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How to Get Copy of Birth Certificate for SC
I recently got a new job and it requires SC clearance. The SC form is asking for "Town of Birth", "County / State of Birth", and "Country of Birth". It says "Must be Identical to Passport or Birth Certificate"My UK passport only says "Hong Kong" as place of birth. I don't know the County or Town. My parents moved back to…
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Overtime Holiday Pay
Hi, My employer has just told me that I should be getting holiday pay on my overtime. From now on I will get 12% extra on my overtime pay, instead of accumulating extra holidays. I have been on these shifts, working overtime regularly for 15yrs. They've said their will back date it up until January of this year. Could…
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Apprentice salary rates query
Hi there my son is 17 and has started an apprenticeship on a rate of £6:40 - Will this go up to £8:60 when he turns 18 or will he have to complete 1 year of apprenticeship first? Thanks
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Negotiation for settlement to leave
Hello, I am seeking advice from those who’d hopefully be able to provide some insight and/or advice. I have been with my current employer for over ten years and for the last two years at least,I have been subjected to bullying and harrasment from my ex and his partner (context,we all work together in the same area). Our…
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Flexi Working Request - Unpaid Leave
Hello, I am just wondering what people's opinion might be on this question/scenario as I am trying to work out whether this is even a Flexi working request or something else. My daughter is home educated out of choice, but as part of her home education route we wish to take, we would like her to be fully immersed in my…
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Self Assessment - Additional earnings of £1300
Mrs B already fills in a self assessment as she has earnings from PAYE, property let and interest from savings over £1K, etc. She is not registered as self employed but did works for a private school last year and was paid £1300. She knows that this needs to be declared on her tax return but does she need to register as…
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Why was I treated like this in charity shop?
Hello. I know this happened years ago, but it still feels raw and if I volunteer again I am worried the same thing happens. I am a single disabled man with social anxiety and I have never had a paid job. In 2014 I joined a local charity shop. They had almost fifty volunteers and most were middled aged to elderly and many…
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Can overtime pay be less than the standard hourly rate?
My wife works for a small private medical practice. She transcribes consultants clinics for referral onward. She's been there 8 years, has a contract but the hours were changed a couple of years ago and no new contact was issued. She's just found out that when she works over her weekly hours (she's contacted for 15 hours a…
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How to calculate take home pay on a 10 month contract
I’ve been offered a job over a 10 month contract and need to calculate my take home pay. The salary calculator I use only calculates over a tax year. There is no full time salary to calculate pro Rata pay, this is a private arrangement. How do I calculate my take home annual/monthly/weekly/hourly pay the below over 10…
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How to find a job online with no work experience?
How to find a job online with no work experience? Do you know of areas where you can develop on your own?
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Term time only hourly rate
Hi can anyone help calculate an hourly rate for term time only job. Actual pay is £32,134 working 40 weeks @ 37 hours a week. i just can’t work it out 🤣
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Self Employed Minimum Income Floor - Universal Credit
Hi all, just looking for a bit of advice on the migration to Universal credit from legacy benefits.I am self employed, have been for 25 years however in the last 10 years I have struggled with my health. Now I am questioning why I have to earn the same minimum income as an employed person that receives 28 days paid holiday…
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Employer payroll error
Hi folks, Last year I reduced my hours at work down to 4.5 day weeks. My salary was reduced accordingly and everything was adjusted. In January everyone received a payrise and although slightly higher than I was expecting it was all ok. The salary increase letter was worded as "your new salary is £xxxxx a year" Fast…
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Taxing nurses resettlment grant.
My friends nice has arrived from the Philippines to work as
a NHS Nurse. The hospital trust has given her a re-settling grant but the
Inland Revenue class this as unearned income and taken almost half back. Surely this grant should be free of tax? She hasn’t even done any work so far and will be spending
the first month in…
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Earnings threshold for employer NI contributions
Hi, what is the threshold for employer NI contributions please? I currently don’t have to pay tax as a low earner, but am wondering if they should be still be paying NI? Thank you
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Change of working location
So I’m asking on behalf of my brother who currently works as a fork lift driver for a company In Nottingham he’s heard though I guess through people chatting amongst work that they were planning on closing the depot and moving to derby. My brother doesn’t drive and cycles into work takes about 15mins to cycle to work. He…
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Use of Days Worked Per Week in Holiday Pay calculation
Our employer has recently moved to the Fourth app for holiday calculation which is now using the number of days worked per week in the calculation. it appears in a business such as ours that flexible hours worker that are required to work flexibly are now worse off. i work 5.5 days per week and average 50 hours a week but…
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Purchase of Annual Leave
Hi. I work for a London Borough Council and want to purchase Annual Leave. I have been given a price for this but the flexible working policy is not clear on if this is a Gross Cost or Net and if the cost is deducted from my Gross salary or my Net salary. It its the latter it would appear that I would pay tax or order to…
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Question about holiday
Hi all, Hopefully a simple one. Have worked for the same place for 3 years and have always had holiday of 28 days ( inclduing bank holidays ) We all work monday to friday with set hours. They are now saying we have been overpaid for the prvious years and we are only entitled to 19 days a year including bank holidays This…
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Moderation company refusing to pay for extra work done due to a bug.
HI all, So I work for a company who offers a review service for large companies, whereby customers can review products and/or services and the reviews appear on the companies own site My job, along with roughly 10 others, is to moderate those reviews. We're all on a zero hours contract, so we do work as and when it's…
