Questions about the workplace that may specifically relate to cultures, customs, or laws in the United Kingdom.
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What are my responsibilities with regards to reporting suspected Fraud?
I work in a school in the UK. I work as part of a 3 man in house I.T. team employed directly by the school. There is my boss me and another tech. We are all contracted to work 37 hours and overtime ...
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Is it discrimination when my boss treats me differently after finding out that I'm looking for a new job? [closed]
I've been working for a company for a few years. Recently, I decided to look for a new job and found a position which requires me to wait for around 6 months to know if I am accepted or not. For some ...
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How common is an open dress code in the software engineering industry? [closed]
In the UK software engineering industry, how common is it to find a business with an open or casual dress code? What is the norm in these businesses?
I'm currently job hunting and finding that most ...
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Does a contractual notice period override the legal minimum?
I have a contractual three month notice period (it similar to this question Reducing Notice Period).
I have been with my employer for less than two years and ACAS states that the minimum legal ...
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Does asking for a further raise while already on an increment scheme make it unlikely? [closed]
I work at a quite big company on a very big C# project, I have been here 12 months and this is my first real programming job. When I started I was on £23,000, but last November my manager called me in ...
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Do I need to disclose my mental health history (in the UK)?
(This question is specific to UK-based companies.) Recently when applying for a job, I came across a field in the 'Equal Opprtunities' section of the application which asked 'Do you have any ...
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How can one ask for time off when company has policy against time off in December/January?
My partner works in a UK clothing store whose policy is to deny ALL holidays during December and January. This means for as long as she is in this job, we can never take a Christmas/New Year holiday.
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Asked to work on weekend vs overtime
This just happened to where I work and I need some feedback, before I discuss it.
The project I currently work on is slipping and members of the team were requested to work overtime (if they want and ...
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Can I be fired if my employer thinks I am looking for another job?
Here is the scenario.
I work in the UK, and my probationary period was extended 3 more months a while back and I was given a agreement to sign which stated the points that I should improve.
Today I ...
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Reducing Notice Period
I have a written contract. It states that I have a 3 month notice period. It looks like I may be offered another job but they would like me to start sooner rather than later. Do you have any tips on ...
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Potential Company Merger
It it highly rumoured that our company may be bought out and merged with a bigger competitor. If this happens we are presuming there will be redundancies. Is there a minimum time from a company taking ...
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Dealing with sexual harassment in the workplace
I put up with harassment/sexual harassment & threats of violence from my General Duty Manager at work - I finally went to the Police after 5 months as I could not take it any more and they are now ...
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Notice Period at a Small Business
At my current employer I do not have a written contract. This includes not knowing how much notice period I am required to give.
My problem is that prospective employers are asking for my notice ...
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Should I disclose about tattoos I have during a job interview?
I'm an undergraduate student in electronics/software engineering and I recently got a (visible) tattoo on my forearm (about 8cm/3in) long. Now I understand this could be a problem, say, working in the ...
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Is there anything wrong with asking about job security?
Okay, so my company has recently had a bit of a "shake-up"/downsize. Many people have been made redundant due to quiet sales this past few months.
My role isn't "key" in the business' operation (my ...
