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Employer gone insolvent
I hope someone can give me some inspiration. Went to work Friday to be told by my employer that the company had gone under and was in the hands of an insolvency practitioner. Devastated is not even gunna describe the feeling. I’ve been there 12 years and now in my early 50’s the thought of having to start with interviews…
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Expenses refused because not requested promptly
I work for a government department. I have just had a £400+ expenses claim refused because I did not submit it promptly enough. I was a bit shocked and checked the department policy. There is a clause that's says they reserve the right to refuse an expenses payback if it is not submitted within a month (not submitted…
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Help with figuring out potential salary
I have this job offer and it is full time £9.50 per hour. I have been on Universal credit for a while but I have been taking casual jobs (2-3 days per month) every once in a whie. I don't know my tax code and all that stuff. I used this, our own moneysaving calculator (cannot post the link yet) and it told me my take home…
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After consultation process new role query
I am after some advice please. In August 2022 I was taken with another three members of my team through a consultation process, as our current roles were being made redundant. There realistically was only three roles that were suitable the rest were part time losing close to 20 hours a week. I was out on mat leave when…
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Failed probation
Popping a post on here for a dear colleague, who in my opinion is being unfairly treated by a power hungry new manager in the NHS. My colleague has over 20 years service in the NHS previously as a medical secretary. She left the NHS for a short period when her husband took poorly and worked in a private healthcare company…
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TOTUM PRO discount
Husband has been accepted for high level membership of an institute and is waiting for the paperwork. As the institute is an accredited training provider, all full members can apply for a TOTUM PRO card. I have had Amazon Prime membership for some years so he doesn't need Amazon Prime membership. Are there any other good…
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Buying Unpaid Leave
What is your opinion on buying extra holidays back as unpaid leave? My company encourages us to take 5-10 days per year. The cost is spread throughout the year. My basic salary is £28k but expected to be around £35k with both mandatory and voluntary overtime. For me personally I feel Advantages: Reduces tax, NI and student…
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Umbrella Company Not Remitting My Wages -15 Weeks Owed
My stomach hurts and I feel sick! I started a locum assignment in October, to be paid weekly via an Umbrella company. The umbrella company has not paid me at all. The recruiter and the Umbrella both send texts weekly saying they've sent the money to my account but as I've used them several times in the past, I generally…
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Team manager or project manager training?
I'm not working currently. But I have 15 odd years experience working in admin/customer contact roles. I've never really moved up. Since I'm not working. Is there anything I can do to learn some basic skills as in using excel etc which I can use in the future to progress into a TL , supervisor or project manager roles?
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What would you do in my situation?
Hello, I am very lucky to have two job offers and I wondered what others on this thread might do in my situation? The first offer is for a job that is really well paid and prestigious. It will also - almost certainly - be highly stressful, with a political workplace and very long hours. It will, however, put me in a very…
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Remote work
Hi there, I found out about Jet2 travel advisor role from this forum, and wondering if any of you here know of any other companies hiring for remote/work from home positions these days? Thank you :)
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Jury Service - Self Employed
A friend's husband has been called for jury service. He is self-employed and earns considerably more than the £64.95 per day that he can claim for loss of earnings, which will leave him and his family in a difficult situation - particularly as the work he does is project-based and an absence of a week or two (or more) will…
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Overpaid wages
Hi everyone hoping someone can help with this. I restarted work after maternity leave in June last year. Once I’d received my first pay I thought it looked too much so contacted HR and told them I thought they’d overpaid me and reminded them that I had gone from working 10 hours per week before maternity leave down to 6…
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When does a bonus become part of the contract?
Hi 😊 A year and a half ago the company my partner works for introduced a £2 an hour bonus to get people to come work for them. There isn't anything they have to do for it it's just added onto their wages. Today they've decided to take it away in 2 weeks time. 1) is this enough notice of such changes? 2) is there any time…
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Train Driver Jobs - very exact age requirement
Avanti West Coast are recruiting for drivers - https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/about-us/careers/train-driver-recruitment Stage 1 of the application process states: "The two main requirements for the role are that applicants are 20 ½ years old at the point of applying and they live within 1 hour of a depot." This is a…
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work team day - reasonable?
Management planned a half day team day out of the office, it involves an activity and uptional going for food before or after the activity, and travel to the venue - there is light pressure to take part however emplyoees are expected to pay for it all themselves. I don’t want to but answering questions as to why not is…
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Have I lied on my CV?
I've been working freelance for the past few years. However, two of those roles were technically permanent roles that only lasted for six months. I've put it in my most recent experience section that says 'freelance' but not put freelance in the bullet point with the two employers and the time in the main text. Do you…
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Security watchdog dilemma
Hi guys, I got excepted for a job and have been asked to go through pre-screening with Security Watchdog. I've been working freelance for the last three years but I did work in a permanent role twice for six months each but didn't pass probation. On my CV, I've put this down as part of my freelance experience. Do you think…
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Top paying UK jobs 2022
Anyone know where top paying UK jobs for 2022 list can be found. Would glassdoor be accurate? https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/blog/highest-paying-jobs-uk/
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Annual leave confusion
I'm employed full time, 37.5 hours a week equivalent. I work 12 hour (11.25 hours paid) shifts on a five week repeating rota. Within these five weeks, I work 14 shifts and have 4 days of annual leave planned in. These 4 days of annual leave "cost" me 7.5 hours of annual leave per day, rather than 11.25. I'm due to return…
