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Last wage?
Hello, My last day at my job was 1/9/23 and i also get my paid for my job on the 1st of every month. was this my last pay or will i get one more? i work full time monday to Friday 40 hours a week. thanks
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Supply Teaching
How do you tell a school where you enjoy certain classes but not all, that you don't want to come back after halfterm? I am on assignment until half term and the school want me to commit to 3 extra weeks to cover a class for this time but the class is tricky and despite getting on well with the team - I would like to try…
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Approaching an old client
Hi All,I moved into contracting last year and am currently in a contract. I am full remote and seem to have a lot of free time. My previous employment was a permanent position doing the same role. I had an excellent rapport with the client I used to work alongside when I was doing the permanent role. I delivered a number…
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Apparently no P60s where I work?
So apparently my workplace doesn't give P60s, I can safely say I've never had any other workplace tell me this. I am also registered as self-employed, so it means when doing my tax return that I have to manually add up all my PAYE tax paid and student loan payments from each month. Aswell as this, the useless HR system for…
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Do you have to be on UC (universal credit) to get a job centre appointment?
So I’ve been on benefits since I was 21 never worked due to disabilities, but I want to work. I went down the job centre this morning, since I was told last week someone would call on Monday September 4th, surprise surprise they didn’t. Anyway I went down with me mum and spoke with this little jobsworth on the door. Mum…
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Employment Law
Hi I applied for a job and started it 3 months ago the advert say it's permanent. We are a sub-contractor and operate on site, the contract ends in December but are in talks with them is what I have been told. Can I ask if they can get rid of me if the contract is not renewed.
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Work car and damage. Am I liable?
We had a hire van at work, which got a dent due to reversing out of a tight space and whilst trying to avoid a car, didn't see a bollard. The van was leased from a company and placed on our fleet insurance. Would I be liable to pay anything as the employee in relation to repair and damage? This is the only clause in my…
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Agency and SSP
Hello all, Looking for some advice. I've been working for an agency for 4 months or so. Unfortunately a week ago I managed to rupture my achilles tendon which means I am in a cast and likely going to be in a cast/boot for the next 8-10 weeks or so... Fun! The work I have been doing for the agency is on my feet all day,…
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Employer Hourly Rate Changing Every Week
Hi - I recently started work in an accountants doing the payroll for a number of companies. We have one client who sends us the hours that his employees work every week however when sending the hours he tells us how much the gross pay should be. This has resulted in me having to change the hourly rate of some employees to…
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Salary deductions for services I can't opt out of...
Hello. Each month, my employer deducts from my salary: - £38.29 [Disability Cover] - £24.38 [Life Cover] - £53.22 [Medical Cover] [I pay tax on these, but not NI]. These are not things they let me 'opt out' of. I can increase the cover so that they pay out larger sums in the event of a disability, death, or illness... (and…
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Period of notice
Hi, I am looking to change jobs and my current contract says 1 months notice. But I know of another colleague who recently left and only gave 2 weeks notice. I'm just a bit confused on the notice period I have to tell my new employer and what my current employer will except.
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Asking prospective employer to pay salary into another (EU) country account.
Hi, For some reasons I want my salary to be paid into another (EU) country accounts. I am a UK resident. I wonder if its as simple as asking a manager/hr or?
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Workplace not helping me progress
I've been working in a Customer Care Role (Remote) for about two years and within that time, I have been seconded twice to a Senior role and would say that I am pretty good at my role which is backed up with my weekly meetings with my line manager - who always tells me that my KPI's are amazing and usually I am in the lead…
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Handed notice in
I handed my notice in last Friday. My boss is away so doesn't no till tomorrow. Over managers no. I am regretting my decision. Would going back in it be messy. I have accepted another job but not signed anything
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A months notice
I have handed my notice in my contact says a months notice. If I offer to work this but they tell me to go after a week. Do they have to pay me for the months notice my contract states?
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Feeling like a spare part?
Wondering if anyone else has been in this predicament, did you hang around or move on? I was taken on during a busy period, for the first 3/4 weeks had plenty of work, now normal service has resumed I find im standing around most of the day like a spare part, boss seems happy enough to pay me as they go though up and down…
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Zero hours contract - AI/Automation taking away work/hours.
Hi all, So I've been working for a company remotely doing content moderation for almost 3 years now. I only get paid the minimum wage, plus a top up that counts as holiday pay. Everything has been fine and I never thought I'd run into this issue with this particular job, as there's been people doing this moderation job for…
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Secondment Pay in a Job
Hi guys and girls, I'm a 31 yo male I currently work at a very popular logistics company in the UK. I have been here for over 2 years now. I started as an operative and got into a secondment role as an administrator, of which I have been in the admin position now for 9 months. So in December 2022 my wages slightly…
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Contractor role for USA company
Hi, I've been approached by a small company in the USA for a full-time, wholly remote role. Under the details of the role they list bank holidays off, vacations, sick pay (in accordance with laws), healthcare etc. I asked if it was an employed role and they said it's a contractor position. From what I gather I'd be…
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Pregnancy, risk of redundancy, potential new job
We have been through a lot of rounds of IVF over the last few years which costed most of our savings. Lo and behold, I have found out I am finally pregnant - with twins. The IT company I have been working for 1 year and 4 months has been acquired by an investor and is being merged with a competitor. My boss has resigned as…
