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Contract query
Hi all, Ive been offered a job verbally, with email confirmation 2 days ago. Received contract to sign with offer letter today. I’m just feeling a bit wary…. . I’m not asking for legal expertise obviously, just general feeling/opinion. It all came via email with a ton of attachments need completing, reference checks, DBS…
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Mandatory training
Hi all, Ive just received a text from my manager, which looks like it’s been sent to everyone in the work place. Manager informs us that we need to do some training in relation to a client we look after, and she has put “ this training is vital to continue working here” However, happy to do the training I have no issues…
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Maternity and Paternity Leave - Your Rights and Pay guide discussion area
Hi there, this thread is to discuss our new guide on Maternity and Paternity Leave: Your Rights and Pay. To share experiences, questions or feedback, please click reply. Thank you.If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, watch our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
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Employer breached my privacy
I've been working at home for almost the past year in a Covid related role. I've recently learned that my direct manager has been watching myself and my colleague's, without us knowing. We have some kind of agent track software on our laptops and my not so professional or savvy manager let it recently slip that they could…
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Self employed but just started PAYE job alongside, if contract ends can I claim Universal Credit?
So I've been self employed for years and I heard it's a nightmare to claim UC (get dole or jobseekers or whatever it's called) if you suddenlye get injured which I have and I can't work as much as before but as I've started a PAYE (sedentary job)on the side, if that ends in four weeks , I'll have the paperwork to confirm…
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Job Seekers Allowance Application
I was made redundant at the end of July, and started actively looking for new jobs immediately. I didn't apply for JSA till Sep 18, but with a backdated start date of 1 Aug. I got a text/email update on 10th October saying that they had started processing my claim, but nothing since. So it's been 7 weeks since I put my…
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Boredome at work
How do you guys deal with boredome at work? I was fairly busy until a month ago or so. Then workwise things calmed down and it's like I have maybe 1-2 left without many things to do before I leave. I feel like my brain is going dead and then I start feeling sleepy lol. It's better than being overly stressed, but I'm…
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Forced return to the office
Hi everyone, This has probably been covered before but I cannot find a similar post that links with my circumstances. If anyone can offer any advice it would be greatly appreciated. My situation... I have been employed at my current employer since January 2021. My contract letter is office based full time but verbally…
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Sacked? Redundancy? Advice needed please
Hello , can anyone possibly help me. I’ve worked for a company for nearly 6 years as progressed within the company. The company as no HR department however, has recently onboarded a HR consultant who has brought in staff 1-1’s the last 4 months. my most recent 1-1 the owner of the company sat in as they were aware that I…
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Change of career
A family member wants to change his career. He has been a manager for large/corporate organisations and civil service, earning a nice wage but working for many years under a lot of pressure, being available at all hours, etc etc never been able to switch off adding some recent personal struggles with mental health, he does…
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Exaggerating a CV is illegal, is understating?
I'm a 50 year old mentally exhausted burnt out with 37 years work experience and just want a simple job at a simple German supermarket to force me out of the house to get some exercise and meet people. I tried and got turned down. Should I REALLY understate my CV or aim lower? I only wanted 20 hrs a week, not claiming…
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Been Offered New Job After Passing Interview!
Need help because am scared looking forward to my new job role in my interview told truth dont have any qualifications and that been working since was young and gained expernece but after my job offer got my letter to say congrats. Had to take id down to show them but they asked me for qualifications because said on peron…
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Chatty colleagues
I was wondering if anyone has had a similar situation and how you cope. I need some insight into this. It's been less than a year I started a new job which I really like. The company is nice. The office is nice. And the people are nice. My problem is that omg my colleagues are very very chatty including both the manager…
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Getting an office job having not done one for ages
Want to get an office job as I've injured myself and cant do physical work at present. Running out of money. I did one years ago but what do I say on CV to get one? Been working in trades and had other job using computers but not office job. Someone said- put- Microsoft suite filing photocopying data entry customer…
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Am I Making The Right Decision?
I live in Lincolnshire, but I have just accepted a job offer in Reading. My current workplace has just been taken over, and whilst the new owners seem to have big plans, and a lot of experience in sales, their way of running the shop seems questionable, their morals do not match my own, and they don't seem to have done…
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Income Tax Refund
Hi all Desperately seeking advice as we are on our knees currently. Long story short one of my husbands ex employers was caught out for tax fraud and as a result due to them not paying employees tax forward, 1500 people had huge tax bills through. Back in Oct 2021 our life savings were raided by HMRC to the tune of £10400.…
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PAYE tax 2022-2023
Evening, I've had a look at my online tax portal to see if the final calculation was done for the previous tax year. I'm a PAYE tax payer - alongside my substantive post I also do some agency work ad hoc. Cumulatively my employment pushed me just over the higher income tax band. Most likely a one off as my hours are down…
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WFH extra income help
Hello folks, I'm hoping I can pick your collective brains for ideas on how to go about finding some extra work I can do from home, preferably online. I am renovating my old, falling apart home, and thanks to having to unexpectedly replace my roof, I have no money for my kitchen and bathroom, so am living in an empty shell!…
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Recruitment agency sign on is this normal?
Hi All a bit of background info I have recently taken early retirement, but I still need to do some work. I decided to sign on with a recruitment agency. I meet them in person and took all the relevant documentation, ie: driving licence, photo and paper, proof of NI number in the form of a letter from my pension provider,…
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Moved to US arm of company but UK payroll not set up yet - help
I feel in a bit of a muddle with this and I'm quite worried about doing the wrong thing tax wise, I'll try and explain without confusing:Up until August I worked for a UK company who are owned by a US company. The two are in the process of separating. For various reasons I was moved over the work for the US side earlier…
