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Secondment holiday pay
Hi all I've been covering for another department at work for just over two years. They've yet to offer me a full time contract. I'm getting paid at a higher rate for this work. However all annual leave is being paid at a lower hourly rate for the job I'm contracted to do despite the fact I've not worked for that rate for…
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Have you had a pay increase this year?
I have heard that the median pay has increased by 7.8% from the same time last year. What payrise - if any- have you had, as I don't know anyone who has had that much of an increase? I had 4% in January 2023. I'm referring to company wide pay increases, rather than individual increases.
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A few legal questions re employment law/tribunals etc
I'm after some (ideally facts) but opinions, interpretations and comment welcome, and there will probably be a few more to add in due course. I've been reading about the implied term of trust and confidence with regards to the relationship between employee and employer. Most case studies I have found relating to this being…
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Self employment?
Hi, looking for a little bit of easy to understand help please. For 8 years 'ish' I have been renting out a property and doing a self assessment tax form to declare the rent. I am now just a couple of years from retirement and am short on my NI contributions. I have discovered I can become self employed and pay class 2…
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Company car vs Car allowance?
Hey all, Hoping some people may be able to give me some guidance on this as to what may be better in the long run. I currently have a company vehicle which comes with personal use (currently have to pay fuel on any personal miles used...but it's at a cheaper rate than pump prices per tank) I may be starting a new role…
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Self Employed Vehicle Collection And Delivery Driver
Anyone worked for BCA as a self employed vehicle collection and delivery driver? Not very good reviews online but hoping someone on here can give me a heads up. Cheers.
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Temporary agency does not want to pay for bank holiday
Hi there, my temporary agency wants me to book holiday to get paid for the bank holiday, can a temporary agency not pay for bank holiday? I do not have any written contact with them and I have been with them for more then 1 month.
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Working For NHS Help
On the job advert says salory £18,870 - £19,918 pro rata working 16.25 hours a week but thats 744 pounds a month thats below 9k a year so dont understand why it showing the £18,870 - £19,918 thing. Is this including the 100 hours AL i can take
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Flexible work form request on a variable-hours contract
A little bit of background first: I am a swimming teacher working as a part-time employee at a health club and have been for 7 years. I do not have in my contract a specified minimum number of hours of work and my working hours are defined as follows: During term time my hours on Monday - Friday, and Sunday, can be seen as…
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Had my probation extended, I'm at the end of my tether now and thinking of handing my notice in.
So I posted recently about having my probation extended and got some very helpful advice from here. The story is I started just over 6 months ago, started well but the workload has got unbearable, micromanagement is beyond what I thought possible, the atmosphere is terrible and I honestly dread going in day to day (oh I am…
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Can HR ask questions about my health ?
HI all Background without revealing personal info - I have been off work for a while and had 3 x OH reports . All recommended the same 'reasonable adjustments. I went back to work to try one of the adjustments but it did not work out so I am now back sick with a GP fit note for one month. HR have booked another OH appt for…
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Are homeowners eligible for jsa
I haven’t worked for a long time as I was looking after my mum whilst dad was working overseas. He has now offered to buy me somewhere to live. I’m worried that if I accept his offer, I will somehow be ineligible for jsa whilst looking for work as I’ll own property, although I have no savings.
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Acuity Research
Has anyone worked for Acuity Research as a telephone interviewer? The job is zero hours contract. Wondering what your experiences are of the company and whether they have ongoing year-round work.
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Job Fair At Job Centre
Hi, I'm looking for the experience of people who have first hand attended a job fair at their local job centre plus whilst claiming JSA. 1) How many hours on the day do they last for? 2) How frequent, are they a monthly thing? 3) Are they compulsory to attend, or are they optional? 4) What happens exactly on the day? Many…
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Why is my graded pay different each month
speaking on behalf of my friend, she has got paid different each month and her graded pay is different each month. is there a reason why this is happening ?
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Employment Laws
I currently work 37.5 hours a week and have been offered a 16 hours weekend work by a different employer is this ok because of the 48 hours a week law
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Holiday pay
My husband works for the local council on a 18.5 hours per week contract. Since he commenced employment over 2 years ago he has worked overtime every single month (roughly 20 hours per month) . The HR section contacted him early in July this year over another matter and suggested that he may wish to apply for extra…
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Minimum shift on zero hours contract
We have a young ukranian lady living with us. First time working. She works part time at two jobs, one job is a 16 hour contract with set days (Mon Tues Wed) and a zero hours contract as a receptionist at a hotel. She has been working Thurs Fri Sat at this job. Her manager sounds like she is penalising her slightly,…
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Leaving employer - last 2 shifts cancelled, unpaid.
Hi everyone, please may I get some advice. My partner is employed with a company for the past 16 months, and is leaving this week. He has asked for a copy of his contract on several occasions but they have never supplied him with one. He did not receive a letter of employment when he started. When he handed in his notice…
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Tax - leaving current job and one-off contract
I am leaving my current job and will not be in employment for a while. I have been given a one-off contract by a different organisation. Usually, they would pay my employer and then my employer would pay me after the usual deductions. However, since I am leaving, this leaves me in a pickle. Any suggestions as to how I can…
