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McDonalds uniform
My eldest has finally.got a job at Mcdonald's, done all the stuff needed to start. They were meant to start in the store last week, but said they had not got their uniform so no need to come in. Was down for a shift today, but again they called and said they still not not have a uniform and not to come in. Can they do…
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Always an Internal Candidate
Anybody else feeling the frustration of seemingly always losing out to internal candidates? I had an interview last Thursday that was all very nice and positive but it felt weirdly short and I wasn't asked the fundamental things like when am I available and what holidays have I got booked etc and that rang alarm bells with…
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Employment Tribunal Success but no Payment
I won my Hearing at the ET in July and the Employer listed as the Defendant failed to make payment. I have since employed the HCEO to collect the debt through a court signed writ. The HCEO have been door knocking on the Company Address which is also one Directors home, said home is now on the market. I've just had a letter…
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Reasons for dismissal
(Fortunately I am enquiring for someone else, not myself.) If an employer has followed due process in dismissing someone, could the employee still succeed in an unfair dismissal case on the grounds that dismissing her was excessive? I live in a block of flats where a member of the onsite management team has just been…
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Am I entitled to anything
Hiya, Just needing some help and advice as what to do regarding my situation. My current workplace are due to be having their roof repaired and redone, We`ve known this since the beginning of the year however we did not know when. We initally got told it would be done in November of this year and then later on April next…
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Employment rights bill - young workers pay
See the government have published information today regarding the employment rights bill. Do these apply in Scotland? Will pay for apprentices in the 18-20 category be affected?
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BIK and Tax
I have just received a simple tax return with unpaid tax for previous year:( I have a company car and fuel card BIK is around 10k. My personal tax account shows only my basic salary. Should I add the BIK there and increase the estimated earnings by 10k. I thought as HMRC are real time now and PAYE would be adjusted monthly…
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Self employed vs employed calculator
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help? My friend is self employed but after many years of working full time, with only 10 days off a year, she's considering other options as her industry is saturated and day rates just aren't moving. Cost of living is making things tight. I was saying to her that there must be a way…
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Employer refusing to issue P60
Hi, Asking for a friend who was asking me for help. He was employed by a large company that didn't have a UK legal entity and used a service provider instead to handle all HR matters. The company decided to move away from using a service partner and to use a own UK entity instead. The employment with the service provider…
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Anyway to contact Hmrc chat or other as they have opt out tricks for themselves from the start
All Hmrc seem to offer is "" * search GOV.UK (opens in a new tab) * find out more about HMRC services and information (opens in a new tab) * end this chat and have the only intent to send one around the houses back to square 1 from the start and all through, on the phone they'll hang up immediately?
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Employer Asking for my passport for Amazon Admin
Hi i would be very grateful for any advice.I have been with my employeer 4 months - 2 months before propation ends.They want to add me to their Amazon account as an admin.I 'believe' amazon are now asking for passport ID verification to be an admin on their behalf for security.I am not comfortable with this, and I feel it…
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Advice needed re financial support for daughter
Can someone advise what financial support my 35 year old, single mum, daughter might get if she does a one year, taught, masters degree next year? She is currently in her 3rd year of her BSc. Or would she be expected to go out to work after her BSc. She is striving very hard to give herself the best employment prospects in…
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Mileage claims for outreach workers
Hi, in the team I manage there is consistent lack of understanding about this issue (with senior management also seemingly unsure!). Would love some guidance. I have a team of outreach support workers over a large district. We have one office but mostly they choose to go home to do their admin etc between appointments. The…
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Employee dismissal pay claim
Hello My partner has taken over a limited company and is in the process of dismissing an employee. The employee is claiming she is owed a week in hand pay from when she started, there is nothing in her employment contract about this and has not provided proof of this agreement with the previous owner, where do I stand? She…
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Protected rights. Employer sold company.
Hi Guys A question on protected rights that I believe us employees were given when a large corporation sold our company . This happened probably 20 years ago when we were owned by a major company and they sold us to another company but we were told our redundancy, sick leave period etc would remain the same. We have…
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I need help with my tax I pay as an employee
Would anyone know why I pay 20p more tax every 3 or 4 weeks when my wages are the same each week. Today I received a letter from HMRC to say I owe them £50.40 from the 6th april 2023 to the 5th april 2024 but how is this possible when they take the tax from my wages each week.
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How long would someone need to be on JSA to be allocated a full year of NI credit for state pension?
I'm taking voluntary redundancy next year. I'm intending to take a year or two off work, but I want to make sure I've covered all my options regarding NI credits for building up my state pension. If I was claiming JSA, how long would I have to be claiming it for in order to get a full year of pension on NI credits? Is…
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Retainer - how to play it
There’s significant change (merger) coming to my organisation in January 2025. This has been planned since March 2024. I started in July 2024. All of the existing staff at my level have been here since March 2024. They all will get a 50% annual salary retainer bonus in Jan 2025, however I will not as I want here in March…
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Employer stealing pension money
Have worked at the same business for over 5 years, In May 24 the original company was dissolved & is showing as this on companies house website. A new person took over as director of the business but they are not in the building (I've no idea who they are) On my payslips from June to now the dissolved company is still…
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Proceedings to demand holiday pay owed?
I've posted before about my friend and her appalling employer. Well, now she has a new job and is out of there, but when she got her final pay and eventually the payslip which they didn't send until she requested it, there was no holiday pay on it. She has an email from them stating she can take 5 days holiday during her…
