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My mums employer says she will now work 20 hours a week due to staff cuts and reducing costs?

So can my mum do anything about that? I mean she was working 35 and now she works 20 her weekly wage drops a lot which means monthly she makes a lot less.

Is there any sort of thing she can claim?

Thanks.

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I heard something about working tax credits..

2 days ago

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In this situation she has 2 choices .. accept it as a 'temporary change', or refuse (and be made Redundant)

Whatever she decides, she should start looking for another job immediately .. when companies do this, they are one step from bankruptcy ..

For benefits, check out the web pages ..

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• if she is in the UK no they cant do that
  if she has been working there longer than 12 months they have to ask her to drop her hours, if there is no work for a full time worker then they must make her redundant
  so they should come to your mum and say, we are sorry but we cant keep you on full time, we can make you redundant or put you on part time
  your mum should ask for redundancy
  by putting workers on part time, they are hoping that most will just leave, that means they are getting away with out paying them redundancy money that is at least a weeks wage for every year worked

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• If her wages are less then unemployment - she might be able to apply for that. She might be eligible now for "food stamps" or county aid. (welfare)
• No she cannot, she is very lucky that her employer is letting her work 20 hours. Many places will just let you go.
• no as long as the conpany has been losing money, they reed to reduce stafff hours to compensate.
• a second job

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I need to organise a sales incentive at work tomorrow - any ideas?

I work in a call centre with a team of about 20 people. I need to organise an incentive to ensure that their outbound call rate is maintained at a high and productive level. Any ideas? I've got a budget of £20 min & £40 max.

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Well with that sort of budget you are going to need to be creative.

Cash all well and good, but the prospect of a couple of ten pound notes is not really going to set people alight with enthusiasm

I suggest a trip to your local supermarket, hunt around the special offers and get a bottle of champagne and 2/3 bottles of wine.

Have the champagne for the best performer
Maybe wine for the runner up

Some folk will think they can never match up with the high performers in the team so give them something to aim for have a prize or maybe two prizes for the best improvement made by an individual

Now sell the incentive scheme. Its not just champagne and wine it's Luxury Champagne and Fine Wine.

Keep people interested with regular updates on their progress

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• I worked in a call centre for 2 years when I became the Team leader, we had regular incentives but i hated them and when I took over as leader I stopped the incentives. You know it is a numbers game with the calls but quality is better than quantity and if the person is good at their job they don't need incentives as they are working to the best of their ability and you have to accept the bad to appreciate the good. If you give prises of money they will work harder by making more calls but the general outcome of the work wont be any better. I stayed in call centre work for over 9 years and then became a Marketing Executive and now a Business Development Manager which in the long run is no different from telesales, the company I am now with give incentive regularly but it doesn't help with the leads or sales as we already work our hardest and because of these incentive I feel the company doesn't appreciate the work we do and most of us are looking for other employment.
• I have to agree with Jackie m the company knows who work hard and I imagine they all do,basically one cannot get blood out of a stone.The truth of the matter is that is unrealistic to expect high productivity continuously.You could try giving the winner a days holiday as a prize rather than bribes of money or drink,or even an extended lunch hour.

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What would you do?????????

I finished uni about 6 months ago studying graphic design. It took me a couple of months to get a job but I have now been at a small design place for about 4 months now. At first I enjoyed it and was learning a lot but now I have sort of got to the stage where I am so bored with what we do. We don't design that much, and probably spend most of the time doing non design things. I spoke to my tutor about this and he told me to only stay whilst I'm learning and aim a lot higher rather than leaving it too long. I want to move out asap too but don't want to risk moving near where my current job is and wasting deposit etc only for me to find a job 50 miles away elsewhere. I'm just not sure what to do. I feel quite secure in my current job, but am just really bored there. I worked for 5 years before I went to uni in a place I hated so don't want to be in that situation again and spend years and years there. But I am quite fearful of going for bigger design jobs as I aint too confident in my design ability and am not sure if I would last all that long at a top company. I can't move out really until I decide what I will do. Any advice would be great thanks. Sorry this question is a bit long winded :)

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if you leave your job now it isnt goin to look great on your cv after 4 months lol if i was you i would stick at the job even if ot is boring and aim to please your employer then in a few months time or a year start to apply for the better jobs that way you can gain experience and have a cracking reference at the end of it, employers like to see that their potential employees stick at and work hard at their jobs.
everyone has start from the bottom and work their way up even with qualifications such as yours
i would definately just grin and bare it for just a little longer it will be worth it in the end

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Is all the studying to become a vet really worth it?

you have to get A in Chemistry and Biology at A-level :O that's hard, really hard. and some universities urge you to take either maths or physics as a 3rd subject, this all sounds really hard, and really boring. then after all that you have 5 years studying at uni! i'm not sure whether i can be bothered, but i want to know whether i should go for it.

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i just did my work experience at a vets and had an amazing time, i love all animals an i don't care about the pay :)

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What do you really want?

Is it your personal goal for you to be a vet or pressure from family etc.

In ten years time you will be making good money and should have a affluant rewarding life.

Also make sure you have a great time UNI, its about making friends and having rewarding experiences as well as qualifications.

Good luck, i'm sure deep down you know the right answer.

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• It is a good idea to be asking now - it is a lot of work.
  
  But the answer has to come from within. No outside answer will give you the stamina you need.
  
  It is a calling - you must want to do it because you will see a lot of unpleasant things, along with a lot of pleasant ones.
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How old do I need to be for a job and how much will...?

I want too start working a soon as possibble even though I am only 12. I live in Wales so what age can you start working at a Restaurant like washing up and stuff and how much would I get paid roughly per hour.

I want to save up for a new phone (BlackBerry Curve 8520) but I only have £70 I need roughly about another £100 and the only way of earning money that I could think of was working. So please help me :) Thanks heaps!

(By the way I know I have ask this question once its just I don't think I put it in the right categuery [can't spell])

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You could do babysitting, or jobs for friends, relatives or neighbours.

I found the following information online:

If you are under 14, you are not allowed to work at all except in the following types of work:-
to take part in sport, advertising, modelling, plays, films, television or other entertainment. The employer must apply for a licence from the local authority
to do odd jobs for a parent, relative or neighbour

to do babysitting – see under heading Babysitting.

However, children of 13 or above may be able to do some other types of work, depending on the by-laws of the local authority in their area. For example, the by-laws may say that children of 13 and above in your area can do a paper-round, or that you can do light work which is not likely to be harmful to your health, safety or development.

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• i live in australia so i can only tell you what happens here is yoo can start working round the age of 10 and get paid about 5 british pounds for you i guess 10 Australian dollars for me your probably not allowed to work to many hours though and you need your parents permission

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A work collegue just told me that when i started there i was an asset, now i have got involved with the wrong.?

group i don't pull my weight! i do more hours in that place than anybody! feel furious-how can i get over what she said!?

i admit maybe i do get all caught up in the conversations with my friends as they are great people to be around but surely it shouldn't be all work and no play otherwise it woud be a very boring life wouldn't it?

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she isnt my boss and there was someone else in the room when she said it which was totally out of order!!!!

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She probably could have been much more tactful in what she said. If she is not your boss it really wasn't her place to shell out advice. Still, having said that, is there some tiny grain of truth in what she says? Conduct an honest search of your conscience and see. Maybe you ought to cut back on your non-work related conversations some. It is a wise person who can take a bit of correction into their thoughts. And maybe the person who told you this advice really likes you and doesn't want you to get into any trouble. She may have heard something a supervisor let drop in conversation. Just some thoughts here....a word to the wise, which I am sure you are.

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• You are resentful that the company does not value how hard you work. You say you put in more hours than anybody. However, your extra time does not necessarily equal more value to the comany, or make you a valued team player. More likely, since you admit to getting 'caught up in conversations with friends," it is just that you are putting in extra time to catch up on the work you aren't getting to during regular hours because of the time you waste socializing. It does not have to be 'all work and no play," but you need to find a good balance that works for you and works for the company. If colleagues are finding fault in your performance, you are going overboard on the socializing, and need to focus more on the work so that your dedication to the job, the team and your career are not questioned.
• Is the work stacking up, are others in your office having to do more work while you're chatting away? It could be that your colleague is just going through a bad time and you were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
  
  Or it could be that others are having to do your work while you're chatting to workmates who's work is also not being done!
• She was wrong to make the comment. You don't need to respond to it, just carry on doing your work and let your work speak for itself. It's good to get on with your colleagues as well as do your job.
• The fact is that you are paid to do a job, not socialise. Concentrate on your job and leave the play time for outside work hours or at least in your break times.
• It sounds like jealousy to me, just tell your colleague to mind his/hers Business, if you are still being hassled, speak to your manager or HR manager, and explain what has been said..........good luck

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When writing a covering letter for a job, how are you supposed to address it?

I've written a covering letter for a job application, and I just need to check that my wording is correct for this sort of letter.
What are you supposed to put when you know the name of the person your supposed to write to? Like do you write "To Mr [surname]" or "Dear Mr [surname]"

Can someone explain what you have to put for this please? Also, im 95% sure you end a letter like this "Yours Sincerely" - is that right

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Start your letter Dear Mr Jones. Finish it Yours sincerely, sign your name underneath.

Also, put your address at the top on the right hand side, with the date underneath.

Good luck with your application.

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• Start off the covering letter with
  To whom it may concern.
  Looks less presumptuous.
  & yes you are correct finish the letter with Yours Sincerely.
  
  My mum ( a secretary ) tells me the rule is.
  If you've met them, sign off is yours faithfully.
  Not met them, sign off yours sincerely.
  
  Good luck hope your application succeeds.
• Dear Mr [surname] and Yours Sincerely.
  
  Never To, I don't know where on earth you saw that. If it was Dear Sir then it would be Yours Faithfully. Don't put Dear Sir or Madam, Sir / Madam, always assume Sir when you don't know the name.