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Going self employed??
How do you find out whatever it is you need to find out for you to go self employed? Specifically as a driver, in case it makes a difference. Again if it makes a difference then as a HGV driver (I'm not asking if you need to get a HGV licence or need to do your CPC etc - that's all taken care of). I've no idea what…
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Council pay rises
What happens with council pay rise they council offers a rise in April. I I think the unions are still arguing it now. Does the payrise usually get back dated?
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5 week months
Hi was hoping someone could help please. Three times a year,including December pay for Christmas,I have to wait for 5 weeks between paydays.I heard on the grapevine that you can claim £1000 each time this happens and is put into your bank account automatically. Does anyone get this or know how to apply for it please.
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Company Sick Pay reset after Mat leave?
Hi, I returned from Maternity leave in June, reducing my hours from 4 to 3 days and I signed a new contract. Today I have called in sick. Looks like despite working at the company for 7 years I am now not entitled to company sick pay for 6 months from signing the new contract. Is this correct?
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Self assessment and tax offset in new contract
Could anyone please help me understand what this means? I really don't understand and don't want my husband to sign his life away! The bit covered is the company name and 'I *husbands name*...
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Grievance
Hi. Just wondering if anyone has some thoughts on what is considered reasonable for a grievance to be concluded? I know there’s no statutory timescale but ACAS say reasonable timescale . I won’t bore you with the all details of my grievance other than to say it was a grievance I raised about a contractor that supplied…
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Which are the best IT certifications for job?
Hello everyone! I'm currently exploring IT certifications to boost my career prospects in the tech industry, and I'm curious to know which IT certifications you consider to be the best for job opportunities and career advancement. Your insights and experiences would be greatly appreciated!
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Starting Off Contracting.
Been a employee all my life, most of which were at a single employer, where I have a fair amount of domain experience. I recently left to try new stuff, which isn't working as I had hoped, my previous employer has offered me a position as a contractor, which at initial glance is appealing. I'm financially secure (no…
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What are my rights?
Work in a small org. A small org that say on their form when joining they don't recognise any union. I'm know they can't reject any so looking to join one. Without giving too much away everyone in our department apart from me quit over pay issues. I've been, for over 10 months, doing more than my fair share to keep the…
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Letter saying you have resigned
Hello, My son was working for a national supermarket in his holidays from Uni but today we recieved a letter saying he had resigned by mutual consent . He has been stuggling to get shifts and got none after his holiday in August but had no contact with the employer until we recieved this letter. Assuming my son is telling…
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Legalities of creating and advertising a new role
A new layer of management is being created in my place of work. It feels very much that one person is intended to get the job. This person has been involved in creating the role, drafting the job description, and obviously knew about it long before any other potential candidates, giving them the chance to have been sliming…
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Uploading CVs on Indeed and other sites
Just downloaded Indeed job search app onto my phone. You can upload your CV onto it and set it so anyone can see it or just who you apply to. As I'm thinking of applying for varied things e.g. homeworking NHS call handler or other working from home jobs then also work in the building industry. I dont want people searching…
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Is this NHS increment date correct?
I'm asking this on behalf of a family member as she (or me) can't find a conclusive answer. In the last month, she has moved from a band 4 role to a band 5 role. She joined the NHS in October 2008 and the increment date on recent payslips was "10 Oct 2012". This is 4 years after she started. She only has payslips for the…
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Uk employment law question
Hello, Back in June of this year I was verbally told by my manager that my job was going to be backfilled by someone else, and that there was potentially a new role for me but my manger wasn’t sure if I would get the new role. I have subsequently got a new job at a different company. My question is, do I still need to…
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Accrue holiday
Unfortunately I was off sick for 10 weeks earlier this year and my employer is saying that I do not accrue any holiday during this time. Is this right?
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Employment laws protecting parents
I wanted to ask if there are any specific laws which protect parents who work? I am trying to help someone who feels their workplace discriminate against parents. The employer feels that by making reasonable adjustments for a parent they would actually be giving them preferential treatment over colleagues who do not have…
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Am I overreacting?
For a number of years, I've worked in a face-to-face teaching role with a private company. I love my job but recently work have requested that all staff provide a photograph that will be emailed to customers once they have booked lessons. I really don't want to do this because some years ago I was in a very abusive…
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Contract help
Please help. I interviewed for a job with a 5/2 pattern which was confirmed to be MON-FRI. This is stated in the contract without the flexibility working clause. My first day I was told I had the weekend off along with Mon/Tues as my working pattern is Weds-SUN (never having weekends off) I brought up with management what…
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Redundancy without severance
I am working for a company that has served me a notice of
termination stating that they are making me redundant as the company has
experienced a financial decline and making a loss. As per the terms of my employment, there is a three months’ notice which was served in July to
terminate the employment in October. I was…
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How do I get a NHS 111 job working at home?
Friend mentioned that he knows someone working at home for NHS 111 giving medical advice off internet etc, how do I find and apply for such a job?
