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Sacked due to Miscarriage
Don't know where i stand. I had been off work for over a year and finally got a job, yay. The job was temp to perm through an agency but with the public sector. I started on a monday, found out I was pregnant on the Wednesday and miscarried at the weekend. I obviously was upset and not feeling grand so rang and informed…
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work in schools
I am due to start a job next week and im wondering how schools calculate a wage on a term time contract? I will be employed continuously and I am under the impression i get paid every month, even when the school holidays are in force. So how would I work out my monthly wages to tell Tax Credit? Say for instance the job was…
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2nd Interview - I BLEW IT!!! Aaargh Didn't get it
Ok - So I've waited nearly 2 months and I finally have the date for 2nd Interview - Tomorrow!!! Eeeeee! Talk about short notice:eek: See here for previous post on this. This just a basic interview - no testing or assessment centre. But I don't know how to prepare now. I used all my questions that I researched last time and…
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Walked out of work - is there anything I can do?
I walked out of work today after having yet another word with the boss to no avail but wondered if there was any recourse for me. I signed a 6 month contract at the beginning of August. Been empl since Jan. The problems started with just little things really that seem so petty but really got me down such as other staff…
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NICs - Pure Confusion
I finised Uni in May and have been struggling to find work ever since. I applied for JSA but my claim was rejected, apparently because I had no NI contributions behind me. For the past 8 weeks I've been going to the job centre every other week just to get my NI contributions paid for me (and also for a little motivation,…
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Can they do this??
My husband has came home from work today saying there are rumous going around his work that the company are going to have a 6 week shut down at xmas. The rumour is that they will be having the 6 week shut down at xmas and will not be paid for it. Can they do this??
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training for people with disabilities
hi all i have been sent here by my disability officer if your unemployed and have a disability click the link and have a look at some of the courses http://www.finchalecollege.co.uk/
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Options to get money which I think is owed to me?
Hi. I am a student at uni, recently I moved up to my uni house. Before doing this I worked as a cleaner for a company in my home town. Ironically I was cleaning student accommodation. I was working 25 hours a week. My pay was worked like this. Basic rate of £5.75 an hour. If we turned up for 5 days in the week we got a…
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part time jobs?
Hi all, Not sure if this is the right bit but here goes... I have 2 children aged 7 and 2. My partner keeps asking me to get a job, not a problem but i cant find one! I can only work 6pm onwards and only have experience in cleaning really. My dp just doesnt seem to understand that i have been looking but cant find a job…
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Advice needed about starting work date
I have just qualified as a staff nurse,however i have to have a CRB (Criminal records beaurea check) which could take 6 weeks or more.During my training a recieved a bursary to help pay for accomodation and petrol and day to day living but this has stopped now that i have qualified and wanted to know if i would be entitled…
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hubbys got new job but has to sort out paying own tax and NI
Hi all, As the title suggests we need help in paying tax and NI. He is going to get paid a weekly amount of £550. I have sort of worked it out that if we drew out £400 it would leave ample per week to cover the tax and NI I have found on a website a Direct Debit form to pay class 3 NI contributions. Does anyone know how…
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monthly pay help needed
we have been told today we will be going onto monthly pay starting in april. i was ok with this until the question was asked how and when will we be paid. we will get one weeks pay in april then our next pay will be the last friday in may. Our employer told us we would have to work a month in hand. Which will mean 7 weeks…
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Job offer retracted
I applied for a job several months ago, had my interview and got the jjob subject to satisfactory references and medical check. The company confirmed they had recieved the first reference and medical check and were waiting for second reference. The 2nd referee was from a temp job i worked in through an agency for 6 months.…
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Reversal of promotion due to resignation
Am not sure if I'm posting this in the right place. I got promoted at the start of August by my current employers. Since then I've decided to leave the company and I tendered my resignation. I've now been told that since I resigned "I lost the right to be promoted or get the increased salary." Apparently in the company…
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Learn direct?
I remember hearing a while ago that everyone has a free learn direct credit but I cant find anything about it on their website. Does anyone know if this is true? I am looking to do an excel course that I can do at home and if I could have one for free that would have been perfect. Or can anyone recommend any e learning?
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Redundancy questions... can you help?
Hi all... I have some questions about redundancy, and I'm having real trouble finding the answers to them... If anyone can help me, I'd really appreciate it! I am due to be made officially redundant next Monday, and my extremely dim employers can't answer anything it seems... Firstly, when are you entitled to receive the…
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Holiday pay upon leaving!
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JSA - Please help
My husband is out of work at the moment - was on a fairly good wage of £35k a year. He will be paid out another months wage. My question is will he be able to claim JSA while looking for a job? He has never claimed before but we will never be able to afford to live on my wage alone. I currently earn £27K a year. Please…
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Different UK Salary calculated amounts - which one is correct?
I've just entered a salary e.g. 22000 pa into 3 different UK calculators which are supposed to show you your take home pay. Each one shows a different monthly take home amount after national insurance: £1408.00 / £1415.63 / £1388.38 Does anyone know the most accurate calculator? Thanks
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Notice required during probationary period?
My daughter just got a job in sainsburys she started about 10 days ago and is on a months probation, she does not really like it, she went for a job interview yesterday and she got the job, but they want her to start monday.she phoned sainsburys and spoke to 2 different people, one said she needs to work a weeks notice and…