Recent content by Terry Wainwright

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    Worth a Money Claims Online try?

    Thanks for looking. I have a frustrating situation, and am trying to decide whether it would be worthwhile or not to make a claim. It would be the first time I've ever done it, so it's very hard for me to judge whether to proceed. My wife and I jointly own a property, which has an outstanding...
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    Business entertainment

    Thanks David. Going back to genuine entertaining, with a large variety of clients and/or potential clients, and records of names & contact details kept, would HMRC have a right to interfere? For example, is it a company's choice what proportion of its cash is on entertaining, and would HMRC try...
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    Business entertainment

    I understand that business entertaining is not a valid expense. Is it legal though for a director to decide to use company money to pay for business entertaining whenever he decides though? Other than perhaps to shareholders, would he have to justify each decision to anybody? Given that it has...
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    Hours & weekly pay reduced when pregnant

    There is no evidence of it though, and it is nonetheless possible that they changed their minds with the boy's best interest as their main, or only, motivating factor. Can't afford legal consultation due to debt and other inescapable outgoings.
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    Hours & weekly pay reduced when pregnant

    A couple of weeks before informing them, she was asked to hand deliver a response slip of some sort to the nursery, confirming that it was the parents' intention for the boy not to spend more time at nursery in the new year. That's why we're both sceptical. ACAS suggest an informal discussion...
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    Business card costs

    I apologise. It was a flippant remark I suppose, but not meant to agitate. I see a lot of cheap/sub-standard business cards, mainly issued by large companies believe it or not. When I see a high quality one though, it stands out and gets my attention. That is what I would recommend you aim for...
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    Business card costs

    Do you want monkeys for business cards? Watch American Psycho for a masterclass on business card quality. I get handed hundreds of business cards every year, and although necessity of work often dictates I soon initiate contact by email following receipt, and then end up having contact...
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    Is this legal?

    In that case I think it will take somebody more knowledgeable than me to settle this. I respectfully bow out, and hopefully somebody will come along who can categorically state whether or not it is legal for an employer to pass employer's NI contributions on to an employee. Back to the main...
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    Hours & weekly pay reduced when pregnant

    Thank you both. It did occur to us it might be a genuine change, and of course it really might be. The problem is we'll never know, and it just seems rather convenient timing. On the gov.uk website, they say "Employers can’t change a pregnant employee’s contract terms and conditions without...
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    Is this legal?

    I think we're talking about two different things Alan. I'm saying they can't deduct employers NI from the employee's pay (if he's an employee of the agency). They can of course deduct employees NI.
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    Is this legal?

    To clarify, as I worded something poorly in my firstpost: when I said "if so" I meant if the latter.
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    Is this legal?

    If he is a direct employee of the agency, then they cannot charge their NI liability to his pay. I'm certain your quote does not refer to employers NI, but to employees. Only if it is umbrella would it be legal. A contracts terms and conditions cannot make something illegal become legal. I...
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    Is this legal?

    Looks like either some sort of umbrella company scheme, or a very bad job of them being your employer. If so, they can't deduct THEIR NI from YOUR pay!
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    Hours & weekly pay reduced when pregnant

    Would be grateful for any advice on this. My girlfriend is a nanny, who has been employed for three years in current role, and without looking in to her rights and obligations did what she thought was the decent thing to do - gave her employer as much notice as possible of her condition. (She's...
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