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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…
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1.500 apply for 8 jobs !!
Was reading this in my local paper yesterday: http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/4409330.1_500_apply_for_eight_jobs/ MORE than 1,500 people applied for just eight jobs advertised by social housing landlord Newport City Homes. The body manages the city’s 9,750 rented homes, leaseholders and shared-ownership properties,…
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Writing the best personal statement, specific questions
I have done some research into writing personal statements and am trying to write my best ever but I have some specific questions. The advice I have seen suggests going through the person specification in order, so as to make it easier for people checking it to 'tick the boxes'. I usually include everything in the person…
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Administrative test in interview
Hi, I've finally got a job interview for an administrative role in a charity organisation but during the interview they are going to give me an admin test. Do anyone know what this test entails? Or can anyone give me any hints/tips? Thanks
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Does anyone run a kennels on here
We are looking to go for it..with regards our ideal job! We would love to own a kennels business. can anyone tell us inside info regarding this? I cant work in one part time as i have full time and part time job already! What are the downfalls pls? We have been looking at some for sale, but will have to go to bank next to…
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Investigation at work dragging on...
Hoping for some advice about this situation I find myself in at work. I'll try and give as much information as I can. I work in local government in a customer-facing department, dealing with the assessment and administration of several thousand residents. At the beginning of March, I was called into the office by my two…
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Dismissed after suspension and investigation..
Hello All, I am after some information regarding what my husband can do next... please see my other post for full details of the situation as it is rather long I dont want to post it again.. Anyway short of it is.. Money was missing from canteen safe, husband was last to access the safe and didn't use procedures due to…
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No P60 yet!
Hi Im wondering if someone could help me, my husband still hasnt received his P60 from his employer yet and ive been led to believe that it is a legal requirement for your employer to issue your P60 by 31st May, but what happens if they dont? Its an agency he works for and he usually gets his wage slip on a Saturday after…
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New Manager Resources
Hello I potentially have a new job coming up with line management responsibility in the next few months. Could anybody point me in the direction of any good resources that I could use to get an idea of what makes a good people manager? I'm certain it can't be learnt from a book and nothing will beat eventual experience -…
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DWP JCP Call Centre Work
Has anybody here worked in a DWP Jobseeker Direct call centre? If so, what did you think of it? I recently worked in one, but had to leave as it just wasn't for me (very stressful, with incessant - and often very awkward - calls EVERY minute!. I want to get back into a more admin role in the Civil Service, but sadly such…
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help with presentation for interview!
Hi everyone, I have been looking around this forum and you all seem so helpful, so I wondered if anyone could help me! I have just graduated from university and have had an interview for a sales and marketing job. I have now been called back for a second interview which entails presenting a sales and marketing campaign…
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Help
I have just started a new job. It is only 12 hours a week over 3 days. I want to also take another part time job. I have been told that there will never be overtime. They have said I cannot take another job as they do not want to be bothered with tax. They say they do not issue contracts just a letter stating my hours,…
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overpaid tax refund due
Hi Hi not sure if this is the correct forum or not. I completed self assessment online on 7th April . I had made a loss- not profit at all. I understood the overpaid tax would be refunded. I rang on 24th April and was told the repayment would be requested via my local tax office. I was told the money would be repaid by the…
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AO DWP Job Interview Results
When you go for a job interview with the DWP for an AO post, do all the unsuccessful candidates get the result letters first, or are they all sent out at the same time as the successful ones?
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Help with holiday entitlement pro rata please!!
Hiya. I have worked for a company for nearly 2 years now and I don't think they've worked out my 2009 holiday entitlement correct. My contracted hours are Saturday 8.00 - 13.00 and Sunday 10.30 - 16.30, so a total of 11 hours per week. They are saying my holiday entitlement this year is 6.5 days. My entitlement was 11 days…
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JSA - Volunteering - offered training?
Hi, I've looked on jobcentreplus and directgov but they're so vague it hasn't helped :rolleyes: Whilst I've been unemployed I've been volunteering with charity. Now they've offered me chance to do an NVQ level 2 in 6 months. Basically I do and write up certain activities (it's conservation work; and would be part time…
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Jsa help and advice
looking for a bit of help and advice really, ive been unemployed since dec 08 and signed on every 2weeks without fail but still only get my stamp paid a applied for my mortgage to be paid as ive been signing on over 13weeks but got told i need to be on jsa income based, my wife only works 23hrs and only gets £7542 per year…
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Job demotion
Hi, Looking for advice but I will keep it short as possible, my husband works offshore he had an injury at work and was off sick for about 4 weeks he passed his medical to go back to work and continued with his job for a week and was approached and asked to take a step down for lighter duties until he seen a specialist he…
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Ni sick pay
Hi All The company i work for has introduced a No sick pay policy Some people within the company are notoriously sick (14 single days in a year is one i know of) so the company has put in a No sick pay policy. If you call in sick, you dont get paid for that day, also you are not allowed to say i'll take it as a holiday…