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Employment rights
I don't know where to begin to be honest, the Ltd company myself and another colleague work for has no directors as the most recent one resigned. Which in uncertain terms is a no no on the same day this director paid our wages up to that working day, but we didn't receive any letter of notice so continued to work under…
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Annual leave query
Good morning all…. I have a query, my wife recently asked her employer for time off (1 day) . This was asked for in plenty of time and was eventually refused…..it has since transpired that another member of staff asked for the same period of time off AFTER my wife had asked and been refused and they were granted it! There…
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Employer requesting phone call to ask questions related to DBS
Hi there, I had an interview for a role in the kitchen of a care home at the end of May and was offered the role. Communication from the company was very poor and I also had another job offer so I went for the other job instead. I subsequently saw the role advertised again (and it still is being advertised). However, at…
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How worried should we be about AI?
I am a caseworker for the government and I am scared about AI. It has already replaced copywriters https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65906521.amp
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Paid annual leave without taking any?
Good morning all, My partner works for a wedding venue local to us. Quick breakdown, she works part-time and between 16-20 hours per week. I have checked HMRC's annual leave calculator and she's entitled to roughly 100 hours per year. This month, in her pay was 2 hours of annual leave, her pay is monthly and is always a…
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Civil Service pay rises
So because the Civil service are technically not public sector workers our pay increase remit per department is 4.5% and an extra 0.5% for the lowest paid. Now my understanding is the strike action was collective strike action so all departments get the same pay. So my question is 2 fold; 1) Why are individual departments…
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Non-perk "perks"
As usual job agencies send me roles every now and then and sometimes I have a look, most the time I just reply thanks but no thanks etc. Had a look at one that was sent yesterday and listed under "Employee Benefits" was: * Fully trained first aiders (on site only) Now that's a legal requirement and so really think they are…
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How does a birthday holiday work?
I've been offered a job to start next month which isn't overly generous with AL and also has the double whammy of a long Christmas shutdown which you have to save your AL for. This means for this year I won't have a great deal of AL to use once I start there for things I'd like to do towards the end of the year. My new…
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Sliding Doors moment ruined my life
In 2006 I applied for what I considered to be the perfect graduate scheme for me. It closely aligned with my skills and interests paying £25k a year going up to £40k once the graduate training period was over. No other jobs looked any near as good but I ended up compromising by taking jobs I didn't really want because they…
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Reporting an Umbrella Company
I've been stung by the HMRC. My tax code has changed and I've been told I owe over 3k. I spoke to the HMRC and have been told the umbrella company I was with submitted some of the payslips I had 10 times, basically duplicated the payslips. I was wondering what's my best course of action?
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Payment issues with employment agency. please help!
I hope the fellow members of this forum can help me out here as I am really stressed out with my situation and any advice will be really appreciated. I work as a contractor for a Retailer through an umbrella company. My employer uses an agency (lets call them A ) that deals with all actions like HR, timesheets and salary…
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Experienced and training website developer - but is it too late?
I've been working in the same web development job for about 10 years now, working my way up from a single developer into managing a small team of developers. The company is due to bring in a CMS which effectively replaces our roles as we currently build and maintain the front-end of the website. There is talk of…
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Job offer change
I recently applied for a job posted on the internal job board where I have worked for 13 years. No salary or benefits were mentioned. during the process my boss confirmed by text the salary + car allowance. I was offered the job by email which stated the salary + car allowance however HR have since sent an email stating…
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My employer is paying me 30p per mile fuel allowance, can I claim back the 15p difference.
My employer is paying me 30p per mile fuel allowance, can I claim back the 15p difference, through tax as a PAYE employee, if so how do I go about it? Thank You
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Xxx Moved to Redundancy thread
Moved to Redundancy Thread
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Bar work - A question. Sorry for the basic question!
In my twenties, I did a lot of bar work. At the time, this involved adding up rounds in ones head, which was easy due to a younger brain. However, I'm now thinking of returning to bar work at a more mature age. Do you still need to add it all up rounds ones brain? I'm hopeful, it's all till work now. No mental Arithmetic,…
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Holiday Pay when company being taken over
Hi there, I was just wondering if someone could shed some light on my current predicament as I cant find anything online and it feels like I've been ripped off a little bit. The company I work for has been sold to a new person, the current(now old) owner decided that they would pay us any unused holidays up until this…
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Employment contract
I am after some advice as my current employer is soon to review/change roster details for staff. I currently work a 37 hour week on a shift pattern (7am-6pm), with a 36 mins lunch break, so 7.24 per day. This is Mon-Fri but you are required to work a Sat 1 week in 6 (the following Mon becomes a rest day). 28 days annual…
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NHS Uniform
Hi I am thinking of applying for a job in a hospital. I would like to wear a long sleeved shirt under a tunic. I have plenty of tattoos and I would feel more comfortable if they are hidden away. Does anyone if this have any insight into the NHS dress and know if this would be allowed?
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Incorrect Tax Codes
* My colleague and I have worked for the same company for over 10 years
The company was run as a Sole Trader Company. As of 1st Jan 2023, the company became a Ltd Company (under a new name) and the Sole Trade company ceased to exist. Now the fun starts! Our boss has decided he knows what he’s doing regarding HMRC but has…
