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Registering with agencies / negotiating rates / umbrella companies
Hi, I am starting work after a bit of a break in social care and have NEVER used agencies for work (always been a permanent employee). I have a few questions about:- 1) Is it wise to register with more than 1 agency or should I just pick 1-2 ? Do they all probably have the same jobs and is there a likelihood that agencies…
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Payment in lieu of notice question
Recently lost job and promised but yet to receive 2 months pay in lieu of notice (2 years served). Does this cover statutory redundancy (if I was made redundant that is, employer didnt use that word) and if not included, are they legally obliged to pay statutory as well as pilon? (I never received a contract so it isn't…
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Dismissed whilst signed off with illness
I dont think I have a leg to stand on but here goes. I suffer from depression from time to time but have had it under control (mainly) for years now but unfortunately due to financial pressures the last 4-5 months I had a bit of a breakdown six weeks ago. I saw the GP and have been signed off week by week since then. I…
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Approve travel fees in advance for UC for job interviews?
Tried to claim bus/train fare backrecently and was told I had to do it in advance. So I tried to do that for the next batch of interviews and am just being ignored via the journal now. This is pretty bad, I am using food banks regularly now. Thanks.
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Should I feel bad about applying for another training opportunity after completing one?
I work in healthcare and have recently received some training in an area I am interested in (clinical skills). It hasn't panned out as expected and I will have a much more limited scope rather than what was initially promised (mainly due to consultants not supporting). Anyway a new clincial training role has come up for…
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Quick Question About Work And Fire Hazzard!
I have been told in my fire training that never to leave anything under counter like toaster because it can be fire risk because will make the wood dry and such. We have got industrial microwave now where the heat is spreading upwords from the vents. I removed the shelves and told my boss and they were fine with it but…
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Training before starting work
If you get a new job (hourly paid, not salaried) and are told you can't start actual work until you have read this and that and done such and such online training, then you are sent home with a laptop to do all that - should you be paid for the hours you spend doing those essentials or can you legally be expected to do it…
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Dismissed from job 3 years ago, no references, not sure where to start to get a job
I had been working for around 15 years in the NHS in a professional career (nurse/physiotherapist etc) type job, with a good salary. I switched jobs to a new employer and found that I been duped by the new manager/employer promising me things that the job was not going to deliver (training opportunities that were non…
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Marriage allowance and New job
So Ive just started a new job and at the moment we claim Marriage allowance. I am going to cancel it but wont happen til April 2025. I have no p45 as last job was many, many years ago, But I know what my tax code is 1131N, as I am giving part of my allowance to my husband. I was asked to fill a New starter checklist on…
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Postponement of Rule 21 hearing and application under Rule 20 to file a response late
I have a
claim in the Employment Tribunal for unlawful deduction of wages. A Rule 21
hearing was listed because the Respondent did not file a Response within 28
days of receipt of the claim form and had not filed an application under Rule
20 for an extension of time to file his response late. According to Rule 20 of the…
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Trying to understand SSP and salary
I am currently off sick and will have been off for two weeks on Friday. I have worked for my current employer for over 20 years and have never had to take sick leave before. I am trying to understand how this will affect my salary next month. I have checked my contract of employment and it states that half pay and nil pay…
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Anybody working in paraplanning or financial planning?
Hi I'm looking to switch careers to paraplanning. If anybody is working in this or the related field, I'd much appreciate any time you can give to answer some questions I have! For some background, I'm mid thirties. Originally studied accounting and finance at uni, and completed a graduate scheme in accounting for a Big 4…
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Bank holidays entitlement - Full time
I am working on a full time contract (37.5 hours) My hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 8-6. Monday being my day off. This then means when we have bank holiday Mondays they fall on my day off. Other employees who have a different day off then only work 3 days when there is a bank holiday however I always have…
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Employee Off Sick but can’t/won’t produce Sick note - Strange circumstances
This is a long story and I have included some supplementary information that may/may not be relevant. The only reason I have added this extra information is to give some context to the case (and the elusively of the person involved) . Please note, with the greatest of respect, I am not looking for people’s opinions or…
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Applying for a job through an agency
I am thinking about applying for another job, which I have never doe before. The company advise that applications should be made through a specific agency. I have never applied for a job through an agency before and want to understand how it works. The three possible outcomes would be: 1) I am successful; the agency is…
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CV layout using Word
I'm not a Word user myself but I thought I would give the Web version a try, How on earth do you have a section of your skills so it appears in two columns? Every time I highlight that section and click on the two colum it just moves everything to one side even the parts that I didn't select. I use libraoffice and it's so…
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No compassion - working for government
I work in the civil service and my father in law was in a coma for 5 months and passed away. My grandfather passed away and my father had a major health scare. I have had maybe 4 weeks off as sickness in the past year, this includes leadjng up to funerals and the stress of so many bereavements. My employer has moved me to…
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Worried Daughter- Missed Job off application form
My daughter had 24 hours to fill in an application form and send to the Employer (Local Government) and was then interviewed 48 hours later and got the job. The Contract was provided to her a few days after her starting the job and she noticed that the holiday entitlement should be more as she had worked for Local…
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New employer won’t pay holiday
Hi, my sister has working for a independent shop for over 15 years. In March it was sold to an Indian family. As they have a large family only my sister and 1 other lady of the original staff were kept on. He slashed their hours down from over 30 to just 16. He keeps changing my sister’s hours, ringing up late at night or…
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TUPE advice please
Hi! I’m in such a stressful situation. I have worked at a brewery managed pub, under 2 different landlords over past 7 years. Just over a month ago, my boss said that the brewery was not renewing their contract & they had a month to leave basically, i’m not sure what the circumstances were round this. We(the staff)were…