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Is it unusual for a company to not announce new salaries?
Good Evening, I work at a job where I was earning below the new minimum wage which came in yesterday. However, despite me frequently asking management/HR, they have not mentioned the what the new salaries for people in my role (Or anywhere in the progression plan) would be. Naturally this is making budgeting very difficult…
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HMRC ONLINE TAX
Hey folks. I am a sole trader and have recently started full time employment. Since new job i have ceased trading. I am about to apply for credit. My question is, is the total tax i will pay itemised between both, or is each one listed seprately with HMRC? I have been told that all tax paid is against the individuals name…
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Got job offer but I’ll be training for five weeks, do i tell Universal Credit?
It’s with NHS 111. I think I get paid on the last Friday of the month, and I currently don’t have money for fares. When should I report it to UC, on the start date (tomorrow) or when I am paid?
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Should monthly salary be identical every month? Why might it not be?
Hi My girlfriend and I both work full time receiving salary monthly. There is nothing (I know of) remotely unusual about either of our employment contracts. However, my girlfriend's monthly pay, income tax, NI, employer NI, taxable income etc. are all identical from month to month. But mine all fluctuate in a seemingly…
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Fear of getting a job in a toxic environment
I'm currently on a maternity cover and my contract ends end of May. The company advised that since the lady is coming back full time, they are not going to keep me as there aren't any other jobs currently at the company either. It was a nice job and the people were decent. I couldn't feel very related to them but at least…
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Minimum wage
my partner’s employer recently advised that they would be getting a 3% pay rise from 1 April. However they are calculating the 3% increase on their hourly rate prior to the increase in National Minimum Wage so in effect the employer is giving them less than 3% as they are having to increase it anyway? Is that…
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Casual worker rights.
Have accepted a PAYE job on a casual contract.I’m apparently ineligible for occupational sick pay but eligible to join the pension scheme and will accrue holidays. The number of hours I do each month may vary by a few hours but I will always have timescales to meet. I can control the days I undertake the work but cannot…
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Negativity in the workplace
Our team has been together for some time and there's been a lot changes recently from above in the workplace (processes, redundancies etc) A LOT of people are now leaving, and there's a very negative culture seeping into the day to day. Anyone experienced negativity in the workplace and how they managed to overcome it? Any…
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Salary Question
I'm about to start a new job, and it's the first time I've been on an annual salary, so this is all a bit new to me. My contract states that I get paid two weeks in arrears and two weeks in advance. As I start a week before payday, does that mean I'd get paid the equivalent of three weeks of my salary, or am I…
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Question on bonus owed- charity I work for may be closing
Hi all, I posted about a year ago that the charity I worked for was struggling and there was a threat of redundancies. At the time they received a notification of a house being left to them which gave them a route through- this is being sold and will be income for the charity in July. I agreed as a result of this to defer…
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Advice needed please
Brief history of my situation Starteding working for a cleaning company CME 4 years ago. I was told I would be self employed . Basically it was one girl who had myself and another girl doing cleaning for CME. CME provided uniforms , products and insurance. I worked in a Doctors surgery where I represented CME she could not…
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Applying to work part time. Bank Holiday situation?
I am 56 and I want to apply to work 80% of the week on my glide slope to retirement at 58 and would like the Monday as my day off, potentially. As a higher rate tax payer, that 5th day would not "cost" me 20% of my take home pay because it would be compensated for by the drop in the 40% tax liability. However, since Monday…
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Expenses question for Freelancing role
I've been working freelance for a charity for the last year. I have been told there is £200 worth of expenses attached to my budget. I said I would like a new PC. The company has said they would like me to have a PC they have had for a few years and claim for a printer and laminator that would benefit the other…
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Money Moral Dilemma: How should my wife deal with sharing meal costs at her new job?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My wife started a new job that involves frequent overnight trips. On the first trip, she went out for a meal with her co-workers, most of whom had three courses and shared several bottles of wine. My wife's not a big eater or drinker, and had a starter, main and one beer,…
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Second job
If you have a job say as a teacher at a FE college that has alot of leave entitlement. Do you need to declare before hand if you want to take a second job up say in the summer or Easter holidays?
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Contracted Overtime not payd
First, sorry for my Engliosh is not perfect. Dear Sirs, my contract states, that overtime is not paid. On the other hand I was forced to do overtime and it is everyday the same for over 1,5 years 16 months (36.5 hours + 3.5hours overtime per week) - every day the same lenght of time. This made this OVERTIME CONTRACTUAL.…
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Rights over health & Safety at work
Its a bit of a muddle - but essentially we have just found out that work done three years ago to create an office with a false roof on at work was botched. Apart from the fact the timbers were just bolted together and are now sagging, there is exposed insulation. We have been told this is both a health risk factor and a…
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Real living wage to rise to at least £12 an hour – here's what you need to know
Over 460,000 workers in the UK are set to see their hourly pay rise by 10% due to an increase in the 'real living wage'; a voluntary employers' pay scheme based on the cost of living. Read the full story: Real living wage to rise to at least £12 an hour – here's what you need to know If you haven't already, join the…
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NHS Overpayed Me Help?
I have left my role in january 2024 for another job in same trust and hospital and let my bosses know and gave 4 weeks notice. Sadly my boss did not even done my P45 after being told that left trust temp so my rota was still being added onto system while not working there anymore meaning got paid 65 hours in janurary and…
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Company Car on Resignation ADVICE!!
Hi all, I've recently handed my notice in at my job where I have a company car. I only got the car in November but have had loads of issues with it, its spent about 45 days in the garage. It's had a new gearbox and heating/cooling system. It's been a nightmare. Anyway, it's been fixed since last week. I pay an uplift…
