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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)?
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Moral Dilemma - A/L or GP Sick note - what would you do ??
Hi, just a quick question on what you would do. I work part time at weekends. Long story short - have been off for the last two weekends and due to my health issue I could not collect my sick line from GP so I called in work this yesterday and said I would be back but if they didn't need me then could I have a/l, which was…
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Good package but pension issues
Looking for some advice. An offer for a role has been made where the base salary is £93000 + £1200 general allowance and a £6000 car allowance. There is bonus too which is 18%. However, my challenge is as that takes me over the 100k threshold I will need to do salary sacrifice of both base salary and some part of bonus…
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Suspended with Pay for gross misconduct.
Was called into the office on 17th April for alleged gross misconduct, my employer then went on to say they are conducting an investigation and I should go with with pay with immediate affect, but they still haven't told me what I'm getting investigated for? is this correct? Many thanks I'm at my wits end.
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Self employed and work 1 day and they want 6 months notice!
Hello I am a self employed health professional and in Nov 2022 took on a 1 day sometimes 1.5 day in a clinic used by multiple practitioners. On the contract I queried that he had asked for 6 months notice and thought this was unusual but signed it under question which he stated it was ‘for continuation ogpf practice and…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I report my colleague for not telling payroll he's been overpaid?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... A few years ago, I moved overseas for work and was given a €750 a month allowance. A few months after I got back I noticed it was still being paid, so I contacted payroll, who thought it had been stopped and asked me to pay back the €3,750 overpayment. Recently I had lunch…
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Employment Tribunal Award
Hello, This is my first post on this forum and I’ll try to keep this short… After four years waiting for a tribunal hearing I can now say I was unfairly dismissed. My notice pay and expenses were withheld from me (around £20,000). A few months before the hearing the respondent (no longer trading) sold all of their…
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My manager gave me a warning for asking for asking for a award!!!.
Sorted now
