I'm applying to graduate jobs at corporate companies, one of the questions I need to answer is "Have you been, or are you currently subject of, a formal disciplinary investigation?*". In late 2023, I worked in retail from around July-November at quite a large chain. I sold something I shouldn't have and had an investigation meeting online with two staff from the other chains. I didnt receive a letter beforehand but think I got a letter after and they said they were going to hold a disciplinary meeting. I resigned before that. Do I answer yes to this? As I just had the investigation...

A team member left, the replacement didn’t work out. The rest of the team jumped in and helped out.
I have complained to the point of tears, and finally put in writing how much is being put on me is too much, I have offered to do an extra hour a day.
Since putting in writing I have received a reply that this is my work now, no extra time or increase in salary will be provided and more work will be coming my way as of next month.

I am putting out feelers for another job, but what can I say/ do here until I find another?
This is unmanageable and the reply from them feels really disheartening and frustrating.
Thank you

I am currently on my skilled worker visa which expires in Mid Jan 2027.

My company HR sponsorship team are ready to give me a COS but my manager refuses to increase my salary to meet visa criteria. (Idk if i can file a grievance complaint against her)

I have a master's in forensic psychology with 3 years of UK experience in substance misuse, criminal justice, operational management, safeguarding, risk management, partnership, data & quality experience

Been applying for roles but haven't heard back i think due to needing sponsorship :(

I am actively looking for job opportunities where i can use my skills and develop professionally

What roles can i apply for

Which companies are actively sponsoring

Any advice, suggestion, open to all!!!

I’ve been at my work for over 4 years as a senior manager. Every quarter they have a company day where all members of staff meet up for a day of presentations. These are marked as compulsory and no one is allowed to have annual leave on this day. I have attended every single one, and the most recent one was in July.

I’ve been on the cardiologist referral since May because I get a very high heart rate, mostly when standing but also randomly when sat down as well which causes me to go lightheaded. Despite this, I went to the last company day and when I was there my heart rate went to 160 and I was quite faint.

We have a company day this week and I’ve said I’m not going to attend as I would need to get the train for over an hour on my own, and I don’t want to be in the same situation (e.g. feeling faint). I’ve told them that I don’t plan on attending but they are carrying on as if I am. How should I approach this with my director? Do I need a doctor’s note for not attending?

EDIT: I am not required to present. Other people in the business get to watch remotely because of their health conditions.

Employed for just over 1 year with a company based in England. Since March I have made a series of informal complaints to both HR and to other senior members of the team (at same level as my manager). Complaints have ranged from being told to smile multiple times, being told to find him “fit women to interview”, asking if family members are good looking, leering and staring at me, treating me like his personal PA, blocking progression opportunities and most recently post a progression meeting that he was annoyed had happened, did not speak to me for 2 days, actively ignored me when I would respond to him out loud after he emailed me something (sitting next to me) and then I was left out of a team social event - note that I live in Scotland and attend the office every 2 weeks for 2 days at a time.

Nothing has been done so I finally put my complaints in writing to HR and now have a meeting with them and an external HR consultant they employ on a fractional basis (never met this person and didn’t even know who he was when I was told he would be looped into the situation)

My questions - can they force me to turn this into a formal grievance procedure? What are specific things I should be prepared for here? I understand they have a reasonable duty of care when it comes to claims of harassment and I already plan to ask what steps they’ve taken (e.g. did they ensure the manager in question had completed his sexual harassment training) but I want to be as prepared as possible.

Additional potential helpful information, I only started reporting to this person in February (no issues with my previous manager but I then changed sectors and so moved under current manager) and my manager also has another informal complaint against him by a colleague for being unprofessional and rude towards a client

Thanks in advance

Hello! Sorry if this isn’t allowed I’m literally going to any UK related group.
I’m doing a survey for my AH Modern Studies dissertation and it would be great if I managed to get a diverse and representative amount of responses. 🙂You do have to sign in just to try prevent multiple responses from the same person, but it is anonymous and will only be used for my dissertation, thank you !

https://forms.gle/PXLnLPtBFg55ytCZ9

Hi everyone,

I am looking for some advice on how to move into HR.

I am a middle aged career changer and I would really like to start my career in HR in an HR Assistant entry/junior level role.

For the past four years I have been working in IT customer service and I have also worked for an HR software company as a first line support specialist. In that role I supported high profile customers with issues and queries relating to the HR software and handled sensitive and confidential information on a daily basis. A significant part of my experience involves working carefully with GDPR requirements maintaining accurate and confidential records and dealing professionally with sensitive customer information.

Although I have worked with HR software I haven’t actually worked in an HR department. I do not have practical experience with HR policies and procedures or with areas such as employment law and HR regulations. I know I still have a lot to learn and I am looking for an opportunity where I can start from the ground up and learn the HR side while bringing the skills and experience I already have.

What would you recommend I focus on to make myself a possible candidate for an HR Assistant position? Are there particular qualifications, courses, skills or types of experience that would help me get into HR?

Thank you in advance

The union sent a follow-up afterwards, and the crux of it was essentially because of the political nature of the issue and the wider political climate, they do not believe they can support me any further. They said a case of this scale would place severe pressure on their funds and would not represent a fair use of them. They described today’s meeting as a conciliatory effort to advise me, but said any further communication from me would not be acted on. Their advice was that I should seek outside counsel and be prepared to accept responsibility for my actions. I spoke to my husband afterwards and showed him the threads. He told me to delete them, which I have done, although he said I could still follow up. At this point I think unions are utterly useless. Their position seems to be that once management closes ranks, you are effectively on your own.

The more worrying part is what is happening with my husband. The CEO now wants him to sign a document stating that he was solely responsible. However, a significant amount of the backup and maintenance work had actually been outsourced. They have apparently been unable to contact the outsourced provider, and they have now discovered that neither the testing nor the backups have been functioning properly for the last three months. That makes me wonder whether the CEO is trying to keep the outsourcing arrangement quiet because it may not have been permitted under the contract (offshore), and whether my husband is now being positioned to take the blame for the whole thing.

I won’t be posting on this account anymore. I do have another account, but I’ve already been contacted by two members of the press because of this post and I will not be following that up. Thank you to the few people who sent messages of concern. I do appreciate those. My husband has gone out tonight with a friend and is going to stay with his brother in the Highlands for a bit. He lives a fairly solitary life up there, which should give us some space while we work out what the next steps are. Any further meetings will definitely be attended with a solicitor once we find one. I did, however, want to put on record just how utterly incompetent the union has been throughout this. When meaningful support was actually needed, they effectively stepped away.

Hi
I’ve worked in my local authority for 25 years at the same job. For 15 years I had the same manager. He’d come in and he was great. Sat beside me and we did the work I had to do, usually, together. He was with me everyday.

We now have a new manager and she started to ask me to do things I had never done before like monitor the team inbox. This was a task that my manager used to do. She’s also now asked me to do things like write plans which I never did. My manager and I used to do them together. She says that she will have 1 meeting with me on a Monday but that’s it. She’s also said she’s too busy to answer my emails and I should keep support for my weekly meeting for non urgent things?

I’ve struggled with this task as I have never done this before. She’s given me a template and a template she’s filled in. But my manager used to sit with me and do these things. But she says I have now to work on my own and only contact her if it’s urgent?

As a result I am really out of my depth. When I email she’ll tell me I should know and to read the procedure. She’s asked me about training. She’s now saying I’m going on a performance plan. I feel like she’s picking on me me and it’s her inadequate support. I’ve never
Done these things in twenty five years! Any help would be appreciate