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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 current dbs is out of date, and they have asked to provide a new one, I’ve checked a few on line sites and it’s saying you can’t apply for an enhanced dbs check without a company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…
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Un paid parental leave
A quick question I put in a request for unpaid parental leave, it has been rejected and a new date has been given by the employer. What are my rights if I reject this new date? Also, can the date of leave requested by myself be brought forward by the employer?
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Civil service job cuts
Any civil servant here who are worried about their job following the 91000 job cuts announcement
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Travel Agent's Commission - too good to be true?
I am looking for some advice regarding a TA position. I have had two interviews so far with this company, first with the HR, second with the hiring manager. I think they went well. The hiring manager told me at the end of my 2nd interview that the commission for bookings is 5%. Is this too good to be true? Basic is good,…
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Meeting tomorrow how do I put my case across?
So I got this new job a month ago, I'm just at end of my months probation and I've a meeting with this boss tomorrow morning which I think is going to be me getting let go. Long story short I applied for this job as it stated "No experience necessary full training will be provided" the boss saw my CV and thought my…
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Holiday/pay regards kings coronation.
Just checking to see if I've got this right as I've been asked by someone. So your holiday runs 1Jan-31Dec & you get 20 days holiday. To be picky, you get 28 but there's 8 bank holiday days that are fixed so they are what they are. You have 20 days to use as you wish (to a degree - obviously the company have to agree to…
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Given shares and asked to be MD of a Ltd company
I'll try and be as straightforward as possible but I just have no idea where to start... I am an employee of a Ltd company Ltd company is made up of 2 owners, one
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When will the economy / jobs market likely improve?
I'm quite unhappy at my current job, and if I were to choose to leave, I'd have to give 3 months notice. Which makes me think I'd probably have to quit and then start looking for jobs, as I cant see anyone in my industry waiting around for 3 months for me to start. I like the idea of quitting in around 6 months, but I…
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Annual Leave Calculation
Hi there I'm having challenges trying to calculate my annual leave entitlement now I've changed my working pattern and hoped someone could advise please. Full time employees working 37.5hrs a week in my company get 25 days a year (plus Bank Hols) I work 30hrs a week, spread across 5 days and my holiday entitlement has been…
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Employer reading emails without consent.
Hi, The company I work for are reading emails from Employees and are taking action against some of the staff, saying that they were working from Home and not doing enough work, this is from looking at their work laptop. Do they need to tell the staff that all activity is being monitored. They didn't complete a agreement…
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Failed Experian background check, company refuse to tell me why
Im hoping someone can help me here. I applied for a job recently, and to my delight I was so impressive they offered me a senior web developer position! Apparently, my 'skills matrix' score was incredably high.. so the interviewer said. This was obviously excellent news. They informed me that they needed me to start 4…
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NHS Non Consolidated/Pay Award 22/23
I worked for the NHS up until Oct/Nov last year and wondered regarding the news of the non consolidated one of payments they are receiving for that year which I don't think have been paid just yet. Considering I worked there for half of that year, should I be entitled to part of this pro rata of course? If anyone can shed…
