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Jobseeker’s Allowance
I have been made redundant. Can I claim new style JSA if I am only looking to work 16 hours a week?. I was previously working 16 hours a week.
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Work van insurance
Getting new insurance terms for the work van, does this seem a normal addition? “ Where you are responsible for any damage or loss to the van deliberately or otherwise, the Company reserves the right to insist on you rectifying the damage at your own expense or paying the excess part of any claim on the insurers. You will…
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Day off sick pay
I had a total of 10 hours off work this month (one day and an hour on a separate occasion for an appointment) I am paid salary so receive the same amount of pay every month unless I do overtime. When I have received my payslip through I have had the 10 hours deducted from my pay (£100) my company do not offer sick pay so I…
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Probation period and contracts
Hello, I was wondering if someone could please assist as I am unsure what rights I have. I recently got brought on by a company completed a training course for 1 week and worked a period of 2 weeks and 2 days. I had been paid for the 3 weeks of work. I then worked a further two days and was ‘let go’ due to a quiet period.…
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Starting a business
My daughter has started dog grooming/ dog walking after she was made redundant as a trainee dog groomer she’s nearly 20. Initially we thought it would just “get her by” until she secured alternative employment, but it’s starting to take off and she would like to make it a proper little business. She wants to work from home…
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Weird tax code
Hi, I recently moved jobs (I went from permanent employment to day rate contractor working under an umbrella company) and a couple of weeks ago I received a letter from HMRC saying my tax code has changed and went from S1146LX to S489LX. I've found very little info about this new tax code; on the hmrc letter it just says…
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Your worst job / best job?
Not in the sense of what was the job title (although you can share that if you wish) but what made your best job so good & what made your worst job so bad? Bit of a cop out maybe but having only had the one (well, two if you count work experience) then it automatically fits both categories for me. So what makes it good -…
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Help me
My boss has emailed me to say that as of the 1st of December she wants the staff to go self employed and raised out hourly rate from £10 to £11 an hour, how do I stand with holiday pay that should be owed to us for the Christmas break as we will not be working for 14 days
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My Employment postion
Hi I hope all are safe and well I have e been with my present company for over 4 years now but have not seen any change in pay I have had 4 disciplinary ( please note this is the only job where this has happened to me 2 are old and 1 is about to expire not sure what happened to the last one ) Each time I asked why there…
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freedom to speak up experience
New role in the NHS, never worked in the NHS before. I still havent got a laptop or a login so I sat in the admin team office in the morning to do my statutory training online on a hot desk. I am in a clinical role as a trainee, 1st day. The service manager (who is also a clinical professionnal) at some point during the…
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My job is making me sick
Does anyone else have a job that they absolutely dread going to? I work in retail (supermarket) and have done since I left school 15 years or so. Over recent years I've become more and more stressed due to the work that's required from me. I am a section leader/supervisor and I know this comes with additional…
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Lack of training
Have you ever been in a job that they didn't train you properly? If so, what did you do? If any managers/supervisors see this post it would be nice to know from their point of view if they were aware that the company was not providing adequate training to new employees and how they were handling the situation. Maybe the…
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Unison- lump sum payment on joining
Hello, I know in general unions won’t represent you if you have just joined them, or you join mid way through an issue. I’ve just joined a union in the last 24hrs. I’m in a situation where a a group grievance is to be submitted in a few weeks. I happen to be the knowledge holder of the work situation and terms and…
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Working from abroad, manger refused request
Talking to a fav nephew last night who works in the public sector and office based on his request for a 6 weeks away from the office. My nephew said he would take take the odd few days off and a week when over there for 6 weeks and hoping to travel on Friday after work and return on a day off. He works flexi hours, office…
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Probation worries
Hi all, Will try to keep it brief. Started a job in June. All went well at first and was given a mini appraisal 2 months in to say I was doing well. I've always had a feeling my boss didn't like me though, just a gut feeling about how he acted around me etc, very cold and distant. In August I was having some personal…
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2nd Job sites
Hi All apart from the usual employment job boards / sites, can anyone recommend any other sites that offer part-time work (e.g. proof-reading etc) as I am sure there used to be a site that offered short-term work but for the life of me I can't remember what it was unfortunately or even part-time work with no fixed end…
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N.I. contributions.
My hubby works part time 18.5 hours per week and is paid monthly. If he works a month with no overtime he pays no N.I. ( £818.75 gross pay) basic. He frequently does work overtime and sometimes pays varied amounts of N.I. on these occasions. This month he received backpay and paid more N.I. than usual. The question is ,…
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Feel guilty for looking at alternative jobs
Hi Guys I work for a small company and have worked here for 3.5 years now. When i first started the job i had one specific role and the pay was adequate for what i was doing at the time. Around a year and a half ago i took on another role despite having no official contract, my boss said he would review my pay and nothing…
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Taking a foreign employer to Small Claims Court
I worked for an EU based employer and am based in the UK. I believe they owe me a sum of money and am looking to recover this through the small claims court. The employer has a UK establishment on companies house which is just a registered address with nothing really going through the books. If I am successful in my claim…
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How to apply for jobs without a pc?
I'm soon to be leaving my employer due to redundancy. So I have to give back the laptop I currently use. How can someone apply for jobs without a pc? I can job search as I have a tablet but won't be able open or edit my CV or view pdf job info as it doesn't have Office on it. I can use a pc at the library which presumably…