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Going back to Uni at 40!
Hi everyone, I'm one of those who has made the choice to return to school at an older age, and would like to chat to others who may have had a crack at it too. My course is a 2 year MSc for 2 days a week. I work the other three days, rent a flat, own no property, no debt or dependents. My ambition is increase my…
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Leaving a new job after just a few weeks
I wanted to reach out to this community to get your perspective on an ethical/moral dilemma I'm facing. After being made redundant a little while ago, I have recently started in a new job less than a month ago, which I am very happy in, great people, pay is not bad either... One of the reasons why I took it was because it…
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Making a claim against former employer: Does claim fee count towards overall claim amount?
Hi first time poster, consumer rights seemed the closest
category for my question. I’m going to make a claim against a former employer for wages
owed, redundancy package etc. I want to keep my claim within the small claims limit of
£10,000 so my claim isn’t submitted to the fast-track claim process. My question is: does…
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Resources for older returners?
I’ve just joined this website and this will be my first post. If I’m in the wrong place then apologies and please let me know. The short summary is that I’m looking to return to work as an older worker and would appreciate any general advice that you think might be helpful. I have worked in the tech industry for over 30…
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LinkedIn
I applied for a job. Since then the hiring manager has added me on LinkedIn yeasterday. I accepted. They haven't messaged me and I haven't messaged them yet. What's the best was of dealing with this please? I'm new to LinkedIn.
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Applying for different positions
I applied for a job at a company in a city near me. I am still waiting to hear back. They have also put an advert up for the same job in another local town. Should I apply for this too. It's the same job but in a slightly different area. It is probably the same hiring manager. Thanks for your thoughts
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Contactless payment machine
So my dad's asked me to find him a contactless payment card His requirements are : Low transaction fees Low or free monthly cost The ability to have a sim card built in or maybe even connect to his phone's data via Bluetooth or WiFi or some other form He's a taxi driver, so he can't exactly have a payment machine hooked up…
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what exactly is a month's notice?
I work split shifts,I dislike my afternoon shift.i told my employer what notice do I have to give either to leave or go to working morning shift only. they said one month's,they said it verbally, I can't find my contract. I went for a few job interviews lately one of them said they could offer me an afternoon shift.I said…
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Complaint by employee
This employee has made a complaint against me (which has been investigated 4 times) every time I have been found not guilty. Now she has complained again! I don’t talk to her or any contact. But she keeps saying the same things to different managers.
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Holiday calculater
Hi, I've just started a new contract moving away from working within the agency but they aren't picking up my calls or answering my emails regarding holiday payments i have left to be paid. I started on the 21st of June 2023 and it ended on Friday 17th of November 2023, For the first 12 weeks I was informed that you get…
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Teenage son and jobs
My teenage son (15 just turned 16) for the last two years has had a paper round. It's £20 cash on a friday. About 5 months ago he got a job working one shift a week in a pub kitchen. I've just found out he's getting taxed 25% for the pub job because he has 'a second job'. Should a £20 paper round count as a job. It's cash…
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Half Days and Annual Leave
My office has flexi hours and has a half day Friday (Core hours: Mon-Thur 9 to 4, Fri 9-1, 39 hour week). So I work 7 to 4/4.30ish Mon to Thur and 8 till 1 Friday.I wanted to take a Friday off but to do so, I need to use a full day annual leave because they don't want people just taking every Friday off for the year.That…
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Fall
Fall at work
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Possible Removal/Change of Bank Holiday
I work in non essential retail in Scotland (charity shop). We have closed every Christmas Day/Boxing Day/1st January/2nd January since I started, as far as I know no shop in Scotland has ever opened those days. There are now non-confirmed rumours that the regional manager wants shops to open on the 2nd January in line with…
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max age to do a physical job.
I'm 55 and done mostly physical jobs for last 10 years.im slim with some good muscles. , current job is full-time physical with bosses I hate., current workmates are 65 ,slow and lazy and hide a lot. but I feel I get tired now after a shift( sleep is the most important thing in my life,sad eh?)( I'm no fun).,( I've noticed…
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Change in Employment (secondment)
Hi, I recently started (in the last month) a new role within the same company that I work for, as a secondment opportunity. This will last 6 months, working the same hours but the pay is slightly better. Do I need to notify Universal credit of the change on my journal or as a change in my circumstances? Many thanks for any…
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wages
Hi, need some advise please, have been in employment with the same employer for the last 6 years, have never signed a contract but was based upon a zero contract, where if there was work it was offered, we were paid the last friday of every month, and have been for the last 6 years, however i recently decided to change my…
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Does this sound realistic or dodgy?
Years ago when I was just starting out I had a colleague doing the same job as me on a similar salary. The wage was poor and I remember one lunchtime he pointed out something that needed repairing on his car but he couldn't afford to repair it. One day he had enough and quit. He told me he wanted to be an entrepreneur and…
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Teacher pay rise not been paid
I'm a teacher. As you're probably aware, teachers were granted a pay rise after lots of strike action. It was due to be paid starting autumn 2023. Usually, there's a couple months of delay before we receive them and we get a backdated increase in October or November. Having checked the payslips today, my colleagues and I…
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No referees
I'm nearly 59 and I've not been employed for over 20 years. The last job I had was a cleaning job, which I left to have a baby. Since then I've been doing a bit of self-employment which hardly makes any money, and last year I was really unwell and couldn't even do that. So I thought it might be an idea to get a cleaning…
