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New job - not enough work
Hi everyone. I started a new job a few months ago but it feels like there’s not a full time job for me here and I’m finding it quite demoralising. Other new people in the team are in the same position and we’re trying to generate work but how long that will take is a “how long is a piece of string” situation. The people…
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Should I be looking elsewhere?
Hey all, Will try to keep it short. I work as a utilities manager (hands on) for a fairly large company, just over a year ago the company won a 5 year framework on a large government contract in my area, for this contract they were expecting large jobs to be a regular thing, or at least jobs on a weekly basis.., at the…
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advice
Any help would be appreciated, thank you :)
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If you were in my shoes....
The good old nhs pay new staff higher wages if they do a 'management' role. This could be something as simple as filling in the staff annual leave calender, which they are given half a day to fulfill. They rest if the week will be filled with clinical duties that are exactly the same as the pay band lower. How would you…
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Enforced breaks on zero hour contracts
My wife works for a care agency. Scheduling of visits sometimes results in quite long breaks between visits. These are not generally not long enough to go home or do something else. The agency won’t pay her for these, effectively enforced breaks. As she is obliged to her employer during these breaks shouldn’t she be paid?
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TUPE or not TUPE
I work in the public sector - my department was managed by a private sector organisation since 2008. Later this year the department is going back under public sector control. My T&Cs were transferred from public sector to private sector in 2008 and now I have the option to TUPE back. I am eligible to rejoin LGPS regardless…
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Job dilemma
I am after some advice please as I have an upcoming interview. In 2021, I was offered 2 jobs at 2 different companies. I had to reject both at offer stage, 1 of the rejected companies has stayed in touch and contacts me now and then about roles directly, although I went through a recruiter. The 2nd company were not…
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No pay increase everyone else has
My OH been in a job 10 months and its transpired that all other employees been given a 5 per cent pay rise . My OH hasnt recieved it. There are a total of 17 employees. Wether they are going down the line of must of been there 12 months seems abit unfair to expect someone to do same job as at least 2 others for another 12…
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Bank Holiday Backpay
Hello, I left my employment at the end of Maternity leave last May (2022) I have now come to realise, thanks to advice from my current employment that I may of been owed Bank Holiday accrual payments for when I was on leave. Given that I'm now a year on, I am right in thinking it's too late to approach them with questions…
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Training/retraining
So my wonderful husband has left me and I have realised I don't want to be stuck in retail forever, not enough money. I was looking at something data/finance wise but have to clue where to start. I'm currently doing a history degree with the open uni and now I see that won't help me and the kids much when it comes to…
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HMRC tax code updates
Does HMRC tax code automatically update that month if your taxable income changes for whatever reason (for example a pay rise or if you were paid pro rata for your first month in a job to align with the employers payroll periods)? Or does it not update until the end of the tax year?
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Does this mean I am employed, or self-employed?
Hi, please could someone help? I have been doing some exam marking, I say how many papers I can do, there's a set fee per paper and a deadline. I then send in an invoice and they pay me. Income tax and national insurance are being deducted from the pay as shown on the payslip, but the company say I am self-employed and…
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Advice for freelancer /contract
Hi ju t wanted some advice really. I've been working for a record label for a couple of years now, as a freelancer doing digital cover artwork for their artists. This can usually range from maybe 8-15 artworks a month. It isn't a full time role as I usually spend one to three days a week (if that) creating working, at the…
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Change of contract advice please
Hiya hubby works full time over 25 years service , his contracted days could b changed to include Saturdays with Monday off instead. This do not suit us at all as we have weekend off together however really don’t want to lose job over it. Could anyone explain what his employer legal have to do as I’m sure they will cut…
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Help understanding the On-all / Stand By allowance and Overtime etc
Hi folks I need some help understanding these lines on my friend's new job contract that he's not sure about. It's his first job and although it will all become clear when he starts in a month's time but he doesn't want to pepper HR with questions so it's MSE to the rescue :) It's a large multi-national engineering company…
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PIP or not PIP?
My best friend was told he was going to be placed on a PIP by HR and his line manager due to a poor sales (all previous years he's exceeded targets). His line manager has told him what his PIP end date is His line manager wants him to write his own PIP objectives (my friend had been stressing about this but finally pushed…
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Settlement Advice
Hoping someone can help! One of my friends is going through an issue at work at the moment. The relationship between her and her manager has broken down and it is creating an uncomfortable atmosphere (similar to Phil and Holly!). They have had discussions and it doesn't appear to have any chance of being resolved. As a…
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Employer ends employment advice.
My wife has worked part time for a Cleaning company for about 3 years and need some advice as they have ended her employment and would like some advice on where my wife stands now with they have done. A couple of months ago my wife was working 3 hours a week cleaning and the company who she worked for had a contract with…
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Possible PIP coming my way
Hi all, Today my director called me over to his desk to review a spreadsheet I had sent a colleague earlier in the week. During my time at his desk, I saw an email pop up from my manager which had my name on it - followed by Performance Improvement Plan. I pretended I hadn't seen it and said nothing and carried on as…
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Disallowed Training Due to Expected Child
Is it right I should be disallowed training in part, due to expecting a child? Are the laws that protect this applicable for both the mother (maternity) and the father (paternity)?
