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TUPE process - expected responsibilities hugely diifer from what I actually do.
I posted last week about my TUPE to another company but I have received more details as what I'm expected to do. For context I currently work for Virgin Media IT department and about half of us are being tupd to TCS. My previous post asked if they can TUPE single people or departments and it seems they can do whatever they…
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Finding a job that fits my skills
Hi all, I've been working for myself for around 15+ years now but the business isn't doing so well and I need to unfortunately look for employment to help with the finances. Because I've not been in the employed work space for years and years, I know very little about what type of job titles there are, or what I am…
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Proof Of Income - Job Offer - Self Employed
I've just been offered a perm role. They have provided me an offer in writing with salary and start date info. But they've also asked me to provide proof of earnings in the form of tax declaration for the financial year. It's a sales role and I exaggerated my self employed earnings during the interview process. Could I…
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Salaried to 50 hours..working 70+
Hey everyone. Hope you all had a good Christmas 😊. I recently started for a new company about 4 months ago as a Site Manager, predominantly working within 60 miles of the office either north/south etc, so a decent bit of travel as this includes visiting multiple sites, client meetings etc. On paper, me a long with the…
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TUPE process, can you do part of a department?
My employer is TUPE'ing about half of its IT division I work in. Most of it they are doing whole departments, ie, the whole service desk, the whole email department etc. However in my team of 7 the are TUPE'ing 3 of us and retaining 4 to stay internal. However they are bringing in 1 person from another department into the…
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Rights as company temporarily closed
Hi all, I'd like to ask if anyone can give me any idea on my rights as the company I work for burnt down on Xmas eve and is completely destroyed. I've heard from another worker that the owner intends to find a new premises, but I've not heard from my employer yet. Under the circumstance and the fact it was Xmas eve I can…
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Ill health retirement
Good morning all. I have a couple of questions relating to Ill health retirement and would be very grateful for any help. I have been off work since October 2022 following a number of, at the time, unrecognised heart attacks leading to diagnosed heart failure, depression and since extreme anxiety. I have had stents fitted,…
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Gave 60 days notice, boss said to leave before Christmas
I gave my 60 days notice today but asked if it can just be 30 days notice so that I can start my new job in early Jan. My CEO said that's fine and has basically said for me to leave mid-december just before the Christmas shutdown. So is basically trying to avoid having to pay me over the Christmas break. Am I right in…
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medical certificate
I have contacted my HR team about this and they are being very slow. It would be helpful to know if anyone here knows what I can and can't ask. I am not going to say anything until HR advise me, but this won't be until January now, and it is on my mind. (I will also try and forget about it over Christmas) I have a direct…
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Guidance on transferring to another division with large pay gap.
I realise this post may not elicit much sympathy considering the stories of grinding hardship on these forums, but then nor am I looking for it. If this triggers you for some reason, then keep in mind that one day this may be you asking, but here we go anyway! In the new year I'm being transferred to another division after…
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Probation period was extended because I have a new director that joined two weeks ago. Reasonable?
Dear all, Im reaching out to get a sanity check. I'm a financial planning and analysis manager with 8 years post qualified experience. I joined a medium sized company three months ago. I have received very positive feedback on my work, with the only negative feedback being I complain about the bad coffee in the office…
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Grievance/Settlement Agreement
Hello all. I’m hoping someone might be able to give me some advice. I am due to return to work from maternity leave soon and due to the way I was treated before I left and since, I don’t want to return. I believe I was discriminated against prior to leaving (excluded from meetings, team had pay rise other than me) I was…
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Final Pay
Hello all! So I started working with a company on the 1st August 2022. We are paid 1 month in arrears with pay day falling on the 15th of every month. I am set to leave the company on the 12th January 2024 and am being told that I will only receive the pay for 1st - 12th January 2024 on the 15th February 2024. When I…
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is working 12 hour nights shifts on 4 on 4 off legal?
Hi I am under the impression that i need to average a maximum of 8 hours a shift over 13 weeks as a night worker. The beginning of September I was "pushed" into working 12 hours shifts 4 on 4 off. Initially explained that i would struggle to accommodate the shift patterns they were suggesting, went off for two weeks…
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Temporary job question
Hi, If someone was a temp due to finish at Christmas shut down and say after the break they then find themselves asked to return in the new year, would that then be classed as new employment? (a loss of continuous employment because of the unpaid break in between Christmas and New Year) Many thanks
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Tax code confusion on what it actually means
I submitted my tax return last month, I work through an umbrella company as a contractor, they have to take what HMRC tell them for the code as I've contacted them before to query a code. I have a rental, I declared everything as normal. I had dividends which I declared and I paid a chunk into my Sipp which I entered also.…
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Maternity and Paternity Rights
My employer has just announced an enhanced paternity and maternity policy effective from Jan 1 for babies born in 2024. What right do employees who have had babies in the last few months have to access the enhanced plan. Maternity is increasing from 12 to 26wks appreciate it’s an enhanced plan so perhaps no divine right…
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I made an error
I had the 15-17th off due to ill health and my supervisor did use them as holidays. However mistakenly just now, I've emailed payroll asking how much I would get paid or I if get sick pay for the days off. payroll knows now I've had days off due to illness. My supervisor was going to use them as holiday days.…
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Backdating parts of contract
Good morning . im just wondering if anyone can tell me what the position is of an employer backdating part of the terms of a contract eg. Annual leave but not other parts of the same contract? Is this allowed and if so is it common place? Thanks in advance
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Promotion in the same year as pay award.
I wounder if anyone can help me. I've been promoted to senior level within my team which came with a pay rise because of the extra responsibility, tasks and deputising for my boss. It happens to be in the same year the whole company has been negotiating a pay award back dated to April 1st. I'm now being told i'm not having…