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Tax code confusion on what it actually means
I submitted my tax return last month, I work through an umbrella company as a contractor, they have to take what HMRC tell them for the code as I've contacted them before to query a code. I have a rental, I declared everything as normal. I had dividends which I declared and I paid a chunk into my Sipp which I entered also.…
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Maternity and Paternity Rights
My employer has just announced an enhanced paternity and maternity policy effective from Jan 1 for babies born in 2024. What right do employees who have had babies in the last few months have to access the enhanced plan. Maternity is increasing from 12 to 26wks appreciate it’s an enhanced plan so perhaps no divine right…
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I made an error
I had the 15-17th off due to ill health and my supervisor did use them as holidays. However mistakenly just now, I've emailed payroll asking how much I would get paid or I if get sick pay for the days off. payroll knows now I've had days off due to illness. My supervisor was going to use them as holiday days.…
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Backdating parts of contract
Good morning . im just wondering if anyone can tell me what the position is of an employer backdating part of the terms of a contract eg. Annual leave but not other parts of the same contract? Is this allowed and if so is it common place? Thanks in advance
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Promotion in the same year as pay award.
I wounder if anyone can help me. I've been promoted to senior level within my team which came with a pay rise because of the extra responsibility, tasks and deputising for my boss. It happens to be in the same year the whole company has been negotiating a pay award back dated to April 1st. I'm now being told i'm not having…
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Placed on 3 month "Support Plan" with a child on the way
Hello all, Work has been quiet for a while with not much work coming through and I don't think there will be much coming until the mid/ late 2024. Other team members are in the same position but I am not sure if they have been put on a plan. I have now been asked to write a 3 month "Support Plan" to improve my performance…
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Civil service back pay
I left the civil service in early November, before my organisation paid the 4.5% payrise which is to be back paid from April. Does anyone know if I would be entitled to the back pay from April to the date I left the organisation? I've already received my final payslip. Thank you!
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Payroll/Tax code error
Called HMRC today as I realised my tax code was incorrect, and has been for several years now, due to me transferring some of my personal tax free allowance to my husband, however my payslips are showing basic tax rate of 1257L. I hadn’t noticed until now. The lady I spoke to at HMRC then advised me that they are unable to…
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Credit Utlisation - employment credit check
I've been made a job offer for a company in financial services and they will complete a credit check as part of their background checks. I'm concerned because I have a high credit utilisation on some of my credit cards (3 of 5). I also have a large ish loan which was taken out to do work on the house when I mmovedlast…
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Sick at work
My son has been in a job it will be 3 years this May/June time. He’s not one to be off sick but this morning he’s thrown up 4 times whilst at work and explained to them that his 9yr old nephew had been at ours and has norovirus. They’ve said to him you can’t be that ill if you’ve come to work and won’t let him go home. He…
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Help with the Complexity of Employing someone on Universal Credit.
I am about to employ a family friend who's on UC due to waiting for a new knee for the last 9months and can no longer do their current job as the pain is so bad (no wonder we are not productive when people are forced out of work due to waiting lists) I am going to employ them one day a week in the office. I do not want to…
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Teacher Qualifications On The Job
Hi all, I've almost finished my Level 5 Education & Learning course and my school have said if they can offer me a teacher job while doing the teacher training alongside, they will. It's a council run SEN school but they're pretty damn good. If they can't offer me a place, I'll need to look at other schools however I'm…
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Different contract to my husband for the same job
I took a job as a software developer at the same company as my husband. Despite me asking, they did not supply the terms of my contract, other than salary, until my first day of work. I wasn't worried because I assumed it would be the same as his, as it is the same role. We both work part time. His contract is 25 days…
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Redundancy
Hi All, looking for some advice - I was made redundant yesterday (Great Christmas Present!) The reason they gave was the projects I was going to be working on were not going to be carried forward into 2024… however I had 2 project managers working underneath me who’s jobs are safe and I was recently told to hand over some…
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When to hand in my notice at work?
Hello, I hope I can get some advice on here as I am very unsure on what to do. I am a Real Estate Agent and I have been with this company since July 2022. I have been in this industry almost five years and this is the worst paid job I ever had. My commute is over an hour each way in London traffic and I drive a lot during…
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Soil sampler position
Does anyone have any knowledge or experience of soil sampling, either the job itself or role, as advertised by FRS Recruitment? The original advert has been taken down but see https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...iX7AE9I8r2WkYi_hEpLgXZz3shg5i6FR2yH1toPI&_rdr Would appreciate any replies.
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Could I lose my job?
Will I lose my job? I am very worried. I received acomplaint about my work from a member of the public. Imade mistakes I admit that. I got a meeting with mymanager next week to discuss it. In my role we do getcomplaints. Now I am worried that I may get others andget fired
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Student loan payments stopped?!
Hi, I received my self assessment tax bill this week which is higher than expected. After querying this with my accountant we’ve noticed that my employer hasn’t been making my student loan deductions. I’ve raised this with the team and they’ve informed me that it seems for some reason my payments stopped in May 2020 and…
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24 hours notice of training
Evening all, Been combing the internet looking for guidance but nothing really has come up. My Wife has been working part time for an employer since June 2023. She has today been told she must attend a mandatory Health and Safety training course tomorrow (24 hours notice) that is approximately 3 hours long and outside of…
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Family member got promoted to 5-month senior post but then had transplant
A family member just started a new 5-month senior role at a local authority but then 8 weeks in, was called for a transplant which they had been on the list for and this was known to the organisation. What are their rights?
