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Employment vs Sole Trading - UK [closed]
In the UK, is it possible to be in full time employment and be a sole trader at the same time?
i.e. Work a full time job as an employee. Do contract work as a sole trader on evenings and weekends.
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How can I request my company not use my photos for promotional purposes without my explicit permission?
I got an email today notify that my company will take photos of all employees. The photo will be used for employee profile and is company's right to use it for promotional purposes.
I checked my ...
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Why do IT departments still dictate what IT employees can use for hardware? [closed]
Are there legitimate business arguments for skimping on hardware and software for IT employees vs. say, giving employees an annual allotment to maintain their own hardware? Or is this just an old ...
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How can I deal with a very reactive staff member? [closed]
I have a problem: A staff member of mine can only parse exact instructions. He appears to not be able to use common sense and take initiative. An example is enclosed below. How am I going to solve ...
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Pay hourly workers on a project or piece rate basis [closed]
We have a few opportunities at our company that are a bit different than our normal work. We have many hourly employees that work on standard production -- 40 hours plus overtime for any work over ...
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How can we motivate employees to complete IT certificates?
Our company is an IT service provider which develops software for other companies. To attract customers, we encourage our employees to complete and maintain IT certifications (like Java certificates ...
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How to deal with an employee found to be misbehaving by chance (by accessing a restricted computer)? [closed]
I, as an owner/computer auditing worker, have been reviewing recent computer usage (for statistics) and happened to stumble across some serious delicate issues. There is an employee who does not have ...
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If an employer discovered that an employee fabricated stories about his/her family, would that be grounds for termination? [closed]
History is littered with stories about people who falsified resumes and background information. Upon learning about the falsified credentials, many employers chose to terminate these employees. Ethics ...
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Difference between contract and full time? [closed]
From what I understand full time employees get things like vacation, health insurance, dental and retirement.
Are there any other important differences?
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Why is it considered inappropriate to treat contractors the same as corporate associates?
HR and management have said things along the lines of "We aren't supposed to treat contractors like they're employees." Why is that the case? What benefit does the business gain by maintaining that ...
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Old employee wishes to rejoin [closed]
I had an employee (lets call him 'Old') who worked for me for 1 year. He had learnt a lot of things during the job. Two month ago he left the job and joined some other company (not a competitor of ...
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Should the manager be CC'd when sending username and password to employee
I often create logins for new employees and then send them an email with their login credentials. While doing so I also CC their manager to let him know his user has been setup.
Is this the right ...
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In the US, can an employer sack an employee by giving wrong or disputable reasons?
Updated: Obviously they can fire you and let you go but the question here is about disputed reason that they came up with which might not be true or are totally wrong, just to damage you further.
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How do I deal with difficult but talented employees?
I am managing a team of 10+ knowledge workers (developers, testers, technical support, no sales person).
There are employees in my team who are extremely talented, who can consistently provide better ...
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Do prospective employers usually call or email for scheduling interviews?
I know there is no direct answer to this but i am hoping those have been through the process or are HR managers can help me with this.
I sent out resumes to maybe 5-8 places and it had my old phone ...
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When is a low paid contractor on retainer actually an employee?
Three years ago, I got hired as an independent contractor for a small company where we had a lot of contact with the owner.
Then, my contract expired and things started get a little funny from there.
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How to convince employees that IM and Facebook during work is unethical?
I believe that the employer pays employees their salaries to keep working for 8 or 7 hours daily and he didn't agree while signing the contract that there is few hours daily for chat with friends, ...
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Getting fired on the second day, how do I cope with it? [closed]
I got hired as consultant (hardware engineer) after a brief phone interview that went really well. He was impressed not only with my skill A but also skill B and C. I was asked to join immediately.
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Is there any evidence that giving references for former employees is inherently risky?
I've noticed a trend that most HR departments discourage or even have policies against giving references for former employees that go beyond these basic questions:
Confirm Employment
Verify dates ...
