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Redundancy

I have just been told that the Restaurant I work at has been sold and will close in two weeks. I will have a choice of voluntary redundancy or they,ll try to place me in another restaurant within the...

thugulike

Pdf File To Kindle

I have been asked to review a book which is in a PDF file. I would prefer to download it to my Kindle to read. I have tried but not yet managed. Is there a way I can put the file on my Kindle. TIA

tina88

Self Employed

My partner is a sole trader (mechanic) he is wanting to employ another mechanic on a self employed basis. Is this feesable?

smurfchops

Clever Crow

I have seen crows put stale bread in the bird bath to soften it but now they are putting the skin from my smoked haddock in, presumably to get rid of the salty favour !...

mazza1975

Sacking

I worked at Costa Coffee based in a tesco , the manger was a menace a bully for one but the thing that concerned me the most was she used to re date out of date food , I recorded her on one occasion...

mrswitzend64

Any Time Limit On Back Pay ?

My son has had a weekend job for the last 7 years for a small local company. He gets paid by the hour ( this is also stated in his contract). He gets paid on the 24th of each month and I've just...

gollob

Sky Subscriptions

Two weeks ago I had a letter from Sky saying my subscription was going up by £4 per week. I had been paying £32.50 since January 2013 for Variety pack and Sky Sports. Then I got a letter in January...

elliemay1

Keswick Lake District

We are going on a walking holiday to Keswick from Fri 1st May until Mon 4th. Do any of you live in this area? If so, what is the weather like now and what is the forecast for the weekend? Also is...

ethandron

Where Do You Get Your Inspiration

For the keen cooks amongst us..and possibly the not so keen...where do you get your inspiration from as to what to cook? I know we all have our favourite meals which come round on a regular basis but...

Xeronema

Where Do You Buy Your Fruit?

Recently I've been buying all my fruit (not vegetables as I'm a bit of a salad dodger) from the local market which runs every Friday morning. With some types of fruit, such as apples and melons, I've...

jennyjoan

Washing Machine

I have this digital washing machine and I just use a 30 min and 44 min wash which is 40 degrees. However, yesterday I wanted to do a wash at 60 degrees - when I read the instruction book it said that...

dieseldick

Best Small Business Venture To Make Money ?

im unemployed now after working years offshore, the industry has went belly up and its very difficult to secure work. i am now thinking of a small business to run myself. such as a removal van . a...

gollob

Sausages

On a recent "Four In A Bed" programme , two of the contestant's on there said the best way to cook a sausage was put it in the oven. Being an ex butcher I maintain the best way is by frying. Putting...

dieseldick

Slow Cooker V Multi Cooker ...advice Plz

are either of these really any good , whats the difference between the two , also are they really better to use than the traditional pot ? advice please....i think i have a fetish for buying things...

Khandro

How To Drink Vodka, Have You Tried It?

The correct approach, I have learnt from a Russian; (Zinovy Zinik) " The ritual of consuming vodka is a special kind of yoga with its own system of breathing, you breathe deeply, gulp down an entire...

pinkerton

Pruning Walnut Trees

When is the best time to prune a walnut tree? I understand that they are liable to bleed at some times of the year.

thugulike

Hill Street Blues

Does anyone know why it's never been on Sky? I used to love it and all the other old series are on regularly

Malaika1992

Signing Off Jsa?

I've been on JSA for about 4 months and I was offered a job several weeks ago I accepted the offer and I wasn't given a starting date until last week. I haven't let DWP or my adviser know about my job...

buffymad

Employment Law Advice

My boyfriend has just received a letter saying something like in order to make them (him and others) work more efficiently, they're suggesting changing their working hours. One week would be normal (8...

Chipchopper

Bird Nesting Materials...

When I brush my dog at this time of the year, I often poke the stripped out hair into a hedge. Suddenly to day I noticed all the hair had all gone and had been taken by nest building birds, so its...

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