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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…
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End of Year review
Hi all, I have received a less than glowing end of year review from my manager. When asked to explain - the responses were very odd. None of which were raised in any one to one. He mentioned that colleagues did not feel like approaching me for support. I have requested that this be re reviewed during the end of year…
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Middle class salary?
Please help me settle a debate. A family of three, sole earner who makes £62k before tax. Surely that is enough to be considered "middle class" and comfortable. Outside of London, £600k home with £1200 per month mortgage. Individual insisting they are not middle class.
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Staff Given Extra Day's Annual Leave if they attended Xmas Party
Hi All, I am looking for some advice. The company I work for had their Christmas party/outing last night. I was unable to attend due to already having plans in place for that evening way before the company Christmas party/outing was arranged. This morning I have learnt that all staff who attended the Christmas party/outing…
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Worried re income tax rebate followed by no tax due
I have had an unexpected tax rebate and had no tax to pay for 2 months. This equates to having paid no income tax since July! I have worked a full time low wage job this financial year (and previous years) 1st for company A, until July, which was then taken over to become company B. Both are small businesses run by a…
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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…
