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Asking prospective employer to pay salary into another (EU) country account.
Hi, For some reasons I want my salary to be paid into another (EU) country accounts. I am a UK resident. I wonder if its as simple as asking a manager/hr or?
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Workplace not helping me progress
I've been working in a Customer Care Role (Remote) for about two years and within that time, I have been seconded twice to a Senior role and would say that I am pretty good at my role which is backed up with my weekly meetings with my line manager - who always tells me that my KPI's are amazing and usually I am in the lead…
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Handed notice in
I handed my notice in last Friday. My boss is away so doesn't no till tomorrow. Over managers no. I am regretting my decision. Would going back in it be messy. I have accepted another job but not signed anything
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A months notice
I have handed my notice in my contact says a months notice. If I offer to work this but they tell me to go after a week. Do they have to pay me for the months notice my contract states?
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Feeling like a spare part?
Wondering if anyone else has been in this predicament, did you hang around or move on? I was taken on during a busy period, for the first 3/4 weeks had plenty of work, now normal service has resumed I find im standing around most of the day like a spare part, boss seems happy enough to pay me as they go though up and down…
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Zero hours contract - AI/Automation taking away work/hours.
Hi all, So I've been working for a company remotely doing content moderation for almost 3 years now. I only get paid the minimum wage, plus a top up that counts as holiday pay. Everything has been fine and I never thought I'd run into this issue with this particular job, as there's been people doing this moderation job for…
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Secondment Pay in a Job
Hi guys and girls, I'm a 31 yo male I currently work at a very popular logistics company in the UK. I have been here for over 2 years now. I started as an operative and got into a secondment role as an administrator, of which I have been in the admin position now for 9 months. So in December 2022 my wages slightly…
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Contractor role for USA company
Hi, I've been approached by a small company in the USA for a full-time, wholly remote role. Under the details of the role they list bank holidays off, vacations, sick pay (in accordance with laws), healthcare etc. I asked if it was an employed role and they said it's a contractor position. From what I gather I'd be…
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Pregnancy, risk of redundancy, potential new job
We have been through a lot of rounds of IVF over the last few years which costed most of our savings. Lo and behold, I have found out I am finally pregnant - with twins. The IT company I have been working for 1 year and 4 months has been acquired by an investor and is being merged with a competitor. My boss has resigned as…
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Removing Home Worker Allowance
As per the subject. Company is trying to remove the monthly home worker allowance they pay directly as PAYE and are pushing employees to a link about how to claim directly via HMRC.In context this allowance for home working pre-dates any "covid" new norm and isn't something that just happened. Various members of staff were…
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Contract consultation query
Hi there I’m looking for a bit of advice …. Having been TUPE’D over to a new employer earlier in the year , we were told that our contracts would stay as was until they were reviewed in April and we have recently had a consultation about changes to contract, role etc Overall there are a few good plus points such as…
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Tax / bonus help
I have been offered a new role, £40k plus £5K car, with potential bonus each month up to £3k, though sometimes £0k if targets are not achieved. As I have to work 6 months notice o would not start the role until April so handy for working out tax year. My question is how would tax be worked out each month? What would happen…
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Do You Have A Flex Fund At Work?
Nutshell , your basic salary and they also provide you with a flex fund on top of that. Do you draw out the flex fund as cash? Do you use it for your benefits? What benefits do you have?
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New company with old colleagues?
Hey everyone. So, I've been offered management role with a large, well established company, it would be a decent step up in wages, company vehicle and I would have about 20 employees under near me in my section... A good 9 or 10 of these would be former colleagues. I left a former company about 6 years ago, not under great…
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Part time working removal of car allowance
I’ve worked full time for a large Company for over 20 years but recently applied to reduce my hours and go part time. As part of my current contract of employment I’m given a monthly car allowance but by moving to part time the Co. Wants to remove this and is refusing to consider paying this pro-rata. Can they do this if…
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Dipping toe into self-employed
I'm currently working full time in the Public Sector. My skill set is project management/Executive Assistant and sorting out chaos! I'm thinking about becoming a Virtual Assistant but cant afford to give up my full time job due to debts. So I was wondering if anyone could offer some advice on how I go about doing my full…
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Paying tax on PhD studentship whilst working
Hello, I have been offered a funded part-time PhD, which comes with a tax-free stipend, I currently work full time. I am planning to formally reduce my contracted days to 4 a week, and will go down to 0.8 FTE on my salary. Will I need to pay any additional tax on my salary by receiving the tax-free stipend? My 0.8 FTE will…
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Transitioning to Financial Planning
Hi, I have been working in the Financial services industry for 6 years after University, predominately in mortgages. I started as a Business development consultant at a high street bank and then promoted to a Telephone Business Development Manager, I stayed at the bank for 4 years. For the past 2 years I have worked as a…
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Next Steps As An AGILE BA?
I have a lot of questions with regards to becoming an AGILE BA. I will be working on an EPIC very soon. However, in the meantime, the product owner has assigned me a number of user stories to work on. These are within the 'TO DO' column on KANBAN board. What do I do when they are in the TO DO column? After I have completed…
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Job at hospital
Hi All, This is my very first thread on here. Anyway, I haven't worked in a while. I have job interview at a hospital for a Phlebotomist which is drawing blood from patients. I have pretty much a tattoo sleeve on one of my arms. I would just like to know if anyone has any knowledge will I be allowed to wear a long sleeve…