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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
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Missing Historic Holiday Pay
Hi All, This is a little unusual, a colleague and I worked part-time at a company for approximately 20 years each. I joined in 2000 when I was a student and left around 2020. From the start, we were excluded from holiday pay, when this was queried it was always deferred but a stipulation was made by the company that we…
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DBS enhanced check for NHS
I was interviewed this month and offered the job on the spot, it's working mostly around but not directly with vulnerable adults, any contact I do have with them will always be under supervision for my own safety. Employments checks have all been completed and I'm now only awaiting my enhanced DBS which should take around…
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The effect of a change in employee cut-off date for a salaried role
My employer has recently changed the employee cut-off date for our payroll but our pay date has stayed the same. So instead of the month running from 1st of the month until the last working day of the month (and then also paid on the last working day of the month), it now runs from 1st to 25th of the month to give my…
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Payment contract terminology
I've started a new job today, and the contract states "salaries are paid, in arrears, on XXXX date of the following month." Does this mean I will be paid a month after I have worked, or will I receive the months wages worked till that date, on that date? Both my partner and I read it differently. Thank you for help.
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What are your experiences of working two jobs?
Have you ever worked two jobs at the same time? How did you find it? Do you have any tips for managing it, or any warnings?
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Unable to start work, due to false-positive drug test from prescription medication
TL;DR: Drug screening laboratory cannot complete verification (over 2 months) of a *false positive* result, from an oral fluid test, caused by prescription medication, because, allegedly they did not follow the correct protocol. They should have done an MRO (Medical Review Officer) review, as is legally required, but they…
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Pay back of over payment
Hi I took the full 52 weeks maternity leave. I fully understood the last 13 weeks would be no pay. Unfortunately my manager at the time put the incorrect return date. For 3 months I was overpaid. Each month I informed my employer and the payroll company. Each month I was told it will be corrected. Finally 4 months on the…
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SSP and Employee sick pay
Hi I was unwell and off work in hospital and recovering at home from 30th April 2022 to first week of August 2022. I was paid the first 3 days full sick pay and then SSP after this. After I returned to work I have some days off for residual recovery in Sept, Nov and Dec 2022. At what point would I have these days paid as…
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Wondering what rights I have with this employer who caused me depression
After a 4-round, plus homework interview process - I got a job with a major FinTech company. Odds are, 6 out of 10 of you are with them at this moment. However, every single encounter I had with that corporation was a crazy incident, mixture of inaptitude and negligence. Dare I say, some malevolence was involved... I'll…
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DBS check
My partner has been offered a job ( nurse ) in a private nursing home. current dbs is out of date, and they have asked to provide a new one, I’ve checked a few on line sites and it’s saying you can’t apply for an enhanced dbs check without a company reference. Also they don’t have any form of photo ID, any help please
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Need to claim a tax refund for work expenses? Go directly to HMRC and avoid rebate firms
If you need to claim a tax refund for work-related expenses, make sure you claim directly through Gov.uk and avoid using tax rebate firms that'll pocket some of your cash. His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed that seven in 10 people who claimed work-related expenses for the 2021/2022 tax year did so via an…
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Employer asking for wages paid in advance back.
Hi, I am speaking to someone at the moment who has told me that her employeer has paid her wages in advance as normal for this month until the end of this month. She has left her job in between these times and now the employeer is asking for the wages back. Is there anything she can do - possibly even delay it, I know…
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NHS Grade Changes - What are the Rules?
My situation is this... I currently work for the NHS as an administrator, in 2022 I
was Band 3, applied for and successfully got a Band 4 role in the same
department. My old Band 3 position was advertised and filled but that colleague
has now handed in their notice and the role is to be re-advertised. I was informed by a…
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Word excel
Hi my wife has just been made redundant at 64 and is looking for a couple of years more work .Was a receptionist in a garage but is struggling to find anything as they all want word / excel knowledge which she hasn’t ,can find online courses etc but the problem we have is we don’t have Microsoft office at home,and can’t…
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Job seeking at 60+
Hello Folks I won't bore you all with the details as why I'm seeking work at 60+. Anway I have now encountered Applicant Tracking Software (aka ATS, basically a tool for lazy employment agencies & HR people) and I need to understand & implement counter actions in my job search. I know about key words & phrases and really…
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Potential dismissal for no reason
Hi All. Just looking for some advice about a situation I feel is potentially headed in my direction! Quick bit of background, I've been in a new job for just over 2 months. Was headhunted by a boss I previously worked with who I would be reporting in to and sold a dream. Left my (stable, comfortable) old job. My probation…
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Part time holiday entitlement help required
Looking for some help regarding holiday entitlement and bank holidays. I work for a relatively small company in England, the HR side of things is very poor. I have raised the following question a few times, but never really given a proper answer or explanation. My situation is that I have a permanent part-time job; working…
