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Bank holidays query
Hi. I’ve recently took on a small part time job to keep me occupied working Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays . Another person started the same day as me and they are doing the Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays . on both our terms and conditions it states we get 12 days holiday and 5 days bank holidays , The bank holidays fall…
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Working through agency connected to job centre
Hi, has anyone on here had any dealings with an agency through the job centre called Challenge-try? My daughter’s boyfriend has been working with them for a while and has had nothing but hassle. They have been taking money from his wages to pay a pension into someone else’s account but won’t tell him who it is because of…
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Seeking an outside opinion: resigning while off sick and unresolved investigation
Hi, Seeking an objective outside opinion on a difficult situation. My partner is currently off sick with anxiety following several traumatic events last year. The principal cause [as detailed on her fit notes] being bereavement after losing two close family members in separate incidents. She has come to the conclusion that…
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Employment rights advice
Hi, In November, I was one of 200+ employees to be told my job was at risk due to a restructure. We were made aware at the end of December of the roles that would continue to exist and that we’d need to reinterview for our roles in January. Those affected entered a period of consultation from November - January where a…
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Advice for a freelancer?
Hi all I just wanted some advice here, or some outlook if you have experienced something similar. I've been working for client for 5 months, in the education industry as a freelance designer, doing all their marketing, posters social posts etc. I usually get some work each week, some are busier than others but the grounds…
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Unpaid holiday entitlement
In september I had a small amount of holiday hours left to take - enough for 2 days leave, with less than a day left over. Discussing with my line manager, they advised that I could either take the time or request for the hours to be paid - until this conversation, I'd had every intention of booking the time off and hadn't…
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Being employed and a sole trader.
Hi all, I’ve just set up as a sole trader but struggling to find work at the moment so have decided to get a job as an employee. Can I still stay as a sole trader and be employed at the same time? And what steps do I need to follow? I have been offered a full time job but not sure what information I should tell them. Thank…
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Overpaid by NHS - affecting credit?
Hi All My wife was overpaid by the NHS in her last pay packet before she left a few months ago, something that was not noticed until we were informed by them. They are seeking to reclaim it in one go, something which we'd like to avoid. If we can negotiate a payment plan my wife is worried it will affect her credit score?…
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first year of employment - instant dismissal
In the first year of employment can an employee be sacked on the spot without notice, for no reason and not having been reprimanded for any issue, and.... while they rang in sick (although they didnt wait for a sicknote and berrated the issue of stress and mental health as had been notified before "oh, trying that one" as…
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Terms of contract - is this legal
Is this legal? Below is an extract from an employment contract (the employer is pursuing via court for this and has managed to get CCJ issued using wrong address for the employee and just found out when a ccj appeared on the credit score. Total amount is £7025.63 Quote "Notice periods Notice period to be given by the…
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Previous employer refusing to provide P60
Hi there I’ve been trying to get hold of my P60 from a previous employer (whom I was only with for just over a year). They have given me numerous excuses for why it can’t be provided (including that the company went through a merger over the tax year change, so it couldn’t be generated). But the latest reason is that I…
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Is this legal?
I run a hotel in the midlands that’s owned by a chain based in Africa. I’ve noticed that since they bought the hotel they seem to have some rather odd principles that sometimes goes against our traditional way of doing things. But nevertheless, I’ve gone along with it. Sometimes reluctantly. However, things have taken a…
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Interview offered when on holiday
I have been offered an interview for a position on the Wednesday of the week when I am on holiday. I have interviewed many years ago for a different position at this establishment. They tend to interview on one day. They ring the next or even later that afternoon to offer the job.
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Getting back into work after 15 years off!
My partner is looking for work as a cleaner despite having NVQ 3 Business Administration and various IT qualifications. To cut a long story short he trained as an office administrator to better himself and had to leave his first admin job during the first week to go abroad to care for a relative but this went on for 15…
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No Job Emails from NHS Jobs?
I have been receiving Job Alert emails from NHS Jobs for a few years matching my criteria however, i have not received any since last August 2022. I initially thought this was due to the economy but when i log-in and search i can find roles in my area that i would usually be alerted about and my email setting remained the…
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Does a company vehicle have a value to wage?
I work as a service engineer and need a vehicle to do the job. My company allow a choice of car or van. Because I chose a car I pay BIC tax but I'm trying to work out my hourly rate, so is there a value I need to add for the car? Hope that makes sense and someone can help :)
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Monthly to weekly paid
How do you accurately convert monthly pay to weekly? Thank you
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Can I claim a tax refund for an office chair WFH?
Hi all, Does anyone know if and if so how it's possible to claim some tax relief for an office chair for working 100% from home please?
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New employer hasn't registered me with HMRC but are making monthly reductions
Hi, I've been with my new company a few months now they bought the previous company out of administration (tupe). One of my colleagues left and is chasing their P45 on checking with the Tax office the company has not registered any of us with them. It shows that my employment ended with my previous company. What should we…
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Awaiting a Decision
Hi everybody So, after 22 years at the same company I've made the huge decision to start interviewing for a new job. I have recently just had 2 interviews for what I think is the perfect position. Salary...location...feel of the business....everything seems right. First interview was the Tuesday before Christmas ( 19th…
