MYSTERY SHOPPING THREAD XVI - please, no mention of client names or fees on here

Monkeynut

cheekychipmunk wrote: »

Yes, that is how it works! Have pm'd you.

Hi,
Could I be cheeky and ask for you to PM me with the same info regarding Statutory Maternity Pay and MSing.

Thanks!

sweettooth_2

Monkeynut wrote: »

Hi,
Could I be cheeky and ask for you to PM me with the same info regarding Statutory Maternity Pay and MSing.

Thanks!

Sent you a PM with the info I was given today at CAB re Maternity Allowance.

Becles

sweettooth wrote: »

Hi,

Has anyone claimed Maternity Allowance while self employed for MS'ing? As far as I can tell they dont need proof of income, I just have to be up to date with class 2 contributions. Anyone know if this is right and that it is paid at the full amount for 39 weeks?

Thanks

Yes. They just pay you the full amount regardless of what your actual earnings are.

If you've paid enough Class 2, it's about £125 a week for 39 weeks.

If you've paid the Class 2 and have a Small Earnings Certificate, you get £27 a week for 39 weeks.

yonk wrote: »

HIPS are no more.

Ooops Last time I moved home was 1996!

cathj

Can anyone help with this quickly? I am doing a gap pizza report atm and I'm not sure which way I should answer.

Was the appearance of your xx aceptable. It wasn't right at first, and had something added that it shouldn't have, which I couldn't eat. When they brought it back correct it was fine.

I am guessing I base it on the first one that was brought out so the answer would be no????

tbw

cathj wrote: »

Can anyone help with this quickly? I am doing a gap pizza report atm and I'm not sure which way I should answer.

Was the appearance of your xx aceptable. It wasn't right at first, and had something added that it shouldn't have, which I couldn't eat. When they brought it back correct it was fine.

I am guessing I base it on the first one that was brought out so the answer would be no????

I would base it on the first one - also make a note of what happened in the 'comment' box at the end.

antk4

lovetowinacar wrote: »

I can never see any stamp jobs on Gap are they nationwide? Many thanks.

I am in NI and have never seen them either

jen_br

re I am getting annoyed that i can't see the RE hotel calls despite being set up for business I do the hotels for them already and I just find it annoying that is my 12:42am rant lol

serendipity2706

jen_br wrote: »

re I am getting annoyed that i can't see the RE hotel calls despite being set up for business I do the hotels for them already and I just find it annoying that is my 12:42am rant lol

There's a Larnaka BUT you have to pay your own airfare and only get what you actually spend on hotel
so not so good!

jen_br

Yeah I saw that one... but there were hotel calls that were released last night.

I know they pay for room and tv remote.. HEY BIG SPENDER!!

cheekychipmunk

sweettooth wrote: »

Hi,

Has anyone claimed Maternity Allowance while self employed for MS'ing? As far as I can tell they dont need proof of income, I just have to be up to date with class 2 contributions. Anyone know if this is right and that it is paid at the full amount for 39 weeks?

Thanks

Becles wrote: »

Yes. They just pay you the full amount regardless of what your actual earnings are.

If you've paid enough Class 2, it's about £125 a week for 39 weeks.

If you've paid the Class 2 and have a Small Earnings Certificate, you get £27 a week for 39 weeks.

Think becles may have mis-typed, but just to clarify that if you have a small earnings certificate you DON'T pay any class 2 contributions - that's the whole point of it

Anyway, even if you have had a small earnings certificate, you can still back pay your class 2 contributions to cover 26 weeks in the test period and you will then be entitled to the full £125. Mad, I know, but the loophole exists. I couldn't quite believe it myself when I was informed by the lovely man at the DWP - seems way too good to be true! Especially when you don't even have to be earning anywhere near £125 a week at the time!

Didn't post this all first time round as didn't want to bore too many people - but maybe it will help some others!