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Commission workers and holiday pay
My husband is a salesman for a medium sized family run business. A large chunk of his monthly wage is made up of commission, it almost accounts for half of his monthly pay. We were discussing going on holiday in September but my husband was reluctant to take time off during this month because it’s generally a busy month…
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Sole trader Paying another Sole Trader
Hi, I have a very simple side hustle where we provide video production services. Dont want the overhead of being a ltd. Sometimes I need to get people in to assist with various duties, director, additional camera personel. They all operate as soletrader freelancers. Suppose I get paid £1000 and pay a director and camera…
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NHS pay rise 2022
Hello, I start work for the NHS in a couple of weeks. As there has just been a pay rise announced and pay band amounts have been increased, will I be entitled to the new amount at the bottom of my pay scale even though I’ve not started yet or is the pay rise only for staff already in post?
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Dismissed without warning 1 yr 11 months into employment, end date of employment 3 mnths later
Hi Guys, Anyone with knowledge of the nuance of the law in respect of the two-year timeframe would be very much appreciated. My other half, who has been with his employer for one year and eleven months, during which time he has received two promotions and pay raises, and received no warnings or disciplinary action,…
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Second job working from home for an American company - Please help
Hi I rang HMRC today and they gave me a partial answer, it would probably be another hour on the line to be transferred to a third adviser, so I decided to do some research before ringing again. The situation: I found an opportunity to work from an American Company in customer service - part time PST time zone which is…
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State pension impact if I retire at 57?
Hi, I have a pension forecast for the £185.15 per week and the doc. says "you cannot improve your forecast any more". I have pretty much worked my entire life with no material breaks so well covered 35 years + of contributions and employment. If I retire at 57 and therefore stop making NI contributions, does this impact my…
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Redundancy/dismissal questions
Looking at the government website it states: Is there any way for employees to find out whether an employer has followed redundancy consultation rules correctly? And given a lot of people work hybrid/remote these days, how does "single establishment" apply here? Additionally, I understand that employees with less than 2…
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Jobseeker's Allowance
After almost 35 years in the same job I resigned 29/07/2022. I planned to have a six month break as I felt mentally exhausted. Now almost eight months on I have applied for several positions but alas no joy so now I'm wondering if I should apply for Jobseeker's Allowance. Maybe I should of applied straight away but I'm…
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Feel stuck between a rock and a hard place
I've been in my job for 2 years. I didn't really want the job in the first place, I was previously made redundant and had been doing a temporary job that was about to end when I was offered it. I accepted because the only alternative at that point in time was unemployment and getting a job was a real struggle. It was one…
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Notice Period Help!
I submitted my notice at work mid-January. My contractual notice is 3 months, ending at the end of a month, which would be the end of April. A few days after handing in my official notice, my new employer asked me to see if I could negotiate an earlier end date. My current employer hasn't said no, but keeps kicking their…
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Annualised Hours Contract
I am looking for some guidance. I have an annualised hours contract within Civil Service which requires me to complete 960 hours a year. To date I have already completed 126 in excess of that and have a further 40 hours excess this quarter. Stupid? Question as I have completed my annualised hours can I take the rest of the…
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Change to Bonus - Is mine contractual?
Hi, thanks in advance for any help / guidance. I have tried to provide as much information as possible, happy to answer any queries. Some history, I was employed by Company A, 4 years ago and at the time Company A was being taken over by Company B, Company B being my current employer. During my negiotations, I recieved a…
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New job role
Evening all I have worked for my company for 28 years, am fast approaching 60. They are cutting staff due to cost saving, my role is not being considered for redundancy. ( I would bite their hands off if offered) However, I am being told I will have to cover the staff being culled at times, holiday cover etc sickness,,…
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Is work in Guernsey considered work in the UK ?
This is a bit of an odd one. I've been an investor with Lloyds for some years, just before Christmas they contacted me asking me to send in my passport. Initially I thought it was a scam letter, however, when I called Lloyds they told me it wasn't a scam and that they were checking I was a UK resident. This I was told was…
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New job nerves?
So I start my new job in a few weeks after being made redundant but I find myself feeling nervous as hell about it for some reason, is this a thing? I’ll be in my current job 9 years by the time I finish my notice period, I can’t remember feeling as nervous or anxious when I started this job. Some nights in the middle of…
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Can employer change shifts?
Hey all, hope you are all well. Asking this on behalf of my girlfriend* She works as a care assistant contracted to 24 hours a week, currently works alternating shifts of Friday/Saturday and then Saturday/Sunday the following week. Her and other staff have just been told that employer plans to change shifts between all…
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Annual Payrise this year
Not sure a similar thread exists. So thought to start one. Whats the general consensus with regards to payrises across the UK. And wondered if people would share what they have either recently gotten or are due to get. I will go first lol! I work in the private sector and in 2021.. there was no payrise due to covid,…
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Term time entitlement
If working a term time job do you get a holiday pay at all. So a 39 week year with no days leave bar bank Holidays. Wages paid over 12 month. Would it be 39 x weekly wage divided by 12 Or would it be 39 plus 5.6(minimum entitlement) x weekly wage divided by 12?
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Royal Mail working for Pertemps
I have been working for Royal Mail since September via Pertemps. I used pertemps before about 10 years ago and they were fine. Now its bit of a nightmare. Looks like I'm not alone. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/postman-financially-crippled-wage-slashed-26328247?amp;amp= I believe I am on a zero hour…
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Employer not paying owed wages
Hi all. My son works for a one outlet restaurant, starting there on the 27th January. He was informed he missed the payroll cutoff so would have to wait until the end of February for his money. He provided his bank details to the owner in the last week of Feb as requested and the payroll cutoff was the end of the month.…