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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…
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Contractor advice
Hi all, I’m looking for some advice on my current work situation. I am have been a freelancer since the start of 2018, and in the first two years I worked for different companies, each for a few months at a time. Since late 2021 I have been working solely for a company that some ex coworkers started up. I have been working…
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Any advice for reducing cost of regular hotel for work?
Hi, I've got a new job that basically means I'll need to stay away for 2 nights a week every week for the foreseeable future. Does anyone have any advice on how I could keep the costs of this to a minimum? Do any hotel chains offer loyalty discounts or discount for bulk booking? Anyone successfully negotiated a deal with…
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Employment Tribunal quandary
I began an employment tribunal case for unfair dismissal against my former employer in October 2023. Witness statements were exchanged on 20 March 2024 and the evidence bundle agreed a few weeks previously. However, I now see that my case is quite weak and not likely to succeed so I'm seriously thinking of withdrawing my…
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Seeking Advice on Second Job Impact on Take-Home Pay
Hello, I am struggling to work out whether taking a second job is financially beneficial for me, as my current job is just below the 42% tax threshold. I cannot figure out what my monthly take-home pay would be if I accepted this second job, and I haven't found an accurate calculator for this situation. Can anyone help? My…
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Employment log in failed
I use a site called Tara’s and it says log in “Access is Denied” it’s new job so been unable to get hold of HR reply on phone but I’m guessing I’ve not been kept on as it’s been that way 2 days. Does anybody else use this app shed some light if that means your employment has ended?
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Employer using redundancy as pretext for unfair dismissal - your thoughts please?
My situation is that I have been working at this place in England for 4 years, full time, office job, and have a spotless reputation and work ethic. I had a routine meeting with my line manager today, when out of the blue she pulls in someone from HR, says that my role is at risk of redundancy, then leaves the room. HR…
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Job offer via company - Advice on salary negotiations
I'm on a dilemma about negotiating a salary for a job I applied on the company's website. So, that's a job 100% in my industry where I have about 6 years of experience and a couple of years more, but sideways. So, I could get a better salary than other industries I was looking before. In the interview I just nailed it! At…
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Security Clearance help
Hello, I was wondering if everyone could shed some potential light on the problem I'm facing. I've been told by my manager(who was apparently told by someone in HR) initially that I don't have security clearance, following this I asked for clarification and the manager has informed me that HR told him that my clearance has…
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Accepted a new job now having second thoughts
Hi all. I accepted a new job on Tuesday and they gave me a start date for the 24th i have been mulling on it all week and now deciding to stay in my current job for the time being. I plan on telling the new job on Monday what could i tell them? Has anyone done this before?
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Decision
Long story short I was dismissed from a role I was in years. Gross misconduct to get the salary I was on I’ve applied for positions above the title I was on and I’m now in a dilemma. I was offered a position but I kept my dismissal a secret and said I still worked for my previous employer. Well they quickly questioned why…
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Stay or go?
Bit of a dilemma work wise I started a new job 5 months ago as the sales manager and it was in an industry I’ve been in over 20 years, but my previous role I was in it for 2 years but in a different industry as I wanted to try something new. So the company I left basically a lot of people left or got sacked but I…
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Taking a recruiter to Court / MCOL unpaid invoice
Had a chat with one of my friends, and normally I'm pretty knowledgeable but this had me confused. He's a cyber security contractor, and he had three days at the end of his project that wasn't signed by the company he was working for through the agency. Apparently the usual discussions with everybody got no where so he's…
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25 work anniversary gift is not the same as other colleague even though we have a HR long service
hi all, I work for a fairly large global company, around 4000 employees and what should be a time for celebration (i've work for the same company for 25 yrs) the company provide a dinner and a a watch which is engraved. I was talking to another colleague who also got his 25 yrs 2 years ago and he he was showing me the…
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Adjusted Salary
Hello 👋 I'm a Forum newbie 😊 I wanted to see if anyone has experience of a situation I'm in, or indeed could pass on some advice. I am in a senior role with my employer, and have recently resigned due to another opportunity. The relationship is very amicable and I'm working my notice as required. There are no issues with…
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new job but self employed as well
i am self employed driver starting a seconnd job wich will be paye, but dont know wich box to tick on the p46 "your present circumstances" a b or c any help would be great
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Helping somebody whose employer is awful
Awkward situation here. My lodger is in the UK on a work visa, so has to be careful because of the risk of getting it rescinded but from what she tells me, the domicilary care company she works for is unreasonable and sometimes illegal. I recently posted about her car accident - her manager called her a couple of hours…
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Fire Marshal - Requirement
Hello, I was wondering if someone can advise me on the following. Can I refuse to be a Fire Marshal at work as an employee? I am an administrator for the company I work for. I don't see how they can force someone to be a Marshal if they refuse it, it isn't a legal requirement I am sure and not stated in my contract,…
