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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…
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Do salaried wages increase in line with NMW rise from 2025?
Apologies if this has been asked before or is a stupid question* but I am currently searching for a new job and don't know what to do for the best, so if anyone has answers/advice, I'd be very grateful to hear them. We're not talking mega bucks jobs here, over the years I've worked in supervisory/assistant management level…
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Late / Backdated Pay
An employer is constantly late in paying it's staff. Sometimes two month's wages are paid on the same day. When this happens the employees receive two payslips. One dated on the 5th of the payment month and the other dated on the actual payment date of that month (usually the last working day). The payslips state they are…
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Massive GDPR breach at work, what should I do
I didn't really know where to put this so if admins want to move it somewhere more appropriate that's fine. Hello, This month everybody, (I think it's about 95 people) who work where I do had their payslips sent in a none password protected email to a single employee who was somehow cc'd on the emails. Then a rather…
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Job start date but pending checks
Hi all, I have been offered a new job and the start date is next week at a GP practice. I have received an offer letter which is subject to DBS and pre employment checks. I had 2 major surgerys at the start of year and was off for 2 months because of the waiting time on NHS. I was not asked this question during the…
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Plan to quit job next year - Informing manager in advance - How/What say?
Hi :) After many years working in my current employment I have decided to bite the bullet and plan to leave around June next year when I will be able to get access to my private pension :) I've not been happy in my current role for a very long time and seek change whilst I'm still young enough to do so. I don't care what I…
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Calculating 17 week average hours
Please can I get some advice and opinions on the 17 week average hours calculation when holidays are taken. I've read the HMRC advice but it deals with a strict 17 weeks WORK. The NI Direct website gives an example of taking 4 days holiday and working 1 day the same week. But I can't find anything about single days off. I…
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