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Awaiting a Decision
Hi everybody So, after 22 years at the same company I've made the huge decision to start interviewing for a new job. I have recently just had 2 interviews for what I think is the perfect position. Salary...location...feel of the business....everything seems right. First interview was the Tuesday before Christmas ( 19th…
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Can I claim a tax refund for an office chair WFH?
Hi all, Does anyone know if and if so how it's possible to claim some tax relief for an office chair for working 100% from home please?
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Need to boost my income but how?
I'm in my early sixties, married to an ex steelworker who has both his state pension and his work pension. Since 2019 I ran a business on Etsy and employed my son and a few casual workers in 2020 I was diagnosed with bowel cancer. I continued to run the business but doing less and less. Etsy caused issues in June and I…
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Holiday Entitlement for leaving part way through a year
I've been with my current employer since 2019. My current annual leave entitlement is 30 days + Bank Holidays (38 in total). I work full time 5 days a week, 37.5 hours. The annual leave year runs from 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024. I'm leaving on the 8th of March 2024 - The HR department has told me I will have accrued 5 days…
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Work probation
I have a few questions about my current situation at work. I started the position as someone with no experience and like most jobs, on a 6 month probation. After 4 months I was asked if I wanted to take a senior position on a 6 month probationary period. When I asked, if after the 6 months, I didn’t like the new role what…
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Restructure and redundancy
Hi Due to a contract win My employer is making our roles redundant but offering new roles that are substantially the same in terms of roles and responsibilities however titled differently. They have offered these roles to other staff members working on the contract as development opportunities. Surely these roles should be…
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Self Employed Hours and Pay
Hi, I work from home as a self employed Secretary PA. I make myself available during and out of business hours and at weekends for a specific CEO. I only get paid for the work I do and log the calls/emails etc.. which I carry out and send a detailed spreadsheet and bill at the end of the month. Even though I bill just for…
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Boss is micromanaging me and still in my probation
So i started a job in August and was fine for a few months but since October my boss has become a nightmare but I'm starting to think she's doing it intentional so i don't pass my probation at the end of Jan. Do I go to HR? There is no point talking to her as she can be very challenging when you even say anything she…
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Should I include this job from my CV
So I've been running my own ebay business for 10 years and in October decided to get back into fulltime employment as ebay stopped being profitable enough I really don't like my new job of 3 months and have found a job advert that suits me down to a tee. Now my dilemma is should I include my 3 months job on my CV - would…
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Fed Up With My Job
I have been at my job for five years however the last two or three months I have been getting tired of my job. One colleague in particular very frequently keeps calling in sick or makes an excuse to say she can't come into work. There doesn't seem to be any repercussions for all her absences.Nine times out of ten its me…
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Police Check Delays for Job/HR problem. What to do without P ing them off?
In August, my son was offered a job with a national company in security which he really wants and is still hanging on for and is well qualified to do. The company sent a request to the police which should have generated a password for my son to log in to a website. It didn't come and he chased up again and again and…
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Spot Salary
Hi could someone advise me if I was moved onto a spot salary should my employer have informed me beforehand? Any advice is appreciated thank you.
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Are all workplaces b**chy in your experience?
Is this just how workplaces are in general? I haven't worked too many places you see so don't have anything to really compare to. Currently reading a book by someone who was in a horrendous working environment, so much wrong going on. Different to my own situation of course but a b**chy environment, snipes & toxicity ...…
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Additional income changes
Apologies if this has been asked elsewhere, I have searched the forum but ended up down a rabbit hole and perhaps the search terms weren’t correct. We’ve never given this much consideration before but lots a talk and scaremongering on social media has caused us to look at it further and perhaps it’s not scaremongering. It…
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Background Checks for Graduate jobs after Dismissal
I could really do with some advice on my situation. First of all I just want to say that I accept my mistakes and I do not want to downplay them at all. I was recently dismissed from my finance company job for emailing sensitive data to my personal email. The company was very strict on not working from home. I had to WFH…
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Not Accepting a Job from Another Company Whilst with Current Classed as Voluntarily Unemploy
Hello, I've been working for a contractor on a site for 13 years and for reasons I can't go into, I want to leave. The site is managed by a different employer and the contract for cleaning the site maybe going to that different employer rather than the separate employer I'm currently with. If the different employer offered…
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Company car
I have to pay an additional £89/mth towards my company car. If I hand my notice in, I am liable to pay the £89 for the remainder of the lease period. So currently that would be £3204. I have signed an agreement for this, but am wondering if there is a way out of paying it?
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Son failing probation.
Hi, Apologies if not quite the right board. DS has mild autism (18 but 19 next month) so wants to work, but struggles with what most of us would do automatically eg go the extra mile, never look bored, be smiley and confident etc. He likes working but probably doesnt show himself in his best light and is quite shy and…
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Notice Handed In and Internal Jobs
Hi, I am currently employed by a local business, who have created a consortium (regional Team) to provide services on behalf of 4 businesses in the region. However last year we were informed that the team would be de-regionalised and would return a local team. This is anticipated to be in April 2024. I am employed by the…
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Employment law Solicitor required
Dear Sirs, If this post is a breach of forum rules then my apologies, it is my first post. I am looking for employment law Solicitor. Matter to be funded by BTE Insurer - they pay 100 pounds per h. Case reviewed by two barristers, both confirmed merits. Matter is already litigated however 2nd preliminary hearing has been…
