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Change of pay date
Hi my employer is changing my pay date to the middle of the month - from the end of the month to the middle. Obviously this means we will be 2 weeks out of synch, instead of paying us for a 6 week period I have been told the extra two weeks will be paid when our contract ends ie if you leave the job. Can this be done?
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Change in commission
Hi, I currently work for a company where I am based on a wage plus commission. A few weeks ago we were been informed that the commission payment is changing. Whilst the banding is staying the same depending on commission earned (current band is 5%, 10% and 15% depending on the amount), we have been told if we do not get 3…
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Sack any time first two years - so what’s the point of probation periods?
I’ve often seen it written “can be sacked any time in the first two years”, so why do most of the companies I’ve worked for have a 6 month probation period and does it trump the two year mark?
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Background screening
Would you withdraw an offer if you find out someone had failed probation in a previous role?
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Payrise Advise
Hello All, I have been working for my company for the past 10 years and in total 14 years for the client as I have been through 2 TUPE . Throughout this long 10 years i never got an official payrise beside the yearly bonus of 1- 1.5% and £ 500 increase 4 years ago due to an award I got nominated for by the company itself…
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Overtime conundrum, unsure what to do?
So after some advice. I’m currently working my notice period as due to be made redundant start of March. The way my life is set up at the moment is I do an hours overtime every morning, I do mornings as it’s the only time that suits, my life is set up to avoid having to pay childcare, so I work 40 hours per week during…
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Bonus removed after TUPE
Hi all looking for a little help My company was bought out last year and we all TUPE'd across. We had a bonus scheme that paid out x% depending on band multiplied by a performance multiplier. That multiplier couldn't go lower than 0.5 and has never been lower than 0.8. Now new company are debt laden and making no money and…
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Holiday entitlement
I’ve just found out that my husband’s employer has only been paying him 2 weeks holiday pay + Bank holidays for years and has never given him the correct holiday entitlement. My husband mentioned it to his boss (it’s a small company) last year and his boss told him around middle of September last year that the was entitled…
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Changing contracted days
I have an 8hr contract stating that my shifts are on a Saturday and Sunday. As I'm not needed regularly on those days the shifts that are being given to me are on a Tuesday and Thursday. I work a fair bit of overtime but haven't been getting much lately. Due to this I'm thinking of looking for more work somewhere else. My…
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Wrong bank details - what rights do I have?
Hello. I needed to change the bank account I get my wages paid to so I filled in a paper form. upon checking, the bank details are wrong - by one digit. I looked back at the form and a couple of others have advised that one of the digits looks like a 3 when it is actually a five. I have two questions really: I have checked…
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PAYE and one-off income from other source
Hi, I hope I am posting in the right place. Between 2015 and 2018 I was self employed trying to start an online business. After that period, unluckily I suspended it. I am currently working full time in PAYE earning around £35k. Last year it turned out that the displayed ads on the old websites still generated some…
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What is a good wage in uk
Considering all the strikes, the economy, people either losing jobs or not finding a job and high inflation what would people say is a good wage in the current climate. 50k? 40k? 100k? It is subjective obviously but as a general opinion for a family in the UK what would be a good wage?
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2nd job
Not sure if this is in the right place apologies if it isn't I'm currently working full time but have just gone on to maternity leave after having a baby I'm due to go back in aug can I between now and then pick up a job on a evening ie one night a week without it affect my maternity leave if that makes sense. My current…
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Employment contract
Good morning, I'm looking for some advice and information on employment contracts. I had my original work contract and terms issued in 2014, in 2016 I changed roles within the company on secondment and my terms changed, a letter was issued stating the changes. In 2018 the secondment ended and the business decided to create…
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Reduction of notice period
I have recently been TUPEd at work and within a week of the process completing the new company have requested a reduction in notice period requirements. I currently have a notice period of 13 weeks and they are suggesting reducing this to 4 weeks, due to us being TUPEd this is obviously just a request. Im failing to see…
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Part Time PAYE role
I'm currently self-employed however I am interviewing for a part time PAYE role which would be three days a week. I will continue to freelance for the other two days. Can anyone advise on which three days would be best to work? I like the idea of having Friday as a 'freelance day' for spontaneous weekends away without…
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Telephone Interview?
Been offered telephone interview with the AA but i have no idea what it involves or if it is at my home or their offices, anyone had a telephone interview before?
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Would job offering £50k salary working in Manchester City Centre be ok for a single to live?
With the current rental market, what are energy costs also like in apartments?
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Which job would you choose?
Job 1 Fixed for 12 months Civil service Attend office 1 or 2 times a week so commuting costs to pay Payroll done same as permanent employees via PAYE £60,180 per year Job 2 Fixed for 12 months Civil service Remote working, no commuting costs Paid inside IR35 via an umbrella company that does all the deductions and charges…
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Insurance for home help
Hi. I'm considering becoming a home help for local elderly people and wondered what type of insurance I'd need. I'm thinking probably public liability and obviously I'd need an enhanced DBS, but anything else and is that the right type of insurance? Any help appreciated.
