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Help Needed With Employers Timesheets
Hi Guys, New to this site and employer law so please go easy on me, my company have started introducing lots of new measures, that can only be described as cost cutting and one of these was introduced a few months ago and has really got me annoyed, I'm wondering weather it is legal. I'm an Engineer out in the Field and as…
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Going from JSA to full time student
Hi there Apologies if this is the wrong forum but it didnt seem applicable to the student one. I was made redundant end of March and have been claiming Cont based JSA since beginning of April, it runs out beginning of October and I wont get IB JSA as my husband works full time. Have been looking for a job in the same…
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GCSE retake - over 25
Hi, I have recently been made redundant prior to my maternity leave and when I return to work I would like to get a job in the public sector. The only problem is, it seems to be important to have GCSE Maths but i only got a grade E. I would like to retake my GCSE Maths but am not sure how is best to go about it - Ideally I…
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Sainsburys bonus question
Please move this to another thread if required. Sainsburys colleagues (present and former) please answer this I work for Sainsburys for 6 (7 next week) months now. In our next pay - we will get bonuses paid. Based on sales for the entire company, stores's mystery customer scores and store's product availability scores. Do…
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To leave or not to leave
I am so tempted to hand in my notice but know in todays climate its not a good thing to do. I started at my job in the West End 10 years ago as an facilities assistant and last year was promoted as facilities manager, at the time of the promotion I was expecting I would get an assistant to support me like I did my previous…
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What would you do in this situation?
Would anyone mind putting their tuppence in? Take this hypothetical situation: You're currently in a permanent job, which earns you a decent sum of money each month (and have been working there for almost 2 years). You are able to live off your earnings comfortably, while servicing a debt that was essential to your being…
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Competency Based 'Interview' Questions
Got an interview tomorrow and I've benn told it's a 'competency based question interview'. I was wondering if anyone from a HR background on here would know what the most common asked 'competency based questions' are when interviewing? I did Google, but I was hoping someone from a HR/ Recruitment background on here might…
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Can i resign?
I have two seperate jobs in the same company, I do one roll for the first half of the week and one for the second. They are totally seperate jobs. Could i resign from one of them and still keep the other? I have no contract yet, the employer is not too good with paper work, ive worked there for a year and get paid by BACS…
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Is there any hope!?
Bit of a moan really... I feel like I've sent my CV to lots of places and nothing... na da... No one even wants a babysitter! Just posting to get a bit of moral support or mutual loathing of the job market! I'm starting to doubt whether I actually have any talents at all...! (If anyone knows of a job in Stoke, or would…
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Job Interview - Smart Casual??
Hi everyone I have a job interview at the end of the month, and through the emails with the organisers they have stated that the dress code is 'smart casual' as the interview session is fairly informal (a lot of group work/ice breaking activities type thing). The thing is, I'm not quite sure what smart casual is?? Not…
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continuous services benefits?
Hi I am about to change my contract from part time to full time with my employer. It is a different job role but within the same company. I have 5 years service with them and therefore get enhanced holiday allowance. I have been told that I will loose this benefit as it will not be classed as continuous service due to the…
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Garden Leave and Accrued Holiday
I have recently handed in my notice giving the required 4 weeks written notice. My employer has decided to put me on garden leave until my notice period has finished. I have some accrued leave entitlement so should I be paid for this on top of my 4 wks paid garden leave?
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DWP EO Interview
I'm really nervous at interviews and would like to know if any one has any idea of want questions they were asked since the DWP has changed the competencys. I was unsuccessful previously and was so nervous couldn't even remember what questions I was asked. There is another EO job coming up, so thinking of trying again.…
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Primary Teaching job, South Lanakshire Council. Help?
Hi, I am coming to the end of my probation year in a primary school in south lanarkshire council. I applied for a job for next year and recieved my letter today. The letter said i was impressive and will be considered for jobs if they come up in August. Has anyone got any knowledge of the process from now on and is there a…
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Recruitment agencies
Is it true that online recruitment agencies (for example, Reed, Monster, and the like) are useless, as they rarely contact people? After putting the CV online, you don't hear from them... If so, I guess I will go the recruitment agencies in town... As well as this, I will apply directly to companies.
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Anyone got a Hygiene certificate, and did it help with employment?
I spent last week doing this, seems to me its kinda pointless, still havent been able to apply to any jobs with it, all kitchen jobs are aimed at chefs and stuff like this :s I suppose i oculd try waiting etc, but I have no experience so employees really will give an interview to the countless others who have experience.…
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how long do crb checks take !!
hi was wonderin if anyone new how long crb checks take.
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Employee not working his week in hand - HELP
I have an employee that started work for me 3 weeks ago. He rang me on thursday to let me know he was leaving, i explained that he needed to give 7 days notice. On saturday he rang in poorly, but said he would be in on Sunday (his last shift) he text me on the sunday afternoon saying that he did not see any point in coming…
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**telephone interview with boots**
I have a telephone interview with boots this tues for an administrative assistant role - i was wondering if anyone works at the HR department at boots or previously had a telephone interview with boots?? Thank you!! :o
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what can u do about bad treatment from managers?
I'm writing this on a friends behalf, hope some1 can help He's been working for a company for 3 years and has progressed to manager. He's worked his bum off and always done really well. Since the recession hit, the company hit a ''bad patch'' and made redundant all the experienced area and district managers in favour of…