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Any benefit to registering as unemployed?
I'm wondering if there is any advantage to registering as unemployed and if so how to go about it without registering for benefits. For example, would registering give me access to any services relating to finding a job locally? Some background information might help. I retired early a few years ago but am now looking to…
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Changes at work
Evening all, I am with my current employer for over 10 years (TUPE ) and was mostly working from home, due to child care arrangement. I was number 1 in the company and they won business because of performance which continued for Years. Following the recent changes to the system, my performance slightly dropped purely…
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Civil Service Pre- Employment Checks Help?
Currently going through pre employment checks after being on reserve list but I have been told that the Government Recruitment Services are requiring my outstanding ID Documents. I thought I had already uploaded these when I first applied using three upload sections in the application but they must no longer have them. I…
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not working Mondays
hiI worked full time, 37 hours, term time in a school. Sept 2023 I changed to 4 days a week, 29 and a half hours, tues wed thurs fri (fri half hr early finish). So I have Monday off. I was told by a few people when I said that Monday as my day off that they should adjust my pay to reflect losing bank holidays. I did…
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Uber dfiver se london
Any here that does this, the good bad and the ugly??
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Can anybody provide a link to BRP and notice period?
My friend on a visa has a new visa and new BRP for her new employer. The rules say she has to work for the sponsor holding the BRP. however her old employer says she has to work a month's notice I can't find any government documentation relating to this, only the basic rules for applying for a BRP . Can anybody help? Her…
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Maths English online certificate?
I have someone asking me about courses to do maths and english, They have been told to go on the Alison website, as far as I can see they don't have the GCSE courses. They have been told by the job center or SeetecPlus to go on that website.
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Leaving job and taking holiday
Asking for a friend; she was offered a different job in April but has waited until now for her replacement visa which enables her to take the job. She hates her current job, the office is full of bullies, but she has not yet given notice because of needing to confirm the visa ( which came through yesterday). She hasn't…
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Company acquisition
Hi Everyone,I hope you are doing well. The company I work for is in the process of being acquired. The purchase could still not go through but it's unlikely at this stage. It's a small limited company. Apparently our team is going to be merged into the purchaser's business, the existing director is likely to retire in 2…
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Holiday pay already in hourly rate advertised
I've seen a job advertised at £13.00 per hour, and it is term time only. I'm about to take the job, thinking the rate isn't bad, but as it's 39 weeks per year I've been told by another cleaner who showed me round that it includes holiday pay. Are employers allowed to do this without telling you? I will call the company,…
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Doubts about business residence when registering for Self Assessment on previous work
Hello, I've spent the last year living and working in the UK, selling items through eBay. Now I am abroad, in my family's home in the EU, deciding whether I will settle abroad or not. I didn't register for self employment, as I read you could do it until 5th October, and all the same I was under the threshold for tax. The…
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Advice required regarding annual pay review
I have been employed by my current employer (a small organisation run by a volunteer committee with paid staff) for over 4 years. After 2 years, I resigned but subsequently agreed to remain in their employment and a new position was created. I retained some of my original workload with the remainder being taken on by the…
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Probation Period Extended due to non job role reasons?
So, at about the five and a half month mark, my employer randomly pulled me into their office for my six month review. My line manager said I was doing a good job and then my employer also said "I was doing well at my job" but felt that "I was not being a good team player" and then said something about my partner which…
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Shared Parental Leave - only one parent eligble. Confused and work being difficult!
Hi there, I’m due a baby in January and I am self employed but my Husband is employed. I have tried talking to citizens advice about the following matter but they werent much help On the gov website it says my husband is eligible for shared parental leave, but I am not. Am I right to believe that this means I would be able…
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Employer suddenly requires a DBS Enhanced Check
Posting for a friend to protect her identity on a rather confidential matter:- My friend "Jane" is a new employee of 5 weeks, a Church of England Parish administrator (her role and responsibilities do not include lone working or working with money or working with children or vulnerable people other than a vulnerable person…
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Government apprenticeship training scheme
Can a person of 18 starting a government apprenticeship training scheme have a 2nd job if they will earn £14k a year on the scheme is there a clause in the contract to stop them getting a 2nd job and paying tax on the 2nd job seperately
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what is my and wife's monthly average wage
I've to get a company to work out my average monthly wage using 3 months worth of wage slips, they got it wrong ive supplied them with only 2 wage slips as it's a new job I started mid month and did 24hrs, the next month I did 40hrs . I'm paid every 4weeks. I work 10hrs a week at 11.44an hour min wage what is my average…
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Could someone advice ?
Hi,I need some advice.I am 55. I haven't been working since December.I have been looking for IT jobs but haven't been successful so far.I was doing ok before that.Now, all my savings are gone. My overdraft reached 5k now. My bank wouldn't increase it anymore.I know my priority is to get a job. I'll be fine once I get one.…
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Junior on full duties
Hi all Work in a large (profiessional-ish) organisation for about 5 years. Just a quick one, last year as a result of some issues with my manager I jumped from one role to another and changed team. The new job is a pay band higher, and commands a contractual bonus significantly higher (whilst it isn't a management…
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First pay back from maternity was zero!!
Hello there wondered if anymore had any advice or wisdom for me. My maternity pay finished on the 22nd June, I Returned to work the week commencing 1st July as my manager had already completed the June Rotas so I just had the last week of june as unpaid maternity leave. My first shift was 3rd July. My contract is 25 hours.…
