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How to get a job with 3 previous dismissals (not fully my fault!) ? 120+ applications and nothing!!
I am currently seeking advice on how to find a new job after experiencing three dismissals. My most recent dismissal occurred on March 8th, 2023, and despite sending out over 120 job applications, I have not received any replies. Additionally, a potential employer recently withdrew their offer after learning about my most…
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Can't get a job as no ID
Not me fortunately but I'm trying to help someone who is caught in a bad place because he can't get a job because he doesn't have any ID at all. Obviously employers have to make sure they cover their backsides so he's managed to get to the "we'd like to employ you" stage and then can't prove who he is. First steps I would…
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TUPE and Contract Start Date
Hello all, My company was bought out last year and my employment was transferred under TUPE to the new company. I'm now applying for a mortgage and the employer is being difficult when I'm asking for proof of employment. They are stating that the start date is when the new contract was created in 2022 - it should actually…
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Change in line management - questions to ask?
I just read an email (sent 2 weeks ago, but I've been on holiday) that "it has been proposed and agreed for [I and 5 others in the same role] to have a change in line management". This change will happen "over the coming weeks" so no date, but won't affect what I'm doing day-to-day or the project I work on. I'm not against…
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New Employment Pre-Screening - my rights - Please help?
Hello All. I have been offered a new job in the IT sector by a well established and large British company. As part of the on-boarding process, they have a pre-screening process carried out by another private third-party company for basic criminal checks also known as DBS and some basic financial checks such as CCJs etc. As…
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Dodgy payment
Hello everyone, not sure if this is the right place for this post but here goes. I usually receive about £1500 yearly bonus off the company I work for paid in April's pay. This last December we received a £850 "cost of living payment" on our payslip and of course everyone was chuffed to bits! But now we've just been…
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Urgent advice needed – Sole Trader needing to choose between PAYE or Umbrella
I've been operating as a Sole Trader for 7 years, i'm supposed to be starting a new short-term 3 week contract on Monday for a company that uses that use an external workforce management platform called Worksome to handle payments. I’ve been asked to sign myself up to the Worksome platform today (booking was only agreed…
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Stay in job or go back to old
Hi 50 with hopefully another 10 yrs of work left and was working in challenging job with unsocial hrs part of time and then 4 yrs ago moved to another department with more regular hrs and less responsibility. This new job is ok work wise but my manager is very knee jerk and creates drama unnecessarily which really winds me…
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promotion at work
Hello MoneySaving, I have been working for an organization for quite some-time
now as an analysis. In the department there are one manager and 4 analyses. I
have been with the organization for 15 years, (the longest member), the other
analysis 10, 2 and 1 years service. Traditionally analysis’s are graded first, second and…
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Senior Finance Managers advice
Hi everyone. I'm a senior finance manager currently working within the public sector after moving from industry after 25 years and I am having a hard time coming to terms with the softer approach to the trade as well as the lack of resource to be able to carry out detailed finance work as I've once been used to. On top of…
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Zero hour V's paid by the hour contract
Hi all, I'm trying to understand what the difference(s) are, if any, between a zero hour contract and a paid by the hour contract and if it even applies to my situation! My contract states "that on average you will be required to work up to 30 hours per week". I'm presuming that means that on some weeks they could offer…
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Previously turned down a job in favour of another. Previous applicants need not apply?
I turned down a job offer for another 6 years ago. The job has come back up and I would like to apply (my situation has changed - I didn't achieve what I set out to and I now would like more flexibility and convenience in my role). It says prev applicants NNA. I sent an email to the contact on the posting but they did not…
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Term time contact
Hi, ok so, payroll made a mistake with the term time contacts and under paid us for years, only by about an hour a week but they are backdating this for 3 year. during the 3rd year I got a promotion and the post was whole year, so I would of been entitled to 2 wholes years then part of the 3rd which was April to August,…
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Last day of my notice period falling on a bank holiday.
Hi guys, so I'm currently working my notice period at work, I start my new place on Tuesday 9th May due to the Bank Holiday. I have put my notice in with my current employer up until and including the 8th May which is a Bank Holiday Monday but my current employer is saying they will only pay me until the Friday before (5th…
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Pension tax relief for higher tax bracket
Do pension tax rebates for higher tax brackets always have to be claimed manually if the employer doesn’t do salary sacrifice? Does it get automatically calculated if you end employment?
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BH Workdays Help
Hello My brother in law
has worked for a company for over 25 years at business premises which
were just open office hours and not on BHs or weekends. Since
late August 2022 the premises are now open every day including bank
holidays and weekends but BIL has still only worked office hours
since then and if a bank holiday…
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Spec savers OCT scan cost
Has anyone had an OCT scan at Specsavers? How much did you pay for it if so? I was told it was £25 in isolation and £10 with an £20 eye test.
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Insurance Clawbacks - Selfemployed Advisor
Hi, everyone. I need to ask for some help/advice. A few years back, I worked for six months as an Insurance advisor, with the clawback clause in which I was explained that if any of the policies I sold were cancelled for any reason within the first two years, I would have to give back the commission in total, I was…
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Teacher eligibility
Hello all I qualified as a science teacher through TeachFirst in 2011. I have taught in state school (physics & biology) since, although took 4 years break after 2013 for maternity. I have just seen that my student loan interest has, without notification, shot up to 5%. At 41 I still have 7k left to pay, which equates to…
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Increasing Hours Prior to Maternity Leave in the NHS?
Can anyone tell me if its possible to increase hours prior to going on mat leave in the NHS in order to increase full and half pay while on maternity leave? Thanks
