismissed themselves for harassment-related issues, showed selective…
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Telling manager I quit - Is this lame?
Hello :) I'm going to tell my manager soon that I intend to quit my job and go into semi-retirement somewhere else and have formulated what I want to say on paper. Is it lame to read from my notes during the meeting as I'm sure that it will come out all wrong if I just say it off the top of my head. Thank you in advance…
