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Employment & Jobseeking USEFUL LINKS
The following links may prove useful in looking for information about Employment and Jobseeking. [MSE INSERT, 15/02/22: Some of these links are now out of date. You can find an updated list on this page of the thread] MSE Fully Researched Guides Low Income Grant Grabbing House and Energy Grant Grabbing Great Grants Hunt…
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Being TUPE’d – can new employer cut pension and allowances ?
Looking for a bit of advice on TUPE as my wife is currently being transferred to a new employer. She’s received her new contract and some of the terms seem noticeably worse than what she currently has. I was under the impression TUPE protects existing terms and conditions, so just trying to understand where we stand. A few…
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Final pay/notice period
Hi, I have worked for the same company for over 30 years and have been off sick for last 3 months. My company pays full pay for 6 months and then 6 months half pay. The notice period in my contract is 1 month. It’s not looking likely that I will be returning to work in the future. I’m a bit confused about the notice period…
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Change to payment schedule
The company I work for has recently been taken over. All employees have always been paid weekly (as per our contract) and our new employer intends to implement a monthly pay schedule. He verbally informed some of us of this intention less than three weeks before what will be our final weekly pay date, others haven't been…
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When to retire
I work term-time, so we break up in July. I have been told to set my retirement date as 1st Sept before schools reopen, in order to gain more holiday pay. Would it work?
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Unsanitary work conditions - employee rights?
A friend has been working in a shop where there has been a sewage issue and their toilet area has been creating mess for a week. Environment health have been in, apparently the council are liable, but area managers have demanded the team keep working in the store where the sewage in the staff areas continues to be a…
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Help me with some advice
Hi eveyone need some help and fresh eyes on deciding what to do. I’m currently a receptionist and have been all my working life, I’m now 50 years old, I earn decent money, well decent for what I do. I have thought about training to be a phlebotomist for some time and have now been offered a job with NHS band 2 part time…
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Suspension from work but I'm innocent.
Hello to everyone, hope all good and fine; I really hope someone can help me out with some consultants and info regarding my case. I work in hospitality, I'm a waiter in a restaurant. Last Friday before my shift started, I was called by my Head of Department, asking me to follow him. On the way to the HR, he asked me if I…
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Applying for jobs at a lower grade
I am an SEO in the Civil Service. For around 2.5 years I've been in a role that has grown successively smaller, so I've been applying for new roles. I've applied for around 40 jobs and I've had 11 interviews and one 'pre-screen'. I'm so fed up with my current role that I'm considering applying for HEO roles (one step down…
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Prepared notes in an Interview
Is it ok to refer to notes in an interview?
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Pay protection for a shift allowance during restructure
Hi All, Long time reader, first time poster here. Just wondering if anyone has been in a similar situation during a company restructure - Basically, we are going to be offered new positions but each one is lower paid. I'm currently receiving an allowance which is a percentage of my basic pay, for working shifts. These new…
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She showed up for work
Asking on behalf of daughter. She works for a company who sells lots of sausage rolls and steak bakes. She was scheduled to work but the key holder for the shift was a no show. No notice and no idea why. Obviously couldn’t clock in as could not get in. She was there but they have not paid her . Can prove. I feel this is so…
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Employment Law Advise
Very long story short. May 2025 I was arrested due to allegations made by an ex whom works in same place. I accepted to work from home whilst investigation took place. September 2025 the investigation concluded and no charges was made against me and I was clear of all accusations. It's now March and I am still working from…
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Overtime 40% tax Threshold
Hello all I am Currently going to be going over the 40% tax Threshold for this year if I carry on doing overtime . Now I dont know wether to kerb the Overtime so I dont go into that threshold and stay under the £50,270 or just carry on . I know the 40% tax only applies to the proportion earned over the £50,270 . But say in…
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Salary expectations question
I've applied for a role with an advertised salary range and prior to short listing I've been asked to provide my salary expectations. The advertised salary isn't the best and I know I could demand more elsewhere in similar roles but I want this job and I my experience would suggest the upper range so how do I answer the…
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ASDA
If Asda are downgrading a local manager and then suggesting to current staff they will be training them to do said managers role but not pay them extra, they have to accept it or leave, is that legal?
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Any positively about AI and job losses
I keep seeing that AI will make us all unemployed. Every time I look online all I see are companies are making staff redundant due to AI. Is there any hope?
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Untaxed ex-gratia payment to retire early
My wife has been asked by her employer to retire two months ahead of her planned date, and in return accept an ex-gratia payment of £2,500. There are some office politics going on which I won't go in to. The employer says this payment won't be taxed, as it's ex-gratia. They want a letter from her agreeing to the earlier…
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Query re doing work for a Company registered in Gibraltar
I currently have a small role all done online working from home for a few hours a week. Current pay is £300 per month for which I invoice them, I'm registered as self employed and pay voluntary class 2 NI contributions via self assessment to chip away at the years I need to get the full state pension. The business has been…
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Quarterly tax submissions for self employed
Anyone do their own self employed tax submissions? Have you looked into the quarterly returns that will be needed from next month?
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Should I resign- can I give less notice period to the contact notice?
I changed my job about 6 months ago to give me a better work/life balance working only 24 hours a week. However it is rare that I do just these hours. I haven’t really complained but I work virtually every weekend and a lot of lates which means I don’t see my family much. This year is a special year for the family with…
