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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 [MSE INSERT, 15/02/22: Some of these links are now out of date.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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Job seeking
Looking for some advice here please to pass on to my 21 year old son. Essentially, how on Earth does one obtain a half decent permanent job these days? I am next to useless when it comes to advice for him - having no real clue how the employment world now operates, being an IT dinosaur, and only having contacts within my…
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LinkedIn open to work status - company uses external recruiter
So I have been looking for alternative employment within my company for the past 6 months, have applied for a 3/4 roles, have been down to two final interviews where I was unsuccessful but the feedback was that I interviewed very well but basically there was a preferred candidate each time/candidate with more experience.…
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Do I charge a candidate who missed her course?
Hi all. I was running a paediatric first aid course today. One of the candidates messaged just at the start time to say that she had had a car accident on the way and wouldn't make it. She said she was fine but the car wasn't. She had already paid for the course. It is a blended course and she had completed the online…
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Re-training in TEFL
This year I did the 120 hour online TEFL course. I then taught on Preply. It was OK, but really no more than a side hussle. I now plan to do a CELTA and try and make teaching English as a foreign language my career. I have an MA in literature, so hopefully that will look good on any CV. I have a few questions, though, and…
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Working hours
Hi, I wonder if anyone has any knowledge that could help. When I began working for my current employer nearly 4 years
ago we were rostered to work every other Saturday 9am – 5:30PM. Reduced Saturday hours (10–4:30) were trialled and then
adopted permanently in March 2023. However, the staff handbook says these hours
are…
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Money Moral Dilemma: My employer keeps overpaying me and isn't taking the money back
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... My employer's been overpaying me by a large amount every month. I've flagged it with payroll and my managers via email; they thanked me and said they'd take the money back in small amounts each month. But that hasn't happened, they've kept overpaying me. I've been putting the…
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No Contract of Employment until starting date
Hi, I have recently been offered a job that I have verbally accepted and today I have received a Letter of Offer that includes my annual wage, working hours, length of probationary period etc. and a request that I sign it at the bottom and return to confirm my appointment. But in my mind, it is not a formal contract and…
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Tax code change
My tax code has recently been changed from S1089LX to S1269LX. I started a new job in August, and I’ve just been notified on this change now. When I look at the “how we worked out your tax code” section, it states Estimated tax you owe this year- £0. Am I missing something? Not very good with this kind of stuff so go…
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Non payment of wages
Hi, just after some general advice. My daughter has been working at Marks and Spencer's for just under 2 months. She has been working 3 shifts a week for average of 8 hours a shift. She still hasn't been paid. She has been trying to sort this out for just under a month. HR at Marks say it's an onboarding issue and the…
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Termination of Employment
Hi everyone. I’m looking for some impartial
advice from someone who perhaps knows a little more about this sort of thing
than I do. This is a bit complicated,
but I started work at my current company back in 2015 and worked full time up
until the end of 2022, when I took 12 months of maternity leave. When I returned to…
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payment deducted from my wage for critical illness being cancelled by employer after 15 year
Posted also in Life insurance forum but thought id try here too....I work for Royal Mail I have been paying for critical illness cover out of my wages for about 15 years - today I have had a letter saying that potentially Royal Mail are stopping my cover because the payment deducted from my wages is taking me under the…
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How long does it usually take you to find a new job?
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Payment for unused annual leave
Hi all, I’ve recently been made redundant and I’m looking for advice on whether my employer has calculated my unused annual leave correctly. I’m a full-time salaried employee working Monday to Friday (37.5 hours per week). Our annual leave year runs from January to December. For my unused annual leave (8.5 days), payroll…
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Mandatory reconsideration on job seekers contribution based
So here's the back story: finished a temp contract on 5th August 2025. Knew I would not be eligible for UC due to savings and didn't think I was entitled to any benefits, so didn't look. Fast forward to November. Ran a benefit check and found I could claim job seekers contribution based, as I have paid 2 years NI. Applied…
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NEET
My son has recently dropped out of university. I told him to go to the job centre to register unemployed so he qualifies for any support they offer. We saved in an ISA for him so the gas to much money to claim any benefits but I thought he'd get NI credits and potentially training options. The man at the job centre told…
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Don't understand why charity shop treated me horribly
I know this happened over ten years ago and the job was unpaid, but I don't like feeling rejected Every Christmas this feeling returns. I have thought about this, most weeks through the years. I think I am just a total loser. I am single and I haven't had a normal life compared to other people. All my life I have had…
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Child turned 18
When a child turns 18 and wants to continue approved full time education, is it ok to do an online only course? we want to find something that is not a waste of time. also can they work part time on top?
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Pre employment drug test
Hey all, I got a job offer but I was not told anything about drug test or their drug policy yet. Over the weekend i fell ill, i was in such a bad pain I had no choice but to take some cocodamol. I swapped that to non opiate now but it will show up on their drug test. Which is on tuesday. I am very scared now they will…
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Bank Holiday entitlement when working part time
I have started a part-time role Mon, Wed and Fri working 25.5 hours out of a 37.5 hour week. My annual leave runs 1 Apr to 31 Mar. I have been deducted 7.5 hours annual leave for Good Friday, Easter Monday, May 5th BH, Whitsun BH and August BH. Is this correct? I wondered whether I should be entitled to a proportion of…
