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Accident at work, should I claim?
Hi, my son is a 21yr old plumbing apprentice who has worked for the same company since he was 17. Recently he was subcontracted to working on a construction site fitting all the new builds plumbing. The site foreman left him alone onsite at 3pm to go and get his wing mirror fixed, he asked him to shut the site up. At 4pm…
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Travel Expenses
My employers have forced a return to office, my contract states that my normal place of work on a Thursday is home and I have made it clear that I am working under protest and I don't agree to any change of terms and conditions to my contract. Could I claim company mileage and travel time for the Thursdays I am now in the…
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Benefits allowance
Hi where I work I get 20% benefits allowance. we can get benefits including a shopping card which we can top off. Is it the case it’s beneficial to get the shopping card as if I took more of the benefits card as cash I would be taxed. However if I topped up a shopping card I wouldn’t be taxed?
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Employment Tribunal - my experience
Forumites may find this impossible to believe - but it happened to me.Back in the early 1990s I was working as an IT tutor and had a long list of adult applicants for my courses. As a former government scientist my experience and knowledge of computing at that time was 'pretty good'. Then I was called in to see the boss…
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About To Lose My Job, Any Lawyers Around?
Hey afternoon everyone, I'll try to keep this short but basically I work as a security guard with a Front Line SIA Door Supervisor Licence. In the summer of 2024 I had gone out for the work do and gotten drunk ended up buying some cocaine from somewhere in Soho London, ended up in some alleyway about to take a key and 6…
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New Style Jobseekers Allowance (nJSA)
Q1) - Is it "Jobseekers Act 1995" that is used to determine if nJSA is awarded? (in particular in interested in Contribution Based nJSA) Q2) - On the assumption that the answer to Q1 is YES, then Q2 is: Where do they get the information from to base their decision on? (The legislation reads " (1) The conditions referred to…
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HR meeting sickness
i work for my local council and have to attend a meeting with the the an hr rep, i have been off work fro just under three months with fit notes from my doctor, im awaiting a ct scan appointment because of abdominal and groin pain, possibly a kidney stone ? i have been in constant pain with this taking tablets etc for the…
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Incorrect Tax - Missing P45
Wondering if anyone can help. I left a company in November 2024 and have since gone self employed. I would like to file my tax return for 24/25 tax year to get a tax rebate however my previous company never issued me with a P45. I have contacted them multiple times requesting it but no response from them whatsoever. When I…
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Are you being paid the national minimum wage?
This is the place to discuss our new National minimum wage guide. We'd love to hear your thoughts, personal experiences, and general feedback. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
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Long term sick, not sure how long i will go back
Hi all Due to burnout and anxiety i have been off work now over 6 months. The job is hard physically and im not sure i will last long if and when i go back, even with a gradual return. What id like to know is what sort of help i can get to retrain if i lost my income? A brief check on entitled to says i could get just over…
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Changing rota's without informing.
My nephew works in a supermarket part time which he's been with for 3 years and since he's had a new dept manager his rotas are being changed online without informing him or his colleges. I've always thought that once rotas are displayed on his work app they can't be touched for 3 weeks unless you agree to the changes? A…
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inside IR35 - make it simple for me!
Thinking about applying for a contract role. I've only done permanent roles before so don't know how they pay when you're a contractor. I've googled inside IR35 and they talk about some of your salary being 'expenses'. Is this something to do with covering your traveling costs and tax offsetting? Do you actually get to…
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Payslip - YEAR TO DATE VS THIS PERIOD? (Question)
Payslip - YEAR TO DATE VS THIS PERIOD? (Question) A question regarding a UK payslip. When you receive your payslip for your monthly salary from the company you work for. It shows what you have earned per month, on This period and it also shows an amount on Year to date __________________________________ Here is a simple…
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Being Forced into Office despite Doctors Note
I work in IT and have worked from home since lockdown. I suffer from chronic fatigue from long Covid since 2020. I am female in my mid fifties. We were required to work one day a week in the office since mid 2023 so I got a fit to work note from my GP advising that I was not well enough to go into the office that often but…
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New Job delayed starting
Here is the story bare with me , My previous employment lasted 10 years and unfortunately it ended in a bit of a mess due to the employers side of miss management I had to take civil action against them but both sides agreed to depart on common ground. I stared working for a family business to tie myself over until I got…
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I have a written warning lasting 6 months- can I get a pay rise when it expires?
My written warning runs out in August (was for 6 months) however in the mean time the other staff have a pay rise which I am not entitled to. Question is: When my 6 months is up in August, will I then get the increase in pay - or have to wait until next Aprils increase? Appreciate any kind comments!
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A previous company owes me a month's wages.
Hi,A previous company never payed me a months wages. How can I get them to pay me? From March 2017 to Mid Feb 2020 I worked for a company in Southampton, UK (Call it "Grendal" but that's not their real name).In July 2018, Grendal kindly decided to increase my pay from £40k to £42k per annum. (i was on PAYE) However, there…
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Recruiter connecting on LinkedIn
Hi all - not much of a question or anything here, but did wonder what people thought of this. I applied for a role direct with an employer a couple of weeks or so ago. A couple of days after an internal recruiter from the company sent a connection request to me on LinkedIn. Great, I thought, that is maybe a positive sign…
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When should you receive your first pay packet?
Hi, On PAYE, in a full time perm role, one usually gets payed once per month, and usally at the month end. However, suppose one starts work on the 15th of the month? Could one expect to be payed at the end of that month? How close to the end of the month is it, that if you started work then, then you would not expect to be…
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Holiday entitlement on zero hour contracts
Hi there, just wondered if anyone knows more than I do about my general employment rights in this work situation 👇 I've been working a hospitality job since 1.5 years now, with irregular hours on a zero-hours contract, though averaging on ~12h-18h/week. In retrospect this company seems rather dodgy though, since I have in…
