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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 [MSE INSERT, 15/02/22: Some of these links are now out of date.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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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…
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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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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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Evri delivery services does not pay on time
Hello, I lost my job and a friend in the gym told me about working as a delivery driver. As his company (a subsidiary of Amazon) pays weekly So I searched and found a delivery company a subsidiary of EVRI called AH Logistics I joined Feb 13th and was told. Payments are monthly on the 15th as a self employed driver. Using…
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Redundancy - Insolvent employer - notice period
I worked for a firm for a year and 11 months when it was shut down - insolvent. The Insolvency practitioner has sent through documentation so a claim can be made for unpaid notice, untaken annual leave and any redundancy. On first glance I've not worked there for 2 years, however AI (yeah, I know!) suggests that the…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should my employer adjust its rewards scheme so I don't lose out?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks… My employer has a recognition scheme for colleagues who go above and beyond, with prizes paid in vouchers that are processed through payroll for tax purposes. However, anyone repaying a student loan can actually lose money by winning because the prize can push their income over…
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Salary Sacrifice
Has anybody successfully refrained from paying the extra over mileage charges to their employer on Salary sacrifice scheme?
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Accident while at work
Good morning everyone. Just looking for a little advice. Last week I had an accident whilst driving at work, I was in a company delivery vehicle and someone crashed into the rear of me when I was stationary at traffic lights, they hit me with force (above 20-25mph) and shunted me into the vehicle in front, I have full…
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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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Employment contract - enforcement of conditions after termination
I have a contract of employment which contains a clause saying that I can't work for a rival for 12 months after leaving the current employer (and another clause saying I agree that the first is a fair clause). I don't understand how any clause in a contract can be enforced after the contract (after the employment) ends.…
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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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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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Scotland - is the start date near a year end important?
Hello, I currently volunteer for a local charity. I have now been offered a part-time job for the same charity but different position (I will continue to volunteer) and leave my current job on 26th March. Start date has been pencilled in as 30th March, but there's a debate whether it would be better "all round" if my start…
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short term, casual work. should i register as self employed?
Good Morning. having taken redundancy at the end of last year i'm currently looking for work, but have been offered some casual work by a friend. Its a few days, at most £200-300. I don't expect to be doing this kind of thing regularly but until i've secured full time work it is possible that i'll pick up extra bits here…
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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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Man + Van
The van is widely used for "last-mile" delivery, express courier services, and multidrop, with daily earnings in the UK frequently ranging from £95 to over £200 per day. The above is from AI, best type of work for van(Vivaro/Traffic) owner, I wouldn't call myself semi retired, but I don't want a 50 hours per week job, I…
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Withdrawal from job contract
Hi All, I recently changed careers and need a 2nd job. I accepted a weekend job, conditional on DBS checks and satisfactory references. I signed a contract with a TBC start date. The DBS was fine, and they got 3 references - one from my current job, but as I'd only been there 3 weeks they provided basic factual information…
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Large Personal Allowance Adjustment for Small Arrear
My daughter got her 2026/27 Tax Code notice in. The notice confirms she has arrears of £149 (and she is aware) but her allowance has been adjusted by £710 to reclaim that. Does anyone have any idea why the adjustment would be so large? Thanks In Advance.
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Income Tax and New Job
My stepdaughter started her first job in January and has paid no tax to date. She earns around 20k. She seems to think that she won't pay any tax until she's actually been paid the full amount of her personal allowance, which doesn't sound right to me. If she hasn't paid tax up until now, I presumed that was because she…
