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Lear direct refunds
Can anyone help………… My daughter has paid (a lot) of money for an education course with Learn Direct that is advertised at 6 months duration but she is two years on with no sign of completion who can you complain too? She has sent multiple emails to the complaints email address they have with one reply last month which was…
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Struggling to settle in new role
Hi All, After 5 years with 1 my last company I took a new job offer around and am now 4 weeks in, about to start my 5th week. I left my previous job because there had been a takeover and the threat of redundancy loomed. I don’t feel like I’ve settled too well into the new role and the culture is very different to what I…
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Repaying Training Costs
I've been with my company for a little over a year. I was roped into doing some training courses at work that are subject to clawback agreements. I've now decided to leave and I'm aware that I'll need to repay the training costs as per agreements, but I'm unsure whether they can be repaid pre deductions, by way of salary…
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How to receive US Dollars for work in the UK
I have a new full time employed job and the company is in the USA. So they will be paying me in dollars each month, which at the moment will go to my Starling Bank account and be converted to pounds. Is this the best way to receive money if you employer is in the USA or is there a better bank account than Starling? Also,…
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Is this allowed?
I am sure this is allowed but let me explain. I've been in my current employment for just over two years. Up until very recently it's been great with no issues. However, I support vulnerable adults and their support needs vary greatly. However, one (A), since before xmas has been targeting me. This has resulted in a…
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Looking for a job Working from Home
I have a long term health condition and working from home would be easier for me. I've been trying to find a part time typing job working from home but am not having any luck so far. I wondered if anyone can suggest any websites or employers that I could try? Thanks
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Things to do before starting my first job?
Hiya, Joined this forum as I can't find anything specific on the topic - I am finishing university in a couple of weeks and have a full-time job starting mid-July. I was wondering if there are any things eg. getting my first credit card, creating a budget etc. that people would recommend sorting out before I start work?…
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Moved departments in NHS with different work and hours
Hello everyone, I am one of 3 senior nurses in a suite of operating theatres, due to organisational changes one senior anaesthetic practitioner will come under our budget, and one of us will be forced to move to another department, no one wants to go. The other department uses x-ray a lot and I for example cannot wear a…
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Work hotel stays as a taxable benefit - confused how this actually works
Hi all, As part of my job I often have to stay in a hotel, paid for by work, in order to be able to get into central London before public transport starts up. Although this is paid by the company, it is a taxable benefit, but it's the mechanics of this that are confusing me. What seems to happen is, my "Payments" section…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I pay my colleagues £500 for looking after their house and cats?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Two colleagues, who are a couple, were going travelling for a few months and asked me to house-sit for them and look after their two cats. We didn't discuss money, but they presented it as a way of reducing the cost of my commute (which was true) so I agreed. When they…
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References capacity.
When providing references for a
job application, how would I answer the question "In what capacity do you
know this person?" Both of my referees are managers.
Would I just put manager or employer? Thanks
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Working at a company with no HR
I've worked for global companies that have an HR department and once in my life I worked for a small start up with no HR. I'm in the process of job hunting again and I had an interview with a company that had been trading for 70 years, but had no HR. They were just using recruiters to find candidates. From the beginning I…
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Pay rise withheld after promotion
The company I work in has a negotiated pay rise. The company in recent years has changed rules so that anyone securing a promotion between certain dates does not get this negotiated rise. It is not well publicised and not mentioned in job adverts. This doesn’t seem to have been a problem in previous years but the pay rise…
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Taking Former "Employer" to Court
Hi there, After getting advise on whether I could take my former employer to court or not, I was fairly confident on proceeding, but on further reading I'm growing a little more concerned as to whether I'm doing the right thing. I'm owed invoices totalling over 15k, for work I carried out for his company - I worked for him…
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P11D Error - How to correct it?
I find myself in a situation I've seen posted here before, but unable to find an example of the resolution: A former employer sent in a P11D to HMRC which was in error, and I now have a tax liability. - I notified HMRC and the employer immediately when my P11D was issued. They acknowledged the question, but didn't confirm…
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GDPR in Grievance meeting?
I have pictures which show my employers unethical practices, can I show them in a grievance meeting? Some of them contain names and dates etc. Can I show them too? Cheers
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Civil Service Reserve List?
Recently had an interview for the Justice Service, They told me i will be put on the reserve list until the end of November of this year. I understand this means the highest scorers will be offered the job and reserve list is like the subs bench. Anybody ever heard of a six month reserve list as the last one was 12 months…
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double pay issue
I'll be finishing my current employment on the 31st of may and starting my new job on the 3rd of June, i get paid every month on the 26th currently and my new job will be on the 25th so, i am on 0 hours at the moment so i work a month in hand, so when i leave at the end of the next month [June] ill be getting paid 2 times…
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Self Employed : Claiming between work?
This is something I have never really considered, so just asking to see if its something to look into? I am self-employed as a musician, and have been getting regular work, even though it fluctuates month by month. So I go from feast (if you can call it that) to famine from month to month. Is there anything that I can…
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Early finishes when salaried
Hi, my employer has recently mandated that all salaried employees should begin to clock in and out. With this in mind, would be employer be within their rights to dock an hourly rate, for early finishes? They haven’t amended my contract, and I haven’t signed anything to agree to changes… I was always under the impression…
