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Avon and Somerset emergency call handler tests
Has anyone completed computer tests at Avon and Somerset Police (or other police force) for the job of emergency call handler/call dispatcher? The description I have for the upcoming test is: 3 computer based
assessments testing multiple skills such as spelling, accuracy, multi-tasking
and listening. Any tips would be…
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Career change into finance (mortgage adviser)
Hi all I am looking for some advice! Having been made redundant from a job in television I am looking to change career and have decided I would be interested in being a mortgage adviser (long story how that one checks out!). I have taken careers advice and it has given me a first push but, to anyone currently in the…
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Work Coach Job role…
Wondering what life is like as a work coach? Rewarding? Challenging? Prospects? I’m weighing up a role with the DWP as a job coach and have to decide fairly quick, just wondered if any work coaches or ex work coaches could tell me what life is like and would they recommend the job role? Thanks
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Capability Review for out of hours work.
I have recently been off sick and suffer from stress. Due to a number of ongoing issues I have raised a grievance regarding my treatment at work and workload. I spend all day on the road carrying out assessments on field engineers. When I get home I have to do between 2 and 4 hours work, unpaid, loading the reports and…
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Gas Engineer MLP Training
My partner signed up to do MLP Gas Engineer training course in August 2022 completing this at the end of January 2023. He has paid for this out his savings to the sum of £6500. Despite numerous emails and calls to what seems like every gas company in or around norwich, cover letters and CVs and visits to the bigger gas…
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Data Security Breach Advice
Hello, I am afraid that I have experienced quite a distressing situation at work that I need some advice on. Unfortunately, I sent an email to the wrong person. For example, I sent it to johnsmith1@johnsmith.com instead of johnsmith@johnsmith.com - I sent this email to both addresses, assuming they were one and the same.…
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Prince2 - Foundation and Practitioner, where's the best place to train online? Best cost etc?
Hi! I work in business interiors and fit-out - specifically furniture. As I'm sure you can imagine, March/April 2020 my industry fell apart. I was ultimately made redundant from the brilliant company I worked for in July 2020 having joined the company in November 2019. I managed to find a new job in the same industry…
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Annual Leave Query
I wondered if anyone can help me with understanding my annual leave entitlement. I work full time (37.5 hours per week) over 4 days. My annual leave was 28 days but has been changed to 23 days, is this correct, my manager seemed unsure about the change when she made it. I understand 23 days would be the allowance for a 4…
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Freelance Contract?
I went for an interview earlier this week for a second job (I already have a part time PAYE job). I haven't heard back yet but am very interested in the role. However, I was told that the role would be freelance and I would have to invoice each week. The thing is the role is a set hourly rate (all the time) and set amount…
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Employer unresponsive to SAR request
I wondered if someone could help. My partner is having a complex situation at work. She has requested for a SAR to her employer more than 4 months ago, opened a case with the information commissioner (ICO) but they haven't contacted the employer, the advice given from ICO is to only wait for their final response but her…
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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…
