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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 [MSE INSERT, 15/02/22: Some of these links are now out of date.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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Sick Leave
Hi all, I've been working for the local government for almost 20 years. Back in the old days, we used to have two people in the team who would call in sick quite often. When they had been off sick 3 times, they would get marched up to employee healthcare because they had hit a trigger. Roll onto now, we have 3 people in…
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SSP being divided by 7 days a week
Hi all, For context: I work for a company that outsources customer services to retailers and insurers. We receive an individual contract based on the retailer/insurer client we work for, with specified working days. Many of us of us are on contracts that specify Mon-Fri with 1 in 4 Saturdays. The retailer is closed on…
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MSE News: 'I reclaimed £12,000 in holiday pay' – here's how to check if you're owed too
A semi-retired MoneySaver has reclaimed over £12,000 from her employer after reading our previous story about missing holiday pay. If you're an employee or worker, you're legally entitled to a certain amount of paid time off – even if your job is part-time, temporary or seasonal. We take you through it below… Read the full…
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When does a shift start?
Something I have been wondering for a while is when legally do shifts start/end. Does a work day / shift start from when you reach the premises and pass through the necessary entrance/ turnstile or from when you are signed into work/ready to work? In my own case the actual office is an 8 minute walk across site accessed…
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Living and working away from home as a contractor in further education
In recent years IR35 tax changes means that you can no longer work in further education as a contract / temporary Tutor as a self employed person. My understanding of this in practice this means that we are unable to claim living and travel expenses. Is this correct? It seems unfair as it seems that employees can claim…
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Working away from home and snoring
Hi, I work as an electronics contract engineer. As such i need to stay in B&B's and Travelodge's etc in the week. Unfortunately i not only snore extremely loudly, but i also sometimes make a loud droning noise when asleep. This wakes people up in the adjacent Hotel rooms and sometimes they then "get their revenge" by…
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Holiday declined
Hello I booked a holiday for the end of 2026, I put my request in last year and it’s been sat in pending for months, our contract states that holidays should be approved/declined no later than 2 weeks after the request was made. When it was declined no reason or anything was given. The holiday has now been paid for and the…
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Tax return deadline
Hi, Having worked as a sole trader in November 2025 and December 2025 and earned £7000 please may i confirm that i dont have to do the tax return till January 2027? Sorry to ask, it just seems such a long time "after the event".
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MTD
Hi, I do my self employed husband's accounts including VAT and self assessment and have been using MTD for a year or so. DO I need to set up an Agent's Account or is that only for tax/accounting professionals? Apologies if that is a stupid question! I just want to be sure. (No appropriate category)
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late salary payments what would you do?
i have been working in a senior management role for a company for 7 months. every month salaries have been paid late. always a similar excuse that there accounts suffered a cyber attack and that access has been limited etc. this time it’s been the worse. nobody has been paid their december salary which was due on the 31st…
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I feel that a member of my team is about to be poached by my own team
For context I work for a local authority in England. I work within a team and my role is very specific, and I have two assistant members of staff to help with my growing workload. It started out as one and then, as the team grew, it was expanded to two. I had a permanent member of staff who went on a new role on a…
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National Insurance contribution - employee contribution
My new employer has not paid 20 months National insurance employee contributions from 2023 to 2025. I have 39 full years contribution showing on my GOV UK account, not sure if I need to pay the back dated payments. Any advice would be grateful, thank you.
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Employer refusing to pay mileage
I work for a charity in England, and have done so for 4 years. It is in a rural area and all of us workers, (20 or so) have to start work at one location and then once or twice a week work from a different location for half a day and return. We do about 400 miles a year on these short journies. We get no mileage allowance…
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Managed Vetting for police while on a DMP
I’ve been through an interview process and been offered a job pending background checks with a police service in England. When filling in financial I’ve declared all outstanding debts, totalling approximately £23K which I arranged a debt management plan to sort out. I was always able to manage the payments and never missed…
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MSE News: Young part-time worker reclaims £240 holiday pay – how to check if you're owed too
A 17-year-old MoneySaver has reclaimed £240 after realising she hadn't got the holiday pay she was due from two former employers. If you're an employee or worker, you're legally entitled to a certain amount of paid time off – even if your job is part-time, temporary or seasonal. Below we explain how to check if you might…
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Self employed engineer, can I employ my wife?
Hi, I am a self employed heating engineer. My wife is currently looking for work after a long term illness. Ad hoc hours would suit her as she’s still in recovery but all of the part time jobs she’s looked at are not suitable for her as it stands. My hours are long, mentally and physically tiring. Could I employ my wife to…
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About to start a new job a week on Monday but.......
So I am 90% the way thru my 3 months notice period - about to start a new job a week on Monday....however what are peoples opinions on this.... I was offered a job three months ago and accepted and all seemed ok. Then about a month and a half ago I heard a new CFO had been appointed in my new company. Ok slightly…
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Skills for life
I have seen this gov advert on bus stops. Had a look and doesn't look all that great. I am looking for a course in software or cyber security. As an adult 40s age group. Currently in a full time job earning about 27k. Should I investigate this or do a paid for course such as pitman training?
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Closure of limited company with cash assets
Hi, with wider use of IR35 I no longer have use for my limited (personal services) company. It has about £5,000 in the bank and there are two shareholders, myself and my partner. Can I simply divide the remaining cash according to shares and declare that income on my personal tax return as capital gains? How do I reflect…
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Adult part time training
Hi I am looking to do an IT course in either cybersecurity or software. A friend recommend a company called pitman who is apparently well respected for qualifications. However I just wanted to check with you all here if you have heard of them and if there are any other options such as free courses I could do first to keep…
