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Can they do this?
I am a Department Manager at a warehouse company and report directly to a director of the company. I was today informed that I would now report to the Goods Inward Manager rather than a director and therefore he will be in control of the function of my department. I was told that this is to streamline things and should not…
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Why freelance?
Hi All, My new employer is offering me a contract of £50k but would prefer if I signed a freelance agreement instead. This leaves me with no security so I opted for a salary however I am wondering apart from the fact that he could terminate my contract at any time, not pay for my sickness what other cost advantages as an…
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Liquidation
Hi, My wife is currently in a situation where she is a director and shareholder of a limited company along with two others mainly dealing with sales. There have been quite a few difference of opinions and fallings out as of late and they have decided to close the business down by way of voluntary liquidation, where the…
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Tax on second job
Hi all Wondering if someone can help. Trying to get a second hospitality job alongside a full time job due to upcoming break in employment. Current job tipped us into 40% tax bracket, so will second job also have this level of tax or is it 20% as it's significantly under threshold? Is there anything that needs doing or is…
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Diploma of Counselling with Training in Australia
Please suggest
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DBS Address History
Mods: if this is in the wrong place feel free to move it. Thx. And apologies for the length - context is useful. Since taking semi-retirement a few years ago I've used my time productively to include p/t & voluntary work involving in some case children & vulnerable adults. Each role needs an Enhanced DBS Check; all three…
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Holiday entitlement rights after TUPE
Hi My company was taken over under TUPE in October and my contract states 32 days (including bank holidays) holidays per year pro Rata. I only work 2 mornings a week 8 hours in total. They have changed it to 44.8 hours a year which I think is wrong. Any advice or someone to work it out for me please. Thanks
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USA Employed But UK Employee
I was wondering if anyone could help that has a similar situation to myself.. I will be working full-time remotely for a USA company, although I am a UK citizen. (I have no address in the USA and don't have a SSN.) My problem is.. they want to add me to their payroll but unfortunately are unable to due to me living in the…
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Wages not paid
I recently left my job had final payslip sent to me with correct hours worked, boss is withholding wages saying that I am in breach of contract for notice, am I right in saying that she cannot withhold work carried out but can withhold holding owed extra
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Part time holiday entitlement
I have 2 colleagues that share a full time job. Colleague 1 works on a Monday and Tuesday and colleague 2 works Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Colleague 1 is entitled to 9 holidays a year (not including bank holidays) and colleague 2 is entitled to 14 days holiday a year (not including bank holidays). Colleague 1’s full…
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HLTA - Handing in notice
Hi. I currently work in a school and have recently been offered a job that is full time and not in a school setting. The school breaks up on July 18th and As a support staff I only need to hand in 1 months notice. If I could I’d want to hand in my notice in my current job as soon as I can and work until July 18th or 15th…
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Not been paid since November 2023, employer just become insolvent
Hello I've been working for the same company since July 2015. At the end of 2023, the company account was frozen by HMRC, and they petitioned for winding up. The company applied for a CVA, and was given a number of extensions by HMRC, but they ran out of patience in April, and the company was wound up at the end of April.…
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Teachers leveling up payment
As anyone recently started working as a teacher in a FE college? Read that you can apply for a what they call a leveling up payment of up to 6k to help retain new teachers. Anyone had this.
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HR advice re employer safety obligations
Not sure if there's any advice I can get on here but unsure what to do at this stage. My wife works in a primary school as a teaching assistant. Every single day she is assualted by pupils from punches to kicks to today a headbutt, every single day. The school say its just part of the job and they're too young to really…
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Being paid cash/cheque and standing order
Is it a little odd that an employer would pay staff a mix of cash and cheque (some months, employees would recieve both) and for staff with more fixed hours are paid by standing order definitely not BACS? The rationale for standing order is that those employees get the exact same money each month so as it never changes its…
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Leaving Current Job? Notice Period
I have a job, I am still in my probation period (six months) i have been there 7 weeks. The company expects me to carry out duties which should be clearly defined by policies and procedures (Healthcare setting). I have requested sight of these and to date they have not been provided and my requests are skirted around. I…
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Open University Maintenance Loan
I have read everywhere, heard from everyone and understand that you cannot get a maintenance loan from SFE when you study at the OU, even if you're studying full-time/ at 100% course intensity. What I'd like to know is if there is anything I can do about this? I'll be studying full time from October 2021 and have no idea…
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career change
After 23+ yrs of veterinary nursing I'm looking for a career change but it just seems impossible - I have edited my cv to highlight transferable skills such as admin/ stock control / reception duties but just can even seem to get to interview stages with applications. I dont know if this is due to algorithms? Does anyone…
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Pay Rise advice
Last April 2023 my company advised that there was no money for a pay rise. In the same letter it was declared that we may all get a bonus in Novembers pay if we reduce waste, £150 per percentage decrease in waste, it could be between 1% and 10%. New year came and we were told we hadn't reduced waste, so no bonus. Around…
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Sharesave scheme
Hi , asking on behalf of my son . He pays £300 per month in to a employers sharesave scheme. He will have the right to purchase these shares at the end of the 3 year term which will be during September 2024. The company have announced a special dividend which we think will be paid before the end of this month. He wishes to…
